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I have been plowing my drive here in Mi. for over 20 years with my CL 40 skidsteer but this year I will be plowing snow for the first time with my 2000 tractor with a dozer blade, I have a 500' asphault drive. I am concerned how it will do without chains, I have a set of chains but I am concerned if they will damage my newly resurfaced driveway. Appreciate your input thanks Rick....I would be still using the skidsteer but my neighbor will be plowing most of the winter and I don't feel comfortable with him running skidsteer, I'll be in Florida!!!
 
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I have a 641 with the same blade setup and been using it to plow snow for about 12 years now.
Works great as long as the slope or snow isn"t too steep/deep. I do have the rear tires filled though, and add some weight to the back. Chains would be even better, but would probably tear up the asphalt. I've seen a neighbors garden tractor with chains leave marks on the asphalt.
Looks like yours has the metal cutting edge in the pic. If so, you may want to use the depth skids that came with the blade or bolt a rubber tip on it for the asphalt.
 
I too would be concerned. It's my experience that a 2wd tractor like that can get into trouble very quickly in the snow without chains. If I was asking someone else to do me the favor, I would put the chains on so they don't get stuck plowing your driveway.
 
I snow plow with my 671 and my tires are loaded and I'm using chains. I plow about 3/8ths of a mile on a gravel road.

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You don't mention if you have weights or your tires are loaded. I also don't see any shoes on the bottom of your plow. On hard packed I wouldn't have any traction without chains.

I understand trying to protect the new driveway. I would try plowing without chains and see, then get them if necessary and maybe choose a not too agressive type. I plowed my tarvia drive at home a half dozen times with duo grip chains and didn't see any signs of damage.

Good luck,

Jack
 
The tires are loaded and there are pads/shoes on the blade. The situation is...We are leaving for Florida on the 26th and unless we get enough snow to test it out to see if chains are needed or not... and my neighbor is not the mechanical type to put them on....so..I am in a little bit of a pickle. I just don't want to leave him in a bad way. But not enough of a pickle to make me stay here for the winter!...It will probably be one of those years we get dumped on big time!
 
Its not just about him doing me a favor, I've been plowing his and 5 other neighbors driveways for over 20 years and they have become dependent on me so I want to provide the tractor for him to plow everyones drive. They have cement driveways so I am also concerned about there drives also. thanks
 
Put the chains on it, then load it down with all the weight you got, THEN hope it's enough. If it gets on ice it'll be lucky to pull the hat off your head even with that setup.
It will rip and tear at the driveway. No doubt in my mind about that... but the way I look at it... either you want the driveway open or you don't. If you do, use chains. If you don't... might as well park that thing without chains.

Rod
 
Just went through that last weekend. I have a front plow on my tractor. We had about 8" and I thought I could do my plowing with just wheel weights (about 1500 lbs).
It was worthless.
I stopped after about 10 mins and dragged the chains out and put them on.
Huge improvement.
 
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