Snowblower or thrower on a loader

[Propane1]

Has anybody done this with your garden tractor. How did it work. How was it powered. Any pictures. Just wondering. Would like to do it. But depends if I ever get a hydraulic loader on a garden tractor. Be good for the big banks I’d say.

Noel.

 

[Shorty]

YouTube has a few videos of some like that. Some snowstorms it could be handy. I keep this idea of a rear mounted blower. Plow on the front and blower weight on the drive axle.

 

[poncho62]

I was thinking about mounting a blower on the back of one of my Fords. I would have a blade on the front and it would be powered by the PTO that drives the tiller. The tiller shaft turns the wrong way, so kind of put it on the back burner for now.

 

[Shorty]

@Propane1
Noel, do I remember you having a rear facing blower?

 

[Propane1]

Yep. On my MF 12. It’s the thrower that’s suppose to be on the front. I mounted a 8 hp, a little small, on it to run the thrower. Works good. Fun to use. But hard on the back.

Noel

 

[poncho62]

Yeah, that's another reason I shelved the idea....My old head don't spin around like it used to......lol

 

[mac102004]

I think the way to do it would be to mount a hydraulic power pack on the back of the tractor, and power the blower like that.

 

[Toomanytoys84]

Thats a snow removal machine.

 

[chieffan]

Drop the bucket off and mount a walk behind in its place. Would need one as wide as the tractor to work right and plenty of ponies to keep it turning.

 

[MNGB]

I can't twist my neck and look back anymore either, I can see some advantages to having the blower on the loader like you say you could lift it up and eat your way though the snowbanks down side is all the wt out front would require lots of counter wt on the back of the tractor. I mounted a self [owered blower on the Power King blower looks like Noel's mine has a 10 hp Tec on it it works I like the self power in that you can regulator your speed with the tractor engine and the blower is at full throttle

 

[Propane1]

That looks great Gary. How much counter weight do you have on it.

Noel

 

[Propane1]

Ya Roger. That’s a good idea. Fella could mount one of those MTD 45” wide 13 hp walk behinds. That would do it.

Noel

 

[Cvans]

Neat looking rig Gary.

 

[chieffan]

That is a neat set up. Probably need weight. chains or both to keep traction which is normal.

 

[MNGB]

Yea I use chains and have barbell wts mounted on the drawbar I think its 60 lbs nice thing with that tractor when the blower is rasied the drawbar goes down so it really counter balances nicely, I made some simple side panel to bring the heat off the engine into the cab even though the back is open it really helps after working for some time it feels good.

 

[Cvans]

Similar to the comfort cover used on our loader tractor.

 

[MNGB]

Similar to the comfort cover used on our loader tractor.

Hi Chris at first that's what I was working on use some old blue tarp