Posted by Paul in MN on December 22, 2012 at 16:46:55 from (174.20.145.22):
In Reply to: Loader vs snow plow posted by JayinNY on December 22, 2012 at 16:25:49:
It depends on how much snow depth you need to plow and how big an area you need to clear.
I have found the FEL on any of our tractors to be way too slow, and once you have weight in the bucket, you lose rear wheel traction. And an 8N Dearborn FEL is the poorest of them all.
My preference is a front blade with power turn (hydraulic) which can be modified from an older PU system with the electro-lift. I prefer the Meyers, as it takes less power from the battery (12 volt neg ground only). And then hang a 3pt rear blade on the back of the tractor. The rear blade can be reversed to plow backwards and as the load against the blade gets heavy, pull up on the lift handle just a bit to give weight transfer to the rear wheels, and when you get to the stack, pull up the blade as high as it will go to get snow stacked about 6 ft deep. If you have huge drifts, use the rear blade in a herring bone pattern. Push further back than you think is needed. The pile gets hard like concrete very quickly as the after storm temps drop.
Been plowing snow commercially since '67, started with the 8N, and used it for quite a number of years until we got bigger equipment.
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