[AT] More on snow blowers

[Dennis Johnson]

Greg,

Congratulations!!

Something that you might want to consider is wider flotation front tires. I got a IHC 2504 2 wheel drive loader a few months ago and biggest issue on soft ground is the front tires sinking.
Rear duals would help traction.

Thanks
Dennis


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> On Mar 11, 2016, at 11:01 PM, Greg Hass <ghass at m3isp.com> wrote:
> 
> A couple of months ago I was hot to get a 3 pt. snow blower; even 
> looking at them and talking to salesmen as well as to this list. Well, I 
> never did anything about it as life got in the way. When I was looking 
> at snow blowers my knee was in terrible pain 24/7 .  I had x-rays taken 
> and was sent to a knee doctor. However, with Christmas and New Years  it 
> was a 6 week wait to see the doctor (he said it was a torn  Meniscus); 
> and another 3 weeks before surgery. It has been 5 weeks since the 
> surgery and I go to therapy 3 times a week. I can get along a little 
> better now but I have not done a single thing in the shop since 
> November. They said in therapy that this takes longer to heal than a new 
> knee. Back to the story: My long time dream has been to make a self 
> propelled snow blower out of an old combine. I have an old IH 203 that 
> has been stored for about 10 years, but at my age and with how slow I 
> work it isn't going to happen. In the past month we have had two snow 
> storms of twelve inches each. Because of my knee and due to the fact my 
> skid steer has been broke down since late Nov. my brother cleaned the 
> drive with his 70hp. IH with 4 wheel drive. The snow blew so deep in a 
> couple of places that even with that tractor he could not push through 
> without bucketing some out of the way first. I keep driving through 
> dealer lots looking at snowblowers and thinking about it. Well, last 
> week I decided to act. So, today me and the wife drove to a town a 
> hundred miles from here and I bought a Ford 340A loader tractor. I 
> decided it would move snow and do other things (when I put duals on the 
> tractor I can lift them up but cannot get out of the skid steer to bolt 
> them on so I have to try and plan ahead and get help. Now I should be 
> able to do it myself. I always worry about used stuff but I can't afford 
> new for my 110 acres so must do the best I can. The tractor seems ok but 
> the pto seal leaks some and the fuel pump looks like it leaks, although 
> none was dripping when running. I will probably get it next week. To see 
> it go to www.hodgesfarmequipment.com and click on used tractors and 
> scroll down to the 340A tractor and that's what I bought. P.S. the hour 
> meter doesn't work and various things tell me actual hours are about 
> double what they list.
>           Greg Hass
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