Have to add. Looking at your locations, you only have nice soft fluffy drifts. Southern Sask snow blows for a hundred miles before it settles on the driveway.
I my self haven’t gotten to experience the snow in the Midwest. We range from Fluff, slurry mix, and cured concrete. lol If I could say anything to anyone on the bench about an inverted is try one out. They are worth a serious inquiry.
The traditional reverse drive snowblower might be a better fit: www.prairiecoastequipment.com/new-equipment/agriculture/frontier-attachments/snow-attachments/sb11-series-snowblowers/
@@prairiecoasteqp Yup, I have two conventional three point units. One is a 66inch the other is 84 inches. I find my Massey 1742 works better with the smaller one in our conditions. Still have to peck away at the larger drifts. Sometimes I have to break up the drifts with the bucket, then turn around to complete the job.
I use inverted blowers and can easily go up,over, and through 3’ banks. This system works a lot better than people realize. It is so much faster all around, the time savings is huge. I have no desire to go back to a rear facing three point.
@@315-snoblow I guarantee you won't drive over the drifts we get here during a good blow. Anyone in North Dakota, Montana and Wyoming will know what I'm talking about. The drifts are hard enough that I can put my front blade on the drift and raise the front of the tractor without the blade cutting the drift.
@@fredhinck9685 I get it snow can get rough. I have multiple contacts in the Dakotas, and Montana. I saw multiple pictures and videos of inverted blowers getting through it still. The biggest ones they didn’t drive on but they still blew them out. 6’~ at the edge of the roads and 4’ through the drives and they took about 10min to do. Based on talking with them first hand.
Just ordered an x350 with mulch control. ETA September. As to quality, for lawn tractors, it’s Deere Cub Cadet, or Huskvarna. And if you but it from a big box store, it’s most likely to be MTD with a Briggs. The history of these engines is nothing compared to the Kawasaki in the X350. And a lot depends on how well you take care of the tractor.
Great story! Love the farm! That is a lot of plants. Am planning on growing a few as compared to you in the near future. What do you do to keep the birds away? The haskap berries are delicious and no doubt the birds love them. Thanks! MJ