Clearing snow isn't so much about horsepower as it is traction and the machine's ability to move the snow.
I started in SE Texas and now live in NW Minnesota near the Canadian border. No neighbors around, and town is more than just a hike away!!
Started off here with a JD 4010 gas with FEL. No cab. Got a JD snowblower for it. Our winds would pack the drifts so hard that the blower would ride up and over. We now use a 2001 Dodge 1/2-ton with Western plow, and LOVE it!! Far less investment than a tractor.
Keep in mind, we normally have dry snow here. Also, it's fairly rare that we get more than a foot of snow at a time. The most we've had at once in 20 years is a hair over two feet. That could be asking a lot of a truck & plow, depending on the type of snow and how much room you have to plow.
It also looks like you have a paved driveway? Not here. It's all grass and a bit of gravel. But the Western plow leaves everything MUCH cleaner than the snowblower ever could, does it faster, and while using FAR less fuel.
Listen to Case Nutty and others from your area. They won't steer you wrong!
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