![]() They're big, but their built quite light, and you can move, load, or carry a lot of snow in a single bucket, and they're surprisingly easy and agile to use once you get onto them. It holds snow, so you spend WAY less time chasing the little windrows and trying to push snow sideways or backing up.īeing able to raise the bucket and use the cutting edge to precisely pull the snow back away from curbs, walls, etc.,Īnd of course, the the biggest and most obvious advantage, the ability to lift, pile or carry the snow. The big snow buckets are the same size as a blade when pushing forward, so the area you can clear in one pass is a wash, but the bucket has huge advantages. The only time we'd change them out was to put a tooth bucket on to break up thick hard packed snow in a parking lot or driveway. I did it for a living for a while, and we used large snow buckets exclusively. Still need to have a bucket as nothing else works as well when the snow is deep. Large snow push works well in large lots as the windrows you end up chasing no matter what you use is what slows you down. If you can't lift the snow, a blade has very limited in use. I have a hydraulic John Deere 84" blade that never gets used and its a good one. Make sure any snow bucket you get has a replaceable edge. I don't know anyone that keeps chains on who does it on a commercial basis and there are many around. Put the screw in studs on the tires for the ice that you will encountered and that will be a big help. I put them on when i need them, and take them off as soon as they are not needed. I don't use chains on parking lots but always have a set handy for doing acreages with steep driveways. I have a couple skid steers that are used for commercial snow clearing in the winter and this is what works for me. I am a little worried about being cramped for hours, but the idea is to plow windrows with the truck, and push the piles out with the skidsteer if I can not handle sitting the entire time in the Cat. After initial purchase and plowing with it for a year the profit from selling the loader is paying for the skidsteer, and this is a 95hp unit, not a little one. ![]() I really regret selling the payloader, but it was working perfectly and I got an offer I just could not refuse. I am right now changing the transmission in my old 07 F150, they do not like plowing apparently.īut, after countless hours and a couple decades I have found that I would rather spend some money on better equipment, so I can spend less time behind the wheel. I love using a truck, my 08 F250 even had heated seats and a DVD player, just nothing but comfort in the late hours. Heat, stereo, comfy seat, did I mention heat? Then I rode in a half ton with a blade with a friend, and was hooked. When I put on a real good windshield it was like heaven, almost like having a heater. I put 1800km on it at 2.5mph, only in winter. In his favour, he does plow a number of different places and in that way a truck could be faster.Ī modification I am thinking about is an extension to the blade top so that the blade could be tilted forward and used to pull snow away from a garage door or a wall. I think a skid steer could do the job in a fraction of the time of his truck. He can only plow in one direction, a skid steer can change the blade angle and plow both ways. I have a friend with a business in town and he plows his parking lot with a one ton and a blade. I will be getting some time off soon, it will give me some time to build a frame for it. I traded a friend some not-useful-to-me stuff for a piece of steel that could be made into a blade. I rode with one for years, the longest ride was to Wainwright at -8. If cold was the only problem, then I would get an electric vest. Has anyone used one for any length of time plowing snow? I see there are cheap blades and snow buckets at Uncle Weiners dot com, which are interesting. After plowing for several hours I am cold for way too long, there is no way to dress warm enough. The little tractor (currently for sale in the forums) is great, but with no cab it is a sunny warm day thing only. The truck is excellent, warm cheap to run, peanuts to repair but the blade has zero down force. This year I have finally found a skidsteer I like, for the right price. ![]() I ended up selling it, am sure going to miss the power and speed. ![]() ![]() I absolutely loved it, but it was huge for my needs, and I was worried about stripping the pavement off to the bone. I have used a quad with a blade, then a few different 1/2t and 3/4t 4x4's, a couple utility tractors with front end loaders, then finally last year a Case 621b payloader. I have a little contract here, and have plowed snow for them for over a decade. ![]()
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