mega snow

[snow1]

storms hitting all over the country.good friend lives at 10,500' in breckenridge colorado tells me so far this winter 70+ inches has fallen

Yikes! dangerous mountain conditions but great POW for skiers....

[Reinhard]

Wow, now that's a lot of white stuff.  They must have plow trucks working daily.  good luck.

[snow1]

Too much snow even for plow trucks they use giant snow blowers on 2 ton dumps.

last march buddies driveway,poor little 24" toro snowblower

[mike89]

your new wheeler would a little trouble with that!!! 

[snow1]

Yeah no sheet....,i've been eyeballing a snow blower mount for the wheeler just incase things get dicey with heavy snow,that or find a used lawn tractor with blower attachment would work too.neighbor has a john deere with a 42" blower mounted 20 hp,thing works like a dream,even chews up the crusty sheet from our county plows like a hot knife thru butter.

[mike89]

I switched from plowing to a tractor snow blower set up this year... my only regret is I didn't do it sooner!!!

[Gunner55]

We have both at the lake & just a 6hp blower down here.

[Rebel SS]

[mike89]

I have seen them on trains and do they ever work!!!  don't get in the way!!!

[snow1]

I switched from plowing to a tractor snow blower set up this year... my only regret is I didn't do it sooner!!!

Hey mike post a pic of your machine,curious what tractor you landed on "compact or full size?" what width snow blower? front mout blower or rear? ant maintainence issues?

[mike89]

hey Snow, can't post pictures.. but I can tell you what I have...  it's a Husqvarna 42 inch blower, front mount with electric winch..  lawn tractor is model # TS354XD,  Which means a 54 inch cutting width...  and I added a cab too...  and so far no issues!!  hope this helps you!!

[snow1]

Thanx,Ihave a husky lawn tractor,new in 2015 damn thing is falling apart in the shop on n off for 3months last summer to fix a vibration when blades are engageaged,sat out side at the shop waiting for parts so long the fender paint sun bleached,pissed me off no fix  very little lite use(once a week) so thinking a compact tractor 4 wheel drive 60" mower and a 40"+ snow blower

what hp is your snoblower?,I see they come in either 10hp or 20hp,separate battery as small tractor's don't have P.T.O's,any starting issues if stored outdoors(sno blower)

[mike89]

blower is belt driven..  I have had a husky since 2011 and it runs great!!! never had an issue unless self inflicted with it!!  and those were small things...

[snow1]

 belt driven? so the blower runs off the tractor engine? sorry I'm not engine tec savy I assumed one needs a separate snow blower engine like my neighbors john deere he has a 20hp motor for blower n battery to run the snow blower(pull start) thing runs great even in sub zero weather however he broke something this winter pinnion gear? or some such thing? again I'm a arm chair tect guy,fix things with duct tape and bailing wire,if that doesn't work buy new....

[mike89]

yup engage it like ya do the mower!!  it works good too!!