Snowblower Rear mount/drive forward

[DMF]

I am finally getting my driveway paved this year and in preperation I am looking into snowblowers to replace my plow. I do not have a mid-mount PTO so I am looking at rear mount/drive forward models. Any suggestions towards brands, additional feedback, etc.?

Thanks!

Rich

 

[DMF]

152 views and no responses? No one here uses one of these?

 

[ihuntbear]

no ...they dont steer well around corners unless it has side wings powered by hyd

 

[DMF]

Can you explain why they don't steer well? I can't envision why they wouldn't...?

 

[oldtime]

I have one and it works well for my driveway/road. I have a gravel road, so I wait until we have a layer of packed snow from plowing before I take out the blower. This avoids throwing rocks. It works great on our 35 hp kubota. I believe ours is a Meteor, made in Canada.

 

[WilliamBos]

Lucknow, MK Martin make them. When it comes time to upgrade, the neck buster Buhler will be gone. Dad blew for over 30 years driving forward with our MF 35, never once got stuck.

Pull types are quite popular, lots in Quebec.

http://www.lucknowproducts.com/content/pull-type-snowblowers

 

[rambler]

They don't work well in the deep hard blown drifts we get here in the wind spwept prairie. snow is too deep. Doesn't mean it wouldn't work for you tho, in your location.

--->Paul

 

[oldtime]

I will say that they are no good for moving snow banks, like I have seen others do with the kind of blowers that you back into the snow with. Ours is great for blowing every storm, or couple of storms. Even if the snow is deep, I just lower my bucket as to avoid getting hung up.

 

[DMF]

I will say that they are no good for moving snow banks, like I have seen others do with the kind of blowers that you back into the snow with. Ours is great for blowing every storm, or couple of storms. Even if the snow is deep, I just lower my bucket as to avoid getting hung up.

I'm wondering how many snowbanks I'd have to move if I'm throwing the snow every storm? Last year I have to move snowbanks with my bucket, but that's only because I ran out of places to push it with my plow....?

 

[oldtime]

I only have to move banks where I have eaves, and I use the bucket. Other than that, the blower moves the snow so far away that banks are not an issue on the road and driveway.