Snow Bucket vs Snow Pusher

[yooperdave]

I have a 50' wide x 130' long concrete and paved driveway on a moderate grade.

I was looking to get a LS XJ2025H CUT with a front snowblower option, but the snowblower is only 50" wide and $4,000 with a manual chute.
The crank to operate the chute is also in the way to access the seat and controls.

Considering the area of the driveway, I was hoping to ditch the snowblower and use either a 6' snow pusher or a 6' snow bucket.
Either of these attachments are significantly less expensive and fewer moving parts.

Will the pusher be easier on the asphalt?

Any insights would be appreciated.

TIA

Yooper Dave

 

[dalola]

Regardless of the tool, the key is a urethane edge. It will scrape your driveway clean, and not leave a mark.

 

[mike69440]

Regardless of the tool, the key is a urethane edge. It will scrape your driveway clean, and not leave a mark.

I vote Pusher. It is the 50' width is why. Are you pushing 130' , 50', or both?

 

[yooperdave]

I vote Pusher. It is the 50' width is why. Are you pushing 130' , 50', or both?

I would be pushing the 130' downhill. I have lots of room to push into a ditch. Do you know anything about the add-on options for the pushers?

 

[Jchonline]

I am guessing you cant use the toolcat and add a pusher to it? The LS is only 2200lbs with the FEL no ballast. Toolcat is 5600.

 

[yooperdave]

I am guessing you cant use the toolcat and add a pusher to it? The LS is only 2200lbs with the FEL no ballast. Toolcat is 5600.

The Toolcat is at my cottage 2 hours away.

The proposed XJ2025H would have Rim Guard added to the rear tires. I would also buy a 3-point attachment which has a receiver hitch and accepts suitcase weights.

 

[PA hayseed]

You might want to look at purchasing a snow pusher with a rubber edge that is bolted on, and that has a cut back/back drag end on it. THe cut back/back drag end allows you to roll the snowpusher over with your FEL so that you can scrape away from garage doors then push it off.

Here is a link to what I am talking about, in case my brief description leaves you wondering. I am not pushing HLA products, it is just that their site allows you to mouse over the back drag and the other add ons so you see what they look like. THere is also a video of one in use with almost no snow on the ground:laughing:

HLA Snow | 15 SnowPusher

 

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I have a 50' wide x 130' long concrete and paved driveway on a moderate grade.

I was looking to get a LS XJ2025H CUT with a front snowblower option, but the snowblower is only 50" wide and $4,000 with a manual chute.
The crank to operate the chute is also in the way to access the seat and controls.

Considering the area of the driveway, I was hoping to ditch the snowblower and use either a 6' snow pusher or a 6' snow bucket.
Either of these attachments are significantly less expensive and fewer moving parts.

Will the pusher be easier on the asphalt?

Any insights would be appreciated.

TIA

Yooper Dave

I also have a 130' drive but at 12' wide. I have a lot of "landing" area to clear however that must total about 1/2 an acre. The bucket on my tractor was so shallow, I made a pusher out of it with just a bolt on for sides. 50 bucks. I'd also strongly consider a rear end scraper blade. The two items work very well in tandem.

A snow bucket in my mind would only be appropriate if you had to transport snow out of an area because of lack of room to pile it. Otherwise a pusher and scraper is way more efficient.

 

[spitter]

I just finished building a snow pusher and I though a backdrag was the most important thing for me .My patio has no where to push snow so I wanted to use the back drag to pull snow off of it . I think Grattex has the snow pusher thing down to a science . Watch some of their videos and it should give you everything you need . There is a you tube video on a JD 2720 winter set up pretty freken cool.:drink:

 

[yooperdave]

I vote Pusher. It is the 50' width is why. Are you pushing 130' , 50', or both?

Given a 25hp 4wd CUT, how big of a pusher would you recommend? I thought 6' would work, but after some reading, it seems 5' is pushing the limits - pun intended. Pushing downhill with some weight, I am hoping 5' will do the trick.