How do you plow snow?

[airbiscuit]

 

[airbiscuit]

TractorTYMe has some pretty good videos, He also loves his Rear Pull Snowblower.

 

[BossofBBQ]

LS XR4155 cab and hydrostatic drive, front loader
Rear 3 point blower but i haven’t used the blower much because not much snow here the past couple years.
Been mainly using 9 foot rear blade which weighs 14,000+ pounds, works pretty well.
Previous 20+ years I plowed snow with 8N Ford tractor and rear blade, got the job done but if it was extremely cold it could get miserable without a cab, I do have a pretty big yard and driveway.

I'm going to try moving some snow with my 8N this winter, just for fun on warmer days. 9 foot rear blade is a large unit, that must make fast work of any driveway/lot!

 

[Grendahl]

For the last few years I have used a self-contained snowblower on my Cat wheel loader.

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My brother used to use a Model A Ford doodlebug with a plow.

 

[TractorTYMe]

@airbiscuit Did you see MK Martin came out with a hybrid pull type snowblower.

 

[zzvyb6]

After plow setup 1, switched to QA setup 2, then to broom on the lawnmower. Never going back. Broom gives me throw distance, complete removal of ice & water (dry in an hour), very fast hookup, and 14 mph travel speed, great fuel efficiency. No more ice berms on the side to crowd in. Even perfect operation with high drifts, mush, powder, leaves, and sidewalks. Worked well on the gravel too, when ice covered. Now I'm on concrete.

 

[Hay Dude]

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Ok wise guy, fake snow that needs to be plowed. You know what I meant

 

[Tomtint]

We have a F450 V10 Dump Truck with a 9' V plow that does most of it. I also have a Cat 246 Skidsteer with a 8' snow pusher and a 84" bucket that I use if it gets deep

 

[BossofBBQ]

Ok wise guy, fake snow that needs to be plowed. You know what I meant

 

[JJT]

Previous house - 5 years with a 20 hp riding lawn mower with a plow.

Current house - first 5 years plowed with a truck, Ford F150, graduated to a Kubota tractor with a 7' snow blower for 20+ years, and now do most of the plowing in a heated cab, (kubota utv with a boss vee plow). The tractor gets used when we get real snow, (over 24" = real snow).

 

[Engineer42]

LS XR4155 cab and hydrostatic drive, front loader
Rear 3 point blower but i haven’t used the blower much because not much snow here the past couple years.
Been mainly using 9 foot rear blade which weighs 14,000+ pounds, works pretty well.
Previous 20+ years I plowed snow with 8N Ford tractor and rear blade, got the job done but if it was extremely cold it could get miserable without a cab, I do have a pretty big yard and driveway.

That's a pretty hefty blade!

 

[D&D]

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[Thomas]

Walk behind snowblower for paths walks,mostly 2015 GMV with 7 1/2 foot plow,back up Kubota with rear blade bucket if need be 7' plow attaches to bucket...only drawback each year I get older.

 

[cj7]

I used to plow snow with the following.

1953 8N with back blade.

78 Jeep CJ 7 with 304v8 and 435 4spd tranny with 7ft meyers plow. Very fun and easy to manuver around tight spaces.

84 Jeep J10 stepside. 360 v8 3spd auto. Nice and warm. Pretty decent rig over all.

1978 Jeep J10 360 v8 with 3spd trans and a quadratrac transfer case. 8ft bed with cap. This truck was great to plow with. Never would grab dry pavement as regular 4wds do. Easyier on the driveline and very comfy!

1978 Jeep J10 360 v8 4sp T18 tranny 8ft bed good rig but not as smooth as the other 78.


Now I only use the Kubota 2500 with a loader and back blade. Open station but hey.... keeps me awake in the cold!!!

 

[FullMetalBucket]

MA, I use a Ariens snowblower that’s been running great since I bought it in 2008.

Up north I use my T25, bucket for now, but planning on getting a plow since I got a 3rd function kit up front

*100% real, no additives.

 

[Cycledude]

That's a pretty hefty blade!

Oops that was supposed to be 1,400 pounds not 14,000

 

[BossofBBQ]

I used to plow snow with the following.

1953 8N with back blade.

78 Jeep CJ 7 with 304v8 and 435 4spd tranny with 7ft meyers plow. Very fun and easy to manuver around tight spaces.

84 Jeep J10 stepside. 360 v8 3spd auto. Nice and warm. Pretty decent rig over all.

1978 Jeep J10 360 v8 with 3spd trans and a quadratrac transfer case. 8ft bed with cap. This truck was great to plow with. Never would grab dry pavement as regular 4wds do. Easyier on the driveline and very comfy!

1978 Jeep J10 360 v8 4sp T18 tranny 8ft bed good rig but not as smooth as the other 78.


Now I only use the Kubota 2500 with a loader and back blade. Open station but hey.... keeps me awake in the cold!!!

Those older Jeeps make good little plow vehicles. Plus, you can take the snowplow off in the summertime and go off-roading in the mountains or forest.

 

[matt1roh]

8’ truck blade with a 2” schedule 40 well pipe split and bolted on over the cutting edge to prevent scalping of grass and floats over gravel driveway beautifully too.

 

[Jrob730]

Heres how I make the white stuff disappear!

 

[anomad]

We mostly just let it melt down here in the south. Fake snow for sure - LOL. Once in a while I will use the box blade and bucket to push it around. I'm awkward as heck doing it since it is maybe a once a year thing. I do carry memories of the blizzard of 1992 with me. Got some good stories from that one.