Snow removal, need special bucket?

[dirtyb115]

Just wondering if a special bucket or blade would be needed for snow removal on concrete driveways. Would a regular dirtbucket damage the driveway or is it pretty safe?

 

[bobcat_ron]

The wider the better, and more weight, but keep all 4 wheels on the ground.

 

[jklingel]

The wider the better, and more weight, but keep all 4 wheels on the ground.

I use my bucket for hard pack removal and snow plowing, but don't really like it for snow. One of my neighbors says his snow bucket is vastly superior to a dirt bucket, and that seems logical. Another neighbor says he has tried a blade on his loader (an under 6000 lb Bobcat) and found that he skidded sideways too much w/ it. Maybe his blade was too big, but I think it was only an 8' snow plow, truck blade. I agree w/ "keep four wheels on the ground", and wish I could. Maybe my new, heavier loader will allow that. I break rear chains like pretzels.

 

[bahmi]

I use my bucket for hard pack removal and snow plowing, but don't really like it for snow. One of my neighbors says his snow bucket is vastly superior to a dirt bucket, and that seems logical. Another neighbor says he has tried a blade on his loader (an under 6000 lb Bobcat) and found that he skidded sideways too much w/ it. Maybe his blade was too big, but I think it was only an 8' snow plow, truck blade. I agree w/ "keep four wheels on the ground", and wish I could. Maybe my new, heavier loader will allow that. I break rear chains like pretzels.

Am I likely to dislike putting an 8' snow plow on my 753? Am I likely to suffer way too much side slip? Will it be a nightmare of trying to keep the machine going straight forward? thanks Mike

 

[sterlclan]

Am I likely to dislike putting an 8' snow plow on my 753? Am I likely to suffer way too much side slip? Will it be a nightmare of trying to keep the machine going straight forward? thanks Mike

I run a 7.5 with less machine than that (630) dont slip sideways at all, its all about the pressure on the plow,if it wants to slip sideways take less snow at once I run chains on the back and the key there is not to spin the tires, that goes back to the amount of snow in front of the blade there is some pics of the set up I run here somewhere....... Jeff

 

[sterlclan]

I run a 7.5 with less machine than that (630) dont slip sideways at all, its all about the pressure on the plow,if it wants to slip sideways take less snow at once I run chains on the back and the key there is not to spin the tires, that goes back to the amount of snow in front of the blade there is some pics of the set up I run here somewhere....... Jeff

bobcat Ron as a mod ???

 

[LCCorp111]

bobcat Ron as a mod ???

I built two box plows for my S300. An eight foot and a ten foot. As far as damage to the concrete, I have a rubber cutting edge on them 1 1/2" thick. I don't care about the ground, I care about the damage to the machine after that sudden stop because you hit a raised sewer. All my plows, equipment and trucks, have rubber edges.