snow removal

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blueman

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new holland t1110
I see a lot of people asking whether you can use a fel for snow removal. Absolutely you can. There is a technique for everthing, and using a fel for snow is no exception. Light snows , you can plow to end of a 100' (give or take) drive and dump it off at the end. Deep snows, however, require you to quickly push the snow off to the side of drive, then back up and go again, alternating from one side to other with your pushes. A lot of people push the bucket full of snow, then back up to dump it off to side. This is a waste of time. Push till tractor lugs, then make your way to side of drive and dump. I will not waste money on a snow blade when I have a loader. Now, if you have a very long drive to clear, a blade or blower would be the way to go to speed things up. ( I'm talking 50 to 60 yards or more)
 
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Hello blueman, welcome to TBN! Glad to see you posting. Hope you enjoy being a member of our community. :)
 
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I got by with a blade on an ATV for many years. When we moved to farm country three years ago, flat as Kansas, the drifting was so bad here that a blade couldn't handle it. So I had to start relying on the FEL on the tractor. A FEL is a bit harder to learn and a little more difficult to use than a blade. But a blade has limits for me. A FEL does not.
 
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welcome to the site blueman , waiting for snow to try my fel out .
 

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