John Deere X370 44" snow blower install: all the details in 10 minutes. 

How'd it go? I'm now in this same position this fall. New X370 and 44" blower about to take on 500" of snow this winter.

How did your first winter go? I just bought the X370 with 44" blower and haven't removed the mower yet. Should be a FUN winter here in western Wyoming where we get about 500" (500 inches!) of snow each year. Yee

I review this video myself every year... it is so easy to put that first rocker assembly on upside down!

It will clearly remind you if you forget! And if you forget to push it back in, also.

I have used chains in the past, but they can really tear up the driveway and taxiway. For a while I installed rubber chains which I built by cutting up old tires. They were effective but difficult to get on and off. I have seen some rubber-strap chains which I think could be good, but I find that I can do the whole thing with momentum and good planning, instead of adding more traction. See my other snowblower videos for examples. I also do use weights on the back, I think I made a video about building the weight rack. The tire belts I've pondered can be found here: amzn.to/44jK1lY

I'm sure it will save mine next year!

Yes, I've found that adding weight helps me keep moving on my particular property. Chains would also work, but they tear up the driveway surface. Rubber chains work, but are a pain to get on. The bracket is doing very well, works out perfectly. I had an earlier one which was more challenging to get on and off and held less weight, so this was my second design. I did a video on it: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-VTgUK83Cmnw.html

Yes, you can tweak it up and down just a little or a lot. For snow blowing, tire bounce keeps you from great precision, but for example I'll lift it an inch or so while plowing over grass. The shoes on the side are the most import part of setting blower height. For mowing you'll use the deck height to set the bottom, and usually just lift to full up when you need clearance.

I don't have that handy... hopefully your dealer could help you with applicability? Or perhaps there's another way to mount them? I've had several generations... 116, LX176.. some of them look like they will never fit together until you sort them out. Good luck!

Just make sure everything is seated properly and the best is seated fully in the pulleys and is run correctly. At times I have fussed with the idler pulley assembly to get it's motion correct... that arm could be stronger and can bend down. If you continue to have trouble you might ask your local JD Farm dealer to help, they often have an R&R service and see enough of them to know what it should be like.

@@cardinalflyer thank you!

The tag only shows "Model 44" Snowblower" and a serial number. The owners manual is the same. It does seem like there should be a SKU but nothing shows up in a search.

The X370 has built in power steering and lift, which works on the mower deck as well as the snow blower.

@@cardinalflyer Thank you for your answer

No, I don't like how they mess up the driveway. I built some rubber ones from old tires once which worked great, but were not worth the effort to put them on. Check out my 'vs x inches of snow' to see the technics I use to do it all with momentum.

Perhaps with a little practice the details will start to fit together better for you. I just did mine again for the season, and as usual I went back to this video for a reminder of things like where the arms thread through and which side up the bottom bracket goes.