I have the same blower and run it on gravel as well. A hydraulic top link is nice addition because you can change the pitch of the blower in an instant. I don’t scrape low in the fall or spring when the road is soft. Conversely I scrape lower when my winter base is established. It’s also great when frozen or soft conditions vary during a single blowing session. I don’t break as many shear pins these days
Thanks for this video. I've been considering one of these for a while but every video I seen has shows the blower being used in a couple of inches of snow. In your opinion, how much snow do you think is too much for this setup? Thanks again!
I've run it through a foot of heavy snow without problems - just gotta drive slower so the auger can keep up. I'd say up to a foot and a half would be doable. Once it got deeper than that, I don't know if my tractor could make it through the snow very well. Way nicer than looking over your shoulder the whole time to run a normal rear-mount, and I like having the bucket available on the front instead of having a front-mount.
@@redtailwoods Thanks for your reply. I initially had a front mount blower but it was a PIA to install and remove, plus like you, I wanted to be able to use my bucket. I switched to a rear mounted blower to the convenience but a pull blower would be a nice improvement.
Main thing with any road or driveway... You need to keep it frozen down... So with that being said you would have to remove every time it Snow's no matter the amount.. the snow always works as insulation you know.. once it's frozen tight skid shoes will work good
Yeah, I think that was the biggest problem for sure. I wasn't planning on keeping the road open this winter, then we had a change of plans that meant we needed access in March. So I had done zero prep on the road, and most if hasn't even seen a grader for 5+ years. Lots of rocks and branches to break shear bolts. Figure I'll see how things go next winter, then decide if it's worth installing a clutch instead of shear bolts. At least they're cheap!
The main issue with your shear pins as I can see your snow looks awful wet and heavy... My brother went with a slip clutch on the PTO shaft never had to bother with shear pins after that... He ran a 8 ft rear mount blower... Only downfall a slip clutch is probably about $300... But sheer pens add up after a while and the time down adds up
I have the same blower and run it on gravel as well. A hydraulic top link is nice addition because you can change the pitch of the blower in an instant. I don’t scrape low in the fall or spring when the road is soft. Conversely I scrape lower when my winter base is established. It’s also great when frozen or soft conditions vary during a single blowing session. I don’t break as many shear pins these days
Option 3 is a front mount snowblower that is powered by a driveshaft that runs to the rear PTO.
Thanks for this video. I've been considering one of these for a while but every video I seen has shows the blower being used in a couple of inches of snow. In your opinion, how much snow do you think is too much for this setup? Thanks again!
I've run it through a foot of heavy snow without problems - just gotta drive slower so the auger can keep up. I'd say up to a foot and a half would be doable. Once it got deeper than that, I don't know if my tractor could make it through the snow very well.
Way nicer than looking over your shoulder the whole time to run a normal rear-mount, and I like having the bucket available on the front instead of having a front-mount.
@@redtailwoods Thanks for your reply. I initially had a front mount blower but it was a PIA to install and remove, plus like you, I wanted to be able to use my bucket. I switched to a rear mounted blower to the convenience but a pull blower would be a nice improvement.
Main thing with any road or driveway... You need to keep it frozen down... So with that being said you would have to remove every time it Snow's no matter the amount.. the snow always works as insulation you know.. once it's frozen tight skid shoes will work good
Moore i think about it a slip clutch would be a good investment for you👍
Proper fall clean up of the driveway of loose rocks and branches goes a long way to minimize shear bolts breaking on a snowblower.
Yeah, I think that was the biggest problem for sure. I wasn't planning on keeping the road open this winter, then we had a change of plans that meant we needed access in March. So I had done zero prep on the road, and most if hasn't even seen a grader for 5+ years. Lots of rocks and branches to break shear bolts. Figure I'll see how things go next winter, then decide if it's worth installing a clutch instead of shear bolts. At least they're cheap!
The main issue with your shear pins as I can see your snow looks awful wet and heavy... My brother went with a slip clutch on the PTO shaft never had to bother with shear pins after that... He ran a 8 ft rear mount blower... Only downfall a slip clutch is probably about $300... But sheer pens add up after a while and the time down adds up