Dirt scoop and snow

[Trz]

Anyone try using there dirt scoop for snow removal?

 

[bob p mn]

Never have tried it, but if nothing better was available I'm sure it would beat a snow shovel. Years ago we had a dozer blade in front of the loader on a farmall H, and had a dandy March blizzard the drifts were way too much to plow with the dozer blade so I cleaned the whole yard with the manure bucket with a dirt plate on it. Didn't have a snow bucket at that time. It was slow going but beat the heck out of a scoop shovel. A back blade, or a front plow, or a snow bucket on a loader would probobly be better options but a guy has to use what's available.

 

[Tall T]

Anyone try using there dirt scoop for snow removal?

when trying my rear blade I discovered that because i let the snow build up , it was too easy for a soft icy layer at the bottom and so I realized i needed chains. But I've been eyeing my unique dirt bucket out front (only because it is a wide one) and wondering, because I could get traction on the road and back into the deeper row the highways plow keeps building up. I actually think my landscape rake would work well too.

My scoop,
can't really see the width here but it's about 2 feet wider than the typical digging-type scoops and this one has a nice blade edge.
Put a bit of work into it fixing the dumping mech. Rotates 360 too.

 

[Mad Farmer]

I've been using a back blade with chains for years. If the the snow is not too deep you can "grade" the snow going forward. Deeper stuff I reverse the blade and go straight backwards.

I have a scoop bucket, but it is much narrower than the tractor and I can't see it working better than the back blade.

Tire chains are a must.

 

[Ed S.]

I've been using a back blade with chains for years. If the the snow is not too deep you can "grade" the snow going forward. Deeper stuff I reverse the blade and go straight backwards.

I have a scoop bucket, but it is much narrower than the tractor and I can't see it working better than the back blade.

Tire chains are a must.

This. I got along without chains just fine (loaded tires). I could "push" snow 3-4' high in reverse with the backblade. I had a scoop bucket, but never tried it on snow. It was narrow, and I suspect it would have quickly packed itself to the point of being useless.

 

[Mad Farmer]

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This. I got along without chains just fine (loaded tires). I could "push" snow 3-4' high in reverse with the backblade. I had a scoop bucket, but never tried it on snow. It was narrow, and I suspect it would have quickly packed itself to the point of being useless.

 

[Trz]

I’ve got an 8n with chains and back blade and it works fine in most snow, I was just Curious if anyone had used a the rear scoop bucket for snow removal. I can see where it might come in handy if you had some drifts that were too much for just a back blade. Growing up we had a plow on the Front of our TO 30 and I liked that better than my back blade for moving snow.

 

[Ed S.]

It took me a while, but I dug out a 3-4’ drift (maybe 100’ long) with just the back blade. Most of the time involved was in moving the snow far enough to have room for it all off the driveway. Also dug out our immediate road frontage, which I could have left off - it was three days before the county plow made it through…

 

[Jim.ME]

I’ve got an 8n with chains and back blade and it works fine in most snow, I was just Curious if anyone had used a the rear scoop bucket for snow removal. I can see where it might come in handy if you had some drifts that were too much for just a back blade. Growing up we had a plow on the Front of our TO 30 and I liked that better than my back blade for moving snow.

Some of how well a bucket works depends on the moisture content of the snow. Loader buckets tend to get snow packed in as they are pushed forward causing the snow to pack and stick in them. It is not uncommon to see a bucket packed half full. Shaking and banging against the tilt stops can shake some out. I would expect your scoop to have snow stuck in it and only moving a little bit of loose snow. That along with your tires packing the snow outside of the scoop width would not seem to be a worthwhile endeavor. Just my opinion.

 

[Scott(Ks.)]

This is my7 snow attack machine. Every year in the fall I put on the blade and chains. I put it in the garage with a battery tender and a block heater. Most years that keeps the deep snow away. Last Sunday we got 14 inches of snow and 40mph winds. Yesterday I was trying to talk myself into going out and working on the drifts. I was sitting in my easy chair and heard a tractor. My young neighbor was cleaning my drive with his new big Kubota. I have good neighbors.

 

[Mad Farmer]

This is my7 snow attack machine. Every year in the fall I put on the blade and chains. I put it in the garage with a battery tender and a block heater. Most years that keeps the deep snow away. Last Sunday we got 14 inches of snow and 40mph winds. Yesterday I was trying to talk myself into going out and working on the drifts. I was sitting in my easy chair and heard a tractor. My young neighbor was cleaning my drive with his new big Kubota. I have good neighbors.

I don't have a block heater and my 9N lives under a tarp. Similar setup to yours , see post #6.

If going to plow I get the long extension cord and put a hair dryer on the carb for about 1/2 hour before I try to start it. Shovel some snow to get get myself warmed up too, by then the carb is warm to the touch and the N fires right up.

Worse thing is flooding it when it's cold and having to pull and clean the plugs. Hasn't happened, yet, with a warmed up carb.

 

[Lynn Patrick]

I did it the same way for several years (except w/a 5' blade) w/a 9N w/no chains & no brakes, then moved up to a 960 w/the same blade & CHAINS!! Now I use a 2110LCG w/chains, 7' front & rear blades & a 7' snow blower when needed.

 

[gears]

I tell one of my sons to go shovel the drive.

Then, when I go out an hour later there’s at least a path to where they set the shovel down

 

[Trz]

Here in Midwest Mi