[Jimmyray]

New guy here. 6 miles up a goat trail and only 2 are county maintained. Yes, I have 4 miles of 4x4 single track road to plow. It also ascends about 1000'.
I use a k5 with a Meyer. I'm here to snoop for tips as the road gets pretty skinny this time of year. This is our third winter here and this year I'll finally get a piece of machinery to work more push outs.
Thanks for having me.

 

[NewEnglandSteelersFan]

Welcome!

 

[Avalanche 2500]

Welcome aboard jimmyray, Sounds like you will be looking for a hd Snow blower Thumbs Up >

 

[Jimmyray]

Yup! That's why I'm here lol. Snooping to see what other folks are doing. We got allot more snow this year and it's been ruff. Normally I wouldn't sweat it, but I recently rejoined the work force and I'll be needing off the mountain on a daily basis. Last two years we just stock up and ride er out. Last resort is skimadoo down to my buddies house 4 miles away on the county road and use my shuttle rig.

 

[Aerospace Eng]

Before I spent any coin on a pickup mounted blower, I'd get something like this...

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Idaho-Norl...618798?hash=item2a9859592e:g:MqcAAOSwZW5aJL2c

My guess is that he will eventually sell it for about $15K.

In all seriousness however, you might be better off with finding a used grader with a side wing somewhere, since that might also help you maintain the road in the summer.

 

[Jimmyray]

That things bad ass! Little expensive for a one purpose tool. I'm learning toward a skid steer with a blower then I can use it for maintenance too. The roads super narrow.

 

[Aerospace Eng]

Just remember that blowers are generally slow. I’ve never operated a skid steer blower, but my Belos has more hydraulic horsepower than a hi-flow skidsteer and I figure walking speed, or less if the snow is deeper than a foot.

Would a skid steer be metter than a tractor, grader, or municipal machine for what you need in the summer?

 

[Jimmyray]

Yeah speed is a factor. I can plow after a light snow 6"or less, in about 2 hours. For now I'm stuck with updating my push outs this summer and keeping my fingers crossed. Every year I learn something new lol