outdoorsman123
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- Tractor
- Kubota M7060
Besides what others have already pointed out.
It does depend on the snow conditions, area to blow the snow, and spring conditions.
I would not lower the PTO speed to much below the recommended 540 as I've found when doing that the snow doesn't come out the chute fast enough and it ends up plugging up. It works ok with soft fluffy snow but not hard packed and definitely not wet heavy snow.
Leave clearance, angle the blower, or drive over the snow with the car a few times and let it harden to save the gravel. I typically leave 2" of packed snow on top of the gravel and angle the blower with the top link so it slides on the packed snow vs digs in.
Soft snow means you can go faster. Hard packed snow you may have to go at it slowly, depending how well your setup works.
Shoot the snow on the side of the driveway where the water typically flows towards. Helps with spring melting. Unless the winds the wrong way.
I will change the direction of travel and cleaning depending on the wind direction.
I have a loader and a bucket so I use that by the cars, and a shovel. If there's lots of snow then after it's clear around the cars I'll then move them and then touch up the remaining snow.
Shear pins are a regular requirement. Something will get stuck in there and snap it. Get familiar on how to replace them while it's warm.
A pull type snowblower may not handle deep snow as well. So you may have to do more than one pass or clear part way through a heavy storm.
And remember while your clearing the driveway this winter. How much nicer it is not having to use a shovel.
And if all else fails. Move south.
It does depend on the snow conditions, area to blow the snow, and spring conditions.
I would not lower the PTO speed to much below the recommended 540 as I've found when doing that the snow doesn't come out the chute fast enough and it ends up plugging up. It works ok with soft fluffy snow but not hard packed and definitely not wet heavy snow.
Leave clearance, angle the blower, or drive over the snow with the car a few times and let it harden to save the gravel. I typically leave 2" of packed snow on top of the gravel and angle the blower with the top link so it slides on the packed snow vs digs in.
Soft snow means you can go faster. Hard packed snow you may have to go at it slowly, depending how well your setup works.
Shoot the snow on the side of the driveway where the water typically flows towards. Helps with spring melting. Unless the winds the wrong way.
I will change the direction of travel and cleaning depending on the wind direction.
I have a loader and a bucket so I use that by the cars, and a shovel. If there's lots of snow then after it's clear around the cars I'll then move them and then touch up the remaining snow.
Shear pins are a regular requirement. Something will get stuck in there and snap it. Get familiar on how to replace them while it's warm.
A pull type snowblower may not handle deep snow as well. So you may have to do more than one pass or clear part way through a heavy storm.
And remember while your clearing the driveway this winter. How much nicer it is not having to use a shovel.
And if all else fails. Move south.