Rear Mount Snow Blowers

[Bob_Young]

I'm hoping to buy a 3pt. mounted Snow Blower for my new B7610 HSD (24HP) late this summer or in the fall. I'm looking for suggestions as to what models have worked well for others with tractors in this power class and an idea of what I'll have to pay.

The snow here sometimes gets deep and heavy so I expect I'll be limited to a 48" to 50" width. That'll be enough to cover my tracks. I'm hoping to find something that the tractor can handle easily while moving at a decent pace. I've probably got a around 250' of driveway to clear; half of it exposed to the west wind at the top of a bluff.

There is a rear remote on the tractor and hydraulic chute rotation would be neat, but a manual crank or wheel accessible from the tractor seat would be adequate.

My experiences with snow blowing have been mostly negative and I usually resort to a blade to 'GitRDone'. However, the advantage of no snow piles on the shoulders keeps me coming back.

Thanks in advance.
Bob

 

[Bob_Young]

I'm hoping to buy a 3pt. mounted Snow Blower for my new B7610 HSD (24HP) late this summer or in the fall. I'm looking for suggestions as to what models have worked well for others with tractors in this power class and an idea of what I'll have to pay.

The snow here sometimes gets deep and heavy so I expect I'll be limited to a 48" to 50" width. That'll be enough to cover my tracks. I'm hoping to find something that the tractor can handle easily while moving at a decent pace. I've probably got a around 250' of driveway to clear; half of it exposed to the west wind at the top of a bluff.

There is a rear remote on the tractor and hydraulic chute rotation would be neat, but a manual crank or wheel accessible from the tractor seat would be adequate.

My experiences with snow blowing have been mostly negative and I usually resort to a blade to 'GitRDone'. However, the advantage of no snow piles on the shoulders keeps me coming back.

Thanks in advance.
Bob

 

[DaveNay]

I bought a Buhler Farm King 60" last winter, and it worked great. I even used it to move back the large drifts on either side of the driveway after plowing. It cut throught the compacted drifts with ease. I would guess you could blow a good 12"-15" snowfall in a single pass if you took it nice and slow. I am running it off my JD855 w/ 19HP PTO with no problems. Price was a little over $1600.

 

[DaveNay]

I bought a Buhler Farm King 60" last winter, and it worked great. I even used it to move back the large drifts on either side of the driveway after plowing. It cut throught the compacted drifts with ease. I would guess you could blow a good 12"-15" snowfall in a single pass if you took it nice and slow. I am running it off my JD855 w/ 19HP PTO with no problems. Price was a little over $1600.

 

[Bob_Skurka]

I watched as they loaded that 60" Buhler into Dave's truck and didn't offer much help /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

But I also have the same snowblower and use it with a 24hp tractor and have absolutely no problem powering it through deep snow. My Buhler is now 3 seasons old and has been no problem at all. I'd suggest you find a brand in your area that is common, but I'd also suggest that 60" is a very nice match for a 24 HP tractor with a PTO hp of roughly 18hp.

 

[Bob_Skurka]

I watched as they loaded that 60" Buhler into Dave's truck and didn't offer much help /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

But I also have the same snowblower and use it with a 24hp tractor and have absolutely no problem powering it through deep snow. My Buhler is now 3 seasons old and has been no problem at all. I'd suggest you find a brand in your area that is common, but I'd also suggest that 60" is a very nice match for a 24 HP tractor with a PTO hp of roughly 18hp.

 

[DaveNay]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( I watched as they loaded that 60" Buhler into Dave's truck and didn't offer much help /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif)</font>

Yeah, I keep forgetting to tell you thanks for that. /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

 

[DaveNay]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( I watched as they loaded that 60" Buhler into Dave's truck and didn't offer much help /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif)</font>

Yeah, I keep forgetting to tell you thanks for that. /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

 

[SacandagaBrad]

I run a Woods SS52 on my TC24D with no problems, cuts through scraper banks with ice chunks with ease.

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( but a manual crank or wheel accessible from the tractor seat would be adequate. )</font>

No it wouldn't /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif. Not if you already have the remote. Get the hydraulic chute, I love mine. The kit for the Woods is a hydraulic motor with drive sprocket on the base flange of the chute, rather than a hydraulic ram and cable system. I think it works better for trouble free operation with ice build up, etc.

I have warned about this many times here at TBN, but if you go with Woods, make sure to check the shear bolt in the drive shaft. I bought mine almost 3 years ago, at that time Woods was shipping them with a grade 8 shear bolt when it should have been a grade 5. I picked up a stone the first time out and it shut me down in less than a 1/3 turn of the blower fan with the tractor running at about 2500 rpm (540 PTO). Just something to check, otherwise I really like the Woods. I think mine was about $1800 with the hydraulic chute.

Brad

 

[SacandagaBrad]

I run a Woods SS52 on my TC24D with no problems, cuts through scraper banks with ice chunks with ease.

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( but a manual crank or wheel accessible from the tractor seat would be adequate. )</font>

No it wouldn't /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif. Not if you already have the remote. Get the hydraulic chute, I love mine. The kit for the Woods is a hydraulic motor with drive sprocket on the base flange of the chute, rather than a hydraulic ram and cable system. I think it works better for trouble free operation with ice build up, etc.

I have warned about this many times here at TBN, but if you go with Woods, make sure to check the shear bolt in the drive shaft. I bought mine almost 3 years ago, at that time Woods was shipping them with a grade 8 shear bolt when it should have been a grade 5. I picked up a stone the first time out and it shut me down in less than a 1/3 turn of the blower fan with the tractor running at about 2500 rpm (540 PTO). Just something to check, otherwise I really like the Woods. I think mine was about $1800 with the hydraulic chute.

Brad