B2650 Snow Removal

[dirtydeed]

The dealer suggested bolting a section of polyethylene board onto my bucket. I’m curious as to whether adding the optional skid shoes to the land pride RB2672 would protect the driveway.

I really appreciate all the input. I’m thinking the FEL/Rear blade combo might be the best fit for my budget this year. CharlieFoxTrot, thanks for the tip. I had read elsewhere on the forum about issues with bending the 3pt when pushing implements in reverse. My dealer didn’t think this was an issue, but I think I’ll drag snow forward as you suggest.


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I've used the rear blade/bucket method for years with my old BX23. It works good enough. The rear blade that I have is from an old 8N (6 ft blade). I've always found it easier to push that blade in reverse for light snow of any depth. It won't damage your driveway at all. The pushing in reverse method also works great for stone driveways or any other (grass areas) that aren't paved. There are no issues pushing a blade in reverse on your machine. With the 3 pt setup it's very easy to lock in the the lower arms. In the BX23, I had to add another chain to keep the lift arms from spreading. No longer an issue with my new machine.

Rear blades are pretty inexpensive when compared to front blades or blowers. They also have multiple uses (unlike a blower). My $.02.

Best of luck.

 

[Stmar]

My rear blade is also off my old 8N, it is a heavy duty adjustable Rhino. Instead of pushing in reverse I rotate the blade 180 degrees, this works good if I don't want to cut the snow/ice/driveway. I tilt the front and back blades in the same direction and offset the rear blade so together they clear a fairly large path. Couple of trips up and back and the wife can go to work, lol.

 

[quicktractor]

Last year was my first year removing snow with the tractor. I was worried about damage to my driveway and long gravel road. I HIGHLY recommend these edge tamers for the bucket. They work great and it was a small investment to protect the drive and road.

https://r2manufacturing.com/products/edge-tamer

 

[AKguy09]

Last year was my first year removing snow with the tractor. I was worried about damage to my driveway and long gravel road. I HIGHLY recommend these edge tamers for the bucket. They work great and it was a small investment to protect the drive and road.



Those look like they take away the ability to back drag with the bucket and only allow pushing and scooping

 

[dirtydeed]

first time out with the rear blade on this new tractor. I think I have some more top link adjustment to make. Snapped a few pics as well.

 

[Podflyguy]

Cool pics Dirtydeed! Looks like it got it down to a light film. My driveway is south facing and tends to melt pretty quick with the afternoon sun, so if I can get the same result I think I’ll be in good shape.

I picked up a used land pride RB2672. Have not received it yet. Hoping the extra weight and height will get me through some of the bigger storms if I keep up with them. I don’t really need the tilt function, but that may be a bonus some day.

Quicktractor, saw a few videos on those edge tamers. Going to see how it goes without first. Having never moved snow with a front bucket before, I’m not sure what to expect.


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[SLIMSHADIE]

first time out with the rear blade on this new tractor. I think I have some more top link adjustment to make. Snapped a few pics as well.

I dial my rear blade in every year, pretty easy. While on flat concrete, I drop the rear blade about 1/2” above the concrete(using it as a guide), adjust the left and right arms. Next swing the blade 90 degrees then adjust the top link. Takes only a couple minutes.

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[Bevan175]

My First Snow removal. Rear Blade is back ordered. Bucket did a fine job!

 

[Tractor NUG]

My First Snow removal. Rear Blade is back ordered. Bucket did a fine job!

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[Watertown]

My snow removal equipment B2650 with loader and rear mounted snowblower, works well.

 

[War Eagle]

I have removed snow with just an FEL bucket and a box scraper on the back for more years than I care to count.

Last year I bought a new to me tractor and decided to enhance my snow moving abilities by making a snow pusher out of my FEL bucket.

Designed and built detacable wings and still have the box scraper on the back,

Used it 3 times this season already and can tell you that I really like the pusher. Can't believe how much snow it can gather and control the movement of. It also has cut down the time to complete the job.

This was just a design experiment to start with but I have decided its\'s a definite keeper.

 

[SLIMSHADIE]

I like it, already have bottom holes from piranha toothbar. A couple top mount holes shouldnt be a problem either. Problem is I cant weld, need to talk to a coule buddies!!

 

[NBKubota]

My snow removal equipment B2650 with loader and rear mounted snowblower, works well.

This is the exact set up I have for my 1000' gravel drive. I also have a Ranger with a plow on it for lighter stuff, and a walk behind blower for a few small areas.

Now if I could figure out how to get some sort of spreader, and how to keep a pile of sand around, I'd be all set! We seem to get quite a bit of thawing/freezing/rain/slush/ice/more freezing/snow events here, so I'm constantly trying to deal with ice build up. I have to leave my skids on the blower at about 1 inch so I leave a skiff of snow on there for traction.

If anyone has any ideas on spreaders/how to store sand, let me know! LOL

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[jdriver]

Our new snow removal tool. 72” hydraulic angle plow, loaded tires, and a 48” box blade for a little extra weight. If we get a lot of snow we also have a 63” front mount blower.

 

[KeithG]

I have an asphalt driveway that is about 150' long with a slight incline at the top which is about 30' x 60' and it narrows going down to the road to about 10' wide and the hill goes to about a 30 degree downgrade and a slight turn to the right. Not the easiest thing to plow (I used an ATV) or the easiest thing to do with my FEL.
Sometimes the ATV could not push the snow and my Kubota would slide down the hill and I would be moving what seemed like an ungodly amount of buckets of snow just to get to the point where the ATV could clean up the hill enough so I could either get the tractor back up the hill or I could put some rock salt down to get traction.
Now I have a front mounted snow blower and all I can tell you is the 10' of the driveway going down always stays about 10' wide (i.e. no snowbanks) and when I go down the driveway normally, or sliding, the snow in front of the tractor is moved ONCE and blown far away from the sides of the driveway.
Yes I still have problems when the traction is not that good but I can usually put some rock salt down after a pass with the snowblower and within minutes the ice spots are gone and I can get up the driveway.
With the ATV and FEL I would be out doing the drive for hours. Now I am done in about 1 hour.
I find with a snowblower you move the snow once and it takes a lot less time. I wish I had bought it years ago but at that time I did not have enough money.
My suggestion would be to do whatever you can with what you have or spend as little money as possible now and save for the snowblower. You will not regret it.

 

[OrangeJoe]

I have a B2650 with FEl & Backhoe, with the "industrial" tires. These tires, well a great all-round tire, are very poor in snow therefore, I run front chains only. I plow a long driveway with a conventional plow and pickup and use the Kubota for cleanup and moving back snowbanks. We have had several large storms here in central NH this winter and the Kubota does a great job. Back draging with the FEL near my doors and doing my walkways works very well.


I'm not concerned with running chains on front. Compared to moving dirt with the FEL working in snow puts little stress on the tractor.

OrangeJoe

 

[gregb46]

I live just south of the PA line in North Carroll County. I have a B2650 with R4's, FEL and rear blade. I have about 400 ft of black top leading to a 3/4 mile gravel lane. I'm on a budget as well and what I have has done fine so far for the last two winters. I have 2 neighbors with the same set up that share the gravel lane with me and they have been plowing the lane for over 20 years. I will say that anything more than a foot and it gets challenging to find space to push the snow with the rear blade so we just have to make some room with the FEL. The way I look at it that gives me more time to play on my Kubota. The rear blade also can be used for other chores. A snow blower would be nice but spending around $3000 for the blower and 3rd function valve for the occasional blizzard around here it isn't worth it to me. Maybe in the future if I get a few driveways to do for money I would get a blower. I am getting a rubber cutting edge for the rear blade as I feel it will do a better job on uneven black top. I think everyone that has replied have good points but it comes down to how much money you have to spend.


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[Dae06]

My snow removal equipment B2650 with loader and rear mounted snowblower, works well.

What blower is that? (Size and model)

Thanks

 

[Hillhigh Guy]

This is a very informative thread. As a new tractor owner (B2601) and tractor newb, I wanted to ask a question about rear blades. If you are facing the blade toward the front of the tractor, aren't you trying to clear snow (in this case) that has been compacted by the tractor's tires?

 

[dirtydeed]

This is a very informative thread. As a new tractor owner (B2601) and tractor newb, I wanted to ask a question about rear blades. If you are facing the blade toward the front of the tractor, aren't you trying to clear snow (in this case) that has been compacted by the tractor's tires?

That's the great thing about rear blades. They'll push (and pull) snow in either direction. If you use the back side of the rear blade, it won't dig into your driveway (really helpful when clearing snow off any non paved surface). Works pretty well on tractors with position control.

Pulling wet heavy snow with the front (normal) blade direction can get a bit sketchy. You have to pull it fast enough to throw the snow off to the side...but too fast/heavy snow can slide the back of the tractor around a bit. The other draw back to "pulling" snow is having to back over the pile at the end of your pull.