Snow Orange, and Ready for Snow

RobS · Dec 16, 2006

This monster has been parked at a new grocery store near our house. It looks like a pretty sweet way to clear a parking lot. Not sure the model but I'm sure you Orange fans can figure it out. Enjoy!

lawn_king · Dec 16, 2006

That pusher seems a little too big for that machine? JMHO.

AB4D · Dec 20, 2006

RobS said:
This monster has been parked at a new grocery store near our house. It looks like a pretty sweet way to clear a parking lot. Not sure the model but I'm sure you Orange fans can figure it out. Enjoy!

Thanks for the photos, I agree with Lawn King that the snow pusher is probably too big for the tractor, which appears to be an L4330, L4630, or an L5030, because of the LA853 loader. Which leads to another observation, that this tractor has probably been abused with the broken work light, head light, bent rear view mirror, broken/bent bucket level indicator, and the chain for the pusher is fed through the cross tube on the FEL. I'm sure this tractor won't last long.

Jim

Thomas · Dec 21, 2006

Sure hope the operator doesn't let the snow build up before pushing,yeah I agree the the tractor a tad small for pusher...condition of the tractor tells me the operator little hard on is equipment when working it.

milkman · Dec 21, 2006

You forgot to point out the scratched up paint and rust spots on the pusher.

lawn_king · Dec 21, 2006

From what i can tell from the photographs, it seems to be a 12 foot pusher. This size pusher is for a case 580,cat 416 or similar rated backhoe, not a kubota L.

TractorTodd · Dec 27, 2006

How orange are you? There's enough info in the photos to determine the exact model number of this unit.

rbargeron · Dec 27, 2006

That pusher is big - but on a flat parking lot the L should handle it just fine. One factor that limits the forces on the machine is how hard the tires can push - which isn't much on wet pavement, even less with some snow. If they keep it evenly loaded (not all at one end) the loader should handle it ok. I guess I see a tractor as a tool - if it isn't scratched it isn't being used very much. Time is money these days - a big pusher gets it done fast.

LBrown59 · Dec 27, 2006

rbargeron said:
That pusher is big - but on a flat parking lot the L should handle it just fine. One factor that limits the forces on the machine is how hard the tires can push - which isn't much on wet pavement, even less with some snow. If they keep it evenly loaded (not all at one end) the loader should handle it ok. I guess I see a tractor as a tool - if it isn't scratched it isn't being used very much. Time is money these days - a big pusher gets it done fast.

The Kubota don't plow snow with that big bucket. All the Kubot does is move the big bucket around from place to place on the lot.

There is a big bucket just like this setting in one of our shopping center parking lots.
I've noticed it setting in different spots there .
The picture in this thread explaines why and how they did it.

LBrown59 · Dec 27, 2006

AB4D said:
Thanks for the photos, I agree with Lawn King that the snow pusher is probably too big for the tractor, which appears to be an L4330, L4630, or an L5030, because of the LA853 loader. Which leads to another observation, that this tractor has probably been abused with the broken work light, head light, bent rear view mirror, broken/bent bucket level indicator, and the chain for the pusher is fed through the cross tube on the FEL. I'm sure this tractor won't last long.

Jim

Sure is to big for snow removal but not for the Kubota to just pick it up take it to another spot and set it down.

I't a chinch they aren't plowing snow with it - no snow in the photos!