U302 Snowblower

jerrymck1967

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Trying to figure out what size rear mount snowblower would work good on dads U302 Super. Physically I think a 7' would be about right. Dad bought it last year as a hobby tractor. Gonna plant deer plots etc. The plan is to use it....not leave it in the pole barn all year. It has two hyd hook ups on the back. We live in northern wisconsin so we get a fair amount of snow. I am concerned about getting a blower that is too big and / or heavy for it. The rear tires are loaded and I am planning on a set of chains. Does 7 foot seem right? PTO is rated at 55 hp. Not sure how much it will lift on thec3 point. Advice regarding choosing a blower is appreciated. Thanks
 
That would be the minimum HP. It will probably work for light snow but not very fast in deep hard snow. Make sure the blower is just a little wider than your tractor. And a cab is your friend when
blowing snow.
 
I doubt the weight is any problem, REVERSE speed is. It needs to be slow or plan on riding the clutch a LOT. Here's a pic of the seven foot front mount I use on the 150
HP 4630 Powershift, heavy drifts, or driving a bit too fast will make it grunt..
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I run a 6' blower with a Farmall 300 or a Massey Ferguson 35. You should have enough power to run a 7 foot blower. When I am in deep or heavy snow I have to back up a few feet, stop and wait for the blower
to catch up, then repeat. Once I have made the first pass if the snow is deep I will just bite another 2-3 feet off the side of the open area, that way I can get through without stopping. Both these tractors have
low reverse gears, the Massey is about 1 MPH and the Farmall about 2-3 with the TA in low, as I recall.
 
Others covered the topic pretty well. Ideally you would have a hydro with a cab and a front mount blower. But if you're determined to play with the 302, and I don't blame you, be aware of one more tidbit. A lot of blowers are really made for tractors that aren't so tall. Tall ones make for a PTO shaft that is on quite an angle to reach the tractor. Makes for vibration and sheared pins. I blew with my 4 Star Super. Fun but cold with no cab and sheared quite a few drive pins.
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Everyone has given good advise. And I don't need to get into the mix, but I will say one thing that might save you and others, is this. No matter the brand of the tractor or blower. I have sold a lot of blowers. Your most important maintenance task is to keep the PTO shaft well lubricated. As you raise the blower up and down that shaft has to slide in and out. And if the shaft is the least bit dry it puts a lot of strain on tractors internally, on the blower gear box, and the PTO U joints and shear pins. It is a good practice not to raise or lower when the blower is under load in deep snow. I have seen PTOs damaged in tractors and gear boxes blown out in front.along with shaft damage. Most any other implement that you use the PTO for does not have this problem, only when you turn on the corners. And even then it is not under load.
MMDEL
 
Had an 8foot, double auger 3 pt snow blower and an gas good running M670. 2 foot of snow in reverse, low range would bring her right to her knees, so a lot of clutch slipping! Got sick of that and put it on the G1000 and that took care of having to slip the clutch but I had to buy shear bolts by the Gross ( even grade 8 would not take it). So back to the M670!!! This being said, I think a 7 foot would be all a U302 Super would want and probably more. I also like to have a blower that is wider than my wheel track, but snow blowers can take a LOT of horsepower. Also the front end of the M670 would get kind of light so I had to use the brakes a LOT to help steer it! Your call but just MY experience. RA60
 
PS. I forgot to add that I kept at least three banana weight on the M670 and even then I would get to look at the sky a lot! RA60
 

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