I have a kubota 2370. I would like to get a rear 3pt snowblower. Looking for your input. What you have and how it is working for you. All opinions are welcome. ThankYou
The 2 I am considering now are Woodsmaxx 48 and Bercomac 56? They are fairly close in price, the berco is a little higher. I kind of like the belt drive idea. And I must have electric Shute controls. I have a cab and am too lazy to get out every time I will need to adjust it.
I blow a lot of snow (LOTS!) and the snow I blow is on the drier side so I rarely fight with wet / sticky snow. Used to blow with a
B2620 w/ 60" blower and now I blow with an
L3301 w/ a 66" blower. Always rear PTO mounts. I am also short, fat, old, out of shape. Just had a hip replaced 3 weeks ago and already back cleaning snow. Was out 2x today. Here is my 2 cents for what its worth.
- A good quality machine will last you a lifetime with minimal maintenance especially if stored indoors.
- Getting a blower at least as wide as your rear tire tracks is important. Otherwise when blowing the rear wheels are riding up / fighting through the unblown snow and causes off cantor and traction and compaction issues. Same with a front blower.
- A rear pto mount leaves your front loader on which is great for cleaning up edges, getting into corners, cleaning up alongside gates, steps, back blading around buildings, making piles when space is short, when only small amount of snow on ground and a fast push is all that is needed, if you have metal roofs in your area and snow clears off the roofs or if the grader leaves wind rows on your front drives and they set up (or worse grader plows compacted road coverings leaves compacted / frozen blocks of road ice) then having your front bucket is really important as a blower on a machine won't cut it..
- Ground speed in reverse when blowing is very slow and generally blowing in fairly straight lines so a set of mirrors really minimizes how much I need to look back. I also blow in very rural area so I know if my dogs are in the house there is little/no danger of someone/some thing walking in my way. (I use a glove mounted mirror I bought at a snowmobile dealership which I find very usefull)
- I like open chain drives as they are cheaper and never seem to break. And if a chain breaks fix is quick and easy versus having to repair a chinese gearbox which I see a lot of in the market. Chain maintenance is nothing more than every 15 hours or so pouring some gear lube from an old ketchup bottle onto the chain.
- I "felt" the 60" blower on my
B2620 was on the larger size. Lots of PTO horse power just the tractor could have used more weight. Tires are not loaded. 66" on the
L3301 does not have this feeling.
- For me the ideal situation is snow blower on back and a snow pusher bucket on the front.
Beaver Valley Supply Company - Worksaver Snow Pushers & Snow Blades
a lot depends where you live of course. In Quebec where 3 to 4 meters (12 feet) of snow is common in a season and having to navigate without the need of a front bucket but around parked cars and in public places where people may come and go then maybe I would change my mind on preference for rear pto.
so some ideas and points for you to considered based on your specifics!
cheers
