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Ken in Mich

12-07-2005 08:23:07




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Where I live back in the woods, I have a half mile of seasonal road to plow to get in an out of. I started with a plow, but over the years when the timber companys harvest, they doze the road and it is a couple foot lower than the terrain, so there is nowhere to push the snow. So I bought the front mounted snowblower for the Deere 790, its 5' and does the job, it throws the snow about 50'away depending on the temp etc. The problem is the snow seems to aways blow back on me, sort of like smoke around the campfire, I look like Frosty the snowman when I get done. A cab cost $2000+, so I bought some snowmobile cloths which are eons better than the Carharts, well the problem was the snow still packed on the face and neck. I used a snowmobile helment, got a heated face shield for it, wired in a receptical to plug it in the dash, Volla! I've got the answer.. this is the way to go! A cab would still be a lot nicer, but for the money this works out great.

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Farmall Don

12-08-2005 05:14:29




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 Re: Tractor snow blower in reply to Ken in Mich, 12-07-2005 08:23:07  
I know some guys whom have a longer chute. We have a 9ft blower with a cab on my 706. We purchased a cab from a salvage yard for $200.00 (in nice shape, just had to replace some windows). I always point the chute to go with the wind. Although my chute is off set to the left side of the tractor I understand how it blows back. If you are like me, I hate driving down the 1/2 mile without blowing just to blow back (extra trip) but you need to be careful if the snow blow to the radiator grill. It has clogged snow up on me.
My father in law always used a heat houser in years past, but when I had to do it, I insisted on a cab. I got the "good ole day"s" lecture, but it sure is nice having heat. Why sweat blood?

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frankiee

12-07-2005 09:16:09




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 Re: Tractor snow blower in reply to Ken in Mich, 12-07-2005 08:23:07  
Thanks for the tip.
I will remember that one.
Wish I knew of it when the company I worked for blew snow.
Over 200 lanes. I was low on the totem so I got the old Massey that was open.
Can't allways blow where you want to so just have to blow some then stop and wait for it to clear to see where you are.
2 years of that. I was a teenager. Good memories now. Then, I don't think it was that fun freezing at 4AM trying to remember the lay out of lanes under the snow.
Then ya always got some that didn't clean up before the snow and said that it sould be clear.
Got some interesting stuff flying thru the shoot sometimes.
Thanks for the tip.

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TP from Central PA

12-07-2005 09:09:12




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 Re: Tractor snow blower in reply to Ken in Mich, 12-07-2005 08:23:07  
It isn't hard to build a cab for that situation..... ....I got sick of the same thing happening to me during acouple blizzards we had here in PA while using my Wheel Horse garden tractor..... ..So I got some angle iron, plywood, some larger 1 by's, plexiglass, and screws and welded/bolted/screwed a cab together. I put a radio in it, stroble light on the roof, and better positioned the lights for night work. I also added a duct to pipe the thermal heat given off by the air cooled engine to the cab. IMO it sure beats the cold wind and snow blowing in your face. I could remove it in acouple minutes, but I leave it on year around as I use another garden tractor to mow the yard in the summer..... Its nice not having to put on/remove a snowblower each year too.

I seen some who built them out of PVC pipe and glued it together..... ..Then used alot of plexiglass to cover it. It is so light that after removing acouple bolts you could lift it right off easily for the summer.

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sammy the RED

12-07-2005 08:33:31




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 Re: Tractor snow blower in reply to Ken in Mich, 12-07-2005 08:23:07  
Don't blow snow into the wind.



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