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I have a loader for my front wheel assist farm tractor, that was bought new in 2004. I purchased it from out of my inventory. I usually leave it off, most of the year including winter. It's so dam awkward and ties the tractor up to much for other purposes I use the tractor for. It's also tougher on the front axle bearings running up and down the road, leaving the loader on.. I use a rear three point hitch back blade on a bank run gravel driveway for like 30 years now. it will dig in and grade some of the driveway into the lawn, when no frost or ice present, if not careful. Neighbors get that from pickups and four wheelies. The tractors are so much money today, it's really difficult to justify purchasing one; at least in my book it does. Someone mentioned a Ford 9N with a blade for clearing snow. They work for a few inches at a time. If you have ice under the tires, they hardly get out of their own way with the three point blade up. One tire spinning, hit the brake and the other tire will spin. Manufactures come a long way when differential lock was developed. Now with front wheel assist tractors, differential locks not used to much. One thing I always ran by my customers; the horse power you think you will need, move up to the next hp.class. You can never have to much, but to little does no good at all.

No your 110% spot on. I have a beast of a 7ft blower on a 75hp tractor and a 4ft on a smaller Deere 1025R. I clean up 30 acres of deer pens and laneways on Top of the driveway and around the barns. After 3 days of 30-40mph winds last week I had 4-5ft heavy blown In banks that the blower laughed at. I would love to see someone deal with my kind of snow with a bucket and back blade. Blower wins every time.

Snow blower. I bought mine several years ago and will not do without. I tell everybody that if I have to limit myself to one 3 pt attachment for the tractor, the snow blower wins. Plus there are no piles or banks that build up. I guess to each his own.

He did real well and nice size dogs!