Let it snow . . .

[gmtinker]

Confucius say: "Get snowblower cheap in August - before snow flies and they get stupid pricy during the blizzard."

I've heard Bing Crosby echo between my ears all day with, "Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow . . ." Seriously, last winter we had more snow here than in many years and I got tired of taking forever to clean my driveway. My PTO output is still within the power range of the blower, even if it is nearer the bottom of the range. I just figure it's still easier than shoveling 500 yards of driveway and a ton of parking space.

It's just a suspicion I have, but I figure that the precipitation trend over the next few years in this part of the country is on the upward swing again after so many drought years. This time I'll be ready.

 

[stuart]

Looks good.
I would not worry too much about being at the low end of the hp range. It just means you have to take it a bit slower than the big boys.

 

[Kytim]

Yep, you jinxed it. no, more snow for you. You bought something to take care of it easily.

 

[Wildfire]

Yep, you jinxed it. no, more snow for you. You bought something to take care of it easily.

Oh ya I agree. Shouldn't have bought that blower. All your going to see now is rain all winter. May has well take the cutting edge off the bucket and attach a squeegee to it

All jokes aside you got a nice machine there. You'd be very surprised just how much snow that will move. I put a blower on my buddies BX2200 and it was awesome. The one thing you will need is a power chute deflector. I used a linier actuator on my buddies and it worked perfectly. He just hits a switch and it changes the deflection instead of getting off the machine to adjust it.
You have a nice unit there. Come on snow

 

[skeets]

Where in the name of Alfred E Newman do you find these good deals??? I look and all I ever get is,, Awww man you should have been here last week

 

[Eddie Jr.]

I am thinking that is my next "add on" for my B3200 ..... F*%k you snow!
I am sure you will love that thing come snow season, in Eastern Ontario we are almost guaranteed a crap load of the white stuff too!

 

[Machold]

The Kubota snowblower is made in Quebec. Local dealers, in my area, put them on special in Spring, Summer & Fall.

 

[mccash40]

Nice! Did you have a problem with the weight? My BX2360 says maximum weight on the 3PH is 375 lbs. Also the ground clearance. Does it lift OK? I would like to get one for this winter. We usually have a ton of snow here in the Adirondacks.

 

[gmtinker]

I don't think it's too overly heavy. My salesman and I took the chute off and loaded it into my Escape between the two of us, so it can't be that bad. I have a loader on my BX, so that helps counterweight the blower on the back as well. The only thing I found is that I had to shorten the driveshaft 2" to allow enough slip distance. Your BX2360 has more HP than mine, so it should run it just fine, but you may have to shorten the shaft as well. It lifts just fine, but again I have a loader.

As for power accessories on it Wildfire, maybe next year. I don't have a shop at home to work in, so I wind up doing my stuff at the shop I work at on Saturdays. That, and this year's been kind of a write off for me in other ways, so if it works manually this year, great. My friend with a bigger rear snowblower on his big Massey said he wouldn't do this without a cab, but I don't want to cab it. I'll just be mindful of the wind.

I heard they were Canadian-made for Kubota, that doesn't scare me at all. Both the name and origin are fine by me. While I'm no fashionista, I still prefer to color-coordinate my tractor all orange!

 

[KenB2920]

Wow that is beautiful, I am very very jealous

 

[jb62901]

I was looking in Aug but got mine in Sept and a good price at that. Now 5-6 week will see how well it works on the 900' of drive. Should cut down on clearing the snow.

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