[AT] Snow Blower

Mon Aug 16 15:56:29 PDT 2010

	I don't have a link handy but they do make front mount snow blowers. 
The models I've seen had a drive shaft running under the tractor to the 
back to a chain drive off the PTO.

Rupert

On 8/16/2010 8:18 AM, Will Powell wrote:
> I was thinking about a rear blower but after reading this thread I'm skeptical... What are my options?
>
> My driveway is a little over 300 feet.
>
> I have a WD with the snap coupler blade, that does ok but the chains have really scratched my driveway up. I'm on a hill so I need the chains.
>
> My D17 with trip loader has a 3pt backhoe on the back so there's plenty of weight, but no chains... It was great until I paved my driveway... Now it goes nowhere.
>
> I was thinking about buying a blower and trying to mount it on front. I have seen one that was mounted on a WD wide front. With a blower I won't have the need to push a heavy load so I won't spin the wheels. Have also seen a front conversion on a Cub.
>
> Or, do I just buy a large walk behind blower?
>
> Or maybe I need some chains on my D17, but then I still could scratch up the driveway...
>
> Regards,
>
> Will
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
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> Sent: Monday, August 16, 2010 9:28:12 AM
> Subject: Re: [AT] Snow Blower
>
> Being snowless in Texas I have been following this thread out of curiosity.
>
> My first impression of the machine is that it would be a royal pain in the neck. Glad to see that common sense still works,
>
> --- On Mon, 8/16/10, Mike Sloane<mikesloane at verizon.net>  wrote:
>
> From: Mike Sloane<mikesloane at verizon.net>
> Subject: Re: [AT] Snow Blower
> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group"<at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> Date: Monday, August 16, 2010, 5:50 AM
>
> 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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