So is he doing the buying and you doing the driving? If that were the case, a shovel would be my suggestion.
What is wrong with the Kubota that you have now?
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So is he doing the buying and you doing the driving? If that were the case, a shovel would be my suggestion.
What is wrong with the Kubota that you have now?
#1 What's your budget? It's difficult to give an accurate answer without knowing this.
#2 Compare what you're willing to spend on a new machine with what it would cost to hire a professional. Even if you're looking to spend as little as $2000 you can get A LOT of snow pushed for that amount. Most of my seasonal contracts are in the $400 range.
#3 Without knowing your budget or the layout of your property my suggestion would be that you purchase a half-ton truck with a 7.5' plow. They can do a lot of work as long as you've got the room to make piles.
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The Kubota is too small, too light. The blower [5'] is pretty decent, bigger would be better. 6' would be nice.
We have an F250 with a 7.5' blade, only works at the start of winter. Too much snow to push and no where to push it.
Budget will be about $40K I would think, maybe a little more. I dont think he is wanting to rely on someone else to do it, but me. He likes toys too.
We have an F250 with a 7.5' blade, only works at the start of winter. Too much snow to push and no where to push it.
Budget will be about $40K I would think, maybe a little more. I dont think he is wanting to rely on someone else to do it, but me. He likes toys too.
Why don't you get a Kubota that is bigger? You could sell the small one too...
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I think ruffy needs a little exercise ...and I think that you would look good with a goon spoon in your hand
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You just don't like skid steers...
and you own stock in Kubota...The TLB's, full size, are decent machines and I've seen them do a good job in many places. But a mile with no where to push snow is an issue. It is a loooooong way. I'm not a fan of any of the little fake ones (i.e. Kubota, etc). Cycle times are to slow for e v e r y t h i n g....
Options...
Erkskine blower
Skidsteer solutions blower
Wikco blowers
I just priced out a M95 Kubota on Monday with bucket and blower for a few thousand more than your budget. I'm sure you could find a used one for way less than that. The tractor is a beast and I'm sure it would handle anything you've got without any trouble.
If you've already got a pickup with a plow and it can't handle the workload you're really limited with your options. Good luck
Yep, the Shuttle Shift transmission makes Kubota's perfect for snow plowing. They're also easy on the wallet compared to similar machines from John Deere, New Holland, Case, ect...
You just don't like skid steers...
The TLB's, full size, are decent machines and I've seen them do a good job in many places. But a mile with no where to push snow is an issue. It is a loooooong way. I'm not a fan of any of the little fake ones (i.e. Kubota, etc). Cycle times are to slow for e v e r y t h i n g....
Only thing skids are good for is grooming faces for a mx track. My dads 580D did a hellofa job anyways. Skids are good for tight areas, but out in landscaping world (away from developments) the increased cycle time is offset by their inability to fully load a dump (unless a ramp is built), inability to lift heavy and bulky objects (bucket raises straight up, instead of out, normally not used for prof. stuff, but very handy for redneck use), inability to put attachments on the back....
They do work awesome for grading as the tracks keep you flat, but bigger loaders are just more handy, especially if you have to get in and out all the time, or out while the bucket is half up. Forget about it with a door. They do rock in construction, but ag/farm use (all my experience, if you count MX track building as ag work.
) requires different machines.Though, you can't pop wheelies on a 580D, well, I have, and it aint pretty, especially with no ROPS.... Something about driving too high up a face of a jump with 1k lbs of weight hanging on the box scraper. Nothing like having only one good rear brake to help get that front end slid over! ahhh brings back good memories... Is the snow worth it????
Pops got a Kubota last year, nice big 4wd version with the large tires on the front. Looks fricken awesome, shuttle shift is cool, though I had to explain it to the old man. It is amazing the difference in the ability to push into a pile a manure with a 4wd Kubota vs a 2wd 580D loader/hoe. Plus the Kubota sounds like my liberty!
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Well hell, that thar's two reasons to pick up the skid...!!
That was supposed to be read as
hence not going with the skids. I should have said more ag or miscellaneous uses, but redneck seemed shorter . Sorry, I think it was an implied double negative or something....
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A high flow blower should be around 2k and good chains anywhere from
500 to 1200 bucks. depending on how aggressive you want to get.
Only thing skids are good for is grooming faces for a mx track. My dads 580D did a hellofa job anyways. Skids are good for tight areas, but out in landscaping world (away from developments) the increased cycle time is offset by their inability to fully load a dump (unless a ramp is built), inability to lift heavy and bulky objects (bucket raises straight up, instead of out, normally not used for prof. stuff, but very handy for redneck use), inability to put attachments on the back....
all buckets raise straight up ruffy if they went out they wouldn't be able to lift squat it's all about leverage, and they are used all the time in developments. depends also what you call heavy and bulky. My cat skidsteer will raise a full stack of 1/2 ply wood a little 0ver 10 ft in the air no problem(sheeting roofs).why would you have a bobcat loading dump trucks on a regular basis? thats like using a truck and a snow plow for dozer work
They do work awesome for grading as the tracks keep you flat, but bigger loaders are just more handy, especially if you have to get in and out all the time, or out while the bucket is half up. Forget about it with a door. They do rock in construction, but ag/farm use (all my experience, if you count MX track building as ag work.
use em all the time on my farm, it's paid for it's self 3 or 4 times over, and if you don't need the door its a cinch to pop off. use it every day. great for cleaning and a million other uses
Though, you can't pop wheelies on a 580D, well, I have, and it aint pretty, especially with no ROPS.... Something about driving too high up a face of a jump with 1k lbs of weight hanging on the box scraper. Nothing like having only one good rear brake to help get that front end slid over! ahhh brings back good memories... Is the snow worth it????
Pops got a Kubota last year, nice big 4wd version with the large tires on the front. Looks fricken awesome, shuttle shift is cool, though I had to explain it to the old man. It is amazing the difference in the ability to push into a pile a manure with a 4wd Kubota vs a 2wd 580D loader/hoe. Plus the Kubota sounds like my liberty!
On another note you won't have the tall side walls with a skid steer with a blower on it. remeber the blower is on a loader and can go up and down, you are not limted to keeping it on the ground, beauty of hydro drive. but i will agree that with just a bucket and blade they are pretty useless, but with a bucket and blower it's a pretty unstopable combo, like i said before we use it to keep a bunch of "SKI" cabins cleaned out in the winter, and let me tell ya what, it never snows there
a bi directional wouldn't be bad but you wouldn't be as agile.
