As a subscriber to your channel, and a Canadian it is great to see you not only just selling products from Canada but speaking so highly about them. I have a couple of the HLA products ( forklift and forks for one and the rear mount pto sander ) and yes they do make great products. Thanks for the recommendation on Canadian made!
@@GoodWorksTractors HLA makes great equipment. You should also check out Wallenstein (another Canadian Company that makes great stuff too, eh.). www.wallensteinequipment.com
All the commercial snow removal companies in Canada use this style. Very fast, way better than any other solution. Deep snow is never a problem. They can get very close to obstacles such as homes or garages. No more pickup trucks with blades... mostly these kinds of tractors. They do a driveway in just a few minutes. One tractor can do hundreds of driveways in town in one day.
3 things to add: 1) Since all the blowing is happening behind you, you get very little in your face. 2) When you come to an intersection or other potentially hazardous location, you can SEE! 3) You can pull snow out of an area. I have a porch that sticks out further than the garage, so I just pull the snow 8-10 feet and then can begin blowing it. The toplink adjustment is critical to how it works. For pavement, it's best to adjust to a point just before the augers contact the surface. If the pavement isn't nice and flat, you might need it a bit higher. For gravel, you want it higher or you'll be throwing rocks. And yes, these can throw rocks like 80'. Be sure where your chute is facing and don't let anyone think it's cool to play under the snow. The reason they have no problem cleaning up the snow that you drive over is that they are HEAVY. My 80" is 1000 lbs. Even the small ones are 500+. Not only does my blower have no issues breaking up and removing snow that has been packed down, it will also break up and remove a lot of the frozen chunks that fall from trees or vehicle wheel wells. The best part of these is that nearly any tractor can use them. My machine is a 1968, but it hooks right up to the standard 3-point and PTO. Most of the good brands are in Canada like MK Martin, Normand, and Pronovost. The equipment is EXPENSIVE. But, the designs are fairly simple, so you can find used blowers for less money that just need a little cleaning, minor repair, and work great. I got mine from a Canadian dealer that took it in trade for a larger blower and all I needed to do was grind a little rust, paint and grease. Saved over 50% the cost of new. There are 3 homes that share a common 1/4 mile gravel driveway. After that shared gravel, we have paved individual drives. We keep the gravel as it's not hard to maintain and would cost us over $40k to have paved. In 2019, the plow service we hired to keep our shared drive clear had billed each house over $1000. Granted that was an unusual winter with many storms, but I bought the blower for the tractor for $2500. Also, with the plow, each storm would make the common drive a little narrower. For many years, I would go out and cut back the sides with the walk-behind blower to make room for the next storm. That was a 3+ hour marathon to cut back over 1/2 mile of plow berm. With a 12" snow, it takes me about 45 minutes to clear the common drive, my own drive, and the bulk of the two neighbor's. The weather isn't too bad, even in an open cab. I can just wear my motorcycle heated gear and plug into the tractor for warmth. The fact that I rarely have any blown snow on me also makes a huge difference. An inverted blower is an amazing piece of equipment. While the one shown here uses a back drag, there are designs that put the augers further back and move the snow up to a raised impeller that not only cuts right to wherever you backed up, but also leaves almost nothing at the end. Check out the Normand Hybrid or the Pronovost Cyclone. In fact, because of these newer designs, you can find the older styles on the used market with a lot of life still in them. If you live in a snow belt and have a lot to move or just hate having to wrestle with the walk-behind, seriously consider the Inverted. I absolutely love the 80" blower on the back of my old Ford.
Thanks for sharing your experience. I get a ton of snow that narrows my driveway substantially. I am going to get this. Looks like it does an amazing job!
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One major benefit of the inverted snow blower that you did not mention is the lack of snow mist. On a front mounted blower if the wind is blowing at you all you see if a cloud of white and if your on an open tractor your wearing it, not an issue with an inverted rear blower. Another Canadian eh.
@@GoodWorksTractors also to note is that the front mount blowers can cause loss of steering. Which you don’t experience with the rear blowers. (Yes a good operator, can still operate a front mount) it just adds more is all
Here in Montreal the residence snow removal contractors have been using those pull type snow blowers for several years... It allows them to back up to the house (garage door or parked car) and pull/blow the snow out of the drive... Generally, it works very well... It allows the driver to look forward as they leave the driveway (more secure) and they can blow the snow in a specific area (like near the street)... Packing the snow by the tires does not seem to be a big issue... The big problem comes when they install a Teflon edge to protect driveways made of patio stone... That can cause the unit to ride over severely packed snow or ice... The contractors us farm style tractors for this work so we are not hearing the beep-beep-beep when they back up at 3am (thank God!!!)...
Yeah, even the steel edges in the video still rode over severely packed snow and ice. Not much you can do about that besides tackle the job before that condition occurs.
Nice set take a look at Agri- metal or normand inverted blowers they have the next generation . Basically it a three stage inverted blower. The guy's up here have been running them for about 4 years. 30% more productive out of them. They do a great job no clean up at the end of the driveway. Not putting your blower down good machine but the next generation is a huge step up for the company that has 300 plus driveways
These tractor mounted pull type snowblowers work great for doing residential driveways. Get a nice customer dense route and you can do many driveways in a short amount of time.
@ToreDL87 when doing driveways don't you have to back in and pull out...kinda missing the point your still have to turn around to look where your backing up
Seems like it would be a great product for 4-8" of snow, but I'd still want a front mount for when we get 12"+ of snow. Just wouldn't be able to drive forward through that much.
I can't imagine 12 inches of snow being an issue. Maybe 18-24". Even then, I don't know if it would matter with the right snow setup (tires, chains, weight). There were definitely spots in this lot with drifts or piles 12" or more that I either backed through or drove forwards through and it made absolutely no difference to the machine or blower.
My Dad has one of the OLD pull blower,, no auger just a V to collect the snow and slide it into the paddles. It works pretty good unless the snow is sticky. We live in Canada just above Michigan so we get a bit of snow here. He used to use a old ford think it was a 8N but now he has a Kubota 3130. I don't think he has ever had a problem with to much snow to drive through, only with the ford he had problems getting the tractor to go the right speed. Only 2 gears to choose from was tough. Now with something like a 1025r or Kubota BX you might have some trouble with deep snow because they don't have the clearance.
@@richardkent9621 i use a back blade on my JD 520 and we just got about 8" and mom doesnt do her loop with her garden tractor blower. I drove through it plowing with no issues and i had the pile approaching the front tires and i stacked it 6.5' high
@@GoodWorksTractors yea big snow on the right tractor isn’t an issue. I have gone through 21” of accumulation with over 3’ at the ends of driveways. It just goes through it.
Nice video. Feels great to blow all that snow to the neighbors. :) As for the comments that it won't tackle a 5' drift, neither will a pull blade, or a snow pusher and it would take forever with a traditional 3pt snow blower, all about having the right tools for the job. I would bet that it will handle 90% or more of the snow events in the mid west or eastern seaboard. Mountains out west might be another story, but they have the equipment there to handle it. Thanks for the video, I have been considering one of these and it certainly helps advance my knowledge of them.
Some of the major benefits of these blowers are to the snow removal contractor. Having a dense route system and large enough tractor there’s almost nothing they can’t do. 5 or 6 series tractors are going to be able to back over the Snowplow drift. But if you’re a contractor servicing multiple customer you will be out clearing and not letting the snow pile up to the point that it may be a problem. Just search inverted blowers and you will come up with many videos of companies servicing Quebec cities. Some companies have thousands of customers on their routes with dozens of drivers with machine to do the job. Simply put they work!
OK, so I live in extreme South Georgia (almost Florida), so I will likely never have to deal with snow of that magnitude, yet I still watched this whole video because it was so well done and that is such a cool piece of machinery -- very satisfying to watch. It almost makes me want to live in snow like that to be able to have such cool equipment -- but only almost! 🤣
Thanks for watching Tim, and for the kind words. Appreciate having people like you on the channel! You enjoy the warmth, we'll do our best to enjoy the cold. :)
I have a rear mount snow blower on my LX3310 and I can use the rear view mirrors while blowing snow so don't have to turn in the seat like I used to have to when using my BX2200 that doesn't have mirrors. Love your informative videos, even if they star the green tractor most of the time!
Great video. We run 2 Normand hybrid inverted blowers on our 5075e & 2032r and we love them. They have cut down our routes to half the time since switching from a front mount and a conventional rear mount. We operate in Ontario Canada so we do get quite a bit of snow here in the snow belt. Being able to back up to garage doors, drop and go saves so much time. Also doesn't leave a mess at roadway like the others do.
Glad to hear it! Maybe you have experience with how these operate handling 12"+ deep snow? Do they still work well or is it a pain to drive the tractor through that deep of snow?
@@GoodWorksTractors We have used them up to 16" and had no issues. If the snow is really wet it doesn't scrape down quite as good however blowing wet snow towards a garage door is far worse. If the snow is lighter it will generally eat through it. From my experience if you can drive through it they will blow it.
@@whiskeydee8835 we have used loaded R4’s for last 17 years without any issues. I hear they work great but between the price and the fact that they wear terribly in the summer is a deal breaker. Also you need 2 sets of rims for unit if your switching them out.
It is a very neat design and I like how it works the only thing that would concern me is that the end of a pass the snow that is under the tractor only gets moved if you have a loader so like on my Massey Ferguson 235 that would build up all year and eventually half of my driveway would just be snow that I ran over because it would build out there would be no way to get rid of it
Why does nobody make a blower that self cleans, takes me 20 minutes every time I use it to clean all the snow that sits on it, if you don't clean it you have a real mess in your shop when it melts!!!
So I'm curious. Do a lot of people put soft cabs on there tractors particularly the subcompacts. If so did they usually leave them on in the summer? Did they work pretty good
With all the newer snow removal equipment that has come out (along with the prevalence of compact tractors) - it almost makes me wish I still lived somewhere where I had to regularly deal with snow removal ..... emphasis on almost ;)
I’ve used that style snowblower before. A guy I worked for thought it was going to be the best thing since sliced bread bread. But he didn’t operate it for more than 10-15 minutes. Take it from me it wasn’t a pleasant experience. After about 4-6 hours my neck was so sore I could hardly stand it cause you’re constantly trying to crane your neck to look behind as you’re backing up. Also tried hooking up a rear view camera which worked unless the wind was blowing which then would cover the camera and game over. So my advice to anyone in the market for a tractor mounted blower would be get the front mounted style. You won’t regret it.
With that logic, just throw away your 3 point hitch and your front end loader. No point using those either. I constantly transition between driving forwards and backwards with most of my attachments. Pallet forks moving stuff at the shop, bucket to scoop mulch or top soil to spread around the yard, grapple in the woods, box blade, rear blade, dethatching, aerating, spraying, etc. Inverted snowblowers aren't new, tons of videos on RU-vid and tens of thousands in the market. If you're talking about the traditional style of snowblower that requires you to drive backwards the entire time, then that's another story. However, this inverted or pull-type snowblower does not fall into that classification. What about the guy that needs to use his front end loader year round or has a loader that doesn't quickly come on? Many variables at work, not a one size fits all solution. I think the more appropriate suggestion would be to analyze your needs, prioritize them, and let that guide you to the right solution for your individual scenario.
Have been running Lucknow inverted snow blowers for 20years now, saves a lot back and neck pain ...the depth of snow you can drive through is limited to the ground clearance of the tractor deep snow or drifts you can back into with the blower raised then drop the blower and 'scoop' it out ( the folks with the old V blowers know how to do this)
@ 4.23 that's my local kioti dealer demoing a snowblower lol. Just bought cx2510 from them. Great video btw. Very tempting to get one of these at some point as well as the speeco quick hitch
I can see the appeal of the inverted snow blower. Still, there are such huge differences it the kinds and amounts of snow people have to deal with across the country. Specifically, no matter the size of the tractor, I've seen drifting during big time blizzards in CO (and I'm sure other parts of the country) that no tractor is going to be able to drive through first. In this case, a standard push type 3-ph snow blower (non-inverted) will be able to dig its way through the drift, even if you have to take multiple bites at it. On the other hand, you could bucket your way through that kind of drift, assuming you're not dealing with 100s of yards of serious drifting, and then clean up 12-18" of non drifted snow with the inverted blower.
Definitely good scenarios to consider. Amazing how "winter" isn't anywhere close to the same across the country or the world. Lots of ways to tackle things, and lots of experience to build on.
I’m glad there’s so many choices to consider. Everyone’s environment is different. In regards to driving over the snow before you remove it......he does have a pusher on the front of that beast.
@@bradmeacham6982 No way. I just moved to that area and was just about to buy an inverted blower. You dont think that would work here? Even with loader/bucket or plow on the front? How often do you get those big drifts. does it happen often? Last year didnt seem to bad. I managed with just a rear blade on my tractor.
Where do you find those hydraulics that you had on the tractor electric ones I have a 90 horse deuts it has two remotes I'd like to have another two on it something like that would work well
Nice setup! Wish I had the use for one. I have 54" blower on front of my 1025R. 4066R is my Dream Machine. In Jersey now but could get one for my 40 acres on Lake Hartwell in SC when I retire. Won't need the blower down there tho...
The blower looks like a really stout awesome unit except the idea behind it. The unit is so big it’s obviously designed to move a lot of snow yet you’re never going to be able to drive forward through that amount. Just like the clip of the tall chute you included you’ll never be able to drive the tractor through 3 to 5 feet of drifts or snow banks. Seems like the hassle of switching the front implements every year would be worth the benefit?
Put a pusher, plow, or bucket on the front to break up drifts. However, if you deal with 3-5' drifts all the time, then maybe it's not the solution for you.
I own a new holland bummer 45 and mk 72 inverted and all of the guys that are worried about depth of snow are wrong it works fine , I'd like to see the box blade in 2' 😂 , on a more positive note I have the rear drag bar for getting close to garage doors and it's on chains not hydrologic. This works much better because the hydro like in the video lifts the blower up and the snow piles over back drag , plus the speed at what you can snow blow with inverted is much faster that others , it is definitely the future , only draw back is when you don't have anywhere to blow snow too and need to use as a box blade , mks don't have as much cap as a cyclone 🌀
Nice blower but i would change the rear scraper... i would take the hydrologics off the back and replace it with chain so it can float across the ground.
That would be the manual backdrag so you'd save some money that way as well. Though technically, even with the hydraulic backdrag, it is still floating as the 3 point hitch doesn't have down pressure. It's just the weight of the attachment and gravity applying the pressure.
What about long driveways or roads, where it gets closed in can you keep the rd wide or do you loose width every pass especially if the banks get a few feet high?
How do you find using the multiplier switches to change functions, now that you have used it for a while? Im thinking, hand off control lever to flip switch off and correct switch on then hand back to control lever. Is it not to bad or a bit slow or combersome while trying to keep blowing? Looking at it for 3039r.
That back drag blade could be real nice for like tractor time with tim. He has a gravel driveway with concrete garage approach. I know mom uses her garden tractor with blower and her concrete doesnt get cleaned very good since gravel driveway so we have her skids set to max so dont throw gravel then when i use tractor with back blade i can scrape it virtually clean
Wow! It takes a beast to work that beast! Nice set up. That's what you need for your driveway at home. But on the 1025R for mobility. Is there adequate access to clear the chute and impeller etc, when things get sticky?
I was a little skeptical at first, but it looks like a good compromise if you want to keep your loader on all the time. I personally like a skidsteer for moving snow, but I'm sure that snow blower would have it's place in certain aspects.
There are a few videos on RU-vid showing 50+ HP tractors using a pull type blower. Your video was more informative than others. Would you show a 60” pull type on a 2 series with the 25 HP. I can’t find a video of a small tractor using one. Really like the hydraulic multiplier you featured, thank you
I just stumbled across a smaller Frontier model SB1164P on the John Deere website. Do suppose a 1025R could handle that machine? Or is it still a bit too big for the 1025R? I've only see couple vids of these pull behind blowers, and they all feature BIG blowers mounted to BIG tractors, compared to the little guy I'm hoping to get this year.
I get the theory of dragging blower forward but your still gonna be looking back to keep a eye on the chute. It looks like it should also come with a a free case of Aleve for your neck.
The same way you look back at a tiller, brush hog, rear blade, box blade, land plane, finish mower, etc? Almost every attachment that goes on a 3 point hitch requires the operator to look back at least periodically.
I'm not sure. The 3 point hitch doesn't have down pressure, so I believe it's just the weight of the attachment applying the pressure. I suppose if the hydraulics lift the blower off the ground, then it's applying the full weight of the blower to the backdrag edge.
Top notch videos! Solid review, impressive how clean it left the lot after driving over the snow. Props to your brother for standing in the cold filming while you were in the warm cab.👊😅
I just watched this and it appears to work good but how good does it work with a 12", 18" or sometimes 24"storm that is a lot of snow to drive over, not counting the end of the driveway after the road have been plowed.
That's why you head out early and often. Typically you don't want the snow to accumulate higher than your auger housing, if you do = Operator error,. Do it more than once = Laziness lol.
Well I went to Quebec for a trip with a friend to see a friend. Was winter and when we were driving through the suburbs we noticed yellow and blue driveway markers on everyone's driveway. So when we meet his friend we ask him about it and he says its for which company you hire to blow your driveway. Bit shocked I said you mean everyone gets it done this way? Well for $125 (it was around that can't remember) for the year to get your driveway done nobody buys a blower to freeze doing the driveway. I saw one of the tractors they use and pretty much what he was showing you here, loader on front and pull blower on back. One pass they are done, probable less then a minute to do a driveway.
@@jasonklabunde6415 I used a 68” meteor on my kubota b2710, I had the loader on front and I would just cut the snowbank when they got over 2’ if I could just push through. That was my small tractor. My new one is much bigger. I had colleagues in Fargo last year that had 4’-6’ of snow. They were blowing out with their inverted blowers. On the right size machine it’s not an issue.
@@GoodWorksTractors yup just like tractor tyme I blow gravel driveways. Just keep your angle of attack less aggressive and let the base accumulate then you are good
When you talked about a front snowblower wouldn't work because you needed the loader what about a loader mounted snowblower you could change it for the bucket real quick 2 pins and couple hoses the blower would be off you do have a hydraulic tank on the back but put some weights on each side of tank you would have ballast for weight
Just curious what tires you're running on your 4066R. I'm trading my 3520 w/o cab and Case 580SE backhoe on a 4066R and backhoe and those look like nice hybrid between a R-1 and R-4 tire.
Courtney, forgive me if this is a silly question, but can/do you collect snow with the snow pusher and then blow it with the inverted snowblower? Thank you and take care!
Nice. How about someone coming out with tough small waterproof cameras permanently installed so we can see what our Loaders, snowblowers, etc are doing. Maybe synced to our phones or a separate monitor.
i live on a corner lot, and for some reason my local news paper company gives me a free news paper every time it snows... how well does this snow blower handle frozen news papers?
It would work great for low snow falls but 6 foot snow banks it would not work because you could not drive trough the snow banks but I do like the idea of it
