Got about 4" here last night, can expect more later on but it's a start.
In previous years I've been using an atv/snowplow to clear the driveway but this year I've got a TO-30 with a FEL/snow bucket and 7' blade. Tires are loaded with fluid.
I found that I really want to use the blade most of the time. I put a 2" PVC pipe slit down the middle across it to keep it from taking driveway/yard along with snow. Set it angled slightly and away we went.
Going forward in a straight line, making an occasional turn, it couldn't have worked better. Not enough snow to really push it I suppose. I also tried the loader a few times- tricky to get it at the right height and even then on uneven ground I took a few chunks out of the ground underneath.
Definitely not as good in tight spots like between the house and the shed outside as the atv... not shocking considering the relative sizes and room it takes to turn around.
Now, here's the sort of weird part. It seemed like I couldn't find enough snow to make it bog down or start spinning because it was pushing too much. BUT, several times I'd put it in reverse on ground I'd already cleared with the loader and blade both UP and it spun and I had to wrestle with the brakes to get it out. This was on barely an incline... no load... and it spun yet I can plow snow going forward all day long and not have any trouble? I know the tires are directional... but wow it really is that much of a difference?
We'll see how it goes when the snow gets deeper. I've always got the atv available again if I need it but my tractor is more fun :lol:
In previous years I've been using an atv/snowplow to clear the driveway but this year I've got a TO-30 with a FEL/snow bucket and 7' blade. Tires are loaded with fluid.
I found that I really want to use the blade most of the time. I put a 2" PVC pipe slit down the middle across it to keep it from taking driveway/yard along with snow. Set it angled slightly and away we went.
Going forward in a straight line, making an occasional turn, it couldn't have worked better. Not enough snow to really push it I suppose. I also tried the loader a few times- tricky to get it at the right height and even then on uneven ground I took a few chunks out of the ground underneath.
Definitely not as good in tight spots like between the house and the shed outside as the atv... not shocking considering the relative sizes and room it takes to turn around.
Now, here's the sort of weird part. It seemed like I couldn't find enough snow to make it bog down or start spinning because it was pushing too much. BUT, several times I'd put it in reverse on ground I'd already cleared with the loader and blade both UP and it spun and I had to wrestle with the brakes to get it out. This was on barely an incline... no load... and it spun yet I can plow snow going forward all day long and not have any trouble? I know the tires are directional... but wow it really is that much of a difference?
We'll see how it goes when the snow gets deeper. I've always got the atv available again if I need it but my tractor is more fun :lol: