Snow removal.

[First-light]

So I have a quad 400 King Quad it's 14 years old. I would rather now push snow with it but is an option. I have a Massey 1835M 

That will move a house! lol Those with experience with a bigger tractor what options do you like that won't break the bank. Right now I have two small steel skis bolted onto the bucket. Its ok. Im finding dragging the bucket backwards works good. With that thought what about a blade? Thoughts? 

[wolc123]

1 hour ago, First-light said:

So I have a quad 400 King Quad it's 14 years old. I would rather now push snow with it but is an option. I have a Massey 1835M 

That will move a house! lol Those with experience with a bigger tractor what options do you like that won't break the bank. Right now I have two small steel skis bolted onto the bucket. Its ok. Im finding dragging the bucket backwards works good. With that thought what about a blade? Thoughts? 

I like a back blade facing backwards.  Mine has shoes on it and doesn’t dig into the stone driveways too bad.  I have a rear light on the tractor, in addition to the headlights, because most of my plowing is done in the dark.  I move most of the snow with that and use the front loader bucket, mostly just for pushing up the banks at the ends of the driveways.  

The front loader pushes snow the best, in the “float” position, which is accessed by pushing the hydraulic control lever all the way forward until the bucket lowers all the way and trips the internal hydraulic detent switch.  That allows the leveled bucket to ”float” over uneven surfaces.  

I can’t stand any type of snowblower.  They are only good with light fluffy snow and when you have very limited space for storing it.  I’ve got plenty of that.  I’ll be heading out after lunch, to bucket the big snowbanks that have built up at the ends of the driveways, into the middle of our front yard.  That’s always a fun job.  

Edited 4 hours ago by wolc123

[avg. joe]

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.

[Four Seasons]

1 hour ago, avg. joe said:

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.

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. 

[Doc]

Years ago, I had a Ford 8N with a back-blade and with a 1000' driveway, and a wide area up by where the cars are parked, I would wind up with a hell of a stiff neck after plowing from trying to look behind to see where I was going.

I have to ask about you guys that use a bucket. When you are dealing with wet heavy snow, don't you find the bucket loading up and packing with snow? Also there is no way to tilt the bucket to throw the snow off to the side. Isn't that true?