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Old 11-20-2017, 10:27 PM
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I had the same issue this year. I ended up with a Meyer lot pro on my f150. Whole not the heaviest duty it works like a charm on my driveway which is a quarter mile long. I live where we get about 120 inches of snow a winter here in Montana.
I don't think we have had that in the last 3 years combined!
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Old 11-20-2017, 10:43 PM
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Case 450 Skidsteer. Can handle any amout of snow I get and the heater works great!
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Old 11-21-2017, 07:34 AM
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Gravel driveway, make sure there are no big rocks walk it before snow arrives, keep the feet of the snowblower at its highest setting so you get a base.
I have an 800m gravel driveway use a 66" snowblower and a blade on my JD 3320
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Old 11-21-2017, 08:34 AM
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I used to plow the snow off my drive way and yard. I got into a discussion with a local rancher and now I just pack it down. I can clear the slop off easier in the spring than I could plow all winter. The only place I keep clear is where the drive way meets the main road. That has to be clear or it will drift.
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Old 11-21-2017, 08:43 AM
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2 friends with acreages, both went with a beater 4x4 truck and a good plow blade. Warm inside, coffee in the cup holder. Park and wait for next snowfall when done. The one friend is like Mr Plow, goes and does the culdesac if the county is taking their sweet time. Beater truck hauls junk to the dump too.
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Old 11-21-2017, 04:28 PM
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Boss V plow is the only way to go
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Old 11-21-2017, 05:14 PM
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Plow on your pickup. Quad is too light in my opinion. I have a skid steer with a blade that works awesome. Also used to have a pickup with a blade, really nice especially if you need to travel any distance to help out a buddy or whatever
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Old 11-21-2017, 07:10 PM
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I ran a snow blade on my quad for a few years and it worked fine. can't take as big a swath as with the truck, but it seemed to work fine.
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Old 11-21-2017, 07:11 PM
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Go buy the missus a decent snow shovel.
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Old 11-22-2017, 06:58 PM
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Default DIY Homemade snowplow

Build your own! Here is what I hacked together. I can even raise and lower it with my cordless drill and bottle jack.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UysOqyq4oAQ

Here it is in action....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UysOqyq4oAQ

works pretty good over my uneven rough cracked driveway
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Old 11-23-2017, 08:22 AM
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Or flag down the grader fella, invite him in for a sandwhich and a hot bowl of soup...worked when we lived in Saskatchewan.
Used to be able to do that in Red Deer County. When we first moved in (1987) I asked the grader operator if he would grade my newly gravelled driveway. It cost me a coffee. The County also used to sell flags for $15 that you put out at your gate and they would plow it for you but, they stopped doing that for liability reasons. Too many complaints of property damage claims, such as accidentlyknocked gate post over, cracked pavement due to weight of grader etc, etc.
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Old 11-23-2017, 08:32 AM
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Have a tractor with a snowblower, blade attachment. Haven't connected either in the last 3 or 4 years. Always fine with quad + blade. Don't find it too light. Have a Arctic Cat TRV so has a bit more weight then normal, but it plows through even when the snow is so deep it goes over the blade. Done in a quarter of the time a tractor takes.
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Old 11-23-2017, 08:44 AM
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Has anyone tried using a rotary broom instead of a snowblower?
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Old 11-23-2017, 02:57 PM
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Has anyone tried using a rotary broom instead of a snowblower?
JESUS!! thats gotta be more expensive than BUYING a plow? whats gonna power it? unless of course you have a tractor...

I had some scrap wood laying around and I already had the chain, but I still dont think I paid more than 80 bucks to build mine... Granted I got the ratchet extension on saldsfor about 20 bucks at PA.. Love that store...
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Old 11-23-2017, 05:53 PM
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JESUS!! thats gotta be more expensive than BUYING a plow? .
But it would be about 1/2 the price of a snow blower.
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Old 11-24-2017, 07:43 AM
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I used a snowblower for years. The key is to have a lay of snow and ice pack before using a snowblower.
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