Snow Attachments Snow removal with Rear blade or Front blade?

[pat32rf]

Here in central Ontario I have about 500' of hilly gravel driveway to keep clear for our visitors and tennant. Some places it drops off at the side, others it is trees or banks. I have an old snowblower for the JD4300 but i broke the PTO shaft last fall and haven't bothered to fix it(time and money). I just use the rear blade(backwards) and a snow bucket on the FEL. Tire chains are a must. If I had a QD front blade for the FEL (WITH trip springs) I might use it but once we get a good base of snow over the gravel the rear blade does fine to angle the fresh stuff off to the shoulder. When the shoulders get too high I take the FEL to them. When I used the blower I always wished for a cab, now a skidoo helmut works fine
Yes my son has bent the 3pth arms in past but he has since moved out and I don't mind spending the seat time for a good plow job...

 

[bigdad]

I like the back blade myself because I can use it for other things in the more pleasant months. Like one of the fellas said, having a FEL for actually lifting and moving the snow is pretty nice and of course it's pretty handy in the pleasant months too.

I fixed up this snow "Pusher" for my FEL. It's permantly angled, five feet wide, with two treated 2X8's tall. When the bottom board gets worn I first reverse it or just replace it for three bucks. The wood is much kinder to asphalt and concrete. If I need the FEL, four bolts and it's there. I still have the six foot Woods BB on the back too.