I have a 6 ft snow pusher I use mine in float I like the snow pusher vs the bucket because it rolls the snow instead of falling over the top like the bucket
I tried a 8 foot snow bucket on my bobcat s185. It was too much. It didn't help it was the first snowfall of the year and I was pushing on gravel. The bucket wanted to keep digging. If I tried pulling the cutting edge up it would start leaving too much then I'd spin out. I'm going to rent a 6 foot pusher and see how that goes. If I have no problems with power/spinning out I'll buy a 7 footer.
does ur tractor front wheels lift up when ur pushing snow? I have same tractor and even with minimal down pressure it always lifts front end up, even while in float
Believe it or not, the float function doesn't work very well in this application. At least for me. What happens is that the tractor front wheels will lift off the ground. I've found it best to get it level and at the desired height and then just go for it.
@@mikef1570 What happens is there is enough drag on the snow pusher that the snow pusher slows down but the tractor still wants to move forward. The hydraulics in float position basically allows for unrestricted flow through the hydraulic actuators on the loader ie, no resistance to change of position in the actuator. This ends up creating the affect of lifting the front wheels off the ground because the snow pusher gets stuck, tractor still needs to move forward and there is no hydraulic resistance in the actuators to transfer the tractors motion into the stuck snow pusher. Kind of hard to explain without seeing it happen in person, but I have experienced this numerous times. I suggest using the float to let the snow pusher conform to the ground then popping it out of float and move forward. This may also be a symptom of lighter tractors. I have a John Deere 1025R
I paid 795 for the snow pusher new after taxes and such. But they are kinda hard to find at a decent price. The bucket came with the tractor. Tractor was 17,250
Nice side by side comparison. Thank you.
It would be interesting to see how the bucket would do with “Edge Tamers” attached to keep it from digging in.
Does a whole hell of a lot better with tamers
very good video thank-you
Thank you good video.
I have a 6 ft snow pusher I use mine in float I like the snow pusher vs the bucket because it rolls the snow instead of falling over the top like the bucket
I tried a 8 foot snow bucket on my bobcat s185. It was too much. It didn't help it was the first snowfall of the year and I was pushing on gravel. The bucket wanted to keep digging. If I tried pulling the cutting edge up it would start leaving too much then I'd spin out. I'm going to rent a 6 foot pusher and see how that goes. If I have no problems with power/spinning out I'll buy a 7 footer.
This year I took a 2 inch pipe and cut a slit down it and hooked it over the cutting edge on mine. It don't cut up the grass as much now this way.
thanks for the info!!!
does ur tractor front wheels lift up when ur pushing snow? I have same tractor and even with minimal down pressure it always lifts front end up, even while in float
Yeah all the time
Level it. Then put in float.
Believe it or not, the float function doesn't work very well in this application. At least for me. What happens is that the tractor front wheels will lift off the ground. I've found it best to get it level and at the desired height and then just go for it.
@@mikef1570 What happens is there is enough drag on the snow pusher that the snow pusher slows down but the tractor still wants to move forward. The hydraulics in float position basically allows for unrestricted flow through the hydraulic actuators on the loader ie, no resistance to change of position in the actuator. This ends up creating the affect of lifting the front wheels off the ground because the snow pusher gets stuck, tractor still needs to move forward and there is no hydraulic resistance in the actuators to transfer the tractors motion into the stuck snow pusher.
Kind of hard to explain without seeing it happen in person, but I have experienced this numerous times. I suggest using the float to let the snow pusher conform to the ground then popping it out of float and move forward. This may also be a symptom of lighter tractors. I have a John Deere 1025R
@@Redrunner95 Thanks for replying to mikef1570 comment. I don't think I could have explained it any better.
@@flick22601i agree with him. When in float and in decent snow the front end will be up in the Air more than its down
what do they cost?
I paid 795 for the snow pusher new after taxes and such. But they are kinda hard to find at a decent price. The bucket came with the tractor. Tractor was 17,250
@@countrymadness9185 where did you purchase your snow pusher?
@@jahbay Johnson surplus in Jones Michigan
Let me guess, the one designed and built to push snow works better. Who da thunk it.
Neither appears to be the best solution for a gravel driveway, I'd be raking the gravel back into my drive come spring with either of these solutions.