Posted by jdemaris on September 08, 2009 at 05:42:30 from (72.171.0.142):
In Reply to: snow blower posted by herbert johnson on September 08, 2009 at 02:40:15:
I use a John Deere 240 PTO snowblower. 6 feet wide and two-stage. I run it with a 28 horsepower IH B-275 tractor. It has live PTO, and a very slow reverse thanks to a hi-low range. Power has never been a problem if I go it slow when snow is over four feet deep. Only problem is my dirt and gravel driveways. I get a lot of big rocks landing on my roofs.
A slow reverse is a must, and a live PTO almost as important. I've got a Ford 641 with four-speed trans and a PTO that stops whenever I push the clutch in. And, reverse is way too fast to be of any use. It is absolutley useless to power a rear snowblower or tiller.
My neighbor has a three-point blower that is self-powered with a V4 Wisconsin engine. It will work on any tractor with a three-point hitch regardless of gearing or PTO setup. With a self-powered unit, you can idle the tractor engine down and creep, even if geared to fast.
I often get snow higher than some of our lower roofs here. Many times, if I don't keep up, the snow gets too deep to plow with a truck. For those times, a PTO snowblower works great. Just have to prepare to get wet, and get a sore neck from driving a lot in reverse.
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