Snow Blower versus Plow on Lawn Tractor/Mower

[buffalobo]

Front loaders suck at snow removal. They work, eventually, but they're very inefficient. Either of your options would work better than a loader bucket. Even a rear blade on a tractor is far superior than a bucket up front.

^^^Pretty much this unless clearing blind alleys and corrals, have to pile snow or have a BIG loader. Open areas or roads need plow/blade/blower.

Typical 4' deep, 40' wide drift across my driveway takes nearly 2 hrs with my little tractor(same size as link 00Tec posted) to dig out.

Four foot wide, front/bucket mounted, hydraulic snowblower would be the bomb(I have remote hydraulics to drive it).

[ChickNorris]

When I do snow removal at work I usually use the rear blade on the tractor to move most of it but the bucket lets me pick up large amounts of snow and dump it wherever. I have pushed a fair amount of snow with the bucket and I thought it worked quite well. Once I figured out that I had to float the bucket anyways.

Find yourself a manhole cover, material seam or . . . ?

[Irving]

Nothing worse than chipping a tooth, cracking a windshield, and inhaling hot coffee through the nose all in one event.

[buffalobo]

When I do snow removal at work I usually use the rear blade on the tractor to move most of it but the bucket lets me pick up large amounts of snow and dump it wherever. I have pushed a fair amount of snow with the bucket and I thought it worked quite well. Once I figured out that I had to float the bucket anyways.

Used JD310 on sites to push alot of snow but it is much bigger/heavier/more HP than our little farm tractors. It would clear the drift I described above in 15 minutes.

[buffalobo]

Find yourself a manhole cover, material seam or . . . ?

or tear up grade of road/ditches/landscape around site if not frozen.

[FoxtArt]

1) Tear out concrete pad
2) Make new forms it, 5.5" deep for cars, 8" deep for semi
3) Put in owens corning pink foam, 1.5" thick for normal car traffic, 2" thick for semi
4) put in pex and coil, loop it around against the bottom of where the concrete would be, zip tie to rebar, try to get 9" spacing give or take, and if it ever crosses over itself, insert a spacer where it crosses itself
5) Pex loops should be no longer than about 300 feet, if longer, put multiple loops in, all loops need to be equal length
6) Run ends of pex into home
7) Pour concrete, 4" for normal cars, 6" for semi
8) Hook into condensor boiler.

Since we're talking about plow trucks and skidsteers just for snow.... this is cheaper

And yeah, I DIY this myself once. And I don't even have east slope levels of snow.

[gnihcraes]

15 horse cub cadet lawn tractor has done 22 years of plowing for me and my neighbors. Quick and easy when it's not more than about 12 inches deep and not really wet. Have large snow blower for deep stuff if not really wet.



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[kwando]

It’s my understanding that those mowers don’t have enough weight and the tires don’t have enough traction for plowing. The people I know who use a mower uses chains or weights. I personally have a Polaris ATV with a blade. Two passes today and i was done. Still use a snow blower in the concrete slab.

I have a JD blower attachment that I will sell. I’ve never used it, so I cannot tell if it’s complete. But if you’re interested send me a PM

[gnihcraes]

It?s my understanding that those mowers don?t have enough weight and the tires don?t have enough traction for plowing. The people I know who use a mower uses chains or weights. I personally have a Polaris ATV with a blade. Two passes today and i was done. Still use a snow blower in the concrete slab.

I have a JD blower attachment that I will sell. I?ve never used it, so I cannot tell if it?s complete. But if you?re interested send me a PM

Chains and 70 pounds of weight on back, helps a lot. forgot about that.

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[BPTactical]

After 24 years of this:

I dont give a shit anymore. 4x4, the sun will come out again.