SodBuster87
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Just wondering how much HP a snowblower takes per foot. Specificly wondering about 5-7 ft one. And if 35hp is enough. Thanks, Sod Buster.
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Dieseltech
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- Akron, Indiana
This seven foot will work a 130 plus tractor, but I did cheat and run the blower on the 1000 RPM shaft. Moves the snow REALLY well, but does pull harder. All depends on how fast you want to go, and of course how deep the snow is..
I have run a 7 foot on my JD 5210 which is 47 PTO HP. It is fine in not too deep of snow, 6 inches to one foot, drifts are a problem. It also help that the tractor has a pretty low reverse. That is an much an issue as the horse power. Two example of two tractors that would terrible snow blower tractors would be a Ford 8N and the JD two cylinders. They both have fast reverse speeds.
rusty6
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- East central Sask.
So many variables to consider. Cold dry snow takes a lot less power to move. Going faster takes more power. Bigger fan moves more snow but
takes more power. I have run a 6 foot McKee with the old Cockshutt 40 for years and most of the time that (40 some) horsepower is enough. It
will work pretty hard sometimes in deep heavy snow but more often than not it will run out of traction and a little wheel slip will slow things down and reduce
the load on the engine. It all balances out pretty well.
takes more power. I have run a 6 foot McKee with the old Cockshutt 40 for years and most of the time that (40 some) horsepower is enough. It
will work pretty hard sometimes in deep heavy snow but more often than not it will run out of traction and a little wheel slip will slow things down and reduce
the load on the engine. It all balances out pretty well.
Bruce from Can.
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- Woodville, Ontario, Canada
Really just a matter of ground speed , and depth of snow. Someone like an engineer could probably work
you out a mathematical formula telling you how many cubic feet of snow a 35 hp tractor could move per
minute, but in real life go slow. If the snow is too deep to clear it all in one pass, just keep the
blower up some and come back with a second pass to clear the job. I run a 8 foot blower on a 135 hp
tractor, just find a gear that matches the depth of snow, and go to work.I will shear a pin before I
could ever stall the tractor.
you out a mathematical formula telling you how many cubic feet of snow a 35 hp tractor could move per
minute, but in real life go slow. If the snow is too deep to clear it all in one pass, just keep the
blower up some and come back with a second pass to clear the job. I run a 8 foot blower on a 135 hp
tractor, just find a gear that matches the depth of snow, and go to work.I will shear a pin before I
could ever stall the tractor.
Zachary Hoyt
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I use a 6 foot blower with an MF 35 or a Farmall 300. The 300 will blow more snow faster, but both are adequate. I have cleared snowfalls of over 2 feet at a time, and I use the blower to clean
up the snowbank that falls off the metal roof in front of the sawmill building whenever it warms up, and that can be 3 feet or more of heavily compacted snow. I have to just peck away at it
slowly, but the snowblower is way better than the loaders I used to use on the same tractors. Both have low reverse speeds, the MF is very slow in low range and the Farmall has the TA, which
cuts the reverse speed by 1/3 as I understand it.
Zach
up the snowbank that falls off the metal roof in front of the sawmill building whenever it warms up, and that can be 3 feet or more of heavily compacted snow. I have to just peck away at it
slowly, but the snowblower is way better than the loaders I used to use on the same tractors. Both have low reverse speeds, the MF is very slow in low range and the Farmall has the TA, which
cuts the reverse speed by 1/3 as I understand it.
Zach
Bob M
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My son has a 7 blower for his Oliver 1850 - about 100 HP.
It works great in dry snow in depths up to a foot or so. But when snow gets deeper, is wet, or becomes wind-packed, it lugs down unless ground speed is slowed way down.
Your 35 HP might work a 5 foot blower in moderate snow. But a 7 footer is likely gonna be too big for everything but light snow.
It works great in dry snow in depths up to a foot or so. But when snow gets deeper, is wet, or becomes wind-packed, it lugs down unless ground speed is slowed way down.
Your 35 HP might work a 5 foot blower in moderate snow. But a 7 footer is likely gonna be too big for everything but light snow.
Russ from MN
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- Bemidji MN
How wide is the tractor? A blower that is narrower than the rear wheels wouldn't be very handy. Also what does the tractor
have for gearing? If it has a creeper gear it will work, but slow. Hydrostatic drive would be the best.
have for gearing? If it has a creeper gear it will work, but slow. Hydrostatic drive would be the best.
I have 8' arps dual auger snowblower that I run with a 150 hp white, 1000pto gearbox, and in 2'+ snow I cant back up slow enough, granted I use it for blowing if I cant get thru drifts and such with snow plow mounted on skidsteer, or I need to move snow back from where I'm plowing. it amazes me how much power it takes to blow a bunch of light fluffy stuff. when I bought the blower it had the big 1000 pto shaft on it and I wondered what kind of big tractor they powered it with, now I know why. that blower will literally lug 150 hp down to 1/2 throttle. its the slowest tractor I have in reverse
Do you mean this snow blower ? Not toooooo much power. He is just
playing with it so he doesn't rip the gear box up.
V8 snow blower.
playing with it so he doesn't rip the gear box up.
V8 snow blower.
495man
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Ran 78" on 35 PTO HP. Run same size on 64 PTO HP now and way more happier.
Get a blower that is wide as the tractor and that's it. Make sure you have live PTO / IPTO and a good slow reverse gear.
I can get a small snow fall of 6-12" with minor drifts and not worry at all, 24" plus with 4 foot drifts I am not overloaded.
Married2Allis
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I think it depends a lot on the forward speed and how wet the snow is, so for any math problem to work you would have to account for weight of the snow per cubic foot.
For years I used a 30hp AC-5030 with a 6 foot single stage blower. It would handle up to a foot of wet snow at reasonable speed, and 2ft of dry snow going very slowly.
My renter that clears my drive has a 8" double auger on I am guessing a 150+ horsepower front wheel asist John Deere and in the hard wet heavy snow we get here in northwest Ohio as he is trying to back thru the 3'+ deep drifts i have seen it set and spin all 4 tires tryimg to push into the drifts in my drive. And that was with the blower raised. Has to have an 8' for width of that John Deere. I cannot see how anybody can run a blower with any thing less than a hundred Horsepower unless you only get the very light fluffy snow that does not ever pack and only in small amounts. I know the 5000 Ford I used to have would not have been able to operate a blower in the snow I get at times. I have had drifts at times in the barn yard at tall as the corn crib, but have not had to dig thru them.
As others have responded how slow the lowest reverse gear is will be key to how well it works with a blower and as said you don't want to go narrower than the tractor wheels. Beyond that all blowers are not created equal based on width. Diameter and depth of the impeller count a lot too. The bigger diameter and deeper the impeller the more snow it will move but the more HP it will take too. Some impellers are 3 blade and some 4, that will make some difference too, it will be important to do some research on brands and buy a good efficient blower.
rusty6
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- East central Sask.
Yes, no doubt 100 horsepower on a snow blower would be nice but if you don't have it , can't afford it, you can chew your way through the winter with less than half the horsepower. In this video of my Cockshutt 40 you can see and hear how it works. By the time I got into the deepest section of that snow bank it was a bit taller than the 13x38 tires on the 40. Around the five foot mark I would say.
40 in Deep Snow
40 in Deep Snow
Mike(NEOhio)
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- Newbury, Ohio
I have a 7-foot Allied and have used it on a 3-cyl Ford 2000 with std PTO. A bit much for the tractor and cutting the full width it would not push, but at the time it was all I had with a 3 point hitch.
buickanddeere
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How slow the reverse gear is more important than brute HP.
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