Boondox
Elite Member
- Joined
- Apr 6, 2000
- Messages
- 3,873
- Location
- Craftsbury Common, Vermont
- Tractor
- Deere 4044R cab, Kubota KX-121-3S
Hillbilly, too bad you live so far from me. I'd give you a sweet deal on my 78" inverted meteor thats only been used 3 times. I am still not happy with the results of the blower. I will try like heck to figure out how to adjust the top link to get it to scrape better. Unfortunately havent had snow in a while, and none on the 10 day forecast. Also, I foolishly thought since it was inverted I would hardly be turning my neck around. This is not true. I am looking backward probably as much as if it were a rear facing blower.
I bought a 78" inverted Meteor last fall and after reading your posts was a little concerned I'd made a poor choice. But since the arrival of snow here in Vermont I've had nothing but excellent results with it on my 600 yard gravel driveway with hills and dips along its length. I have the driveway marked with reflective fiberglass poles and simply ensure that the rear tire clears them by a few inches...knowing that the blower will get right up to them without me turning my head. This time of year it's not any faster than plowing with my rear blade angled, but later - as the snow builds up - I won't have to waste hours pushing snowbanks back to make room for more snow.
The one problem I had with it was user error. I was using the optional rear blade to pull wet, heavy snow out from between a vehicle and a structure with the PTO off. After a few pulls that snow was pushed up into the chute packed to the point where I had to clear it by hand. Lesson learned: keep things turning when using the rear blade.
I'm absolutely delighted with my Meteor and have been praying to the snow gods for more storms.
Pete