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jra

10-29-2005 06:28:14




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I"m trying to get some Info on tractor mount snow blowers. I"m thinking about a 8 ft. three point blower, but am wondering what kind of problems I may have with one. I"ll be useing it a a gravel road. If I get gravel in it will it tear anything up? I"ve heard they are hard on the tractor PTO. Has anyone had any problems with their PTO from useing one? How well do they work in 5 or 6 ft. deep snow drifts? Thanks for any Info.

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dave from MN

10-30-2005 17:04:14




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 Re: Three Point Snow Blowers in reply to jra, 10-29-2005 06:28:14  
I have a 7' 2 stage single auger. I have 1/2 mile drive that seems to really collect snow in places. A slow reverve is a must. I have a Hydro, ya couldnt beat it. Gravel wont hurt it. When buying make sure if you want the snow thrown a long way you get one with a faster gear impellor. Some turn so slow they only toss the snow 15 feet. Make sure it has an enclosed gear box not open gears. Make sure it is widerr than your outside tire width. I dont have a cab , but come January here in MN I sure wish I did. I wouldn't go over 74" cause aFTER THAT THE $$$ REALLY GOES UP. yOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET A GOOD 70-76" for $2100-$2500. Enjoy and

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paul

10-30-2005 18:55:42




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 Re: Three Point Snow Blowers in reply to dave from MN, 10-30-2005 17:04:14  
Wow, you have my exact setup for a blower. Blue & white unit? :)

I run it with a Ford 7700 with cab, too much power & too wide; or a Ford 1720, no cab, very slow reverse, and a bit weak on power but more fun. :)

Works well, no better way to move our type of snow, whatever surface you are on. If you have mushy ground, it can scrape off a lot of dirt or gravel, need to have the skids set high & leave a little slush. Once you get a thin pack of ice & snow, it skims right over the gravel. Don't aim the spout at a building tho! :)

--->Paul

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Cliff Neubauer

10-30-2005 10:56:42




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 Re: Three Point Snow Blowers in reply to jra, 10-29-2005 06:28:14  
We have an IH #80 7" twin auger two stage blower and in deep snow it is a load for a 150hp tractor. We"ve been using it on a 1066 but the reverse gear is really too fast for deep snow, this year I may try it on our 5140 so I can put the tractor in neutral and use the loader to push it back through the snow but that tractor doesn"t have a cab. I never had a problem working on gravel, just keep the skid shoes on the bottom adjusted right so you leave about 1" of snow.

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RickL

10-30-2005 01:16:34




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 Re: Three Point Snow Blowers in reply to jra, 10-29-2005 06:28:14  
They will work fine but you must just float them always works the best just learn to leave about inch of snow and you won't have any problems with the rocks. If you do get few it will just blow them on thru no big deal. But to me here is the big thing depending on the chutes on some units you will find out that you will not be able to see anything behind you and if you have no cab they can be really good for giving you a snow bath. I enclosed more of my chute and extended it out also and this made a whole different machine out of it. I also recommend hyd shout adjust cause it will really make difference in the wind when you change just a little in travel direction. I do normally close to 1 to 2 miles eary in the morning plus driveways so a cab is a must in the bitter cold. depth of snow depends on if you have a single auger unit or a double unit. Mine is the double unit and in the really deep stuff you just give it time to do its thing and yo will be fine,still fast then blades cause you never handle snow twice and it is clear off the road. they work fine but you will fined out that no cab tractors means a real snow bath. On my setup have a big loader on the front and blower on the rear.

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RickL

10-30-2005 01:15:36




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 Re: Three Point Snow Blowers in reply to jra, 10-29-2005 06:28:14  
They will work fine but you must just float them always works the best just learn to leave about inch of snow and you won't have any problems with the rocks. If you do get few it will just blow them on thru no big deal. But to me here is the big thing depending on the chutes on some units you will find out that you will not be able to see anything behind you and if you have no cab they can be really good for giving you a snow bath. I enclosed more of my chute and extended it out also and this made a whole different machine out of it. I also recommend hyd shout adjust cause it will really make difference in the wind when you change just a little in travel direction. I do normally close to 1 to 2 miles eary in the morning plus driveways so a cab is a must in the bitter cold. depth of snow depends on if you have a single auger unit or a double unit. Mine is the double unit and in the really deep stuff you just give it time to do its thing and yo will be fine,still fast then blades cause you never handle snow twice and it is clear off the road. they work fine but you will fined out that no cab tractors means a real snow bath. On my setup have a big loader on the front and blower on the rear.

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Kevin Bismark

10-29-2005 21:14:13




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 Re: Three Point Snow Blowers in reply to jra, 10-29-2005 06:28:14  
never herd of any pto problems from a snow blower, you might want to have some stabalizer arms on your 3 point to keep it from moving back and forth all the time, and don't point the shoot of the snow blower at anything imporntant, if you hit a rock just right it might go through the wall of your house...



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wgm

10-29-2005 17:28:43




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 Re: Three Point Snow Blowers in reply to jra, 10-29-2005 06:28:14  
The only difference in using a snow blower verses a blade on gravel is that the gravel will be pushed to the edge of the driveway with a blade and will be thrown about 30" with the snowblower. Never had any damage from the gravel just some scratched up paint.



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streaker

10-29-2005 15:21:14




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 Re: Three Point Snow Blowers in reply to jra, 10-29-2005 06:28:14  
I had an older I.H. Model 80 I used on our 806 Farmall, 7 ft. wide, dual auger, dirt driveway 1/4 mile long. It handled drifts wonderful! They were usually 3ft. deep, usually did them in one pass with the blower having a full mouthfull! It took all the power the 806 had though, 96 horse. That one worked best when you crowded it. I can see where it would be hard on it, but it did hold up O.K.



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mecanik69

10-29-2005 08:27:04




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 Re: Three Point Snow Blowers in reply to jra, 10-29-2005 06:28:14  
You will want a 2 stage blower as they do not take as much power to run as a single stage. We have a single stage on our 4430 john deere and it handles it just fine. It is an 8 foot blower.



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mecanik69

10-29-2005 08:23:33




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 Re: Three Point Snow Blowers in reply to jra, 10-29-2005 06:28:14  
You will want a 2 stage blower as they do not take as much power to run as a single stage. We have a single stage on our 4430 john deere and it handles it just fine. It is an 8 foot blower.



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rettchr

10-29-2005 07:29:39




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 Re: Three Point Snow Blowers in reply to jra, 10-29-2005 06:28:14  
Yes, they will move dirt & gravel as well as snow. This is a problem when the drive is wet/soft as in first snowfalls of season or in the spring. It is very easy to dig in too deep if the surface is not hard. Once the roadbed is frozen and solid, your blower's shoes should be able to keep you above most (but not all!) of the gravel.

A SLOW, repeat SLOW, reverse gear is also very helpful. I had a MF 165 and if you could use the high range reverse, there was not enough snow to worry about. Only the low-low reverse on that tractor was really useful for blowing.

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wilman

10-29-2005 06:42:27




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 Re: Three Point Snow Blowers in reply to jra, 10-29-2005 06:28:14  
The first thing to consider is what is the horsepower of the tractor that you are going to use the snowblower on because that will be your limiting factor. I use an 8 foot snowblower on a 70 horse power tractor and it handles it ok as long as I take it slow in snow deeper than 1 1/2feet(estimate)My tractor would work a lot better if it had a slower reverse. Used to use it on a 100 horse power tractor and you would have to take it slow in snow deeper that 4 foot. Mine basically takes an 8 x 3 foot cut. It will work on large drifts but you just have to take your time and not overwork the blower or the tractor. Of course fluffy snow blows a lot easier than hard packed drifts. Biggest problem I have with mine is a shear bolt on the 90 degree angle shaft that runs the cross auger. If I push to fast into to hard or deep of snow, I will shear that bolt. Usually have to replace it at least once it seems like every time I use it. I also have a shear bolt on the pto shaft up where it connects to the tractor. Only have to replace that every so often. I should mention that my blower is 25 years old also and I use it on a 43 year old tractor with out a cab.

Wil

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wilman

10-29-2005 06:46:39




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 Re: Three Point Snow Blowers in reply to wilman, 10-29-2005 06:42:27  
Forgot to mention that gravel will not really tear up the snowblower but will reek havoc with anything that you may be blowing the snow against. Mine has never been used on anything but a gravel driveway. It took us a couple of times of replacing windows in the barn to learn that you don't want to run it right down to the gravel, leave it up an inch or so.

Wil



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