Snow Attachments snow blower?

[arksdad]

Does anyone have any advice on front mount compared to rear 3 point snow blowers?

 

[Ductape]

Front mount all the way.

 

[chipsndust]

Front mounts cost more than rear mounts. Front mounts are much easier to use, especially if you have a large area to clear. That's a long time in nasty weather, driving backwards, with your neck twisted.

 

[easygo]

Rear mounts cost lots of money.
Front mounts cost lots and LOTS of money.

Let's say money is no problem.
The question is: Do you use your loader for anything in the winter?
If the answer is yes then you may want a rear mount.

If you have a very long driveway, bad back, or don't like to back up with your tractor go with the front mount.

Give some details on what your snow blowing needs are.

I for one have a rear mount and it does the job for my need. I do use the loader in the winter so that is another thing.

 

[whistlepig]

Front mounts are expensive. A rear mount would have to watched all the time while backing up. Working an implement while backing up a tractor all day is not a lot of fun.

 

[Builder]

I would think a front mount would take longer to mount/dismount, too. It would be great to have a tractor pretty much dedicated to having a blower on it for you guys that get 100's of inches of snow.

 

[Luremaker]

I have used both front and rear snowblowers. I can only say I hope I never have to go back to my rear blower. Driving frontwards in a heated cab has really spoiled me. It only takes 15 minutes or so to remove and around 25 minutes to install my Erskine blower on my TC 18. Look hard and you might find a used one for less than buying a new 3ph blower.

 

[whistlepig]

I have used both front and rear snowblowers. I can only say I hope I never have to go back to my rear blower. Driving frontwards in a heated cab has really spoiled me. It only takes 15 minutes or so to remove and around 25 minutes to install my Erskine blower on my TC 18. Look hard and you might find a used one for less than buying a new 3ph blower.

This is the ultimate setup. Luremaker is breaking my heart!

 

[Builder]

That gives me hope someday of having one.

I thought it would take much longer to mount that whole system on than that, but you learn something new everyday.

How much hardware is left on the tractor when you dismount the blower? Is it so much that you can no longer use an FEL?

Can it run off a mid-PTO, or must it run off a rear PTO?

 

[Luremaker]

That gives me hope someday of having one.

I thought it would take much longer to mount that whole system on than that, but you learn something new everyday.

How much hardware is left on the tractor when you dismount the blower? Is it so much that you can no longer use an FEL?

Can it run off a mid-PTO, or must it run off a rear PTO?

All that is left on the tractor is the front mounting plate. Everything else drops right off. The only downfall with this blower is unless you want to take the mounting hardware apart for storage it takes a lot of space to store the complete until. To completely disassemble the whole undercarriage unit would probably take another 20-30 minutes. I am guessing there as I have never taken it all apart for storage. I simply put the whole blower on an 4' x 8' skid and store it in the barn for the summer.

I do not have a loader for this tractor only a mower and blower. I also use it for pulling a small cultivator. It does not interfere with the loader frame on my Kubota L3130 so it would unlikely on most tractors with loaders.

 

[Luremaker]

This is the ultimate setup. Luremaker is breaking my heart!

I simply love this setup. I go to the shed and fire her up, go back in grab a coffee. By the time I am done my coffee the cab is nice and warm.

 

[Builder]

All that is left on the tractor is the front mounting plate. Everything else drops right off. The only downfall with this blower is unless you want to take the mounting hardware apart for storage it takes a lot of space to store the complete until. To completely disassemble the whole undercarriage unit would probably take another 20-30 minutes. I am guessing there as I have never taken it all apart for storage. I simply put the whole blower on an 4' x 8' skid and store it in the barn for the summer.

I do not have a loader for this tractor only a mower and blower. I also use it for pulling a small cultivator. It does not interfere with the loader frame on my Kubota L3130 so it would unlikely on most tractors with loaders.

Thanks. Does it run off mid or rear PTO?

 

[smfcpacfp]

I have used both front and rear snowblowers. I can only say I hope I never have to go back to my rear blower. Driving frontwards in a heated cab has really spoiled me. It only takes 15 minutes or so to remove and around 25 minutes to install my Erskine blower on my TC 18. Look hard and you might find a used one for less than buying a new 3ph blower.

Who could argue with Luremaker's logic, not me. If you have to blow often in the winter as I do, the front blower with the heated cab makes the most sense.

 

[Luremaker]

Thanks. Does it run off mid or rear PTO?

Yes, it runs off the rear pto.

 

[Luremaker]

Here is a photo of the rear gear box.

 

[Luremaker]

Who could argue with Luremaker's logic, not me. If you have to blow often in the winter as I do, the front blower with the heated cab makes the most sense.

That's a great looking 3030 you have there smfcpacfp. It would likely run circles around my little TC18. Living in the lake effect snow belt (Lake Huron and Georgian Bay) I generally have to blow a lot of snow every winter.

 

[ScottyChip]

Guys I have to agree that the front mount blower with cab is the ultimate in comfort. For me and my situation I find the rear blower works good. Except on those odd days (seems like everyday) when the wind is blowing the snow off my rear blower into my face, do I long for ultimate comfort. But I will stick it out for now. You do whats right for you, good luck.

 

[Charles Billings]

I am going to agree with ScottyChip, it is the ultimate in luxury and comfort. The pictures almost want me to hook up my 3-point snow blower, on the other hand, I can wait a few months to take very similar pictures. I could probably afford to buy the cab and front snow blower, but it would take a toll on the other things I think are improtant in life. Like many people, I need to make choices, and have found that plowing with the rear mount blower, and not having a cab, are not such big sacrifices. If you can afford the front mount blower and cab, and don't mind the loss of the FEL, I support that decision, because they are great options.

 

[Builder]

I would think that a cab would make a rear mount blower a heck of a lot easier.