I am currently looking to buy a kubota bx2380. I would like to keep my loader in front all the time. I need to clear approximately 1 mile of driveway. When I look to buy a snow blower, there doesn't seem to be any inverted that would fit on subcompact tractor models like the bx. Anyone have any idea why or suggestions?
Snow Equipment Owning/Operating Pull type snowblower on kubota bx2380
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farmeratheart
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My guess would be that an inverted blower needs a tractor with a good deal more ground clearance than a bx to really be helpful.
Good luck in your search, however.
Frank
Good luck in your search, however.
Frank
sea2summit
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Blowing a mile of driveway with a bx23? Bring a snickers
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Pull type blowers demand that you drive the tractor through the snow first and that BX doesn't have much ground clearance. Maybe 2 snickers?
leonz
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Hello and good morning MattUdeS,
The issue for a small inverted snow blower is the need for power and the need for adequate traction/adhesion that you need to do the work at the same time.
The BX 2380 is too small in horsepower and weight for a hydraulic power pack driven front mounted blower.
Many of the forum members use mirrors or side side saddle while in reverse to save on neck strain and they also use
cameras to watch the rear.
When you getting in to front mounted blowers your talking significant monies and their are motorized snow blowers
you could install on the loader mount but the ability to raise the loader bucket will be limited even with a rear weight box.
I absolutely hate the front mounts offered today because they are 2 stage and the majority of them are belt driven.
The units offered for the sub compacts and compact tractors are underframe mounted and VERY VERY expensive.
The rear mounts for the three point hitch are much less expensive and there are several brands made in Canada and
the United States that are very well built and one brand I would avoid like the plague that is made in china.
I would be worth your while to look at the B23S? with the cab and a good Canadian rear mount snow blower very quickly
as the longer you wait the likely possibility of not being able to obtain a good rear mount will be come impossible.
Having a cab will let you work in shirt sleeve comfort and have good lighting and a radio if you want one to pass the time.
The multiple blessings for a rear mount snow caster are
(1)better visibility
(2) ease of maintenance
(3) lower initial cost
(4) simple mounting system that will not bite your ankle or trip you in the dark
(5) no reversing gearbox drive using a chain drive
(6) 540 RPM drive system versus the 2,200RPM+ mid mount drive system
AND (7) HIGHER GROUND CLEARANCE that the front mounts will never have.
In any case you need good chains and loaded rear tires to save time and effort to limit slippage and obtain adequate adhesion-YOU must remember at all times
a very small portion of each tire is in contact with the ground at any time while driving forward or reverse.
Driving in reverse takes a little practice and many members use wider rear mounts and drive a bit slower in reverse for the first pass and then are able to travel faster
in reverse for the next passes to clear the snow pack.
If you have that much driveway a mid sized used diesel row crop tractor with a rear mount snow blower with a new 6+ foot cutting width may be a better fit for you as it will most likely have a heated cab, good lights, 4 wheel drive and a hydrostatic transmission.
Leon
The issue for a small inverted snow blower is the need for power and the need for adequate traction/adhesion that you need to do the work at the same time.
The BX 2380 is too small in horsepower and weight for a hydraulic power pack driven front mounted blower.
Many of the forum members use mirrors or side side saddle while in reverse to save on neck strain and they also use
cameras to watch the rear.
When you getting in to front mounted blowers your talking significant monies and their are motorized snow blowers
you could install on the loader mount but the ability to raise the loader bucket will be limited even with a rear weight box.
I absolutely hate the front mounts offered today because they are 2 stage and the majority of them are belt driven.
The units offered for the sub compacts and compact tractors are underframe mounted and VERY VERY expensive.
The rear mounts for the three point hitch are much less expensive and there are several brands made in Canada and
the United States that are very well built and one brand I would avoid like the plague that is made in china.
I would be worth your while to look at the B23S? with the cab and a good Canadian rear mount snow blower very quickly
as the longer you wait the likely possibility of not being able to obtain a good rear mount will be come impossible.
Having a cab will let you work in shirt sleeve comfort and have good lighting and a radio if you want one to pass the time.
The multiple blessings for a rear mount snow caster are
(1)better visibility
(2) ease of maintenance
(3) lower initial cost
(4) simple mounting system that will not bite your ankle or trip you in the dark
(5) no reversing gearbox drive using a chain drive
(6) 540 RPM drive system versus the 2,200RPM+ mid mount drive system
AND (7) HIGHER GROUND CLEARANCE that the front mounts will never have.
In any case you need good chains and loaded rear tires to save time and effort to limit slippage and obtain adequate adhesion-YOU must remember at all times
a very small portion of each tire is in contact with the ground at any time while driving forward or reverse.
Driving in reverse takes a little practice and many members use wider rear mounts and drive a bit slower in reverse for the first pass and then are able to travel faster
in reverse for the next passes to clear the snow pack.
If you have that much driveway a mid sized used diesel row crop tractor with a rear mount snow blower with a new 6+ foot cutting width may be a better fit for you as it will most likely have a heated cab, good lights, 4 wheel drive and a hydrostatic transmission.
Leon
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I would agree, for the long drive, you need a larger tractor. At first I did a half mile with a Case 446, four trips up and down got the job done. It did have a home built cab, beats a walk behind. New tractor has comfort.
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Have no idea where you live or your snow conditions, but I would recommend a truck with plow for a mile of drive.
It will take a good amount of time and fuel to clear that with a BX.
It will take a good amount of time and fuel to clear that with a BX.
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Snickers candy bars......a good snack if you are out in the wilderness for a very long time. A one mile drive with a small BX and blower would be very slow going and it would be best if you packed sustenance.
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I own a CUT (30 hp range).
Weight would be an important issue followed by HP and clearance.
In wet snow conditions the minimal weight simply packs wet/damp snow to the point that a road bed is no longer drivable.
To pull a blower all 4 wheels need road contact.
CUTs are simply too light for those conditions.
Plowing or conventional reverse blowing has the wheels in constant level contact as that wet snow is removed B4 you compact it.
Now wet snow clogs the blower but that's another topic.\
Just driving my CUT on compacted wet snow is like riding a bucking bronco.
I call that stuff 'Snowball snow' or 'Snowman snow'
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My worst nightmare and usually one of the first snow events, add a gravel drive with 6-8 inches of wet sticky snow and you'd best have a pocket full of sheer bolts on hand.
Weight would be an important issue followed by HP and clearance.
In wet snow conditions the minimal weight simply packs wet/damp snow to the point that a road bed is no longer drivable.
To pull a blower all 4 wheels need road contact.
CUTs are simply too light for those conditions.
Plowing or conventional reverse blowing has the wheels in constant level contact as that wet snow is removed B4 you compact it.
Now wet snow clogs the blower but that's another topic.\
Just driving my CUT on compacted wet snow is like riding a bucking bronco.
I call that stuff 'Snowball snow' or 'Snowman snow'
.
My worst nightmare and usually one of the first snow events, add a gravel drive with 6-8 inches of wet sticky snow and you'd best have a pocket full of sheer bolts on hand.
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Any large farms around you? I had one of my neighbors do my yard a few times last winter. Took him all of 7 minutes to do what would have been a day's work for me.
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MathUdeS,
Either I misunderstand or I disagree with the quote above:
The BX 2380 is too small in horsepower and weight for a hydraulic power pack driven front mounted blower.
I have the same tractor as you with a 54 Front mount blower and I can tell you there is PLENTY of power, I can send you videos of me painting trees 20 feet up along my 600 foot driveway!! I DO agree with others that 1 Mile is a LONG drive in a BX, but if you have the time, I assure you its up to the task!!
I have a Soft Side Cab that I put on for Winter. Dont even think about a blower without a Cab!!
I had a rear mount for 1 year!!! Id rather Shovel than use a Rear Mount! What a colossal PIA! I bought the rear mount because I thought Id keep the FEL on as well. The Kubota accessories are really easy to drop and swap!!
Drop me a PM if you want or need more insight!
And please add your location to your signature, it helps all of us!
Cheers,
Byrdnyrd
Either I misunderstand or I disagree with the quote above:
The BX 2380 is too small in horsepower and weight for a hydraulic power pack driven front mounted blower.
I have the same tractor as you with a 54 Front mount blower and I can tell you there is PLENTY of power, I can send you videos of me painting trees 20 feet up along my 600 foot driveway!! I DO agree with others that 1 Mile is a LONG drive in a BX, but if you have the time, I assure you its up to the task!!
I have a Soft Side Cab that I put on for Winter. Dont even think about a blower without a Cab!!
I had a rear mount for 1 year!!! Id rather Shovel than use a Rear Mount! What a colossal PIA! I bought the rear mount because I thought Id keep the FEL on as well. The Kubota accessories are really easy to drop and swap!!
Drop me a PM if you want or need more insight!
And please add your location to your signature, it helps all of us!
Cheers,
Byrdnyrd
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My neighbor has a Kubota GR 2120 (about like a BX) with a front mount blower, and I am amazed at how well it works. That said, it would take a long time (and many shear pins) to do a mile road. If you haven't settled in on the BX, maybe consider a B or an L series.
If you got into 30-40hp, you could consider a rear pull snowblower. I love mine.
If you got into 30-40hp, you could consider a rear pull snowblower. I love mine.
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Inverted blower for areas that don't have to deal with drifting, is very efficient and fast as displayed by airbiscuits video. I've got a 35.9PTO hp TYM T474 with a 68'' MK Martin Meteor, and I LOVE this setup.
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The OP didn't give details about his driveway, but there are situations where pushing snow isn't a solution that gets you through the winter. Half of my 3/4 mile driveway is through meadow with plenty of room to push snow aside. The other half threads the needle between tall pines on one side and a steep drop on the other. In that stretch, if I was unable to throw the snow there would be times when I would be forced to move snow - one bucketload at a time - several hundred yards to a level place to pile it. That task is compounded when thaw/freeze cycles turn the snowbanks to ice.
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