Creep / Leak? down. B1630 loader on B7100HST-B

[TheOldHokie]

Oh good, now I can ask an expert about snowplowing with the bucket!

Can you quickly talk about how you managed the bucket, what problems you saw etc,?? How about long passes vs shorter passes?

Most typical snow plows have some mechanism to keep from hitting the actual ground / gravel / concrete etc. Some are skid-like, some are round mushroom shape. I'm thinking of adding 1.5" thick (2x4 pressure treated) skids in the bucket holes after the snow flies. What surface were you on? I'm on gravel/dirt.

Thanks Again..

Experienced yes, expert no.

I plowed gravel initially and now its a mix.

My driveway is steep so I try to get it completely bare. I would never consider skid shoes of any type.

Conditions dictate straregy but generally to start its bucket tipped slightly down and just above the surface. Then just push as much c as possible as far as possible. That's generally not very far if the snow is more than a few inches deep. Once you get more than 6" deep and especially if its wet its more like dig and dump than plow.

Once its mostly "plowed" I go back with a combination of float and down pressure to scrape it ckean.

For snows in the 6" and under range or for final cleanup an angled back blade in forward ot reverse is much more effective than the bucket.

The new L3901 has made it a lot faster. The little B7200DT is too short and light for any real accumulation. The last 3 footer we got took a week to dig out (1/4 mile) and I was stuck multiple times....

Dan

 

[TerryKing]

Once its mostly "plowed" I go back with a combination of float and down pressure to scrape it ckean.

Thanks, Dan..

..a week to dig out (1/4 mile) and I was stuck multiple times....
I don't scare easily but THAT scares me. We are on a Class 4 Town road .. means town DoesNothing. Heavy snow sometimes other people on the road plow it with a large truck and plow. And I can hire the guys I have used the past 4 years to plow the road. Only have 50 feet of slightly uphill 'driveway' but there's a wide section in front of the barn. Have good walk-behind snowblower to do path house-to-barn. I used to snowblow the whole road to get out uphill, 20 years ago...

One of the good things as I lived in Egypt the past 2 years was precipitation only one or twice a year, and liquid not solid. Boring weather. 98 F in the Spring..

But, as usual, I Digress. OK back to OtherWork. Thanks..