Road and Driveway maintenance

[kcook]

KC,

I went with a Woods LR108-2 with blade and wheels. Based on pricing on the 108 ($1700 out the door), I'd guess that a model 106 (the right size the the tractor size that you mentioned) would run you $1400-ish...??...just call a few dealers. They probably have $150-$200 to negotiate with on the final price BTW.

Land Pride also makes some very similar stuff. I checked a few local dealers and found that Land Pride seems to run a for more $$s for some reason. Looks like they make nice stuff though. You would probably want an LR15 Series rake.

The only real draw back of the rake/blade is that you are not going to be able to cut down through hard packed gravel to completely eliminate rough areas like you can with a box w/ scarifiers. But for a smallish tractor I would think that you could drag a much wider rake/blade, say 72" than you could a box. Folks who I know that have 20-something HP tractors usually have 48" box scrapers - but I'm no expert about sizing in this case. The dealers will usually give you an honest assessment of the right fit for your needs.

~paul

Paul, I see your in Maine, how is the blade moving snow?

KC

 

[Diesel-ME]

Paul, I see your in Maine, how is the blade moving snow?

KC

Don't know and won't find out - have a 96" hydraulic QA snow plow

But do note, that the flip down blades that mount on rakes are only 5-7" high whereas the purpose built rear blades are usually 12-19" in height. In any case I'd rather not find out how a rear blade would move 30" of snow.

~paul

 

[kcook]

Don't know and won't find out - have a 96" hydraulic QA snow plow

But do note, that the flip down blades that mount on rakes are only 5-7" high whereas the purpose built rear blades are usually 12-19" in height. In any case I'd rather not find out how a rear blade would move 30" of snow.

~paul

THanks, when I get down the tractor purchase I will know how much I can spend on attachments.

KC