rear 3pt blower

[BlackRaptor]

Hey guys,
With winter coming up on toying with blowing vs pushing snow this winter.
Who makes the best cheaper rear blower? What can i expect to pay for a 60" rear 3-point blower?
Thanks everyone.

 

[Tig]

I like my Buhler. I think a 60" Runs around 2500.
If you are in an area with drifting problems, then blower is the way to go.

 

[rswyan]

I'll second that - Allied Farm King by Buhler. I was able to pick up my 60" in very good condition for around $1500 IIRC from someone that had purchased it and it ended up being too big for their tractor. Think it only had one season on it.

 

[BlackRaptor]

Thanks for the info guys.
2000 i about what i want to spend so i'm close to where i wanna be.
need to decide 60 vs 72" also the tractor is a bit wider than 60. My MMM is 72 and my loader is 73 so thinking 72 is the ticket and just go a little slower if needed.

 

[eagle107]

Thanks for the info guys.
2000 i about what i want to spend so i'm close to where i wanna be.
need to decide 60 vs 72" also the tractor is a bit wider than 60. My MMM is 72 and my loader is 73 so thinking 72 is the ticket and just go a little slower if needed.

BlackRaptor,

You never want to have your rear wheels wider than your snowblower; the rear tires will ride up on the snow making your snowblower ineffective. You have two options; 1. get a 60" snowblower and have wings built for it to cover the width of your tires or 2. buy the bigger snowblower. Just my opinion, but you might be better purchasing the larger snowblower. The guys are right that Buhler makes a very good snowblower, but the M.K. Martin Meteor snowblowers are also very good and they do build a 68" snowblower which might a better option for your tractor. I had used the 68" Meteor snowblower for 10 years when I had a NH TC33D and when I had a NH TC34DA (both tractors at 29HP PTO) and it worked flawlessly. Take a look at the URL link below.

MK Martin | Meteor Snow Blowers

 

[dkhntr04]

I ran an 80" FarmKing on 24 PTO hp last season. It handled the 6-8" snows fine at almost a full cut. I think you would be best served by something in that 72" range. With ehydro you can go as slow as needed for the first pass if the snow is real heavy, and then take partial cuts afterwards. The wider widths are very nice for the lighter snowfalls.

 

[94BULLITT]

You are going to wan the blower to be wider than the tractor so it will cut the tires out. Also when you turn you do want to be running in snow. Will a 3320 turn a 72" blower?

 

[bennatti]

I have a 75 inch Meteor on my 3320...have used Meteor snowblowers for about 10 years with no problems...this picture was taken about three years ago before I installed spacers and chains The second picture shows the tractor with chains and spacers installed.

 

[dave1949]

I really have no sense of comparison to other brands, but the Frontier blower I bought at the local Deere seems well enough built. It was around $2500 for 72", two years ago. Worth pricing if the quality suits you. I have no idea who makes Frontier attachments.

 

[bandit67]

I just ordered a North American made Buhler Allied YC6010 - $2170 delivered. But 60" is too small for your machine unless you add wings as eagle107 suggested. The 72" units jump up in price quite a bit. Hit up your local CL or do an online search to see if you can find something lightly used in the $2k range.

Frontier makes decent stuff, but they're not all that inexpensive. But there seem to be quite a few online dealers so you may find a decent enough price, and the green matches perfectly. :thumbsup: Also found some reasonably priced new Landpride blowers online, but the Allied was still the best deal in a blower with a very good reputation.

I have been searching for used for a couple of years without much luck, so I just bit the bullet and ordered a new one. I've grown tired of pushing 2-3' snows all the way up the driveway to a massive snow storage area - have to keep melting snow banks away from the house since I live on a sloped property.

 

[droptop]

I had a 60" AgroTrend and just picked up a used 78" Lucknow to go with my new tractor. Both the AgroTrend and Lucknow are made in Canada and are well built units. The Lucknow is a real heavy beast at almost 900 lbs. I'm just waiting for the white stuff to try it.

 

[TimP]

I picked up an old, but unused, 60" Allied/Buhler for $800 and it's worked fine with my B2150. It does not have skid shoes on it, but that has not caused any problems so far.

It will throw the snow easily 20' away. BUT, it does depend on the "type" of snow. Wet and heavy is tougher, AND it will clog up the shoot quickly.

I use an old broom handle to clear it.

I had to call Buhler to get a copy of the manual for it, and they were really great to deal with on the phone and mailed me a photocopy of the manual.

I actually talked to one of the Buhler family. He also sent me some extra shear bolts free of charge.

 

[Don87]

I picked up an old, but unused, 60" Allied/Buhler for $800 and it's worked fine with my B2150. It does not have skid shoes on it, but that has not caused any problems so far.

It will throw the snow easily 20' away. BUT, it does depend on the "type" of snow. Wet and heavy is tougher, AND it will clog up the shoot quickly.

I use an old broom handle to clear it.

I had to call Buhler to get a copy of the manual for it, and they were really great to deal with on the phone and mailed me a photocopy of the manual.

I actually talked to one of the Buhler family. He also sent me some extra shear bolts free of charge.

That's a company to acknowledge on the forum.

Thank You.

 

[flyingcow]

I have run Lucknow's for a few yrs. No problem. Rugged,simple.. But i would love to have a Provost.

 

[droptop]

I just saw a new Buhler at a dealer that had a 1/2" gap between the blower blades and the housing. My old AgroTrend only had a 1/8" gap and my current Lucknow is only slightly more. The smaller the gap, the better it works.

 

[bandit67]

My new 60" Buhler has a 5/16" gap.

 

[WinterDeere]

I have run Lucknow's for a few yrs. No problem. Rugged,simple.. But i would love to have a Provost.

Was just looking at the Provost blowers. What do you like about them? They seem mighty lightweight in all regards, only 413 lb. for 64" width. A 60" Woodmax weighs 650, due to heavier metal used all 'round.

 

[SARG]

Tell ya one I would not recommend. That's the Meteor by KD Martin in Canada. I got a 51" a couple years ago and it uses a Superwinch LT2000 modified to rotate the chute. I just bought a new Superwinch brand from Amazon for $70.and modified it yesterday to fit. KD Martin wanted $270. for the same thing. I had to drill and tap four 5/16-18 holes to get the new one mounted.

Now my friends who know about 4 wheeling and winches tell me the Superwinch brand is the bottom of the barrel ..... and if they corrode out after two years I guess they're right.

And after tearing the Meteor Blower apart I now realize the Canadians seem to build like the Chinese. Tolerances don't seem to be part of the program ........ If it don't fit - Force it .... Seems to be the method used.

$2300. I wish I could re-spend.

 

[bennatti]

I had a Meteor 60 inch snowblower with manual rotation for over ten years never had a problem....bought a 75 inch model with hydraulic chute rotation about four years ago (due to the purchase of a larger tractor)...to date (knock on wood) I haven't had any problems. I have never had to deal with MK Martin (MK Martin Enterprise,Elmira Ontario) personally but I have heard from more than one person that they are very pleasant and eager to please. I checked out their website MK Martin | Meteor Snow Blowers and it seems that the only chute rotation they seem to offer is manual and hydraulic....after re-reading Sarg's post I see that the Superwinch was apparently a modification.

 

[kco]

I've just had my MK Martin 75" pull-type snowblower one season but I'm happy with it and the build quality seems fine. Smaller blowers however may use lighter materials, so my opinion may not be relevant for them. Looking at last year's brochures for the pull-type blowers I see the 68" weighs 506# while the 75" weighs 748".

As bennatti states, the new blowers use a hydraulic motor for the chute rotator for an additional $469. Perhaps they changed to hydraulic from winch and cable due to a poor service record. Of course it may have not been so bad if they had used a better quality winch motor.

I did a lot of research before deciding on the MK Martin Meteor. My first choice would have been the more substantial Erskine (made in Minnesota I think) which weighs in at 1,050# for the 78" model pull-type. But it significantly more expensive than the lighter Meteor and I couldn't justify (and afford) the extra cost for my conditions, which aren't too demanding. Another brand that is a step up (I think) is Normand.

As someone stated in this thread Lucknow was another that I closely considered for my conditions and price. I may have gone for it except the dealer said Lucknow's shipping price was $1,000 to be reviewed at the time of delivery. I got the Meteor with free delivery because it was combined with the dealer's larger shipment.

I did call MK Martin while doing my research and found them very helpful.

Again, I've just got 1 year on the Meteor and I'm happy with it. If it falls apart in a couple of years I'll change my tune. But I don't think it will give non operator-caused problems.