I cut a slot in a length of 1 1/2" black pipe then slipped it over the edge of my rear blade. I welded flat bar to it so I could bolt through to secure it to the blade. It really cut way down on any gravel being rolled into the yard while running the blade facing forward. I put one one the FL bucket edge too. Works great!
Courtney, nice video on the various snow removal options. I really like that you demonstrated the option of turning the HLA snow pusher upside down. Any experienced tractor operator could use this option for many tasks. Great video. Thanks
My preference is a cold adult beverage next to the pool, though i enjoy watching people in the north clear snow. I do miss the Wyoming winters and the snow........ well, not really.😂
We used Kage at my last job. They were in the middle of getting a Metalpless (might be wrong on the spelling) that can fold forward to push snow or backward to drag snow with more control.
This fall I used my HLA snow pusher to move piles of leaves off into the woods it was kind of fun you get to the end and he got a giant pile all up in that bucket or the pusher blade moves a lot of leaves in a big hurry. Just leaf blower them in the wind Rose and pushed him out into the woods
Shaking snow that's stuck in a bucket is one of the most annoying things I've done on with my tractor. Windrows are brutal as buckets fill much faster than a pusher. Folks do it, but it drives me crazy peronally and would be incredibly ineffective in my situation. Edge Tamers are a creative solution. I don't promote them as R2 has no interest in working with me. They did have the audacity to ask me not to promote their competition as well. I haven't promoted their competition simply to avoid unnecessary conflict. We do sell UHMW edges for buckets, blades, plows, blowers, etc that protect driveways, scrape clean, are quiet, non-marking, long-lasting. www.goodworkstractors.com/product/uhmw-poly-plow-cutting-edge/ Edge Tamers are a cheap solution for folks needing one, great for gravel drives that don't need to scrape clean, and protect against driveway damage. However, I personally would never consider them while looking for a real snow removal solution.
Understood. Lots of people share that opinion. I try to show in my videos that it doesn't really make a difference in the end, and even if it left some my personal opinion would be to have a little snow rather than have to turn my head in reverse the entire time I'm clearing. Thanks for watching!
I think it’s also worth trying to understand why many 10’s of millions of inverted snowblowers have been sold worldwide over the years. They are the main product produced by certain manufacturers. There is an enormous market for them. The right solution for you is different from me which is different from the next guy.
@@GoodWorksTractorsI think they are popular because most tractor have rear PTOs to drive them. A front mounted snow blower is far superior for snow removal, but generally tractors aren’t set up for them so you need an expensive drive unit, either separate gas or diesel engine or expensive hydraulic motor and a snow blower needs a lot of power. If every tractor came with a front PTO, I bet front mounted blowers would soon be far more popular than rear mounts. Anyone who has used front plows vs rear plows or front blowers vs rear blowers knows how superior the front units are, other than the complexity of powering a front mount blower.
No desire for anything rear mounted unless it is a salt spreader. If I had the money and storage space, I would have three pieces of equipment in this priority: 1. Front plow with snow wings. Most versatile for light to fairly heavy snows. 2, Brush for the light snow. Easy on the surface and great cleaning. 3. Front blower for deep snow and dense drifts.
Any experience with front mounted, quick attach, self contained snow blower? The pto driven units are great but a pain in the butt to go from bucket to snowblower and vice-versa.
@@GoodWorksTractors True. It would take well over a decade to break even vs paying someone else to clear my quarter mile long driveway and it would be taking up a ton of space and require maintenance every year. No thanks
@@Noah_E All true. I’m willing to pay for convenience and anything that makes life easier on my back. Hiring someone to do our 175 foot, all uphill driveway is not an option since there is no room to push the snow and it puts me at the snow removal contractor’s mercy. The old I’ll get to you when I can routine. There is no free ride. I’ll take convenience over some maintenance.
I cut a slot in a length of 1 1/2" black pipe then slipped it over the edge of my rear blade. I welded flat bar to it so I could bolt through to secure it to the blade. It really cut way down on any gravel being rolled into the yard while running the blade facing forward. I put one one the FL bucket edge too. Works great!
Courtney, nice video on the various snow removal options. I really like that you demonstrated the option of turning the HLA snow pusher upside down. Any experienced tractor operator could use this option for many tasks. Great video. Thanks
Front mount blower. Done!
WOW !!! Great color in those trees for the end of December!!
My preference is a cold adult beverage next to the pool, though i enjoy watching people in the north clear snow. I do miss the Wyoming winters and the snow........ well, not really.😂
That snow wing looks like what snow cats have, can't be a bad thing.
Thanks for the look at the options you carry. A lot of factors going in to the purchase decision which is pretty much different for every operator.
We used Kage at my last job. They were in the middle of getting a Metalpless (might be wrong on the spelling) that can fold forward to push snow or backward to drag snow with more control.
This fall I used my HLA snow pusher to move piles of leaves off into the woods it was kind of fun you get to the end and he got a giant pile all up in that bucket or the pusher blade moves a lot of leaves in a big hurry. Just leaf blower them in the wind Rose and pushed him out into the woods
I’m using Edge Tamers on the regular FEL of my 1025R and I can push to plow as well as lift to put the snow somewhere.
Shaking snow that's stuck in a bucket is one of the most annoying things I've done on with my tractor. Windrows are brutal as buckets fill much faster than a pusher. Folks do it, but it drives me crazy peronally and would be incredibly ineffective in my situation. Edge Tamers are a creative solution. I don't promote them as R2 has no interest in working with me. They did have the audacity to ask me not to promote their competition as well. I haven't promoted their competition simply to avoid unnecessary conflict. We do sell UHMW edges for buckets, blades, plows, blowers, etc that protect driveways, scrape clean, are quiet, non-marking, long-lasting. www.goodworkstractors.com/product/uhmw-poly-plow-cutting-edge/
Edge Tamers are a cheap solution for folks needing one, great for gravel drives that don't need to scrape clean, and protect against driveway damage. However, I personally would never consider them while looking for a real snow removal solution.
I have a personal problem with the inverted snowblower of driving over the snow you are trying to blow. That's just my personal opinion
Understood. Lots of people share that opinion. I try to show in my videos that it doesn't really make a difference in the end, and even if it left some my personal opinion would be to have a little snow rather than have to turn my head in reverse the entire time I'm clearing.
Thanks for watching!
I think it’s also worth trying to understand why many 10’s of millions of inverted snowblowers have been sold worldwide over the years. They are the main product produced by certain manufacturers. There is an enormous market for them. The right solution for you is different from me which is different from the next guy.
@@GoodWorksTractorsI think they are popular because most tractor have rear PTOs to drive them. A front mounted snow blower is far superior for snow removal, but generally tractors aren’t set up for them so you need an expensive drive unit, either separate gas or diesel engine or expensive hydraulic motor and a snow blower needs a lot of power. If every tractor came with a front PTO, I bet front mounted blowers would soon be far more popular than rear mounts. Anyone who has used front plows vs rear plows or front blowers vs rear blowers knows how superior the front units are, other than the complexity of powering a front mount blower.
No desire for anything rear mounted unless it is a salt spreader. If I had the money and storage space, I would have three pieces of equipment in this priority:
1. Front plow with snow wings. Most versatile for light to fairly heavy snows.
2, Brush for the light snow. Easy on the surface and great cleaning.
3. Front blower for deep snow and dense drifts.
Any experience with front mounted, quick attach, self contained snow blower? The pto driven units are great but a pain in the butt to go from bucket to snowblower and vice-versa.
MK Martin offers one, but it's well over 10k. No one will buy it at that price point, so I don't bother demo'ing.
@@GoodWorksTractors True. It would take well over a decade to break even vs paying someone else to clear my quarter mile long driveway and it would be taking up a ton of space and require maintenance every year. No thanks
@@Noah_E All true. I’m willing to pay for convenience and anything that makes life easier on my back. Hiring someone to do our 175 foot, all uphill driveway is not an option since there is no room to push the snow and it puts me at the snow removal contractor’s mercy. The old I’ll get to you when I can routine. There is no free ride. I’ll take convenience over some maintenance.
Looks too heavy (for it's size) ~