[AT] What tractor for my snowblower?

[Larry D. Goss]

I stopped in at a local shop yesterday to pick up some special order
parts for reproducing tractor wiring harness and noticed that they had a
Walker zero-turn mower on display with a single stage snow blower on the
front of it instead of the mower deck.  I asked how many of those had
been sold this year.  They laughed and said there hasn't been one sold
in the entire region (southern Indiana) since 2003.  Walkers are kind of
the Lexus or BMW of the lawn mower set, but I can't imagine being
situated that close to the discharge chute of a snow blower without
MAJOR protection to keep from freezing your face off.  The coupling is
so close you can literally reach out and put your feet on top of the
auger housing.

Larry

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[mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of Mike Sloane
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Subject: Re: [AT] What tractor for my snowblower?

Farmall 340 or International 340U - with working TA for low speed 
reverse and either three point hitch or Fast Hitch with 3-pt adapters.

But I will tell you that running a snow blower on the back of ANY 
tractor is a pain in the neck (pun intended). If you look at my 
Lancaster Farming listings, you will see a lot of three point 
snowblowers for sale, listed as "almost new". When I sold tractors and 
implements for a living, I sold one used three point blower and no new 
ones. We did sell a couple of new front mounted blowers, but they were 
expensive and were sold to wealthy people with very long driveways and 
installed on larger hydro tractors with cabs (and heat).

Mike

John Wilkens wrote:
> I suppose most folks look for implements to fit their tractors, but I 
> need to look for the right tractor to fit a neat little 6" Lorenz 
> snowblower I have and I need some suggestions.  My needs are:  older, 
> lower cost tractor with 35 to 45 HP with a 3-pt hitch, very slow
reverse 
> speed (for snowblowing), Standard speed PTO and not "show quality!"
I 
> suppose live pto would be good--but not essential.   Let me know your 
> thoughts please.    John W.
> 
>                    In the wide-open spaces of NE Oregon
>  

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