I have a BX1850 that's going to be delivered in the next week or so. I picked up a front mount power broom with it. My thought is to run a rear mount snowblower with the broom on the front. Does anyone have experience with this combo? Insight on how it worked would be appreciated.
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The broom works great on pavement, but I have a 1400’ long gravel driveway. I go between a front snowblower to a front hydro adjustable blade, and a rear blade.
When it’s light I can blow it far away, and lightly drag the rear blade at a 45 degree angle to leave a nice smooth surface.
When it’s wet, sticky, sloppy, I use the 2 blade method and leave the front blade up about an inch or two while lightly dragging the rear, to clear the slop
When it’s light I can blow it far away, and lightly drag the rear blade at a 45 degree angle to leave a nice smooth surface.
When it’s wet, sticky, sloppy, I use the 2 blade method and leave the front blade up about an inch or two while lightly dragging the rear, to clear the slop
A lot depends on the broom that you purchase. The ones that were sold when that tractor was new left a lot to be desired. They are heavy and difficult to get the balance correct. If you are getting the broom at a steal then I can give you some suggestions on how to modify it to work better. I had a walk-behind broom that was great, but it got destroyed in a garage collapse and parts were not available to repair it. It was great for light fluffy snow. Now I use either a front-mounted snow blade or a front-mounted snowblower. I like the looks of the new broom that was introduced for the 80 series tractors, however, I haven't seen one in person to know if it will work any better than the 2 Kubota brooms that I had with my BX22. I have always found them inexpensively because my experience with the broom was the same as the seller's experience.