Snow Attachments Pushin snow

[Olmike]

Heres couple of pics of my rear mount blade on the front of my 1835 case.I mounted A TPH QA on the skid steer QT.Works great for pushin snow.I push with the back side of the blade so it doesn't dig the gravel.

 

[Olmike]

Forgot the pics.

 

[SkunkWerX]

Nice SET UP!

With the hydraulic power-angle on the blade it has a lot of possibilities for dirt work, as well as snow.

I assume you flip the blade around, facing fwd, and push the snow with it?

 

[MrJimi]

Will your blade rotate 180 degrees? or can you convert it to
Jim

 

[Olmike]

I push snow with the blade the way you see it.It doesn't dig into the gravel that way.
Mrjimmi, I can unbolt 2 bolts and rotate the blade 180 and put em back in about 3 minutes. The cylinder is A steering cylinder off of A case combine.

 

[hydrovane218]

First post...let's see how she goes.
Why is there so much talk about blades, when to me, a newbie to tractors, a blower seems the only way to go? Maybe it's my circumstances(southern Ontario, Canada), maybe it's lack of experience with a blade, or maybe it's mostly financial(ie.making the desicion to put out the money for a blower right away rather than go the cheaper route and try to be crafty with how I could use a blade....)
I get a fair amount of white stuff on any given day(for about four months) and can't see how piling it up would do after a few dumpings.
Someone please enlighten me as to the pro's and con's of blades and blowers and more specifically how a blade can work in moderate to heavy snowfall areas(if at all possible)
...Just a thought from a dummy that doesn't want to be so dumb.

 

[billbill1]

Olmike, I was in Holton today, my mother lives there. I was born and raised in Whiting, lots of family still live there. I noticed tons of tree damage in your area, we were lucky and didn't have damage.

 

[lhfarm]

First post...let's see how she goes.
Why is there so much talk about blades, when to me, a newbie to tractors, a blower seems the only way to go? Maybe it's my circumstances(southern Ontario, Canada), maybe it's lack of experience with a blade, or maybe it's mostly financial(ie.making the desicion to put out the money for a blower right away rather than go the cheaper route and try to be crafty with how I could use a blade....)
I get a fair amount of white stuff on any given day(for about four months) and can't see how piling it up would do after a few dumpings.
Someone please enlighten me as to the pro's and con's of blades and blowers and more specifically how a blade can work in moderate to heavy snowfall areas(if at all possible)
...Just a thought from a dummy that doesn't want to be so dumb.

Short answer for me, here in central Indiana, we don't get a lot of snow and a blade is a multitasking implement. You will find dozens of notes on using a blade and/or blower for snow removal filled with pros/cons, modifications, and advice. Just use the search. But be warned - this place is addicative!

 

[MikePA]

Someone please enlighten me as to the pro's and con's of blades and blowers and more specifically how a blade can work in moderate to heavy snowfall areas(if at all possible)

Which is better for you isn't just a function of how much snow you get, it's also a function of what areas you need to clear.

Long, curving driveways.
Long, straight driveways.
Large open areas.
Stone or paved.

With a blade (front or rear) or a FEL, you need a place to push the snow. If you run out of places to push the snow, you will need a FEL to relocate the piles of snow. For all intents and purposes, a FEL is front blade you can't angle. Personally, if you have a FEL (I do), I've never seen the value in a rear blade for removing snow. Yes, you can angle it, but even though I have a rear blade, I could never see me getting down off the tractor to change the angle. Much easier to come at the snow from a different angle with the FEL. If I can't come at it from a different angle, I drop the bucket and drag the snow to a spot where I can.

NOTE: The driveways I clear are all relatively short, under 100', with plenty of space to push the snow. If the piles get too large, (happens rarely) I push them back further.

IMO, for areas that get moderate to heavy snow, a blower is the only way to go. But, you will need a place to store it. If it's windy, you will wish you had a cab. Although, if you're in a moderate to heavy snowfall area, that's probably a requirement too. For a rear snow blower, you'll want rear remotes so you can angle the chute from inside the cab.

 

[Olmike]

billbill1,You know me, I live east of town.

 

[pat32rf]

Hydrovane-I live in central Ontario and have both a rear blower and a backblade. The blower had been sitting in the barn for two years until we got the dump last week. I installed it, blew snow for 3hours then the universal on the PTO shaft broke. After the New Year I will probably make a trip down to Belleville and buy a new yoke but for the average 6-10" snowfall the backblade is easier.
Once the shoulders get built up with snow I just use the snowbucket on the FEL to relocate it over the edge of a hill or out onto the lake. If I have to clear the trail outback for maple syrup I sometimes use the blower but most springs I can just use the bucket, especially if its been packed down by snowmobiles.

 

[hydrovane218]

pat32rf.
I am about 1 1/2 hours north of T.O and get a fair dumping on any given night(alot more snow here than in T.O or 1/2 hour north (in Brampton)where I used to be).
My issue, I suppose, with a blade is that my driveway is curved like an L, is about 75' long, 20' wide. The sides get over a foot high in several good dumpings(and that is using a blower..ie I'm moving the snow from the drive way beyond the edges, so that's just actual snowfall.) So I imagine in this circumstance, I would be using the bucket all the time to push it over the edge. I think that after those few good snowfalls, I would be spending alot more time using a blade and bucket than just blowing it in the first place.
I do see the advantage, I believe, in using blade/bucket if the driveway is long and narrow. I guess I could save time and money by moving into a place with a long and narrow driveway, selling the blower and buying a blade...OH WELL...

 

[billbill1]

Mike, long time-no see. I wondered when I saw your post if that was you. I recognized the barn. That old Studebaker truck looks like one Dad had when he died, where did you get it? Hope all is well with you and yours.