EMS503
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Snow Snow is coming!!
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Deano
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OP
thavil
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You're welcome Dean, you had nothing else to do anyway!! Sounds like you got about twice as much as we did.
jas67
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We only got 2 inches in South Central PA.
LBrown59
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We only have 0.00 inches here in Ohio and the temperature is 43 degrees above 0.
NuBota
Gold Member
C'mon man! We haven't seen this much in like 5 years. I bought my rear blade in fall of '07 and we got nuthin till this one. I was itching for this. And I bet tod was too!
-Eric
jas67
Platinum Member
I just got my tractor last summer, along with a 50" three-point snow blower. I've been itching to use it all winter. We haven't had a snow over 4" (used the back blade for all of 'em). I think I scared the snow away.
Typical snowfall for this region is 24-48" total for the season, with a good 24" dumper every few years. This was the lightest snow year I remember in my 40 years of living here.
Typical snowfall for this region is 24-48" total for the season, with a good 24" dumper every few years. This was the lightest snow year I remember in my 40 years of living here.
Deano
Veteran Member
Eric,
Now, I KNOW you can come up with other uses for your blade!! Something that doesn't invlove it snowing at my house
Deano
It's been pretty light this year. . . until Monday. Blizzard blew in, closed all the roads for two days, power out Monday and yesterday, and about 2 feet of snow. So I'm thinking I finally get to use the 'bota to move some snow. Monday, tried to keep the road and driveway clear (we had snow and 30 - 60 MPH winds, so drifting was an issue). Thinking that with the backwheels full of RIMGuard and the scraper blade on the back I figured I'd have plenty of weight. Got the tractor stuck in a drift, but managed to walk it out (going down hill) using the FEL. So yesterday I put the chains on the back, and started again. Cleared the driveway ok, and a couple of small drifts blocking the road. Then started on the big drift (200' long, 6' high going down hill). Started at the top and tried to just take a bite with the FEL and then backing up the hill. That worked for about the first 30'. So then I went to the down hill side (the road is just a big circle with 7 houses lining it. Ours is the farthest in from the highway). So taking bites from the downhill side, so I can just back down to dump, I got all but about 20' done. Called it a day after throwing one of the chains and got stuck when that wheel slipped off the edge.
So I'll finish it tonight after I get home and put that chain back on.
Since I can see this being a recurring issue (we've lived here 3 years and this is the first time we've had this kind of storm), I was thinking maybe a snowblower might be a better way to handle the big drifts. The fact that even with chains and Rimguard on the back wheels, I can't push a long drift out of the way, makes me think just the FEL and the back blade isn't necessarily the best options.
Can you guys with snow blowers offer some advice? Does Kubota make a snow blower that will run off the midpoint PTO? I have a 1998 B2710 with a FEL. Do I need to remove the entire FEL or just the bucket? What's the max depth that a snowblower can chew through? Any other words of advice?
I'm thinking I have at least six months to work on a solution, so now's the time to get started I guess. Besides, I'm thinking it will be JUly before that 8 foot drift on my garden spot is melted.
Monday, tried to keep the road and driveway clear (we had snow and 30 - 60 MPH winds, so drifting was an issue). Thinking that with the backwheels full of RIMGuard and the scraper blade on the back I figured I'd have plenty of weight. Got the tractor stuck in a drift, but managed to walk it out (going down hill) using the FEL. So yesterday I put the chains on the back, and started again. Cleared the driveway ok, and a couple of small drifts blocking the road. Then started on the big drift (200' long, 6' high going down hill). Started at the top and tried to just take a bite with the FEL and then backing up the hill. That worked for about the first 30'. So then I went to the down hill side (the road is just a big circle with 7 houses lining it. Ours is the farthest in from the highway). So taking bites from the downhill side, so I can just back down to dump, I got all but about 20' done. Called it a day after throwing one of the chains and got stuck when that wheel slipped off the edge.So I'll finish it tonight after I get home and put that chain back on.
Since I can see this being a recurring issue (we've lived here 3 years and this is the first time we've had this kind of storm), I was thinking maybe a snowblower might be a better way to handle the big drifts. The fact that even with chains and Rimguard on the back wheels, I can't push a long drift out of the way, makes me think just the FEL and the back blade isn't necessarily the best options.
Can you guys with snow blowers offer some advice? Does Kubota make a snow blower that will run off the midpoint PTO? I have a 1998 B2710 with a FEL. Do I need to remove the entire FEL or just the bucket? What's the max depth that a snowblower can chew through? Any other words of advice?
I'm thinking I have at least six months to work on a solution, so now's the time to get started I guess. Besides, I'm thinking it will be JUly before that 8 foot drift on my garden spot is melted.
number two
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For big drifts,snowblowers really shine.I've seen a front mount snowblower from Kubota on a B2710,but don't know the model number.If you only need one every one in awhile,you may wish to consider a rear mount blower.They don't have to be Kubota specific,many brands are available,and they're about half the cost of a front mount set-up.Just guessing a rear blower may be $2000-$2500.Seems like front mount set-ups cost about $4500.This would be for about a 60" model,which your tractor would run OK.I personally have a front mount set-up because I can't hack the turning around.If you can deal with turning around,a rear blower and front loader make a very formidable snow removal weapon.Good Luck!