Sno blower options?

[Turtro]

Anyone here running a sno thrower on their Kabota? If so what model Kabota, and what type of sno thrower. I see there are side mounted, and rear/front mounted snow throwers. My neighbor runs a JD with a plow on the front, and a side mounted Sno thro. My driveway is 600 feet, and I've been plowing it with my jeep this year, but might be good to have other options especially when the ground is too soft for plowing. I know the FEL would come in handy for pushing the edge piles back.

 

[Tig]

Not sure what you mean by side mounted snow thrower.
Do you mean back side?
I have a 50" rear monted Buhler snow blower on my B7100 HST-D The FEL does come in handy.

 

[SnowRidgeME]

I'm using a Blizzard 54" off my 3 point. Works very good, but I use it as a secondary use for snow removal, because of it being mounted in the rear. Primarily use my FEL. For a 600 ft driveway, I'd recommend a front mount snow blower. I personally prefer blowing rather than using a pickup plow as the snow gets spread around and melts faster come spring.

 

[rbargeron]

If you do a TBN search for "snowblower" you'll get a lot of hits. Lots of tractor owners are using them - front mounts, rear mounts, everybody says the kind they have is best. (I have both - and they're both the best ) There are about 40 past and present snowblower brands available to chose from. Never heard of one that didn't move snow.

 

[Dyer retired]

Turtro,

I have a Kubota BX 1800 with a BX 2750 front mounted snowblower. I keep a 6 foot "worksaver" blade on the back through the winter level the driveway in the Spring before taking it off. The blade works great for pushing the early Maine snows when the ground is not yet frozen. When the ground does freeze, I clean a large portion of the yard with the blade turned 180 degrees and push it backwards and it scrapes the yard down close. I then blow the snow with the blower into the woods from the piles the blade makes. In the 12 inch snowfalls, or the heavier, wet, snows, I use the blower more. The reason I use the blade as much as possible is that I don't get that swirling snow in the face, like I do with the blower (no matter where you aim it, no matter which way the wind is coming, no matter what...the snow comes back in your face.) I don't have a cab, so I do it that way....and it only took me about 3 years to figure it out. I had a problem with the 2750 when it came time to change out sheared auger pins, but with the help of the crew on TBN, got that all straightened out.

Good luck. Dyer, retired

 

[Barneyhunts]

I have a BX2200 with a front mounted 2750 snow blower. I also have a front plow for this same tractor. I have a B7800 with a front end loader. The front end loader is a handy device for many things, but all things considered, I prefer the snow blower for clearing snow. I have about 300' of driveway but I also clear trails for walking my dogs and in years past I've taken it across some of my fields to clear areas for the deer. I usually pick up anything I see which could jam up my blower.
Best wishes.

 

[groundcover]

Turtro, I do a lot pf plowing with a one ton/8' plow,it is fast and warm but there are times when the snow or snowbanks get ahead of me and that is when the 63" rear mount really pays off. I have to agree about the snow blowing into the face part hence I'll be turning in the 3010 for a 5240 with cab. I would not go with the front mount for my needs as the FEL is still handy for moving,pushing back and 'pushing yourself' up a icy hill with the bucket . ( set the bucket down in dumped position, and curl back as you backup .)

 

[smfcpacfp]

I won't say it is the best, but it is the best for me. I have a B3030 with the B2782 blower. A plow would be a little quicker but I would have to create lanes to push the snow and it would kill my grass. I had it plowed for the first few years that I lived here.

We get a lot of snow on a regular basis (18 to 30' per year usually 6 inches or so at a time). I have spent about 17 hours this year blowing so far. It takes about 40 minutes from when I crank up the unit until I have it cleaned up and put away and I keep my 400' driveway 20' wide. If I had a 600' driveway add 10 minutes.

I would hate to spend all of that time backing up. I wouldn't even consider a rear blower under my circumstances. If I had a reason to need a FEL on during the winter I would have to suffer the discomfort, of the rear blower, I guess, but snowblowing is the main reason that I have the tractor, and I have no need for a FEL in the winter. The other planned uses for my tractor are optional, really and will help me while away my retirement years