Re: Snowblower vs. Plow? Cost?

Posted by Farmall Don on December 31, 2004 at 07:38:42 from (64.83.163.176):

In Reply to: Snowblower vs. Plow? Cost? posted by Kutupembe on December 30, 2004 at 22:14:56:

I have a driveway 2,900 feet from the house to the town road. I use a 706 (it didnt take me long to get a cab) with a loader (my bucket tractor) and a 9ft wide snowblower on the 3pt. We dont get that much snow in southcentral Wisconsin, but when we do its all that 706 can handle. Like Hugh said, you really need a 100+ horse tractor, but if you cant afford it you need to make do. A decent 706 goes for about $3000.00 around here and a loader for a min. of $1,500.00. Ive seen blowers for $500.00 to $3,000.00 and I paid $750.00 for mine. On a trip to Racine recently, I was looking at equip. at Miller-Bradford (Case Dealer) in Sturtevant WI. that had a nice used blower for $500.00. I almost bought it for a spare.
Anyway, we dont get much snow (being use to north central WI) but when we do, the driveway can drift in by the time I make my second pass. Plowing the snow only creates windrows the develop drifts deeper. That is why I blow the snow away, using the wind to help rather than bury me in. I will plow 5" or less with my blade on my M and if it gets deep I make a pass with the blower. If the snow is getting deep, I blow it out of the fields on each side (opening up the 12ft wide pass to about 40 to 50 ft wide) in order to create a snow fence situation where the drift depths are minimal. Before I had the blower, I would push and push the snow into piles, sometimes all day long to open it up. The blower has enabled me to greatly reduce my road clearing time (reducing wear on my tractor).
Good Luck.

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