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Re: Snowblower vs. Plow? Cost?
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Posted by Hugh MacKay on December 31, 2004 at 12:50:50 from (209.226.106.38):
In Reply to: Re: Snowblower vs. Plow? Cost? posted by buickanddeere on December 31, 2004 at 10:31:49:
buickanddeere: You'll notice I did say blower or 100 hp. 100 hp if he is going to push it, and the only way he will get a 100 hp on the ground in winter will be 4x4. That is what I found pushing snow with John Deere 540A forestry skidder, 6 ton of 4x4 machine pushing an 11' blade. Blade was close to 4' high and with Deere 8 speed power shift it made pickups and 2 wheel drive tractors look like toys. In heavy snow conditions that is what it will take to match your 40 hp tractor and 7 ft blower. I agree plowed roads must be pushed wider, however plowed snow stays where you put much better. I watched three guys here in western Middlesex Co., with paralell drivways, each about 500' apart. The guy at the west blew his once, guy in center blew his plus the first guys snow. The most easterly guy blew all the snow from all drivways 3 times. I've also seen them in one of those west to east wind switches, blow the same snow 1/2 doz times. While my plowed snow stayed where I put it in the first place. Good old cedar hedges are the answer, and about 60' from roadway. My own drivway had corn stalks to the west two years ago. Last year it was soy stubble to the west. This year it is back to corn stalks. Compared with soy stubble those corn stalks are as good as a snow fence. Just have to roll the 25 rows next to drivway. If Ontario just had a market for snow, what a cheap crop to harvest, as it will all blow to your yard, no hauling from field.
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