Snow snow removal.

[devildog1]

I would like to just get this out there. For me the FEL is less than an option for snow removal!!! I have had three plowing sessions this year total of about 36 inches of snow (normally we get 250 to 300 inches) and have used the front blade the first time then the front mt snow blower and now my FEL which I bought in August last year. By far the snow blower is the best snow removal tool I own followed by the blade. In the future if anything happens to either of these two I will put the box blade on and use the FEL as last resort! I know there are a lot of guys out there who will take offense at this, but I mean to offend no one. It is just my opinion! If you use your FEL for snow removal and like it .....more power to you!

It all depends on how much snow your trying to move along with the size and the weight of your tractor when using your Fel. For me I use the back Blade (RB3584) for snow 8" or less. If snow is around 12" then I'll use the fel, I can push the length of my black top driveway with my Grand L 3540 without an issue, sure there will be banks but it does that effort less. Now for some heavy,( although not this year) snow over 12" then I do use the LA2674 three point snow blower as it is a walk in the park to move that much snow.Point is the Fel does work well if you have the tractor with weight and traction to move Snow.
DevilDog

 

[RaydaKub]

I have my FEL as my only snow fighter hardware. Seems like we only got a a foot or so this year. I tried using a piece of plastic pipe over my cutting edge on the bucket and it worked great.

Hey brewdog, I only have my FEL so far also. I don't think I've scratched my pavement yet, but may have. What kind of pipe did you use? How big is your pipe? How did you cut a long straight cut in the pipe? How do you keep it from coming off?

 

[IndyIan]

I use a 7' rear blade and my FEL. 99% of the time I pull the blade forward and can plow in mid range so its faster than a blower, plus I have too many blower killing rocks in my driveway. We only average about 5-6' of snow and this year is been maybe 1.5' so far. I use the FEL for clearing the parking and turnaround area and it works fine for that, but I can see why they make snow buckets.
I run as much offset as I can on the 3pth so I can move the banks back a foot or so but if I bought another rear blade, I'd probably get a sliding one for more offset or an 8'

 

[LarryD]

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[smfcpacfp]

Anyone who moves a lot of snow (20 to 30 episodes each winter) knows this is the preferred way to go (fast, efficient and warm):

Kubota B3030 HSDC snowblowing Jan 2012 (HD) - YouTube

 

[RaydaKub]

Anyone who moves a lot of snow (20 to 30 episodes each winter) knows this is the preferred way to go (fast, efficient and warm):

Kubota B3030 HSDC snowblowing Jan 2012 (HD) - YouTube

Oh, I know. It's a lovely rig. I just can't justify that much pretty paint for my 160 feet of driveway.

 

[4shorts]

If I had to use a snow blower for snow clearing I'd never get it done. It's just to slow. I'd rather go with the blade.

 

[rsewill]

If I had to use a snow blower for snow clearing I'd never get it done. It's just to slow. I'd rather go with the blade.

I wish our trees looked like yours during snow season.

 

[arrow]

Anyone who moves a lot of snow (20 to 30 episodes each winter) knows this is the preferred way to go (fast, efficient and warm):

Kubota B3030 HSDC snowblowing Jan 2012 (HD) - YouTube

Best picture resolution I've seen on this forum. Whadda using if you don't mind me asking.

 

[grsthegreat]

If I had to use a snow blower for snow clearing I'd never get it done. It's just to slow. I'd rather go with the blade.

blades work great...till the sides get too high. then the blower works better. I used the plow for the 1st 2 passes on the roads im taking care of (the inside 2 passes), then swap to the blower for the last 2 passes (the outside passes). I have to keep 24'-26' wide road thru the winter per contract.. only did it 2 times this year, but worked great.

 

[4shorts]

blades work great...till the sides get too high. then the blower works better. I used the plow for the 1st 2 passes on the roads im taking care of (the inside 2 passes), then swap to the blower for the last 2 passes (the outside passes). I have to keep 24'-26' wide road thru the winter per contract.. only did it 2 times this year, but worked great.

I understand but a blower is useless for where I need to move snow because there's no place to blow it unless I blow it on someone else's property. Besides that my snow clearing contracts would never get done using a blower. There just to slow. I use the blade. It's super fast. When the snow piles up I move it with the snow bucket or just push it back.

 

[grsthegreat]

I understand but a blower is useless for where I need to move snow because there's no place to blow it unless I blow it on someone else's property. Besides that my snow clearing contracts would never get done using a blower. There just to slow. I use the blade. It's super fast. When the snow piles up I move it with the snow bucket or just push it back.

i can see that if theres no place to blow it. We all live on 20 acre parcels here, so blowing it is no issue. I use the blade as much as possible, but the tractor just doesnt have the speed necessary to really blow the snow while pushing. the plow trucks here hit 40mph pushing snow.

 

[Don87]

According to your link:

State snow record for 1 season - Blue Knob, south-central Pennsylvania, 1890-1891, 225.0"

I think you may be confusing 'highest average annual' with 'state record'

 

[TrenaryDucks]

I think you may be confusing 'highest average annual' with 'state record'

No, I was just pointing out that if the state record is 225", there is little chance he is getting 250" to 300" of snowfall on average per year.

 

[RoyJackson]

No, I was just pointing out that if the state record is 225", there is little chance he is getting 250" to 300" of snowfall on average per year.

Very true...
Figuring the "average" ((250+300)/2=275") of 275", that would mean the area gets 10 snow events of 27.5" each every winter. Not too likely in the lower latitudes and elevations (most of the continental US).
Now, drifted snow...yeah, maybe high drifts due to the area topography and wind patterns. But that's not an average snowfall.

Here's a list of the 101 cities that get the most snow:
http://www.city-data.com/top2/c464.html
and Pennsylvania:
http://www.currentresults.com/Weather/Pennsylvania/annual-snowfall.php
(Union City, PA is about halfway down the page and averages 25" per season).
Even Erie, with it's lake effect snow, averages only 101".

 

[Don87]

No, I was just pointing out that if the state record is 225", there is little chance he is getting 250" to 300" of snowfall on average per year.

My bad.

 

[Don87]

Very true...
Figuring the "average" ((250+300)/2=275") of 275", that would mean the area gets 10 snow events of 27.5" each every winter. Not too likely in the lower latitudes and elevations (most of the continental US).
Now, drifted snow...yeah, maybe high drifts due to the area topography and wind patterns. But that's not an average snowfall.

Here's a list of the 101 cities that get the most snow:
Top 101 cities with the highest average snowfall in a year (population 50,000+)
and Pennsylvania:
Average Annual Snowfall Totals in Pennsylvania - Current Results
(Union City, PA is about halfway down the page and averages 25" per season).
Even Erie, with it's lake effect snow, averages only 101".

I'm around the 60 inch range here. I'm about 4 miles west of the Yough Lake, and about 19 miles east of Uniontown. I'm on top of the hill.

 

[RoyJackson]

I'm around the 60 inch range here. I'm about 4 miles west of the Yough Lake, and about 19 miles east of Uniontown. I'm on top of the hill.

Here in the south central area, we average 25"...but every few years (like Feb 2010), we get a real blast...

 

[Don87]

I bought the Massey as a result of the Feb. 2010 snowfall. My cub Cadet snowblower was down, so my neighbor used the Yanmar backhoe to clear my driveway after his brothers International Scout couldn't push any more snow.

By the end of Febuary, he said "if we get the next storm they are calling for, you'll need to call a dozer. I can't move anymore with the backhoe."

Luckily, the snow stopped.

 

[mpham]

Worcester, Ma. is number 22 on the list. My little town gets way more than they do so I must be close to the top with average snow. According to one site we get 70 plus inches yearly. This year we have had 27" in one storm and flurries the rest of the time. This pic was the one storm, the shovel is 13"high blade.