Snow plow tractor on steroids

rrlund · Mar 8, 2015

I've seen this tractor in a strip mall parking lot. It's for sale now on CL. Quite a beast. It could be yours for $13,500.

Adirondack case guy · Mar 8, 2015

That is a Case 24-2670. It sort of has IH red, and JD yellow paint on it. Someone sure made it ugly.
Loren

Donald Lehman · Mar 8, 2015

The fellow we buy our TMR from uses a JD 9650 with duals to plow snow. Looks like about 16' blade. Traction doesn't seem to be a problem...........................

rrlund · Mar 8, 2015

Ya,the ad says 2470. Here's a link to it.
CL ad

notjustair · Mar 8, 2015

Maybe I am missing something here, but why the two blades that are both directional? Nothing like seeing a big hulk sitting right there in the middle of town. I'm sure it will sell like hotcakes in that setting.

rrlund · Mar 8, 2015

It's a custom snow plowing service. They have several of these and plow strip mall parking lots in different cities around mid Michigan.

farmerwithmutt · Mar 8, 2015

It looks like the outfit that the use to groom snow mobile trails around here

RBoots · Mar 8, 2015

I was told by a coworker that knows the owner of that equipment, that constantly being on the asphalt is very hard on the drivetrains. Numerous broken axle shafts and torn up hub/planetary sets. Maybe from the heavy torque and high traction?

Ross

rrlund · Mar 8, 2015

I wonder if that's why they went to aluminum deck plate on the planetaries. Lighter and easier to take off. I never looked close at one to see if they had wing nuts on them. lol

The guy lives right over on 46 east of the Riverdale corners I think. I've seen those tractors sitting back in there by a pole barn in the summer.

JD Seller · Mar 8, 2015

Notjustair: You can back up to buildings and such with the back blade to pull the snow away from things. Then push it all away with the front blade. Much like a rear blade on a loader tractor.

RandyB(MI) · Mar 8, 2015

I've seen them sitting in Mt. Pleasant parking lots also. Pretty cheap hp for the snow they remove. Bet he doesn't pay over $ 5000 for any of them. As long as they start and have a couple speeds and hyd they are good to go.

Wemedeeres · Mar 8, 2015

I bet it's not that great for pushing when the pavement is slick under the snow, there's a video of a guy on YouTube with a four wheel drive John Deere pushing snow and about all he does is spin out.

It's probably for sale because the guy realized he can push snow just as fast with a pickup and plow or something with a hydro transmission. My guess is either it's too expensive to maintain or the constant clutching and shifting is getting old and no one wants to run it.

ss55 · Mar 8, 2015

Why the duals on a snow pusher? Single narrow tires would grip better in snow and would not be as hard on the steering when turning on asphalt.

Adirondack case guy · Mar 8, 2015

Case 2470s had powershift trannys with hyd shuttle and a fast reverse plus crab steer.
I used to work for a contractor who contracted to plow mall parking lots. The only thing a PU is good for is up close to the buildings. There are similar rigs around here, but most contractors use payloaders with big pusher boxes out in the main lots and skidsteers and PU in and around the canopes and fronts of buildings, and just push out to where the loaders cant get in, and the loaders push the snow to the edges of the lots.
Farm tractors like that one are a bit limited, because all they can do is push snow to edges of lots. With a payloader the operator can uncouple from the pusher and start loading dump trucks in the matter of a min. when necessary.
Loren, the Acg.

Gundoctor · Mar 8, 2015

I may need it. Been snowing here all day. Right now it is a white out.

New Haven, Vermont

Mike Henry · Mar 8, 2015

Cousin actually run this tractor. Someone brought up breaking planitaries. You Guessed it. Big issue is shifting without throttling down a little first. Imagine shifting from forward to reverse with engine that is running 2200 rpms. Some of the guys drive them whole lot harder than they would ever be drove on the farm. These guys only know how to stear and shift.

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