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@0:47 when the window rolled down, it was at this moment i knew i was in love, and i also knew i was fucked. Still today i am looking at Caymans. Maby time to do something about it 🙂
What altitude is your location? Keep in mind you loose 3% of your horsepower for every 1000 feet of altitude gain. You may not be getting the full 30 HP expected.
That is true of normally aspirated engines that rely on atmospheric pressure to charge the combustion cylinder, but the LX3310 is a Turbo diesel. Turbo engines don't suffer the same loss with altitude, so I should be getting the full 31 hp. I am about 500' above sea level.
A plow isn't a great option for my driveway or Gary's because our driveways are too long. With a plow, you can only push snow so far before the weight builds up, exceeding the tractor's ability to push it, usually because of traction. A plow also has the drawback of building up large piles that can get in the way and take forever to melt away. Plows are also kind of tough on the pavement. With a blower, you can remove snow from an unlimited length of driveway because you are literally throwing the snow out of your way, relocating it off of the driveway. Blowers are not great for light snow falls (<2 inches). Plows do better on those light snow falls. I would say that blowers are tougher to use and require more skill than a plow. Financially, a plow costs less than half as much as a blower.
Rather then filling the tires you can get wheel weights and take them off in the summer. In my opinion there is no compassion to filled tires and/or wheel weights, just puts the weight and traction right where you need it. A ballast box does help a lot when doing loader work but for traction can't beat wheel weights and filled tires.
Slow down and bring your rpms up and that should chomp right through that snow. Live in Maine so I know that heavy wet sticky snow. The first pass is always the toughest, after that you can always take smaller swipes. Never heard anyone complain "I have too much power" nothing better than a snowblower though, nice clean driveway no snow banks to worry, no lawn digging up, not going back and forth with a plow like a bumper car, ext. Plus I don't know how the break in period for that 3310 but after that might go smoother.
My engine speed was full throttle, 2,500 rpm, which is recommended in the snow blower operators manual. I kept the HST in low range. I have to agree. Blowing snow takes technique and skill, but it's so much smoother and more enjoyable than plowing.
I too was disappointed with the "plowing" effect. This tractor is new to me, but this wasn't my first time in the snow with it. That didn't happen during the first two snow removals. This snow was so darn sticky and it packed together so easily that I virtually couldn't get snow to the fan without plowing to some extent. It's February 29th, so the chances of us getting a nice light fluffy snow fall here in Connecticut before spring is dwindling fast. I may not get a chance to try it out in powder until next year.... :-(
I also have a LX3310 Cab kubota tractor with the LX2963 blower. I had the dealership put on wheel spacers for more stability, and I also put on quick disconnect hoses for the bucket. R14 loaded tires and a ballast box. I have had no issues with blowing snow. A nice video by the way.
Take your time you’re pushing , like you’re going slow but you’re really going fast. If someone plowed this with a truck, the destruction they would cause would be 10 times the length of time that you are spending and they would need shovelers by the garage door you’re supposed to come in from the side on the garage doors and travel along the face of them to make for less shoveling
You need to slow down. You’re on a driveway, not in your car driving down the expressway. Ever think about using half a blower width instead of trying to use the full width of the blower. Better save up your money for tractor repair!
"Better save up your money for tractor repair!" Too funny... I love it...! Don't try this at home. But.... I do work for a Kubota dealer. How better can I learn what these machines are capable of than by pushing them to their limits. I'll tell you what, the LX impressed the heck out of me in that heavy snow. I pushed the heck out of it. I cleared 5 driveways that day, totalling about a mile in length. During those hours of hard operation, I burned a few of gallons of diesel and broke 2 auger shear bolts. No biggie. I roll with a dozen spares and a couple 1/2" wrenches.
Before I purchased a tractor. I read that everyone who wanted a cab and didn't get a cab regretted it. So... I got my tractor with a cab and I don't regret it.
like the LX 3310 great machine but the LX 2963 didn't impress me the way the snow builds up inside the barrel part above the auger , that's reason the blower was pushing more then blowing auger to small for barrel , think ill stay with John Deere , awesome video over all
Kubota also makes an LX2980, their Commerical Blower. It has a bigger box, a bigger fan, wider 3-piece chute and a one-piece auger. It is probably the better match for the LX3310. I know it would have handled this snow better. Kubota's front snow blowers are made by a company named Rad-Tech. They make snow blowers for a number of OE companies, including John Deere... ;-)
I try to keep the load to where the engine speed does not lower by more than 10%. In this case, that would mean 2,250 - 2,500 RPM. This stuff was packing and plowing in front of the blower, so I was pushing it a little harder than that just to get the snow to the auger. Once I got that first path cut, I was able to take partial bites, but even those built up in front of the blower.
I own 3 of these, similar setup. Slow down, if your pushing snow, your travel speed needs to be lower, match your speed with the blower capacity to process the snow. IMO. Enjoy
I'm still getting a feel for this machine. It's a bit different than the Deere 1025R that I learned on. This snow was super sticky, which caused a lot of packing and plowing. I felt that my speed was about right, but I'm getting a lot of feedback here to the contrary. So I will take those pointers into the cab next time it snows. Thank you!
i own 2 of these setups and no problem what so ever. Where's the fire? Too fast! all that spill. Blower needs time to process the snow. I enjoy snowblowing with the tractor and make the day out of it. Slow and steady. Not stressing every component. It's a little tractor not a cat 950.
I have a LX3310 with the larger R14's. They are loaded and i have the commercial front blower and a 1672 rear blade. I find that combination will keep the rear end planted. I also run a LP 2584 rear finish mower in the warmer months and have no issues with the loaded tires on the lawn.
Thank You! Pricing a tractor is not a straight forward task, because there are so many options and add-ons. The LX3310 I have is no longer available, it's been replaced by the LX3520. If you option out an LX3520 with the Cab, the same snow blower and hydraulic chute deflector you see in my video, you're going to find the price around $35K (2/25/24). Add a front loader and the price goes up, etc... Kubota has a pretty good tool for configuring a tractor, they call it "Build My Kubota". Check it out, whip up a build and add the options you want. If you run into items you don't understand, I'd be happy to answer questions as I'm sure your local dealer would too. Where in this great country are you located? shop.kubotausa.com/buildmykubota/
Good first run. Like others said, just going a bit too fast for the intake. The wet sticky doesn't help either but spraying some wax spray in that whole box will keep it from sticking so much. I use a product called More Shine which is a tire shine product for tires. Works great! I definitely recommend loading those rear tires. They won't affect compaction with you mowing and will also help with stability while mowing. There is just not enough weight without having loaded tires. Good luck... you will love that Kubota. It's a great machine!
Sadly, in Connecticut our snow is often wet and heavy. But this snow was not typical. It was really sticky and it packed really easily, which made it tough to get it into the blower as it would sheet up and plow in front of it. I really had no choice but to push the tractor a little harder than ideal to get the snow to build up enough for the auger to feed it to the fan. I use some Griot's Garage spray wax, just because I have it (use it on my cars, bikes) and it works pretty good. But I had not yet sprayed this blower. It's brand new, just came home last month.
I have the LX3310 cab with loaded turf tires and the commercial blower. I also have a rear blade with hydraulic angle kit. Traction and power are never an issue. Thanks for the video
I have the exact same LX3310 and 2963 Blower. I run mine in low range at 2500 rpm and don’t have any trouble blowing the snow here. I have chains on the front wheels which seem to work very well as I never have a problem with traction.
This snow was freakishly heavy. Yeah, my LX defiantly worked hard, but I was very pleased with it. My other tractor, a Deere 1025R, would not have performed nearly as well.
You are running to fast. That is why you are pushing snow. If you keep doing that you are going to have far more damage than just shear pins. You have to give it a chance to clear the snow out of the first stage. I have an open station kubota and it gets cold so you stop and warm up. If it gets really deep Raise the blower up and take two passes. Good luck
Personally, if I were in your shoes, I'd have driven through the snow (with the blower raised and off) to the top of the hill and only blown the snow when going downhill just due to the moisture content of the snow in that specific situation. On lighter snows sure you could blow going uphill, but I wouldn't have done it on this video that you just published. I'd also check your hydro fluid in your rear end to see if you can smell any burnt fluid. You probably didn't, but it doesn't hurt to check. Also, with snow that deep and heavy, after making the first initial pass through the snow, I'd have only been taking half-width passes to make it easier on the machine. Again, just due to this specific snow having such a high moisture content.
Going down hill definitely makes a big difference. In the beginning of the video you can see my driveway, which is next to Gary’s. It’s also a good pitch, but because I get to come down, that first pass is much easier. There have been times when I’ve done as you suggested, driven up the snow and worked down. The R14s do well in the snow. I was a little reluctant to try that on this event because we had 11”.
@@MikeSouzaProjects I understand your point, but the snow on the driveway actually HELPS with traction to a point. I'd bet that you'd have been fine. But as long as doing what you did worked for you, that's the important thing.
There definitely is some loss through an HST. The LX model is not available in gear drive. Even if it were, I'd still go HST because my wife uses our tractor quite a lot and I don't think she would if it were gear drive. She likes the simplicity.
Determining the right ground speed when blowing snow definitely takes some feel. If you go too slowly, the blower won't load with snow and the snow won't blow very far. Keep that up and the chute will clog. You need to go fast enough to load the blower fan and keep the snow velocity in the chute high, but not so fast that you reduce the engine speed too much, which also reduces the throw distance and chute speed. That snow was the heaviest I've encountered in the 8 years I've been blowing snow with a tractor. I was probably pushing it just a little more than I should of, because this tractor is new to me, and I want to find its limits. But I wouldn't go too much slower than I was going.
Velocity of the fan blade isn't determined by ground speed........it spins at the same speed until it slows down by excess snow delivered to it by collection augers and the resulting lower engine RPMs....going slower (ground speed) would have been your better option to allow the blower to handle the snow.... coating the blower with some anti stick substance also is an option but doesn't usually last very long..... also making sure the blower is not warm because that also adds to poor performance as the snow sticks easier to warm surfaces........most of your problem was due to the operator@@MikeSouzaProjects
This is the last Porsche that Dr. Porsche would recognize. The 987. Hope you got one because if you don’t it’s probably too late prices are going way up.
