Best Snow Blowing Tractor

HAZENMANOR · Dec 12, 2017

I read posts of guys looking for a vintage tractor that has a slow enough reverse for a 3pt snow blower.
I run a 6 1/2 ft lucknow (made in Canada) snow blower in the snowbelt off Lake Erie. I highly recommend an Allis Chalmers D-17 (63 hp) the hand clutch on an Allis can be slipped all day as it runs in oil, this allows me to just creep into our 3 foot drifts. Once through the drift just shove that big stick into high range till ya get to the next one! Have to go blow now as we are getting 30 mph wind and about 2 in. an hour!

544hydro · Dec 12, 2017

Looks like fun! I don't have a blower for my IH 544 but being a hydro you could go as slow or fast as you want.

Mike(NEOhio) · Dec 12, 2017

Where are you? I'm in central Geauga county. I may get to use mine tomorrow.

Bob M · Dec 12, 2017

My son has an Oliver 1850 with a rear-mount 'blower. In R1 and the hydrapower in under, ground speed is perfect for snow up to 30" deep.

He's also got a 7' Western blade mounted on the front. Aside from the open operator platform it's a wonderfully effective snow removal machine!

Adirondack case guy · Dec 12, 2017

Well "BEST" is a big word. I view many videos of "BEST" ways or tools, to do things. Most leave things to be desired, including you slipping the clutch in your tractor.
Case tractors with the torque converter drive, COM have the pto driven directly off the engine flywheel, and the tranny was driven by a torque converter. Snow blowers pulled down engine RPM, converter looses torque to rear wheels reducing speed, until engine RPMs recovered. No playing with a clutch lever required.
Loren

Bruce from Can. · Dec 12, 2017

That is a real nice looking rig you have there. We used to run a 6 1/2 foot Lucknow blower with a 165 MF. I never liked the snow down my neck lol. Moved up to a 8 foot double auger , and a 4wd cab tractor, with a loader. I still have the blower, but the tractor in my picture is gone.

4520BW · Dec 12, 2017

Guess I am lucky enough to not have to worry about having so much snow that I can't just use a rear blade to push It! All the tractors on the farm are deere except for dad's D-17. Amazing what that little tractor can do! Dad put a new kelly loader on it a few years back and it till out lift the 5095 deere.

Dieseltech · Dec 12, 2017

Having played with dad's rear mount snowblower for several years I'd say the first is a CAB tractor! I've used his JD/McKee rear mount on an Agri-Power 8000, MF 85 diesel, IH 544 Hydro utility. None had cabs, so LOTS of snow down the neck. Latest is a front mount BER-VAC from Canada that I've had on an AC 7000 with cab first, blower is now on a larger AC 7040 power shift. Have not needed to use it yet, but maybe later this week if the snow continues. Much easier to watch the snow fly going forward while enjoying the cab heat..

Bob Bancroft · Dec 12, 2017

Now you've done it! That beautiful AC orange against the white snow has you challenging the operation of my favorite tractor!

While I think the ideal would be hydrostatic, there aren't many of those on vintage tractors.

As one who grew up in the seat of a WD45(maybe that's what's wrong with my hip?) slipping the clutch, pulling a baler, I hereby disagree with your assertion.

I may have to get over your way someday, and demand a meal, by way of your repentance.

RBoots · Dec 12, 2017

Rich, what's the drive on the rear of that look like? I'd like to try to mount dad's on the front if I could. I know I'd have to reverse it, but nothing the right gearbox or an idler wouldn't take care of

old-9 · Dec 12, 2017

How about this one? It has a flat head v-8 driving the blower and the regular 4 cylinder driving the tractor.
Ford snow blower

Swede in IOWA · Dec 12, 2017

Really like my Versatile 276 II with blower mounted on cab end, steering wheel console facing blower and the hydrostatic drive. Swede

1370rod · Dec 12, 2017

This one works great, 1000 rpm pto on tractor running a 540 blower. Run engine around 1400, has plenty of power and really slows down rev. Case powershifts do well blowing snow. The constantly oiled and cooled clutchpack takes this kind of use well. And these old 4wd's can be had for a song. Rod.

KenL · Dec 12, 2017

I have an Oliver 880 with a 6ft blower. In the deep snow I run it in low reverse and pull the power booster lever back and its good to go until we hit a 3ft bank.

Dieseltech · Dec 12, 2017

Next time I have it out I'll get more photos of the driveline. It's originally 540 PTO but I have the 1000 shaft on it. Blower works best at 650-750 PTO speed, the smaller AC 7000 worked OK on 540 with the engine wide open, placing the blower speed about 650. There are times at 500-540 the snow will push over the top auger as the fan is already full. I tried the 1000 shaft on the 7000 but it didn't pull it well with the 301 engine at stock 106 HP. The larger 7040 is at 160 now so it should handle it on 1000 throttled back a bit. The gear box is 1 to 1, I'd like to change it to 1000 in and 750 out, that would be ideal. I'll get the pics posted soon as I get them on the phone.

Mark W. · Dec 12, 2017

Where in the snowbelt? I'm in Edinboro.

Bob Harvey · Dec 12, 2017

I like that I live where those gizmos are not needed. That said, we do get up to 2' of that crap occasionally. I have a 4x4 with chains for all and my 60 JD with chains and a 7'6"" (built by me) rear blade. Covered.

HAZENMANOR · Dec 12, 2017

I'm in Mina (Findley Lake N.Y.) I built some Madison silos around Edinboro and Centerville PA in the 70's.

casecollectorsc · Dec 12, 2017

My 930 lp Case works great. Has hi and lo reverse....

Eldon (WA) · Dec 12, 2017

(quoted from post at 16:15:37 12/12/17) Rich, what's the drive on the rear of that look like? I'd like to try to mount dad's on the front if I could. I know I'd have to reverse it, but nothing the right gearbox or an idler wouldn't take care of

Here are a few pics of my wife's late great uncle's rig in MI...not sure who wound up with it after he passed.

Dean · Dec 12, 2017

Cannot beat a hydrostat for blowing snow.

Dean

used red MN · Dec 12, 2017

Interesting, I thought in the Case PS excessive use of the PTO was not recommended while using reverse. I know there can be issues if you run the tractor stationary using the PTO, and leave the power shift in the reverse position damage can occur due to inadequate lubrication to some transmission parts. Maybe the tractor movement eliminates this problem. To the OP outside of a late model tractor with an infinitely variable speed transmission I suspect an old IH hydro can?t be beat. As far as constantly slipping the wet clutch in your Allis I?m sure you?re causing undo wear to the linings that are slipping. Just my 2 cents.

SVcummins · Dec 12, 2017

That?s a nice rig

tractorkrum · Dec 13, 2017

Have an Allis WD45 with a six foot front mount blower. It is chain drive with a sprocket where the side pulley originally was located. Was previously used to load dump trucks and would fill one in about a minute and a half. I have a lot of slope on my driveway so traction can be a problem as I do not like to run chains on the blacktop. It works the best when you have six inches or more going into it.

Doug Cotton · Dec 13, 2017

Not an old tractor, but I run a Deere 7215R with IVT and an 8'Hitch Doc blower. Great setup.

Ken Macfarlane · Dec 14, 2017

We have had a few but the little 50 hp hydrostatic Kubota runs a 7 ft Normand blower with side chute discharge like a champ. Also have a 9 ft double auger blower and a 7 ft Lucknow blower but I don't like them near as much even with more than 100 hp on them.

My 100 hp MF and theres a 4wd F350 under there too, they sit out storm clean up although I did buy a 10 ft boss V to hang on the truck someday. The little kubota cleans out a farmyard and a couple of miles worth of driveways every storm for more than 10 years now. Great little rig.

495man · Dec 14, 2017

New Holland TV140 / TV145 etc would be the best.

4x4, hydro, and sit right in front of the blower, no turning your head, no slipping anything.

oldtanker · Dec 14, 2017

(quoted from post at 14:07:46 12/14/17)
New Holland TV140 / TV145 etc would be the best.

4x4, hydro, and sit right in front of the blower, no turning your head, no slipping anything.

X2

Rick

rusty6 · Dec 14, 2017

My Cockshutt 40 is pretty vintage, being the same age as me. I've run it and a six foot McKee snow blower since the blower was new in 76 and it has never failed to do the job. If the snow is too deep the wheels will slip enough to slow it down, snow will come over the top of the blower and the old Cockshutt Buda engine just keeps cranking out the horsepower. Two reverse speeds and 90% of the time low reverse is plenty fast enough. In light shallow snow I can run in high reverse. I think I've posted this video link before but here it is at work.
Cockshutt 40 Snowblowing

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