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i bleed orange

01-07-2007 17:36:43




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what do you people think about rer mount snow blowers? the deler by me trid to sell me one but i gust dont like the idea of backing up all the time. i am thinking about bying a frount mount one. have any of you run a frunt mount snow blower. if so how do thay work. i ned to know if thay will stand up in the deep snow. thanks joe




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farmer boy 2

01-08-2007 03:44:58




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 Re: snow blowers in reply to i bleed orange, 01-07-2007 17:36:43  
I was just wondering about front mount snowblowers. They look alot easier to use without the neck strain. Are there any out there that would mount to an Alo Quicke loader and would run off a hydraulic motor. Only thing about that is that you would never want to lift it to high and you would need 2 hydraulic remotes and long hoses



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paul

01-07-2007 22:48:43




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 Re: snow blowers in reply to i bleed orange, 01-07-2007 17:36:43  
In farm country here in southern MN, don't see many, if any, front mount blowers. Puts all the weight at the wrong end of the tractor, and way too much cost & driveline to repair. Ish.

Best setup is a loader up front to scoop/ push in tight areas, and a good blower on the back to move the snow out of the way for real.

Now, if you have a new compact tractor with a front pto & 4wd, then never mind. Different animal.

You couldn't give me a front mount blower on a regular 2wd farm tractor. Ish.

--->Paul

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RWK in WI

01-07-2007 17:56:48




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 Re: snow blowers in reply to i bleed orange, 01-07-2007 17:36:43  
I have several tractors and snow blowers. Two Ford 3000s with front plows and rear facing blowers.
A Ford 860 with front plow and a old allied pull blower.
A MM 302U with front plow and an new Erskine pull type snow blower. A Ford 1620 with a front blower and a rear blade.
In Northern Wisconsin the front blade works best for us. Yes the rear blowers are a pain but they do move the snow and are less than 1/3 the price of a front mount blower. The rear blowers have fewer parts and less break downs.
However we really like the new Erskine pull type rear blower the best. It costs more but we love it.
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Wheat47

01-07-2007 17:54:32




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 Re: snow blowers in reply to i bleed orange, 01-07-2007 17:36:43  
What brand/model of tractor you intend to mount it on??
Certain Case models cannot be run in reverse for very long, as in snow blowing. Something about Lube in the transmssion or something.

Jon



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