rear snowblower

[JCD]

Hi guys, was wondering if any one had opinions on puting a john deere 676 3 point snowblower on my ford 650. The blower is 6.5 feet wide, i think, and is apparently in good condition. Seller asking 500 dollars.My 650 has a 172 ci engine, maybe 45 horse. my concern is the non live pto, would this blower be better than 6 ft. blade?

 

[Anonymous-0]

I went on line and it requires 50 to 125 HP. I think your ford might be to small, in fact it would be. I have had a 3-point snow blower for years (20+) and I would say you would be far better off having extra HP instead of being short on HP.

 

[JimfromPA]

If I remember correctly the 650 is only a 134 cube engine and the tractor is rated in the low 30s as far as pto HP. Also a 650 would not have live PTO or a very low reverse gear. This would probably not be a good Idea.

 

[Anonymous-0]

Jimfrompa is right, you have the small engine and only mid twenties hp. Too much blower for that tractor.

 

[LJD]

I don't regard lack-of-horsepower as your problem. Main issue is your tractor is too fast in reverse.
At PTO power speed, your tractor runs 4 MPH in reverse and you need something that runs half that speed.

I've got a John Deere 1020 gas (135 engine), a Ferguson TO-35 (134 gas) and an IH B-275 (144 diesel). All three are the same power and all handle my 6 foot snowblower good enough anything I've ever needed it for. I only use the snowblower when snow gets too deep to plow with my truck. Note I also have a Ford 641 with a 134 gas. It is way too fast in reverse for a snowblower and way too fast in 1st for a tiller.

 

[paul]

Your tractor is a little low in hp - not 45, that would be a 900 series, you're closer to 30? But hp isn't the only thing with a blower.

Reverse speed is _the_ important thing. If you had a real slow reverse, it could work out. But - the Ford 100 series only have 1 reverse, and kinda fast. Not so good.

Then, you lack live pto, which makes snow blowing kinda miserable.

One can blow snow with 1 out of the above 3 - extra hp, real slow reverse, live pto.

You are lacking in all 3.

It will work on certain snow falls and sure beat a shovel, but in the heavy drifts, you are going to have a miserable time.

I've got a 7 foot blower rated at 45 hp, and have run it with my 85hp 7700 with 4 reverse speeds; with my 960 about 45hp with one reverse; and with my 1720 with 27 hp and 3 reverse speeds.

The 7700 is too big, too much hp, spend a lot of time waiting for the snow pile to go away be4 backing up again. The cab is a big plus tho! Go through some shear bolts & tweak the frame a bit tho from all that hp....

The 1720 is about the best machine, it is slightly underpowered so I don't wreck the blower, it just bogs down if I get too much snow - wait a bit for it to clear.

The 960 would be the right size really, but the single reverse speed makes it hard to use, allways pushing the clutch and waiting for the snow to clear, too fast in reverse. It is the worst wexperience with the blower. Does beat a shovel tho. If it were a 950 without live pto, I donno if I'd even try in the Minnesota drifts.

--->Paul

 

[Tony in Mass.]

A 100 horse won't push slush up the shute. When I used mine in the north country, it did a fine job blowing cold dry powder all over, including down my neck. I don't have that problem now. The snow down here is 'different' heavy wet and never had the powdery stuff deep enough to use it. It ends up being a heavy churning push blade. A wide loader bucket and scraper do a much better job. Think about the kind of white stuff you get, and ask other people around who own one. If no one owns one... you now know why....

 

[LJD]

I've got a Deere 240 snowblower. Two-stage, 6 foot wide and run it with my IH B-275 most winters. Around 34 horse. Works fine in wet snow. I've never plugged it once. Unlike when I lived in northern Michigan where snow was usually dry, snow here in central NY is often wet and sloppy. I use my tractor and snow-blower when snow gets too deep to plow.

If your's plugs and mine doesn't - I suspect different make blowers work better and worse.

 

[Anonymous-0]

I am looking for a blower that size, if you decide to pass on it where is it located?

 

[JCD]

thanks for the replies. Blower is located about 30 miles east of cleveland oh.

 

[buickanddeere]

As previously stated. With that transmission driven pto, a snowblower will offer some real challenges.