Box pusher for snow - worth it?

[BarnyardEngineering]

Right now I'm pushing snow with a loader bucket. It sucks.

I've got a skidsteer quick attach on the tractor so I can get one of these cheap snow pushers they use to "chum" consignment auctions.

They've got to be better for containing snow in the cleanup phase, right? With a bucket you don't get much before it's trickling off the sides and leaving windrows everywhere, which I am not real good at cleaning up.

 

[Masseyharrisnut]

Hey Barnyard I have one on my tractor and it works much better than a bucket for sure. Well worth the money. Though I had a picture of it but must have deleted it.

 

[Blackhole49]

Before I retired, I convinced the City to get one for our 914 Cat. It was 16' and just chained to the bucket. Cut
our parking lot clearing time in half. Quick attach would've be even better if our loader had had that option.

 

[Masseyharrisnut]

Hi Barnyard. Had to go out and push some snow out of our
yard this morning. Took a couple pictures. Make sure you
spend a little extra and get the back blade scraper option as
shown in the one picture. Well worth the extra money.

 

[300jk]

We have one at the farm that we use on a skid steer.
Actually homemade. Old pickup truck plow with sides
bolted to it with reinforcing tubes running from the sides
back to the blade on an angle. Behind the blade is frame
work made out of angle iron in basically a u shape. Leave
bucket on the skid steer . Frame work on the pusher goes
above and below the bucket, but is narrow enough to fit
in the bucket. Once in place its simply chained to the
bucket. Not expensive or difficult to make. Ill take some
pics tomorrow when Im there if your interested.

 

[caterpillar guy]

I just mounted a pickup blade to the front of my 806 to plow snow with. Works good. The angle and lift are both on the levers to work hydraulically so no getting off to angle it. Just move a lever at the seat. Can clean up the trails with angled blade easy then done.

 

[tomstractorsandtoys]

My son built one for his skid loader and I was impressed. I hope he can build me one before we get to much snow. Tom

 

[rockyridgefarm]

I bought a 100" bucket for the same as those pushers. I figured they are just a wide bucket with no bottom. I can use the big bucket for light materials such as firewood when not pushing snow. Sounds like others like theirs.

 

[Doug Wi]

I bought a 10' because i wanted something wider than a regular loader bucket. have it on a 7710 ford w/ fwa. works good except in heavy or wet snow its abit too
much. Basicly because you are pushing all the snow ahead rather than it rolling off the side. hence the name snow pusher. Works better clearing a large yard or
parking lot area than clearing a long driveway situation. Also they come with either a rubber or steel cutting edge. I asked some questions and i was convinced
to get a rubber edge one. Think I would be happier with a steel edge.

 

[DoubleR]

As already mentioned I brought a oversize bucket for my small loader tractor that works good for me. It was less than
half the price of a pusher and I can use it for light material too.

 

[BarnyardEngineering]

Bought this one at an auction last week, and got a chance to use it today. Cut my snow-chasing time in half. Not having to dump the bucket every time cuts out a lot of time, as is not having to chase the windrows of snow that rolled off the side of the bucket 4-5 times to get them cleaned up.

It's a cheap one that doesn't have replaceable skids or cutting edge but for the half a dozen times a year that I'll use it, it should be fine. Can always add skid shoes and a cutting edge, and I probably will.

 

[tall german]

another suggestion: I bought a three point 8' box scraper for the back of my loader tractor. That way, I can take the equivalent of two loader buckets full of snow with every pass. Also, it allows you to get closer to buildings since it is on behind. I added skid shoes on the sides so it wouldn't dig up all my gravel.