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<blockquote data-quote="mrbb" data-source="post: 124120" data-attributes="member: 13825"><p>I been plowing snow for a few decades now on all sorts of equipment, my 2 cents on a bucket or a actual plow is, , it tends to come down to how much area you need to plow and what type of area it is,, is it small tight areas, , lots of back dragging required?</p><p> is it on dirt, pavement, gravel, concrete?</p><p>are you worried about leaving marks on the surface or not?? (they have things with plastic/Polly edges to help prevent marking )</p><p></p><p> and then, also the amount of snow you typically get per snow fall/plow session! is it a few inches or in a heavy deep snow belt ??</p><p> these things all matter IMO</p><p> </p><p> on smaller size lots and driveways, a smooth edge bucket is typically good enough and efficient enough,IMO!</p><p> plus like said above , it allows for you to carry and or move snow from away from things or pile/stack it in more places than a plow blade will allow IMO!</p><p></p><p> as for a SNOW PLOW blade, like a simple angled blade, if I was doing larger area's I where I didn;t want to use a bucket, </p><p>I think I would SKIP the standard type of angle plow blade all together and go with a more useful snow scooper blade, all the more so one that has adjustable wings, to go from angle, to scoop, to even revers scoop for back dragging,</p><p> to me there way faster at clearing an area, and just more use full over all at moving snow, having more options on them, </p><p> but not the best IMO at stacking it, and have to have one the right size to machine, pretty easy to over buy a blade and find out in wet snow its too much for the machine!</p><p></p><p> NEXT as for over the tire tracks, keep in mind, most tracks are NOT made for snow, and as such, don;t work the best in snow, as to tires</p><p> NOT that standard skid steer tires in snow are that great to begin with, they kinda suck if I am honest , hardpack snow, or worse ice and there pretty useless, add in some slope/hill, and things only get worse!</p><p> SKid steer's are great at many tasks, but on hills or off camber slopes, is FAR from one of them! and add snow again to off camber or ad in hill , and it only amplifies this! chains and studs sure help, but hard on the surface with can be a big no no or costly issue after the snow melts!</p><p> </p><p>SO< if your planning to use tracks in snow, you might want to reconsider this and stick with tires for snow work, or better yet, invest in some dedicated snow tire wheels for winter work, ,</p><p> tracks rule the wet and soft mud soil though! and can , pending surfaces, add some stability to things, so they do have there pro's</p><p> SNOW is just not worn of them IMO!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mrbb, post: 124120, member: 13825"] I been plowing snow for a few decades now on all sorts of equipment, my 2 cents on a bucket or a actual plow is, , it tends to come down to how much area you need to plow and what type of area it is,, is it small tight areas, , lots of back dragging required? is it on dirt, pavement, gravel, concrete? are you worried about leaving marks on the surface or not?? (they have things with plastic/Polly edges to help prevent marking ) and then, also the amount of snow you typically get per snow fall/plow session! is it a few inches or in a heavy deep snow belt ?? these things all matter IMO on smaller size lots and driveways, a smooth edge bucket is typically good enough and efficient enough,IMO! plus like said above , it allows for you to carry and or move snow from away from things or pile/stack it in more places than a plow blade will allow IMO! as for a SNOW PLOW blade, like a simple angled blade, if I was doing larger area's I where I didn;t want to use a bucket, I think I would SKIP the standard type of angle plow blade all together and go with a more useful snow scooper blade, all the more so one that has adjustable wings, to go from angle, to scoop, to even revers scoop for back dragging, to me there way faster at clearing an area, and just more use full over all at moving snow, having more options on them, but not the best IMO at stacking it, and have to have one the right size to machine, pretty easy to over buy a blade and find out in wet snow its too much for the machine! NEXT as for over the tire tracks, keep in mind, most tracks are NOT made for snow, and as such, don;t work the best in snow, as to tires NOT that standard skid steer tires in snow are that great to begin with, they kinda suck if I am honest , hardpack snow, or worse ice and there pretty useless, add in some slope/hill, and things only get worse! SKid steer's are great at many tasks, but on hills or off camber slopes, is FAR from one of them! and add snow again to off camber or ad in hill , and it only amplifies this! chains and studs sure help, but hard on the surface with can be a big no no or costly issue after the snow melts! SO< if your planning to use tracks in snow, you might want to reconsider this and stick with tires for snow work, or better yet, invest in some dedicated snow tire wheels for winter work, , tracks rule the wet and soft mud soil though! and can , pending surfaces, add some stability to things, so they do have there pro's SNOW is just not worn of them IMO! [/QUOTE]
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