Front mount or loader mount blower?

   / Front mount or loader mount blower? #11  
online hydraulic calculator shows 38 hp minimum and I would be going 45 hp.
That should work but doesn’t leave much power for moving the tractor, raising loader, etc.
 
   / Front mount or loader mount blower? #12  
I’ve run a rear mount for 20 years. Would never give up my loader. At minimum, I clear about 2 miles with multiple passes after a storm. Our snow is typically heavy and we usually get about 14-24”, sometimes more. I’m able to stand up with a knee on the seat, so pretty comfortable. I also have a blade attachment that I can throw on the loader if the snow is light and only 6” or so for fast runs. Also, don’t know if your road is gravel, but if it is, you could replace you skid shoes with the shortest leaf spring from a semi and your blower will “read” the terrain in float and pick little to no gravel.
 
   / Front mount or loader mount blower? #13  
What's the preference here. I'll have a power pack for hydraulics for a firewood processor so I can go either way.
My experience is a front drive snow blower for four inches and up and a power angle plow for less than that. There are compromises with heavy-wet/light powdery but those numbers control what I install before storm.
 
   / Front mount or loader mount blower? #14  
I fabricated a front mount 3pt and found a reverser for and front mounted a 2 stage 7 ft blower on my 399 Massey Ferguson. After that the biggest snowfall we had was 1 ft. After a couple years I put the blower on back again and the 9 ft blade on front which was much faster to plow my 350 foot driveway but the blower was still on the back and did use it 1 time after a 3 ft snow overnight and 5 ft drifts.
Moved to Florida after that and don't worry about snow anymore.
 
   / Front mount or loader mount blower? #15  
On a front frame-mounted blower, you have way less drag on the skid shoes.
 

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