V Snowblowers

[nw_bearcat]

Have been thinking maybe a blower is in my future. I have a 4000 Ford gas with the SOS (45hp) with chains that I have a loader and blade on now. We also have a Kubota B7200 17pto hp hydrostat diesel that we mow yard and till with, it has turf tires, and no chains.

I've located a nice sounding single stage 4' blower that would work on the Kubota and I've found one of the old V blowers that would go on the 4000. Part of me says go the Kubota and leave the blade on the Ford, but my goal is to have something to knock out the drifts too big to blade. Now, i have several places where I have to scoop it out one loader bucket at a time. At that point, I'm just not sure the little Kubota will cut it on a 4' deep drift. How well do those V blowers work? I'm guessing if they're slick inside, and dry snow, not too bad maybe?

thks for help

 

[buickanddeere]

Good idea. Only problem is they don't work.

 

[nw_bearcat]

Should have also asked, with 45 hp, how wide could I expect to pull? I was thinking about a 6' or possibly a 7

 

[nw_bearcat]

Snow won't slide into them to feed, or what?? So you're saying the extra $1000 to move up to an auger style would be in my best interests?

I've found one like this for ok money, but it's a ways off, any thoughts on one like this?

 

[Anonymous-0]

I think it depends on how they're built. My old neighbor had one that worked really good and he drove forward with it. He had it on an LCG Ford tractor with turf tires. He had really good studded chains and could go through pretty deep snow. It had a blade to break up the snow before the impeller. His looked a different from the one in the picture. Dave

 

[IaGary]

The two stage (second picture) you pictured is much better than the v one in the first picture.

Any heavy wet snow or deep snow is NOT going to slide into the V blower.It is tough sometimes to push snow into a two stage so I can only imagine how tuff it would be to push it into the V blower.

The two stage you pictured is not a very tall one.It would however be better by far than the V.

One with 2 augers on the front of it would be better for deep snow.

Gary

 

[unclemerle]

You want a 2 stage blower on the kubota. Put some chains on it and in deap snow either knock it down or back into it with the blower up in the air. IMHO. BTW I have a 8' 2 stage 2 auger 3pt blower. Wouldn't be without it but wish I had a Hydro tractor. Merle

 

[Leroy]

Forget the V blower, push in 2' and you are done, wet heavy snow that will not even slide off a angle blade will just pack in. In this past week had in 2 storms about 15". Car stuck in lane as I write this. The neighbor that blows us out has one of the new largest MFWD drive deere on a 8' double auger and with that much tractor he will still spin out trying to push into a snow bank.

 

[Anonymous-0]

Arps made some of those V junkers, neighbor said he pushed more snow than he ever blew with it. They are no good for the reason several have already posted. Several companies made (or sold)nice smaller auger machines, with a little looking you should be able to find one. Don't buy a Lundell unless you have 200hp.

 

[smallbaleboy]

no way would get that v thing. single auger unit like you picture is okay in not very deep stuff or you have to works your way down the drift. I run a 8ft dual auger with the fan thrower and in heavy wet stuff it makes tractor snort and you forget speed. but it will get you throu and snow is out of way. snowblower on cabless tractor will be a cold bath thou. You will look like a snowman. Blowing in the dark is usually not very good but i have to do it. driving backward does get old but it gets the roads open for the 2 miles. good luck

 

[Anonymous-0]

It is like everything else, ya have to know how to run it. I have one on the back of a WD Allis, and it works great. I have a different one with a straight auger on another WD. The ARPS is a cheap way to go if a budget is a issue. Every farmer will tell you they do not work, so I'm always looking for those kind of deals.

They do not work for drifts over three ft. if you intend on a one pass ordeal.

The trick is to raise the blower off the surface a few inches so the snow does not slide. Then make another pass to clean up. So far this winter I have not had to do the second pass, just in real wet snow, so far not the case this winter.

I have a loader with a snow bucket on the front so the 1/2 inch snow, I push into a windrow, then blow it.

I can't imagine anyone blowing with any blower with out live power.

My other blower only comes out in real deep, three ft storms.

 

[Crem]

Here is one of those plows that I repaired and painted. My son is using it to make a path below his house where he wouldn't want to take his plow truck. He said that it works well for backing into and getting rid of the snow banks. If he has to he raises it up for the first pass to whittle it down a little. One thing about it is that the wind has to be in the right direction.

 

[cadet trooper]

I have to agree with most of the posts here I've been looking too and have a tightwad friend who has one and after he told me some of the things he has to do to clear his relatively short driveway compared to mine that won't work because he's retired and can spend all day to clear his driveway I only have minutes to do mine. Besides I don't like a non rotating spout on a no cab tractor.

 

[RWK in WI]

I hope you realize you have one of the best of the V type snowblowers. On your unit the white frame can be taken off the back of the V and remounted on the face of the V - making it a pull type snowblower. It is great for using the lower forward gears. By the way if I remember correctly it is only 4 or 6 bolts to make the change and only a pull pin on the chute control rod.
Enjoy you snowblower it is a good one.