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WHO USES A SNOW BLOWER ON THE FRONT OF THEIR MOWER?

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gfp55

gfp55

Does anyone use a snow blower on their mower? If you do tell us about it. What type drive is it ? What size path does it clear (24", 48" etc.) Is it manual lift or what? Do you use weights. Do you like it or is it a pain?


#2

BlazNT

BlazNT

We get ice in the Ozarks and snow blowing is not always an option.


#3

reynoldston

reynoldston

gfp55 said:
Does anyone use a snow blower on their mower? If you do tell us about it. What type drive is it ? What size path does it clear (24", 48" etc.) Is it manual lift or what? Do you use weights. Do you like it or is it a pain?
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I have used a snow blower on the front of a Wheel Horse for years now. The drive from the tractor to the blower is belt driven. The problem I find with this drive is when I get deep snow and snow gets on the belt the belt slips in the drive pulley. The size path is 36 ins. which works out very good. Mine is a hyd. lift. I don't think I would care for the manual lift. This come in handy when taking down large snow banks like out by the road where the town plow fills my driveway. My tractor has wheel weights and tire chains. It has its pros and cons. Big pro is smaller snow banks. Big con it blows snow into my face. I just bought a snow blade for my ATV this summer and going to try that, don't know how it will work out yet?? I will still have by snow blower as a standby.


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D

de dee

gfp55 said:
Does anyone use a snow blower on their mower? If you do tell us about it. What type drive is it ? What size path does it clear (24", 48" etc.) Is it manual lift or what? Do you use weights. Do you like it or is it a pain?
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I have a sears craftsman PGT 9,000 tractor with a berco mac 44" snow blower, with 50 lb. Wt. on each wheel, chains are on 23 x 10 1/2 " x 12 " wheels,. motor puts out 28 HP, It is a bit of work to clean and grease the blower after the winter, but the weather is nice in the spring, good to get out then,to take the blower off and install the mower is a couple of days work for me , I am 81 years young,. I had to change to the tractor from a walk behind snow blower , because I cannot keep up to the damn thing , same for the lawn mower power drive, cant walk worth a damn but I can ride all day,. my other toy is a kymco 300i downtown scooter,. enjoyed a little ride of 100 miles today,. :laughing::laughing::laughing: PS. it is a hydro static drive tractor,. the blower has elec. lift,the chute is crank swivel, the swivel cap is elec.up and down,


#5

gfp55

gfp55

de dee said:
I have a sears craftsman PGT 9,000 tractor with a berco mac 44" snow blower, with 50 lb. Wt. on each wheel, chains are on 23 x 10 1/2 " x 12 " wheels,. motor puts out 28 HP, It is a bit of work to clean and grease the blower after the winter, but the weather is nice in the spring, good to get out then,to take the blower off and install the mower is a couple of days work for me , I am 81 years young,. I had to change to the tractor from a walk behind snow blower , because I cannot keep up to the damn thing , same for the lawn mower power drive, cant walk worth a damn but I can ride all day,. my other toy is a kymco 300i downtown scooter,. enjoyed a little ride of 100 miles today,. :laughing::laughing::laughing: PS. it is a hydro static drive tractor,. the blower has elec. lift,the chute is crank swivel, the swivel cap is elec.up and down,
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Sounds like you have a very nice machine, lots of power, belco makes good stuff. Are you sure its not a 48" snowblower?


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mowerman05

John deere x320 with weights, chains and a snowblower belt driven works great just have to go at a slow speed. Just added a after market tractor cab to the machine this summer but have not had a chance to use it yet, hope it works as good as it looks.


#7

gfp55

gfp55

004.jpgI use a 44" 2 stage snow blower, shaft drive, wheel weights frt & rr, loaded tires, hydro lift. Tractor weighs 1500 lbs, blower 250 lbs.


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D

de dee

gfp55 said:
Sounds like you have a very nice machine, lots of power, belco makes good stuff. Are you sure its not a 48" snowblower?
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my snow blower is a berco,. sears # 700474 northeast 44 " #c151618226 3 44 Canadian numbers,. I think # 700474 is American numbers,. first snow was mostly slush, about I " ,. then it froze, I hit a chunk of ice and it bent the impeller, the impeller jambed ,.and I had to straighten the impeller with a 2x4 and a sledge hammer,. I hope I did not screw up a bearing,. second snow this morning 6 " every thing seems to run well,.so time will tell if I screwed up any thing,.


#9

gfp55

gfp55

de dee said:
my snow blower is a berco,. sears # 700474 northeast 44 " #c151618226 3 44 Canadian numbers,. I think # 700474 is American numbers,. first snow was mostly slush, about I " ,. then it froze, I hit a chunk of ice and it bent the impeller, the impeller jambed ,.and I had to straighten the impeller with a 2x4 and a sledge hammer,. I hope I did not screw up a bearing,. second snow this morning 6 " every thing seems to run well,.so time will tell if I screwed up any thing,.
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Maybe you post pictures of you blower/thrower. How did things work out, is everything OK?


#10

murph

murph

I have a Ventrac with a 54" belt driven Blower hydraulic rotation and electric chute.


#11

D

de dee

gfp55 said:
Maybe you post pictures of you blower/thrower. How did things work out, is everything OK?
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every thing is running well,. so far, today I modded a 48 " blade to attach to the blower hook up, so I wont have to change the mounting on the tractor now I have to weld braces to make it solid,. I hooked up the elec. lift for the blower, to the blade, works perfect,. so now my tractor is a Mower, a snow blower and a snow plow,.


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NagoDesi

de dee said:
every thing is running well,. so far, today I modded a 48 " blade to attach to the blower hook up, so I wont have to change the mounting on the tractor now I have to weld braces to make it solid,. I hooked up the elec. lift for the blower, to the blade, works perfect,. so now my tractor is a Mower, a snow blower and a snow plow,.
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Any difference between the Berco 44" and 48" noreaster? the difference in my lowes is 48' $37 more.. I have a 27 hp Kohler DGS 6500 Craftsman..


#13

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Polaraco

I had a 72" one on the front of my truck years ago. It was powered by a 4 cyl Kohler. If I recall it was originally a 45 HP but I redid it to 60 HP. Man that sucker would move any kind of snow.

Does that count? Just sayin. They are out there. LOL

Jersey snow hasn't been what it used to be so I sold it to a guy in South Dakota about 10 years ago


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NagoDesi

I know , but to clean my residential drive way 150 foot from the street is painstraking 3 to 4 hours with heavy wet snow..a 32 inch craftsman 9hp.. I have an old tractor, I was thinking I can probably clean the drive way in 30 min or less.


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panabiker

I have a 42" MTD attachment on a Troybilt Bronco riding mower. It's great on straight driveways and sidewalks but not as nimble or usable in corners and bends. I ended up getting a second electric single stage for these areas. My drive way is about 80', 18' - 25' wide, the sidewalk 132' long by 4' wide, not really big enough an area to justify the attachment. So looking back, I may be better off just having a mid-size, two-stage walk behind. I got the attachment for less than $300, so not too bad money-wise.


#16

P

Polaraco

panabiker said:
I have a 42" MTD attachment on a Troybilt Bronco riding mower. It's great on straight driveways and sidewalks but not as nimble or usable in corners and bends. I ended up getting a second electric single stage for these areas. My drive way is about 80', 18' - 25' wide, the sidewalk 132' long by 4' wide, not really big enough an area to justify the attachment. So looking back, I may be better off just having a mid-size, two-stage walk behind. I got the attachment for less than $300, so not too bad money-wise.
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Because our Jersey snow tends to be so wet many times, I have a single stage Toro and a 12 YRO 30" 2 stage Toro. This is my third single stage, I just bought a new Toro 721. The frame rotted out on the last Toro of 12 years. It will handle most of the slush better then the 2 stage. I don't have the real estate you have, but the neighbors and I share when it snows. So the machines work regardless.

I'm getting off topic


#17

gfp55

gfp55

murph said:
I have a Ventrac with a 54" belt driven Blower hydraulic rotation and electric chute.
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Your Ventrac sounds like a great machine. 54" blower, WOW!


#18

gfp55

gfp55

de dee said:
every thing is running well,. so far, today I modded a 48 " blade to attach to the blower hook up, so I wont have to change the mounting on the tractor now I have to weld braces to make it solid,. I hooked up the elec. lift for the blower, to the blade, works perfect,. so now my tractor is a Mower, a snow blower and a snow plow,.
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Glad to hear its running well. Does all three, your getting your moneys worth.


#19

BWH

BWH

Grasshopper 612 & Snowblower.jpgS185 Bobcat & Snowblower.jpg

I have used two Bolens tractor front mount blowers 32" with 120 lbs weight on the rear plus chains, worked well but took an acre to turn around. Next I went with a 42" blower on a Grasshopper zero turn that is very handy and also used the weights on it with chains also. I am presently using a 72" blower on the front of a S185 Bobcat that is the most handy and comfortable of them all. The two tractors were manual lift which was easy to lift and of course the Bobcat is hydraulic.


#20

gfp55

gfp55

gfp55 said:
View attachment 24277I use a 44" 2 stage snow blower, shaft drive, wheel weights frt & rr, loaded tires, hydro lift. Tractor weighs 1500 lbs, blower 250 lbs.
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I used my 44 inch blower for the little snow we got. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrPBN25IQ3s


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