HP For Snow Blower

[WinterDeere]

lol... "beat juice". Is that Run DMC?

Fixed my post.

 

[Yogi05]

lol... "beat juice". Is that Run DMC?

Fixed my post.

Is beet juice not common there? It is here for tires (doesn't freeze).
They even spray it on roads here instead of throwing salt. It's supposed to prevent long term damage to roads and cement. Non corrosive as you mentioned.
It doesn't work worth a darn on the roads. All it does is coat mirrors and body with a film. I guess no worse than salt, but I would rather see salt on the roads.

 

[diesel85]

I run a 60" Braber on my Kubota BX2200. Never any issues with 3'+ snow.

I also run a 62" Woodmaxx Flailmower on my BX2200. Mowed 3'+ grasses without issue.

Would I like a bigger machine? Of course, but my BX2200 hasn't complained about lifting or turning those two heavy implements.

 

[AlabamaNorm]

The spec for the 3 point shows as around 1500 lbs, the spec on my blower shows as weighing 500lbs. (That sounds a bit light, but I guess specs are specs).
Lifting it shouldn't be a problem.

All the specs I've ran across personally and at the dealer show a need to turn up 2700 rpms for my accessory eqpt...if you can do 2700 you should be good I think

 

[WinterDeere]

Is beet juice not common there? It is here for tires (doesn't freeze).

Yes, it's very common. In fact, it's what I have in my tires, spelled with two e's.

 

[Jchonline]

I have a broken Foton TB504 (50hp) and it came with a snow blower.
I am toying with the idea of buying a new TYM T25 tractor.
I'm curious if I can use my current snow blower on the T25.

The setting:

The blower I own now is an older Lucknow S5 OH. Spec sheet says minimum recommended
HP for that model is 20hp, maximum recommended 35hp.
50 inches wide, single auger.

My driveway is about 100 feet and I can clean it in two swipes, then some cleanup around the road entrance.

The T25 spec sheet says it has 18HP at the PTO.

I generally go slow anyway when blowing snow, but when I use a machine I sometimes push it and expect
certain results (with the realm of common sense)

Opinions on whether this tractor can run my current blower without destroying parts every time I use it?
It's not a deal breaker, there is a snow blade option for the T25, and I have also done my drive with the
bucket too. Not a big deal.

100 ft! Why bother even putting the blower on the machine! Do you have hills? How is the snow? Mostly heavy/wet and how many inches per year?

T25 and a plow blade my concern would be enough weight (with cab is 2400 lbs) to push the snow, but you only have 100 ft so hopefully it will be fine.\

I also have Rimguard (beet juice) in rear tires so far so good.

 

[Yogi05]

100 ft! Why bother even putting the blower on the machine! Do you have hills? How is the snow? Mostly heavy/wet and how many inches per year?

T25 and a plow blade my concern would be enough weight (with cab is 2400 lbs) to push the snow, but you only have 100 ft so hopefully it will be fine.\

I also have Rimguard (beet juice) in rear tires so far so good.

I am in Canada after all. Average snowfall in my area is 6.5 feet per winter.
Could be more than 100 feet but no more than 175. I forget how far I cut trees to get to where I built my house. It was a long time ago.
My current blower is broken so a lot of how I do snow depends on whether I get that fixed first. I've done it with my other tractor and bucket no problem
but it was 50hp.

 

[Jims1025R]

I modified a 50" Front JD blower to be a three point rear for my new JD1025R. It works just fine, though sometimes I will go extra slowly, or make two passes, as said before, first a little high, then a second to clean things to the surface. If the tractor you're using is hydrostatic, a larger than normal 3 point blower is fine, as you can regulate the speed infinitely. It's the three point blower on a manual transmission tractor which can offer you little choice in blowing speed.

I would not bother loading tires, use ballast weight instead, or better yet, a blade on the front, and blower on the back. My first tractor had loaded tires when I bought it, and the rims rusted out really badly.

 

[5030]

I have a Lucknow as well, but a lot bigger than yours is. Mine is 80" wide (with the wings on) and I've had it at least 20 years and it's a beast. Bought it new and only thing I've replaced on it was the 2 hydraulic hoses that actuate the cylinder that rotates the chute In heavy deep snow, it makes my 87 horsepower PTO M9 bark hard. Up on the turbo and blowing smoke. Mine eats anything including cinder blocks and bricks. Rule of thumb on any blower is... 5 pto horsepower for ever foot of width.

 

[Yogi05]

I have a Lucknow as well, but a lot bigger than yours is. Mine is 80" wide (with the wings on) and I've had it at least 20 years and it's a beast. Bought it new and only thing I've replaced on it was the 2 hydraulic hoses that actuate the cylinder that rotates the chute In heavy deep snow, it makes my 87 horsepower PTO M9 bark hard. Up on the turbo and blowing smoke. Mine eats anything including cinder blocks and bricks. Rule of thumb on any blower is... 5 pto horsepower for ever foot of width.

Looks familiar.
Mine has the hydraulic shoot "mouth" adjustment, but the second remote on my old tractor needed a new valve so ......
By spec sheets, my TYM will be lacking a little on the PTO, but like everything with a smaller machine, little bites.
I think I'll miss the 50hp, and hope to get it fixed at some point, but I will enjoy the smaller units maneuverability in my confined property.
(Finance guy was supposed to call today but it IS a holiday. I reminded him of it a couple times. Hopefully not a problem with the bank. Shouldn't be but you never know).

 

[5030]

I might add that I ONLY run chains on the front and that is for the plow so it don't 'plow steer' the tractor when busting big snow. Nothing on the rear and no filled tires either. I'm a solid 2 miles from the pavement with a terrible road commish, so I plow myself (and the neighbors) out regularly.

 

[5030]

Posting those pictures and just thinking about winter is making me want to move to Florida.

 

[Yogi05]

Posting those pictures and just thinking about winter is making me want to move to Florida.

Maybe we could car pool.
I'll swing by and pick you up on the way.
And I hear Florida is constant entertainment.

 

[DMW]

The TYM can handle the blower. I run an Agrotrend 48" with 19HP at the PTO without issue. Being a SCUT, the thing to look for are the size of the 3 point hitch pins, and the length of the PTO shaft when the blower is raised. Mine had to be cut down as it would bottom out when fully raised. Engaging the blower while raised produces a lot of sheared PTO shaft pins due to the angle.
The 500lbs sounds like an easy lift, but it extends quite far out from the tractor. You will lose a bit of traction and steering control on the front wheels.
'

 

[DMW]

Is beet juice not common there? It is here for tires (doesn't freeze).
They even spray it on roads here instead of throwing salt. It's supposed to prevent long term damage to roads and cement. Non corrosive as you mentioned.
It doesn't work worth a darn on the roads. All it does is coat mirrors and body with a film. I guess no worse than salt, but I would rather see salt on the roads.

May not see a lot of salt this winter. Windsor Salt went back to work the end of August, after a 6 month strike. Table salt in some parts of Canada was scarce over the summer, and I have seen no pickling salt on the store shelves in my area for months (even now). It also affected the supply of road salt.

 

[5030]

The TYM can handle the blower. I run an Agrotrend 48" with 19HP at the PTO without issue. Being a SCUT, the thing to look for are the size of the 3 point hitch pins, and the length of the PTO shaft when the blower is raised. Mine had to be cut down as it would bottom out when fully raised. Engaging the blower while raised produces a lot of sheared PTO shaft pins due to the angle.
The 500lbs sounds like an easy lift, but it extends quite far out from the tractor. You will lose a bit of traction and steering control on the front wheels.
'View attachment 826227

Another freeze your tush off experience in snow blowing. Candidly, I'd never do that with my open station. Cab with heat, am-fm and air ride seat is much better.

 

[5030]

The blower I own now is an older Lucknow S5 OH. Spec sheet says minimum recommended
HP for that model is 20hp, maximum recommended 35hp.
50 inches wide, single auger.

Additionally, when I purchased the Lucknow new, I didn't realize it came without skid shoes so I welded brackets on the underside up against the front sheet and added Meyers round steel skid shoes that height adjust with flat washers. No point in having the blower digging for China in the road or in the driveway. Like I said, never an issue, I just check the gearbox lubricant level and oil the roller chain that drives the auger occasionally and grease the U joints on the drive line. Very maintenance free actually. Also, I added rubber flaps ( cut them from discarded big truck mudflaps) on the rotary impeller, those really improved the throwing capability and I rarely run it at 540 pto rpm. No need to actually.

 

[Yogi05]

Had to travel a little to get the new machine.

Picked up this morning at the dealer. 2024 T25

Got it home.

Would probably be surprised what this set up costs in Canada, but other brands are even more (according to my
shopping before hand.) No, I'm not telling. It's embarrassing.

 

[Torvy]

You'll miss the cab, but everything else about the TYM will be more user friendly; you're never going to regret the purchase from that perspective. On top of that, you're getting a Yanmar diesel without the premium that comes with joining club Yanmar. Great engine.

Now just keep the damn trees off of it!

The T25 has a cab option.

 

[Yogi05]

The T25 has a cab option.

Well aware. They're pricey enough here without a cab.
I only make so much money.