radman1
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- Joined
- Jul 8, 2006
- Messages
- 3,017
- Location
- midwest
- Tractor
- JD 4520, Toolcat 5610, Bobcat S300, Case-IH 125 Pro, Case-IH 245, IH 1086, IH 806
Used the 5610 with homemade meyer 84" snow blade on the front and 66" blower on the rear. I usually just use the snow blade, rear blade or sweeper broom but this was a bad storm of 8-9" and 25-30 mph winds for 2 days. Started out with freezing rain then snow. Drifts up to 6' in some areas on road and around my house. Really needed some chains on the TC but only had to scoop myself out once when got stuck on ice and slightly high centered. The TC needs another 8" of clearance. 
Needed to be careful and not get high centered was the number one rule for this deep snow. Number 2 rule is don't get caught on a slope. The ice makes getting out of a ditch very difficult. In some areas, I had the bucket on front and was able to push myself out when stuck. The TC with snow plow on front and blower on the back is a mean snow movin' machine!
This is the first time used the blower on the hydraulic pto of the 5610. It actually did better than I thought. Had to chew through some drifts that were quite deep. Once, I was looking out the side windows at a drift that was shoulder high on both sides of the TC. If the TC had become stuck in the snow, I didn't have any way to open the doors because of the high snow drift.
Pulled 2 cars out of ditch near the front of my house. Good sized drifts of 3-4' across the road. My neighbor has a nice older JD 2010 but the snow was too deep to use his rear blade. He doesn't have a loader. He is a lawyer and since he is always willing to help me on legal questions, I was more than happy to blow out his driveway and yard.
Needed to be careful and not get high centered was the number one rule for this deep snow. Number 2 rule is don't get caught on a slope. The ice makes getting out of a ditch very difficult. In some areas, I had the bucket on front and was able to push myself out when stuck. The TC with snow plow on front and blower on the back is a mean snow movin' machine!This is the first time used the blower on the hydraulic pto of the 5610. It actually did better than I thought. Had to chew through some drifts that were quite deep. Once, I was looking out the side windows at a drift that was shoulder high on both sides of the TC. If the TC had become stuck in the snow, I didn't have any way to open the doors because of the high snow drift.
Pulled 2 cars out of ditch near the front of my house. Good sized drifts of 3-4' across the road. My neighbor has a nice older JD 2010 but the snow was too deep to use his rear blade. He doesn't have a loader. He is a lawyer and since he is always willing to help me on legal questions, I was more than happy to blow out his driveway and yard.
