[AT] Cold weather: 3 pt. snow blowers

[Cecil R Bearden]

That 3020 has a front mounted PTO underneath.  Is there any way you 
could mount a snowblower on the front?

Cecil in oKLa


On 1/14/2016 1:15 AM, Greg Hass wrote:
> Have been thinking snow blower on and off for several years but was
> never very serious. However, a couple of things have got me thinking
> again. First, my skid steer has been down for a couple of months. Due to
> a knee problem I have not been able to work on it ( takes over 6 weeks
> to see a knee Dr. x-rays from reg. Dr. say bone spurs in knee). Also a
> guy I know at the coffee shop has one for sale. I looked at it today,
> did not bother him, just stopped by the road. Main problem I see is I
> think it's a little narrow (65 inches- he had it on a New Holland
> compact with a fairly narrow wheelbase). Both tractors I might use it on
> have a 74 inch or slightly wider wheelbase; IH 574 or JD3020. How much
> this matters I do not know. I thought about putting 6 inch wings on each
> side but question that. His asking price is not bad- around $1200 but we
> found a new one at a dealer 45 miles from here for under $4000. Besides
> new it is 74 inches wide. It might be nice to go a little wider than 74
> inches but that change really ups the price. My drive is only 300 feet
> long and in our part of Michigan some years you only clean twice and
> sometimes 20 times. Snow fall varies but nothing close to what Ralph
> gets. I have used a skid steer for 35 years and have gotten by; the
> hardest part is because you do not know the snowfall you will get, you
> must start by cleaning a big area so as to not get boxed in ( don't ask
> how I know this). A blower would avoid this problem. We plan to look at
> the dealers tomorrow. It is a Land Pride SB15 series. If the salesperson
> told the wife correctly, the one they have in stock has hydraulic turn
> on the spout. I did not see a brand on the used one but it looks the
> same in every detail to the Land Pride. Also,how important are tire
> chains. I don't have any and have put some on before and certainly don't
> like that job. As to tractors, my 574 is handy to get on and off but is
> diesel; the 3020 on the other hand is harder to get on,higher up, but is
> gas and has differential lock. I know I could get along without one but
> at my age,68, I fight with myself whether to stay cheap or enjoy a few
> things in life. My dad taught us that having fun in life was wrong and
> that all that mattered was work, work, and more work. Enough of that.
> Anyway; any advice on snow blowers would be welcome; if they work, don't
> work, if I should stick to my loader, etc.  One last thing; a front or
> rear blade are not in my future.
>        Greg Hass
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