Snowblower dealers in MA?

[bxowner]

There's a thread going now titled, "how's everybody doing with the SNOW?" I noticed a couple of rear-mount blowers on BX and older B-series... you may want to send a private message to those guys to ask what they think, since they haven't responded to this thread yet.

 

[clemnd86]

I am in Wareham. I have the front mounted 50" blower on the BX 2200 which works well for the most part. Has trouble with the slop that we have been getting down here but most have trouble with that stuff anyhow.

Have you tried Norfolk Power Equipment? They are pretty good to deal with I have found.

 

[keyman1808]

Your biggest problem will be finding someone with one in stock. With this weather most are probably sold out

 

[leonz]

If you dont mind a different color you can have an Allied from Ken Sweet, or a Puma shipped from Tudor and Jones in Weedsport, New York via Amtrak.

I think they still do crate shipping in the mail cars.

I wish I could be more help but I will suggest that you contact ken Sweet first shipping is weather dependent of course but an Amtrak freight load will get to you sooner from ken if the passenger service is on time barring weather.

 

[SwampYankee68]

After this year's snows in Ct I am planning for upcoming winters trying to decide between a snow blower attachment for my BX-24 and a snowplow for my pickup truck. The BX 24 and its 63" snow plow were just not up to the task of my 1,500 foot driveway after two of the storms due to wind-blown drifts.

I'd appreciate any thoughts as to whether a front mounted snow blower for the BX24 would be a viable / lasting investment for me, or if I should think of something more robust.

Thanks in advance

 

[leonz]

After this year's snows in Ct I am planning for upcoming winters trying to decide between a snow blower attachment for my BX-24 and a snowplow for my pickup truck. The BX 24 and its 63" snow plow were just not up to the task of my 1,500 foot driveway after two of the storms due to wind-blown drifts.

I'd appreciate any thoughts as to whether a front mounted snow blower for the BX24 would be a viable / lasting investment for me, or if I should think of something more robust.

Thanks in advance

Its more than a matter of greater expense for a front mounted snow thrower.

You have an under body frame and you loose the opportunity to have a front end loader for other jobs during the winter.

You have the lower ground clearance issue to deal with and it limits your ability to cut back banks of snow AND a front mount is not really heavy enough for cutting back banks of frozen snow piles.


It would be simpler to purchase a rear mount snow blower and keep the blade as you can always dispose of snow piles with a rear mounted snow thrower.


just to illustrate what you are dealing with fresh snow fall is 21 pounds peer cubic foot and a freeze that increase the wieght per cubic foot of the snow fall.

Wind blown drift snow can wiegh more than 42 pounds per cubic foot.


If you have a one lane driveway that is 10 feet wide for the example and one half of it is filled two feet deep with blown snow in the example-


ten feet by seven hundred and fifty feet by 2 feet is 15000 cubic feet of snow and which would wiegh 21 pounds per cubic foot if it is fresh snow equalling 315,000 pounds 158 tons rounded higher for the drifted half adding the undrifted accummulation gives you 750 times 10 times one foot deep which is 75,000 pounds or 38 tons rounded higher and the total is 196 tons of snow to deal with in the example.

Using two hundred tons of snow as the example to be removed-


if you consider a Pronovost Puma model 64 snow thrower in the example which has twin hydraulics for the spout and chute offered as standard equipment.


it has a sixty four inch width of cut and a cutting height of 24 and one half inches.


The open cross auger diameter is 16 inches, the impeller drum diameter is 20 inches and six inches deep.

The rear mounted snow throwers impeller rotates at 540 R.P.M., the impeller drum volume is calculated as Pi *R*R*H

3.14* 10 *10 * 6 = 1,884 cubic inches slightly more than one cubic foot of volume and using 21 one pounds of snow volume per cubic foot in the example; 540 times one times 21 equals 11,340 pounds per minute slightly more than five and one half tons per minute of snow casting ability.


Using 2 miles an hour of travel speed in the example:
you are traveling at 176 feet per minute you would cover the 1,500 feet in reverse with the rear mounted snow thrower in 9 minutes (rounded higher for clarity,the return pass would add 9 minutes and the driveway would be cleared in slightly under twenty minutes at two miles per hour.


You have removed 200 tons of fresh snow fall in twenty minutes with 2 passes of the snow thrower using the previous example and left no snow banks.


All you would need is a pair of steering knobs for the wheel on the BX2400 and steer the tractor with less effort.


It would be easy to manage and the snow blower will not lose value as you could mount it on another tractor is desired with no loss in value.


A weatherproof fender mounted tractor radio would help pass the time while running the snow blower and it would make the job pass easier.


The thing you have remember for well constructed rear mount is that the auger should be able to draw all the snow in front of it with the auger and a front mounted snow blower will be limited as it may have to make several cut passes as the front auger is unable to do this with deep snows.


The front mounted snow thrower also typically has to be reversed in direction of rotation in many models to operate properly because of the mid mount power take off system.


I would contact Ken Sweet and enquire about the Allied Farm King snow throwers as he is a sponsor of the forum in good standing or Tudor and Jones in Weedsport, New York
and ask about the Pronovost Puma 64 snow thrower.

 

[BryanMA]

After this year's snows in Ct I am planning for upcoming winters trying to decide between a snow blower attachment for my BX-24 and a snowplow for my pickup truck. ...
Thanks in advance

I own both. F350 with plow and BX23 with front blower. When you plow in the northeast you need to think ahead and push way off the road in the beginning of the season to have somewhere to put the later snow. When the ground is soft this can cause some damage until you are used to doing it. Also a lot depends on the area being plowed. If you will need to be doing backdragging etc or a lot of maneuvering or tight turns, plowing can be tedious

The BX with the front blower will send the snow 40' if you want it to. If you don't have a cab, you will learn to work with the wind. The blower will last just fine in my opinion if you are reasonable with it. One forgotten piece of firewood or rolled up newspaper and you will be replacing shear pins. In my opinion the front blower is the way to go if your kids or spouse will be expected to use it. A rear one is cheaper and allows for leaving on a bucket, and is easier to install/remove. I have filled ag tires on mine in the winter which is an excellent combination. I don't have any other counterweight other than the filled tires.

The truck is easier to transport, the blower makes the snow disappear. For me, at my home I usually use the blower, and I usually use the plow elsewhere.

Those are my thoughts. Good luck with your choice.

 

[SwampYankee68]

Thank you both for the input. I obviously picked the right forum to join!

 

[harddock]

Klems in Spencer is a new Holland dealer

Ahern in Spencer 1s a Kubota dealer I know tyhey do Blizzard

146 Supply in Millbury is a John Deere dealer.


Check what brands they sell in addition to their tractor franchises but all are in Central MA

 

[149owner]

How does a Puma compare to the Kubota rear mount?