Snow Equipment Owning/Operating Pictures of your snow weapons

[JJZ 109]

Got around 4 inches here last night. Went out to try the new Erskine 73" blower on Bobcat for the first time. No frost in the ground combined with a gravel driveway that has no hard pack base on it yet wasn't a good combination. Couldn't get the blower adjusted to my liking and started to blow stones into the yard.
Back to the barn, dropped the blower and put the bucket on. Level bucket and float position, cleanup was a breeze. And no rocks removed from the driveway.
Looks like we drive on it for a while to get a nice base, then try the blower again.
Another lesson learned: Ditch the coat and gloves. That Bobcat cab gets warm!

 

[JJZ 109]

Got around 4 inches here last night. Went out to try the new Erskine 73" blower on Bobcat for the first time. No frost in the ground combined with a gravel driveway that has no hard pack base on it yet wasn't a good combination. Couldn't get the blower adjusted to my liking and started to blow stones into the yard.
Back to the barn, dropped the blower and put the bucket on. Level bucket and float position, cleanup was a breeze. And no rocks removed from the driveway.
Looks like we drive on it for a while to get a nice base, then try the blower again.
Another lesson learned: Ditch the coat and gloves. That Bobcat cab gets warm!

 

[Piston]

I've never done this, so I can't say if it works or not, but I've heard of people adjusting the skid shoes on the blower to keep it about an inch off the gravel and supposedly that works great, but like I said, no experience with blowers.

 

[JJZ 109]

I've never done this, so I can't say if it works or not, but I've heard of people adjusting the skid shoes on the blower to keep it about an inch off the gravel and supposedly that works great, but like I said, no experience with blowers.

This blower is brand new to me and I've had the Bobcat since August so I'm learning anew with this machine. I previously had a Kubota B3030 with rear blower.
I suppose it's just a matter of getting the shoes adjusted as well as figuring out the proper tilt of the blower. Didn't have to worry about the tilt as much with the old 3 point blower. I adjusted that by hand with the top link and the adjustment didn't change. With this machine, the tilt can be changed with the foot pedal on the Bobcat.

 

[grsthegreat]

I've never done this, so I can't say if it works or not, but I've heard of people adjusting the skid shoes on the blower to keep it about an inch off the gravel and supposedly that works great, but like I said, no experience with blowers.

the shoes do help, but you still need a frozen base.

 

[robs660]

Here is my new snow removal machine. I can't wait for a snow to try it out

 

[jcummins]

I got an almost new 855D Gator, and no snow blade. I felt being in deep southern Illinois, just don’t have enough snow to warrant getting one. So now what happens….blizzard on the way. Predictions running kind of wild from 15” on down. I expect to get 8” at least.

Point is my drive is ½ mile long. So any of you guys want to come play….come on…play to your hearts content.

 

[whistlepig]

After living through the blizzard of 1978 I have always been prepared since. One was more than enough for me. We have a blizzard warning here for tonight and tomorrow.

 

[ljohnson778]

Ha! Everyone said my 9' Erskine blower was overkill... If the forecast pans out, we'll see. Ok, it's probably still overkill, but sure will be fun!

 

[kday64]

Here is my new snow removal machine. I can't wait for a snow to try it out

Are you making a ski resort?

 

[devildog1]

heres another snow machine.... just got thru snowblowing the driveways and trails. and just had to go play.

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Beautiful horse & Sled.
DevilDog

 

[Piston]

Ha! Everyone said my 9' Erskine blower was overkill... If the forecast pans out, we'll see. Ok, it's probably still overkill, but sure will be fun!

What is this word you speak of? "Overkill" Hmmm, I'm not familiar with that.

Sounds to me that anything LESS than a 9' blower on a T5070 would be silly.

Got any pics?

 

[jcummins]

Well the blizzard was 13.5” and a lot of blowing. Local roads not plowed yet. I went out in the Gator and it struggled since it was pushing snow everywhere it went. With my ½ mile drive as I was pushing the Gator down it, I was thinking….I’ve got to get something to take care of snow. Even a smaller snow poses a problem with people getting to work etc. When I got to the road a neighbor was using his tractor with end loader on his drive and he offered to make a pass on mine…which was very nice of him. He did and it helped but the drive is still quite a mess. I do not currently have a tractor.

For you that plow snow with a UTV and plow, how much money would I have to spend to get a basic setup. Some research I did today, I found as lot of nice plows but expensive. The most reasonable deal I found was a Viper plow. They use the winch to raise and lower…and on the John Deere the front receiver as the attach point. Is that receiver adequate from a stress point to handle a snow plow? The plow does have two anchor points, but that is to an adapter that goes into the receiver. This 13.5” is quite an abnormality, and I really would not expect to get this size of snow again if ever.

 

[ljohnson778]

What is this word you speak of? "Overkill" Hmmm, I'm not familiar with that.

Sounds to me that anything LESS than a 9' blower on a T5070 would be silly.

Got any pics?

By the looks of it outside right now, I should be able to snap a few decent snow removal pics tomorrow... Stay tuned!

 

[BuzzardA91]

Snowing out right now in CT. Few inches so far. If it doesn't change to rain maybe a good storm. Will post pics of my first try at snow removal on tractor with FEL. As a backup I put plow on truck, gased the Ariens, and the Toro single stage. I guess I should be covered.

 

[Piston]

By the looks of it outside right now, I should be able to snap a few decent snow removal pics tomorrow... Stay tuned!

:dance1::dance1::cool2::cool2:

 

[TripleL]

How is the culvert working out as a snow plow?? Just finished 3+ hours of plowing with just the bucket..... I figure if the culvert works, I will get a 7-8 foot piece and angle it on the bucket. Thoughts ??

 

[bandit67]

Biggest snow we've gotten so far was 5". Not really enough to justify the blower, so I plowed most of the driveway into one big 2' deep windrow, then fired up the blower and went to town. Looks wierd not having snow piles and windrows all over the place from the plow. Looking forward to using the blower on the big storms. So far, me likey.
And even moreso, I like the cab while I'm clearing snow when it's breezy and 5* outside. Heck, cab gets so warm, I was in short sleeves plowing our 2" snowfall on Christmas day - it was 11* out then.

 

[amazincaucasian]

double post sorry

 

[amazincaucasian]

We don't get much snow, but I got to play some this weekend. Here's how it goes around here....
-Get some accounts to clear snow in town
-If and when there's enough accumulation, call and confirm you'll be there
-Get stuff loaded and ready, drive to town, dodge crazy people and kids doing donuts like they never seen snow before
-Arrive at job and it's already been done by some random person who never got hired to do it.
-Nobody gets paid

This has happened for 4 years now. Kinda makes a guy want to give up. These people will go hit the parking lots while it's still snowing, before the hired personnel arrive. Doesn't matter if we only get 1/2 inch, these jacklegs pile it up it and leave a bill. My customers say they don't pay em, but I guess there's enough people who'll pay that they make a little.

Drove 35 miles last night at 1 a.m. to do one of my ambulance districts. I called right before I left to confirm I was coming and they said come on. Guess what....Somebody beat me there. So now I'll just charge em for my drive and I guess since they're not paying the knucklehead that did it without asking, they'll come out good.

Anyway, alot of times when there's just a couple inches, I use a tractor with box blade for parking lots, straight blade for driveways. This is my buddy's 863. I'm using it now because my lights aren't working on my little tractor. I like it, but run foot controls better. This one's hand. Not much faster than my tractor and blade though. I'm keepin' her loaded on the count of we're posed to git more Monday


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