Here is my situation. I own 570 acres of land that I need to keep plowed. We currently have a jd 450 g dozer. There is probably 3 miles of roads and a dozer is pretty slow. I need something that can plow up to 2 feet of snow and faster than a dozer. What do you guys recommend? I am thinking a truck tractor or wheel loader. I have a 06 jd 4320 at my other property but it struggles with 2 feet of snow without tire chains on.
Logan13362
Something with 100% traction...
Flat? Hills? Budget?
Old muni truck?
Grader?
Plow like @4x4Farmer is getting for his loader?
Flat? Hills? Budget?
Old muni truck?
Grader?
Plow like @4x4Farmer is getting for his loader?
Why is there a 2' trigger?
In other words why do you wait till there's 2 feet of snow on the road to plow next question where are you located that you always have 2 feet of snow on your road ?
I guy can easily do it with a three-quarter ton pick up if he doesn't wait till there's 2 feet of snow on the ground and even then 2 feet of light snow a pick up truck should be able to handle with ease.
How Is the tractor set up,are the wheels filled with calcium? what's wrong with leaving chains on it all winter? what attachment are you using to move the snow?
When we have acreage to plow we use one of these
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In other words why do you wait till there's 2 feet of snow on the road to plow next question where are you located that you always have 2 feet of snow on your road ?
I guy can easily do it with a three-quarter ton pick up if he doesn't wait till there's 2 feet of snow on the ground and even then 2 feet of light snow a pick up truck should be able to handle with ease.
How Is the tractor set up,are the wheels filled with calcium? what's wrong with leaving chains on it all winter? what attachment are you using to move the snow?
When we have acreage to plow we use one of these
I'm not sure a big blower would be much faster than a dozer with 2' or more.
Blowers are great because they don't leave berms, but when operating they are seldom faster than walking speed. A blower with a dedicated 300-400 hp blower motor (sicard, oshkosh, vohl, etc.) which will be about 20K-30K used, might move 2000 tons of snow per hour.
2'x16000'x20' = 640000 ft^3, or 2000 tons at a 10:1 snow/water ratio, so it would take about an hour to do the roads in an ideal circumstance, and probably 90 minutes in the real world.
Blowers are great because they don't leave berms, but when operating they are seldom faster than walking speed. A blower with a dedicated 300-400 hp blower motor (sicard, oshkosh, vohl, etc.) which will be about 20K-30K used, might move 2000 tons of snow per hour.
2'x16000'x20' = 640000 ft^3, or 2000 tons at a 10:1 snow/water ratio, so it would take about an hour to do the roads in an ideal circumstance, and probably 90 minutes in the real world.
A loader, or grader with a henke folding v plow?
When I was a kid, a grader with a v plow would open roads an FWD truck with a v couldn't.
One of my yooper buddies uses a single axle dump with a 10' v plow to open cottage roads, etc. Might be all you need?
When I was a kid, a grader with a v plow would open roads an FWD truck with a v couldn't.
One of my yooper buddies uses a single axle dump with a 10' v plow to open cottage roads, etc. Might be all you need?
An old municiple dump truck with a front blade or v blade, lots of weight in the box and tire chains if its not leaving the property.
With 570 acres I would think there's a need for equipment...that being said what equipment is tops on your want list?
Hell a skid with blower would be slow but could be used for a lot of other things.
A home or loader with v blade would work but be slow also
Like stated even a truck with v plow on it would work in a pinch
If it were me and my land I'd buy a v plow for my truck and use it most of the time. The rest of the time Id use a skid steer with a blower and then I would use the skid for other jobs throughout the year.
Hell a skid with blower would be slow but could be used for a lot of other things.
A home or loader with v blade would work but be slow also
Like stated even a truck with v plow on it would work in a pinch
If it were me and my land I'd buy a v plow for my truck and use it most of the time. The rest of the time Id use a skid steer with a blower and then I would use the skid for other jobs throughout the year.
I don't think a 244 with chains would be any faster than the 450. Your talking about 2' of snow. You have to keep the weight factor in mind. You need something heavy if you want to go to a wheeled machine.
244 would be great if you could plow with the storm. Nothing will be real fast in 2' of snow with a $40K budget. If I was staying warm in that 450 that may be your best bet.
244 would be great if you could plow with the storm. Nothing will be real fast in 2' of snow with a $40K budget. If I was staying warm in that 450 that may be your best bet.
So, would you have other uses for whatever you but? If not, with a $40k budget I would think you could pay someone local to plow for several seasons.
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