what do you plow snow with?

A nice, warm truck with windshield wipers, a heater and a radio.

Plowed with a tractor for a couple of years, wasn't long deciding I'd rather put up with the wear and tear on my truck.

Rod

This 16 inch surprise would have overwhelmed the JD 212 anyhow, so nothing lost there. Blower worked great. Full augur three hours straight just like in the commercials.

I'd like to have some sort of compact tractor with a loader, or at least a blade for my M.

Chuck Case and Suzie Quad.

Barry, here's Chuck Cases' younger brother, Chet. Chuck was in the shop by dark to warm up. Got to do some maintenance on him tomorrow. :-)

Jerry

I am putting the final touches on a IH 660 with an Elwood FWA. It is ballasted to around 15,000 lbs. It currently has an eight foot Fisher power angle blade. Looking for something in the 10-12 foot size. Would like to get a snow blower for the back and get a contract to do the school across the street. Three custodians are out there for several hours with walk behind snowblowers after every storm. I am located near an interstate exit with three hotels, five restuarants, and several gas stations. I think I could handle some of that action as well.

62'Ford 4000,8' western plow mounted on a Freeman loader.

'48 John Deere B with a 6' rear blade. Not pretty, not fancy, not fast, but gets the job done. Got more snow last night than we did in the last five years combined.

1750 Oliver and 7 foot Snowking blower. Driveway is 1/2 mile long through the middle of feild.

1941 Farmall A found a 6' blade and made the rest. I'am in the procese of puting turn cylinders on it when the snow hit in mich. wont be plowing till sunday.

• fisher plow on IH 574

I've always plowed snow, and it worked very well in Atlantic Canada. Here in SW ON it never gets exceptionally cold, yet it never goes above freezing either, consequently your snow never sets and continues blowing around for days. I've seen days go by here and it never snows, yet because of that wind we are out there everday plowing or blowing.

In Alantic Canada, most snow storms end with south or almost south wind, even to point of mixing in some rain. Of course south wind on the east coast picked up gulf stream currents. You could count on 12 to 24 hours near or above freezing. One just pushed those first few snows back 35' from yard or driveway, piled it high as you could, it froze solid, and you had a perminent snow fence for the winter. Once you pile that wet snow and it freezes, one can count on it staying where you put it until it melts.

Rob

Now--so that you don't think that I'm a total wimp--in the pre-Cherokee days, I used my Super C with a back blade, just like Paul Shuler talks about below. Still makes a great rig for cleaning up.

Our main rig is a Case IH 5140 mfd with a 7' bucket and an 8' Big Ox 3pt blade. Up until a few years ago we just used a 3pt blade for most of it but in deep snow on a 2wd tractor it seemed like we'd spend half our time trying to get unstuck. A 2wd loader tractor with the 3pt blade was a big improvement because deep snow could be pushed with the loader and the blade worked good for cleanup. Now with a mfd loader tractor equipped with a left hand reverser I think I can push snow faster than I can clear it with our twin auger 86" snow blower.

My ideal setup would probably be a Case IH MX-135 MFD with a cab, loader and creeper gear. I'd build a big 9' 4in1 bucket for the front so that just the bottom would fold up leaving a box blade and then an 8' snow blower on the back.

• Hobby farm

Bill

• Snow plow photo

870 JD 4 wheel drive, 7 ft articulated plow and a 6' grading box on the back. Push and pull at the same time. No snow amount stands a chance.

I use my 1086 with a Badger snowblower when it gets deep. I help clear a small airport runway when they need the help.

When its light I use a 1900 4wd ford with a loader and rear 6 ft blade.

Most of the time it's the 1086.

Gary

I have a 32" JD walk behind blower for my house driveway when it isn't too bad.

I have a 9 foot (mine) Farm King (Allied/Buhler) blower on the 3 pt of my brothers 4840 JD for when we get lots of snow.

What do I want? Same outfit except front wheel assist, loader on the front and a better radio!

Jay