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When do you remove your snow plow?

Geo-TH,In

Geo-TH,In

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I heard of snow showers in Iowa.
Just showers in Terre Haute.

Typically Thanksgiving is when I remove the mower and put on the snow plow. Easter is when I remove the snow plow and put on the mower.. Easter is Sunday April 17. So it looks like I will be removing the snow blade very soon.

When do you put your mover back on??
 
Yesterday.

FELs will come off in 2 or 3 weeks and mowers will go back on at the same time.
 

My Farmall H wears the loader with a blade year round, and the chains stay on the tires. I just park it out of the way.

We got just a dusting of snow last night. Nothing to be concerned about, but we have had plowable snow in April, and several years ago a sizable snow storm in May. Unusual, but it happened.
 
I needed the tractor last week so I took the blower off; but its parked in a handy spot as I expect to need it yet.

Better to plan for it and not have to.........

Paul
 
dont have a snowplow,,but took everything out of the shed,,moved the snowblower,added stabile,,,and tucked it in the corner,,,if it snows,,it will melt eventually on its on now!
 
When I need to do something else with it. If it snows at this time of year around here it doesnt stick around very long. Usually I make more of a mess by trying to clear it up.
 
I picked up an extra lawn & garden tractor a year ago and just leave the blade on the front and tires chains on rear year round. Also for heavier snows I use a walk behind snow blower it is ready to go year round too. If I find a front snow blower at a good price for a JD 425 I might buy it and put on mine.
 
If they are calling for over 5 inches of snow I hook the 3 pt. blower on the loader tractor and usually take it back off a couple days after the event. Otherwise I use the FEL to remove snow with a oversize bucket that takes about two minutes to put on or switch on my loader. Z turn mower is ready to go year round when needed and only used to mow. Last few years I may have used the blower 4 or 5 times total.
 
A pickup has a blade on it all winter.

I usually drop the blade off sometime in April when I want to use the pickup for something else.
 
Before I back in the shed after every use. Snow plow stays outside. Push the unlatch button, set snowplow down, pick up forks, push latch button. Takes about 3 minutes.
 
I have an eight foot blade that goes on the back of my go-to winter tractor set up to push backward, hydraulic angle control. 7' loader bucket on the front. It stays like that all winter. 1 Nov til whenever. No chains on tractor but FWA and good tires. Shedded when not in use. Tractor tank filled with winter diesel, block heater and starter/charger for battery. I haven't had anything fail in 25 years. (;>))
 
I can switch from snow plow to my grapple in less than 5 min so when we saw lumber we change to what ever we need at the time not a big deal. Randy
 
As a few others have mentioned, & as Murphy's Law dictates, usually a few days to a week before we receive our last snowfall that requires clearing..........LOL
 
I have a dedicated plow truck, plow comes off if it needs to go in the garage or I need the truck in the summer for some reason.
 
(quoted from post at 05:53:18 03/31/22)
Typically Thanksgiving is when I remove the mower and put on the snow plow. Easter is when I remove the snow plow and put on the mower

When do you put your mover back on??
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I could and should take the snow blower off the 2140 any day now. If we get snow this time of year it is more likely to be wet and not easy to move with the blower so I'll use the blade. I keep the blade on the 2090 til mid or late April. Front end loader is on the two smaller tractors all the time. Mowers are pull type so its not a question of installation. Won't be any grass to cut til June anyway.
 
never used mine this winter. Around the second week of April I will remove the blade and comfort cover from the Ford 4000. And then put dad's boom pole back on.
 
Mid-May iffen ya wanna be totally safe. LOL!

In 2013 (I think)... we got a foot of heavy/wet snow on MAY 2. :(
 
I suppose I could put SNOW blade on Jubilee year round.
I like using Kubota with a cab for mowing
and pushing SNOW.
 
Took the plow off the big tractor (IH 2424) about 3 weeks ago so I could put on the 3 pt wood splitter. Took the plow off the JD 345 garden tractor last week so I could take it to the shop for some work. Either one could have gone back on in about 10 minutes. But I try not to plow this late in the spring if I can to avoid making a mess of the yard. Left the chains on both tractors for now, but they will come off in another week or so.

Tim
 
Sometime in early January, when she starts to skate around a bit, I put the teeth on the bucket. The little furrows fix the traction problem right up.
Made a quickie cleanup pass a week or two ago & that's it for this winter. 49th parallel.


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