Share Your Winter Pics

[scott_vt]

Now thats snow /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

scotty

 

[RobS]

I've studied your photo Gunnar and I have a question about your tractor/snowblower. I don't see any tracks in the snow between the tractor and camera. That suggests the tractor is moving towards the camera yet the snowblower is behind the tractor. Is this a rear mounted, pull type snowblower? Or maybe you're working backwards over your tracks for the sake of the photo? Either way, it makes a great shot but please cure my curiosity /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[1948berg]

It is a self made V type blower

 

[1948berg]

another pic

 

[RobS]

Aha! Mystery solved, thanks. Very interesting setup. Any issues in really deep snow?

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[1948berg]

In deep snow I take the first run with the blower raised one foot above the ground. In very deep snow I will have to turn around and back into the snow as far as i can. Taking it bit by bit. I could make a 3PH at the other side of the blower, making it possible to back into the snow, but I really dont need it.
Next step would be this one:
http://www.orkel.no/index.php?prod=vis_innhold&visning=2&pkat=3&m=
http://www.orkel.no/index.php?prod=vis_innhold&visning=1&id=37&spraak=1

 

[Anders]

I have always wondered about the mounting of snow blowers in the USA versus Norway. Over here I would say that most tractor mounted snow blowers are pull type. Meaning that the tractor drives over the snow it's then blowing.

I haven't seen much of a problem in doing so, and it's easier on the back / neck to just put it in gear and drive forward versus backing up as you blow the snow away.

It takes quite a bit of snow to stop a tractor so to speak.

I wondered about buying a blower for my BX. I ended up with buying a used pull type instead of the original front mounted blower. It hasn't been so much snow around here since the mid 60's and it has worked fine for me. Gives me both the loader and the blower. When it's a lot of snow I just lower the loader a bit and drive forward as the blower takes care of what I leave for it. Works very well for me.

Except when the darn thing threw a stone into my neighbors car and broke the back-window /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif

 

[1948berg]

Video
I got some help today to attach a video to this forum. It takes a little time to load it. Same as the winter pic, blowing snow with my Fiat 880 and self made blower.
http://folk.uio.no/kristaga/gunnar/traktor.mpg