New member from upstate NY

[Jim T.]

Have lived in the Finger Lakes region for 40 years, but we've recently purchased a second home in the Tug Hill region (my wife races sprint sled dogs) where our neighborhood is up to about 25 feet of snow for the season. Have plowed our snow at home with a Honda Rancher and a winch-operated front blade . . . needless to say I'm going to need something with a bit more oomph to deal with two- and three-foot snowfalls at the new house. So eager to learn more about my options tractor-wise. thanks in advance,
Jim

 

[nybirdman]

Welcome from a little more upstate;St.Lawrence co.We don't get snow like Tug hill.Snowblower for sure.Depends on how much you can spend.
Front is the most expensive,rear the least but backing up all the time is not fun.Rear pull type probably wouldn't work well in that area.

 

[Jim T.]

Welcome from a little more upstate;St.Lawrence co.We don't get snow like Tug hill.Snowblower for sure.Depends on how much you can spend.
Front is the most expensive,rear the least but backing up all the time is not fun.Rear pull type probably wouldn't work well in that area.

Hey birdman, guessing you're a grouse hunter--I've got a nine-month old setter pup from Canton and looking forward to re-exploring Tug Hill. Hunted there a lot more when I was younger.

Right now the budget is a bit more limited than I'd like. I've retired; my wife is still working. Our local dealer has a used New Holland TC30 that I'm eyeing and it has a rear snowblower. The good news is the driveway I'll need to clear is straight, wide, and only about 300' long. Not like backing up a mile in the woods. I'm thinking this used machine may get me by for the time being until I really know what we need. Just hoping the 30hp is up to the job, the blower is 72" wide. In a couple of years I ought to be able to finance something a bit more capable. Hoping also to use a post hole auger on whatever we get.

Gonna have to put my pup in my avatar.
Jim