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Finally you can answer the age old debate, front snow blower with back blade vs front loader and rear snow blower. Most people only have experience with one or the other mutually exclusive choices. looking forward to your next video!

Great video GP. Watching your videos makes me throw more wood in the heater. Lol it’s 24 degrees here in West Georgia. Thanks for sharing, stay warm friend.

Hey G.P., Another great video. I have a 2 stage walk behind snow blower that I use for walking paths and such. I have always wanted a tractor mounted snow blower but until I get the Curtis cab that Jon Ritter has, I will have to settle for my fel and my rear box blade. I went through a neighboring town some years ago and a man with a garden tractor was blowing snow with it. He was wearing a stocking cap and also wearing about 8 inches of snow stacked up on top or the cap yet. One of the funniest things I have seen in a long time. He must not have known how to turn the chute or at the very least how to use the wind to his advantage. Cheers G.P. Gary from Iowa

Great video GP. In my opinion, a rear blower with FEL is a good combo for short runs where you have to “stack or pile” snow. Constantly having to turn around is literally a pain in the neck. For longer runs like yours, I think you have the perfect combo of a front blower and rear blade. You really don’t have a need for the FEL to stack or pile snow. Have a great weekend!

It's really informative to see the various options for tractors. My property only has 100 yards or so of driveway but has a larger concrete pad around my pole barn which presents challenges for moving snow. I use my FEL and a Craftsman walk behind snow blower to get the job done. for the amount of snow we get it works good. Cheers

Excellent tutorial and I cant wait for the pro's and cons video

Its nice of them to let you try new equipment out......have a great weekend GP....... :)

Good morning GR, I am enjoying the comparisons between the rear snow blower to the front mounted. If you have any physical disabilities from the waist up then there is only the front mount to be your choice. However if you have no disabilities then a rear mount would be great because then you could leave the front bucket on to be able to get rid of crusted piles of snow , snow drifts that have packed in and ballast too. As for me I would fall into the front mount category with fused neck, broken back, shoulders torn, elbow nerve damage and carpal tunnel again in both wrists but I'm better off than others and do what I can when I can. Doesn't stop me from dreaming and reliving either. I enjoy riding along, thanks for sharing.

Love your channel GP, Front mount is definitely the way to go if you are going to be spending hours on end blowing snow, big rear blowers are nice for blowing back the piles when you run out of room to put the snow with your plow or loader

Great video and info. Watched a few of your videos and now hooked and had to subscribe so I don’t miss any. I got a kubota B2650 a few months back and love it.

Nice that Farmer Equipment Sales let you try out that rear blower . If I was in the market to buy a tractor or implements they would be my first choice in dealerships even though they are a few hours away from me . First time I've seen a tractor with a rear and front snow blower on LOL . Like other people have said with a short driveway no problem with a rear blower . Then you can have a snow pusher a blade or a bucket on the front using a quick disconnect . Some times there isn't enough snow to warrant the use of a blower . Great video .

That is a nice looking blower. The dealers here have a similar blower. It did a good job and seemed to be pretty quiet. I'd like to have a rear blower for the L4240. Thanks for sharing. Have a good week.

How's she goin'? That's great that you can get the rear blower and then do a comparison between them when on the same tractor!!! If anyone saw your tractor now they would think you sure did live in a snow belt, a blower on each end!!! Thanks for doing this. Take 'er easy!!!

Great demo. Love your tractor. Maybe some day.

Ohhhh you making me jealous with that medium trans speed setting. JD needs to... Marten Up! Lol.

Another great video GP. Welcome to the darkside. My rear blower gets the job done but it takes about 60 to 90 minutes to clear my driveway and i know that a front blower would be a much more comfortable option. For what its worth, for me, it came down to money. There is a premium for tractors with a mid mount PTO and there is a premium for the front blowers. I dont run any other attachments that would have used the mm and with the cost of the front blower, i just couldnt justify it for 3 months a year. I will add that on the rear blower i think the hydraulic chute rotation and deflector are a must. I cheaped out initially but i will definitely be installing rear remotes and hydros on the blower this spring. Thanks again for all your great videos. Cheers.

Good evening GP, I really like your review. When i blow the snow with my rear snow blower ( 56 inch ) I rarely use full 540 RPM around 300 RPM is very good for me but if I had to do more like yourself i will probably like you have combine front snow blower / rear blade or put a front angle blade in front of the snowblower ! Cheers GP

since your dealer is asking, here is my take on front vs rear snowblower mount first of all i choose a traditional farm tractor setup vs a skid steer for one major reason, 2 attachments vs one i am also a home owner and not a professional contractor my personal setup is a b2301 with a rear mounted 52" kubota pto snowblower and a front mounted angle blade that attaches to the stock bucket most preferable setup being a hydraulic angle blade on a quick attach just not the funds for it yet rear mounted PTO driven blowers are cheaper and more common plus easier resell because they can fit on most tractors, front mounted are very expensive and tractor specific closer to the pivot of the rear wheels makes for blowing corners and curvey driveways easier, front blowers are better for straight line cuts or much lighter snow i spend most of my time with the blade and less with the blower, i want to see my blade and i like being able to apply downforce to the blade and letting the blower float is fine because it ends up more of a clean up tool doing what the blade cant quite do i also can back drag safer, and what i mean by that is with a bucket when you backdrag you have to tilt your bucket forward exposing your tilt cylinders to potential damage by being over extended with a blade you keep your cylinders in an ideal position allowing you to backdrag with less possibility of damaging a over extended cylinder the 3 point hitch in the rear also has enough slop to let the blower float over angled terrain another added bonus is that retaining the front loader arms keeps a lot of versatility in the config, if i needed to load something heavy in the back of my truck, i dont need to do much more than warm my tractor up to get it done if i had his front blower config and needed to do this i would spend to much time changing a front end to hardly make it worth it

Great video GP. No doubt the rear machine is built pretty well. But I've got to join the camp of 'sore-neckers'. I can no longer spend long periods of time twisted around to see where I'm going. Maybe back when I was a youngster like you.... Actually I've spent countless hours running in reverse with the rear blade turned around backwards as well to kick the road edges as far off as possible. Fortunately for me its rare to get much more than 8 "- 10" in an entire season much less at the same time... so there's no chance of any type of blower for me. We did however get hit with 22" back in '82, then never again. As it stands, my preference would be for the front mount blower and in a Utopian world, my second new Kubota would be fitted with a front end loader AND a rear pto driven blower. Another matter of fact description of the machine and assessment of its capabilties. Ya done good sir. If I've not said it before, let me say it now...you have a beautiful place any time of year !!

Very interesting comparison between the two different units. The rear mounted unit is a monster. That impeller was ingesting snow so fast that you could very well have increased your speed by a few kilometers and had no issues whatsoever.

Great video and informative. I agree with your other comment about the cost between front and rear and making the rear blower a good choice for shorter driveways. Your driveway is a beast from other videos you posted! Side note, have you ever seen the rear snowblowers that allow you to drive forward? I've always wanted to try one out. Great video with my coffee. Cheers!

I gotta say that’s the first time I’ve ever seen a tractor with a blower on the front and the rear at the same time. It’s actually pretty cool looking. Many moons ago we had a “Meteor” snowblower (built in Canada) for our BX. It worked great for us. I personally would rather have a rear mount just for the sake of having the loader with a blade in the front, but that’s more because of all the stopping and turning around I have to do. For what you have I think your setup works great. It does suck to crane your neck, though, lol! Pretty nice looking snowblower. It’ll be interesting to see it in action. Maybe you could make a video with the loader on the front and blower on the rear to try that kind of setup out. You never know, might really like it. Supposedly we’re supposed to get dumped on but I don’t think that’s the case. Did get a few inches of snow, though. Been freezing cold. Hope it lets up soon! Make sure to put all your gear on when you’re out playing! Better safe than sorry. Take care.

Very good video GP . and for a long driveway i would chose the front .

Good day GP. That looks like a big unit. A rear view mounted camera would make it a lot easier not having to turn around all the time to see were you're going. As always very informative waiting to hear what your final thoughts are on it. Later

Once again, I glad we don't have to deal with that much snow, here in Mississippi. In fact, we're expecting a "trace" of snow on 01/29/2019, and the stores are void of milk and bread (that's all we know how to do to prepare for "snowmageddon"). As for that 3-point mounted snow blower, I'd have stiff neck after working with that thing!

Very funny setup! Like Mike said, anybody seeing that without context will think you live in Greenland! My best bet is that you will not convert to rear snow blower... Thanks for sharing GP!

I was waiting for you to spin around and do a swipe with the front blower for comparison.... namely to see which throws further and in your case with low HP which is more efficient at blowing snow in your opinion. Paul Wiedeman made a great comment about the pros and cons of front vs rear Enjoy all the arctic air/snow that is on tap.....the colder there the milder it is here as we continue to struggle to get below freezing and we are at 55* N

Front is the way to go

As always nice informative video! Do not have snow down here in La. uh,that's Louisiana ,not the other La. in California.. Waiting for the comparison video on these blowers. Thanks

Really nice machine the larger impeller is an improvement. Just not a fan of rear blower. Have them make it front mount and they'll have something. Great video. Hope you get some snow to give it good test.

Perfect timing I am looking right now for a tractor and blower plow and will not be looking at a rear unit.

I've been comparing rear mount blowers and came back to have a second look at your video. This unit you tried out is pretty much the exact same unit sold by Northern Tool (they call it the NorTrac) except theirs is painted black.

I have both a rear and a front blower on different tractors . I have the exact same set up as GP with same blower on front and rear blade on the B2650 Kubota . As far as durability goes the rear has it hands down . They are much more rugged and fewer moving parts which takes less power to run and far less maintenance . I have about 600 ft. of drive plus some parking areas to do and if I could only have one tractor it would be with a rear blower with a front end loader for my needs . All that being said I sure like using the front blower with the rear blade in most of my conditions . When things get really tough with big storms or I want to widen things a bit out comes the bigger tractor with the front end loader and rear blower as it will tackle anything . Will be interesting to see what you have to say GP , as always great video .

on my Kubota I have a front snow blade and rear snow blower which in combo works really well . if we get a small amount of wet snow I push with the blade , if we get a big dump I blow it first then clean up with the blade . with the snow blower you don't have high snow banks or encroaching snowbanks. hay Gary use the top link adjuster to angle the blower so the front blade cuts a deeper path but only after the rocks have gone. I hear you will be getting more cold soon. have fun .

tried both I like the front mount one best myself

Good morning Gord. It sure was quiet I thought the sound on my computer was turned down. LOL Now you can move snow coming and going.

I couldn't help but notice GP on this old video how you would just jam the PTO lever in the engaged position.... I myself just ease it in I realize it's hydraulic control but it's still easier on everything like the joints on the PTO shaft and gearbox on the attachments I just start spinning it very slowly once it's engage then throttle up.... But you're better than most I see have it at half throttle or more and jam it in the PTO position... I apologize just little pet peeves of mine. Everything I say is out of the love for the equipment and respect

I'll be interested in your future discussion about the pros and cons of the rear mounted snowblower. From my perspective, it would seem that you'd end up the day with a stiff neck as you're twisted around in the seat of the tractor looking over your shoulder at least half of the time. This one will probably do better with a heavier snow and the lower level of the skip plates. Well, here's hoping you get about two feet of snow at one time, you're prepared for it now. Just so long as it stays up there in Ontario and doesn't come to Maryland. LOL Take care, thanks for sharing. - John

Great video - thank you. I have often wondered how a rear snowblower would compare to a front/mid mounted unit. Is it awkward looking over the shoulder? Looking forward to your upcoming series. Michael from Alberta

GP- What a terrific machine. I was thinking about a unit like that for my bx24. Thanks for sharing with us. I wonder how your neck feels after though?

Does great GP. Should speed up the progress, as now you can work in both directions. 👍👍👍

Well there’s a first! You obviously don’t know if your coming or going but as long as you know which way is up you’ll be alright. Now your ready for snow coming from all directions. Is that what you call a Canadian Double Mountie? Keep on tractoring God bless

You guys just need to come down here to Alabama. We're expecting 1-2 inches and the whole city is shutting down, even our local military base is closed. I might need to buy one of these blowers for my L3901.

I'm sorry Gord. Great video!

GP. I used a rear blower for a lot of years but when I got into the snow blowing business I found the long runs are no fun with the rear blower. I don't have any disabilities except for my old age and I'm getting too old to turn around for 30 minutes at a stretch. You might find the same doing your long driveway. Now all you need is a cab!

This was a good video I have seen a rear snowblower being used before so it was definitely interesting. Would it be better to use a front snowblower instead of a rear snowblower to save time and make easier? It seems with the rear snowblower it takes longer because you keep having to reposition the snowblower in small spaces like a drive way and take you more time compared to a front snowblower. That is something that I noticed watching the video

Front loader with quick connect attachment tool and rear snowblower best of two worlds. We had a 3/4 mile driveway at our farm growing up and did all our relatives and friends driveways and church parking lot in town, Had no problem putting up with rear blower and we got more snow here in Eastern Ontario in some winters than most people have in a lifetime. I can remember back in the early 70,s having a snow storm where we had a twelve foot drift down across our front yard going up over the roof of our two story chicken house. We worked for hours getting dug out so we could open the second story door of the chicken house to be able to get I in to feed them in the morning. It was not uncommon to have four feet plus snow drifts in our lane way to town. And I can say that these were the good old days down on the farm. Neighbors helped each other to get snow cleaned out after a major storm!!

G P I prefer front blowers have a cab but if doing parking lots probly would like a blad on front and blower on rear keep us posted God Bless PaK

It's nice of them to let you use a snowblower. I personally like the front one better because it is easier to control and you don't have to look over your shoulder so often.

Woah woah...woah....no caffeine before doing flyover camera shots. It was almost like you were a red bull stunt pilot.Cheers.

A rear 3pt hitch pto snowblower is a good start to the world of tractor snow blowing. If you had to do a long driveway or very large area, you'd quickly feel it in your back from twisting around to see where you're going while driving in reverse. This is a good option for those that don't have a mid mount PTO option for their tractor to mount a snowblower on the front. You should see if the guys at Farmer Equipment Sales and Rentals have an inverted or pull type snowblower that fits on your rear 3 point hitch. Using one of those will allow you to drive forward while snow blowing and also not have to deal with a cloud of snow if the wind isn't in a favourable direction. This would be the next best option to a front mount snowblower, IMHO.

Good morning GP! Your dual snow blower setup reminds me of Dr Dolittle’s pushmepullyou! I don’t think I’d like having to operate it backward, but for folks with tractors that can’t be fitted with a front snowblower, it looks like a viable option. I’d probably have to take a muscle relaxer after doing much of that!

We are still getting used to our tractor. I will admit that a rear blower gives me a pain in the neck. The constant twisting to look over to the rear does take a toll on you.

Looks like a well built unit. I agree it could have been a little lower. I just don't think looking over your shoulder is the best way to go.

Good video. I would try to rig some mirrors so your not constantly craning your neck

I like that whole outfit you have. However,I would give up one of the poeces for a cab..you made me cold just watching...lol! Thank you for sharing. Take care.

I’m happy with the rear plow, gets the job done, but I find that my foot keeps hitting the bucket lever when I turn around so I have to make sure and keep checking the bucket.

Not enough snow to really challenge the blower. Did you say what the brand name was? Generally rear snowblowers are more heavy duty than front ones. I don’t think my neck would stand up to looking backwards that much which is the reason I wouldn’t get one. Thanks for the video Gord. Well made as always.

Great vid GP. Who makes this blower. Lucknow(Helm welding), Meteor (MK Martin)or Pronovost? I see Farmer's on kijiji in the maritimes. The huge 3ph impeller( 540 rpm)should have more momentum than front mount(1500rpm) and probably needs less hp to size ratio to operate . It should probably be more durable ,because the components, bearings, etc. are only turning 1/3 the speed.imo. Not a big test but still interesting to see the differences. PS I got my front mount Kubota working well on the 3ph, but lack the hp, so i am presently rebuilding an actual 540 3ph , to see how my limited HP works on this one. Take care

Hi Gord, have you ever tried a rear mount inverted blower, it would be interesting to see how that performs on a longer laneway driving through snow before actually clearing it. It solves the problem of having to crane your neck but could be a challenge in deeper snow although a tractor on chains should be able to get through pretty much anything.

What's your thoughts on a block heater? You must have one right?

I have never run a snow blower and I am not sure if I could justify getting one to use on our driveway as it is only about 230 yards long and I can handle it pretty well with the plow on my Polaris Ranger. I did just get a set of Edge Tamers for my FEL, so I am going to try that the next time we get a big snow here. Having said all that, I think my preference would be for a front mounted snow blower, as I would not like having to back up a whole lot. Also, I think it would be easier to use if your tractor had a cab (Which from the looks of it, would not be a bad idea for you!). If my Edge Tamers work out, I will be using my tractor more for clearing snow, so I can maybe see a soft cab in my future:)

The front blower runs off the mid PTO which has a higher RPM TNA the rear PTO, so you might expect to be able to get more power using the front mount.

I don't think many guys will be using a three point blower with the same front weight ballast as you though. ;)

Probably because of the snow depth but it seems that the front mount thrower throws snow further than the rear mount.

Wow GP your not fooling around! You can get it coming or going! Lol take care.

I'd Reither use your setup if you have to run reverse to use rear blower

Gord Didn’t you say it was cold? No hearing or cold protection for your two ears. I use a rear blade never could afford the snowblower for the few times we get over a foot of snow. And with the rear blade I get more driving in reverse than what my body can stand. Thanks for the informative video.

Rear blower seems to be leaving snow on the ground?

The rear blower looks like a Land Pride unit.

I would prefer a front snow blower Having a rear one I know how it feal

Good video. Maybe we’ll make you a rear snowblower convert :-)