Posted by BDT in Minnesota on September 08, 2009 at 05:46:17 from (64.235.82.159):
In Reply to: snow blower posted by herbert johnson on September 08, 2009 at 02:40:15:
Herbert, your 850 will handle a Vee shaped, pull through snow blower, a 72" width would work best.....
Forget the backup blowers with your tractor; live PTO is voted as a must.! and, don't ask me about a sore neck!
I worked as a mech and later parts manager at Bradley Motors in Erskine, Minnesota. Floyd Bradley started selling 9N Fords in 1939, and sold his share of new Fords. Over the years, many of these Fords were tested on new snowblowers, as
Next door was Erskine Manufacturing. .. Those fellows built both the Vee style and two stage backup snowblowers by the thousands. Not to mention their front mounted two stage blowers. ..Today they are building a fourth style; This blower is a two stage blower that mounts on the three point, but faces foreward, so you blow when driving forward..Yep, spendy but good machines..Google Erskine Attachments for their website...
I have to chuckle every time someone claims that you NEED a live PTO to blow snow with a Vee type drive-through snowblower. Live PTO is a clear advantage, but if the snow is too heavy, you just make a half cut or simply keep the blower partially raised the first time through..
An older model, the 722 would be a good match for an 850... 72" wide would be PLenty Big, and then add the wing for doing the road shoulders... These blowers can often be found for sale in the $300- $500 price range... Only two greaseable bearings and a PTO shaft to service.. These are tough machines...
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