[AT] Snow Blower

[Ralph Goff]

A friend has a similar setup on a 3020 JD. Originally a rear mount 3 point 
blower, he had a framework built to mount it on the front with a push bar 
running back underneath the tractor. The mid pto on the tractor made it easy 
to get the power up front to the blower.

Ralph in Sask.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gunnells, Bradley R" <brad-gunnells at uiowa.edu>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Monday, August 16, 2010 8:14 AM
Subject: Re: [AT] Snow Blower


> I'm sure it adds significantly to the cost but a former GF dad had one for 
> their long lane. He had a JD tractor and they put a front mount 3 pt. arm 
> and it ran a driveshaft under the tractor to bring the power to the front. 
> That looked like a nice unit to operate since it had a heated cab. Would 
> probably scare me what he spent on that setup.
>
> Brad
>
> On Aug 16, 2010, at 5:50 AM, Mike Sloane wrote:
>
>> When I was in the tractor and implement selling business, you could
>> generally go by the weight and price when comparing similar items.
>>
>> That being said, I never sold a new three-point snow blower. The reason
>> was that there were so many barely used ones available if someone really
>> wanted one. And there lay the problem: Almost anyone who has ever used a
>> rear mounted snow blower decided to sell it immediately afterward. There
>> are many reasons for folks being unhappy with them, but the first one is
>> that they are literally a pain in the neck to use - after a very short
>> time, you find yourself in pain from having to twist yourself around to
>> operate the machine. The second problem is operating in reverse - older
>> tractors have only one speed in reverse, and even modern tractors have
>> maybe two speeds (too fast and too slow). I guess if you have a hydro
>> you might be OK, but a snow blower needs to be fed into the snow just
>> right. And, of course, a snow blower does just that: blows snow. If you
>> happen to have the wind shift, you wind up being dumped on, and if you
>> have a cab, the whole back of the cab gets instantly blanketed and has
>> to be cleaned off. Then, there are the usual problems with all snow
>> blowers - clogging with wet snow, jams from the machine "finding" hidden
>> objects (rocks, children's toys, hunks of fallen trees, etc.), shooting
>> small objects long distances into cars/trucks/houses, etc. The only
>> advantage of a three point mounted snow blower is that it adds a fair
>> amount of weight to the back of the tractor for traction when pushing
>> snow with a front blade/bucket.
>>
>> If you are still determined to try a three point blower, I suspect you
>> would be better off either borrowing one from a disgruntled neighbor or
>> buying a good used one, rather than investing good money in a new Asian
>> manufactured one. You can generally find a good used blower for under
>> $1000. Put a "wanted" ad in your local "Penny Saver" magazine or
>> newspaper, and you will have a dozen responses the next day.
>>
>> Mike
>>
>> On 8/15/2010 7:26 PM, Dick Day wrote:
>>> I just received the 2010 Northern Tools catalog.  As I said in a 
>>> previous
>>> post concerning Harbor Freight, I normally do not buy big-ticket items 
>>> from
>>> Northern or HF.
>>>
>>> However... in the new Northern catalog, a 3-pt snowblower  did catch my 
>>> eye.
>>> It's a Canadian product from a company called Braber...
>>>
>>> http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200435197_200435197?cm_ven=natural&cm_cat=netconcepts&cm_pla=Yahoo&cm_ite=braber%2Bsnowblower
>>>
>>> $1399 for a 72" blower is mighty tempting.  It lacks the bells and 
>>> whistles
>>> on the more expensive units. The cheapest I've ever seen new around here
>>> (Nebraska) has been around $4800.
>>>
>>> Ever heard of Braber?  Thoughts?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Dick Day
>>>
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