[AT] What tractor for my snowblower?

Fri Jan 20 18:51:42 PST 2006

    Farm Show Magazine has shown some old self propelled
combines that were stripped down and converted for snow blowers.
Looks like they would be a handy machine with a cab and all
controls facing the right direction. They have shown them with 3
point hitches and also used for fork lifts and bale loaders.
Course you have to remove the header first.

                Gene

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dudley Rupert" <drupert at premier1.net>
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Sent: Friday, January 20, 2006 5:04 PM
Subject: RE: [AT] What tractor for my snowblower?

: Dean,
:
: Right, I was just thinking of the tractor portion ... but
maybe you've got a
: better idea!  Forget the blower and just use the whole cotton
picking
: contraption as is like a giant snow vacuum and then when the
box is full of
: snow just dump it over the fence on your' neighbors place ...
ah, I guess
: maybe that's not too good of an idea after all!
:
: Dudley
:
: -----Original Message-----
: From: at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
: [mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com]On Behalf Of Dean
VP
: Sent: Friday, January 20, 2006 1:02 PM
: To: 'Antique tractor email discussion group'
: Subject: RE: [AT] What tractor for my snowblower?
:
: Dudley:
:
: But.... cotton pickers would try to put the snow in the
hopper! The
: objective is to get rid of it! :-) Since snow is also white,
how do it know
: the difference? :-)
:
: Oh,,, just the tractor portion!  :-)
:
: Snow, is that the kind of stuff that rain turns into if it is
cold enough? I
: think we could handle a little snow right now just because it
would be a
: change. Our weather is really getting boring. And that is a
big
: understatement!
:
: Dean A. Van Peursem
: Snohomish, WA 98290
:
: Forbidden fruits create many jams!
:
: www.deerelegacy.com
:
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:
:
: -----Original Message-----
: From: at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
: [mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of
Dudley Rupert
: Sent: Friday, January 20, 2006 12:50 PM
: To: Antique tractor email discussion group
: Subject: RE: [AT] What tractor for my snowblower?
:
: If nature would have only made it so that cotton would grow
really really
: well in the cold, snowy northern climates -
:
: I've seen a couple of 50's era cotton pickers, which were two
row pickers,
: mounted on the back/sides of a Farmall M and a John Deere A.
A nice big
: platform with all the controls "turned around" was installed
on the tractors
: and the differentials were "rolled over" so the tractors had
five or six
: speeds in "reverse" (I was told that the dealers in the south
sold these
: cotton pickers but I don't know if these modifications were
done at the
: factory or by the dealer - maybe some of you guys down in the
warm weather
: country can tell us).  But maybe these tractors don't have a
slow enough
: first gear or even enough power for a snow blower the size
being discussed
: so they wouldn't work after all.
:
: Dudley
: Snohomish, Washington
:
: -----Original Message-----
: From: at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
: [mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com]On Behalf Of
Ralph Goff
: Sent: Friday, January 20, 2006 9:37 AM
: To: Antique tractor email discussion group
: Subject: Re: [AT] What tractor for my snowblower?
:
: Richard, its definitely all mechanical steering on my
Cockshutt tractors.
: Although there was a factory power steering option I have
never seen one
: yet. And yes, I have heard of people reversing the controls
and seat so you
: face backwards to driive. I believe this was used on a
forklift setup where
: the forklift was installed on the back, possibly 3 point
hitch.
:
: Ralph in Sask.
: http://lgoff.sasktelwebsite.net/
: ----- Original Message -----
: From: "Richard Fink Sr" <nancydick at pennswoods.net>
: To: "Antique tractor email discussion group"
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: Sent: Friday, January 20, 2006 8:50 AM
: Subject: Re: [AT] What tractor for my snowblower?
:
:
: > Ralph and others do these tractors have mechanical steering
or hydraulics
: > like my case 580B. i would think it would be a small job to
put a
: > reversing seat like a backhoe and a extra steering wheel
motor on for snow
: > blowing. The clutch may be a problem that would take some
thinking.
: > R Fink
: > PA
: >
: >
: >
: >
: > At 05:11 PM 1/19/2006 -0600, you wrote:
: >>Ron, a friend of mine changed his 3 point snow blower over
to front end
: >>loader mount on his 3020 John Deere. It took a bit of
engineering but did
: >>work well. It was a seven foot John Deere (McKee). No more
looking back.
: >>He had to devise a method of rotating the chute
electrically.
: >>I find snow blowing is a job that you really need to pay
attention to the
: >>wind direction. Always work with it. The worst conditions I
see is when
: >>there is no wind at all and the fine snow dust from the
blower spout  just
: >>settles on the driver. A little side wind keeps it clear.
: >>
: >>Ralph in Sask.
: >>http://lgoff.sasktelwebsite.net/
: >>
: >>
: >>----- Original Message ----- From: "Ronald L. Cook"
<rlcook at pionet.net>
: >>To: "Antique tractor email discussion group"
: >><at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
: >>Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2006 11:30 AM
: >>Subject: Re: [AT] What tractor for my snowblower?
: >>
: >>
: >>>You absolutely do need a slow reverse for rear mounted
blower work along
: >>>with the horsepower matched to the blower size.  Very
important!
: >>>Everyone's situation is a little different from the next.
I'll just
: >>>comment.  The tractor is a 4020 gas powershift.  After a
couple years of
: >>>pushing my gravel off the drive and creating huge piles of
snow both on
: >>>and off my property with no additional places to put the
snow, I bought a
: >>>3-point mounted snow blower.  I quickly found out that most
of the snow
: >>>will go down your neck and splatter up your glasses no
matter what
: >>>direction you try to operate the thing.  However, the snow
just sort of
: >>>disappeared as I knew it would.  Much better than all the
piles full of
: >>>gravel.  So...I just got a cab for the tractor and now all
I have is an
: >>>occasional stiff neck from operating the outfit.  I have
toyed with the
: >>>idea of front mounting the blower, but this tractor is the
only one large
: >>>enough here to power the blower and it also has a front end
loader
: >>>mounted on it.
: >>>The best part of the whole purchase is that it has quit
snowing large
: >>>amounts around here the past few years.  All because I
bought the blower
: >>>and cab.  You are all welcome.<g>
: >>>
: >>>Ron Cook
: >>>Salix, IA
: >>>
: >>>Phil Vorwerk - Printwear Graphics wrote:
: >>>
: >>>>I'll second that - I ran a Ford 2000 with SOS and a
3-point blower.  One
: >>>>season.  I couldn't wait to get rid of that setup.
: >>>>
: >>>>Phil
: >>>>Unseasonably warm Courtland, MN
: >>>>
: >>>>-----Original Message-----
: >>>>From: at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
: >>>>[mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of
Mike Sloane
: >>>>Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2006 4:08 PM
: >>>>To: Antique tractor email discussion group
: >>>>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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