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snowblowers and lots of snow
Posted: Sun Dec 07, 2008 2:35 am
by strawhouse
I was wondering what size of snowblower to put on my dexta. I was looking at a 72" dual stage single auger blower. The guy said it works fine on any 30 to 40 hp tractor. Any thoughts?
Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2009 3:19 am
by two blue
hi I,ve been told the rule of thumb is 10hp per foot .I am thinking of looking for a 48 or 60 for my dexta . A 72 may be to much in a heavy wet snow clayton
Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2009 2:55 am
by strawhouse
Actually I did pick up a 7 foot single auger dual stage blower. It works extremely well on the dexta, the extra weight of the blower is great traction in the snow and being 7 feet wide it cuts a path wider than the dexta. It will blow light fluffy snow about 40 feet away and it will cut a path into 2 to 3 feet of snow at the end of the road with little resistance. All in all I am extremely pleased with picking up a larger snow blower
Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2009 5:54 pm
by Lesfen
That's great news!
I have been considering a snowblower but was also concerned how much a Dexta could handle.
What make and model did you settle on?
Cheers,
Les
Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 4:16 am
by strawhouse
As far as the make goes, I was told it was a ford snowblower? It has been painted before but it is in quite good shape. The gear box was clean and the gear drive was in good order. It has a hydraulic chute which is really nice. I just disconnected the hydraulics from the front end loader and use the bucket control for the chute cylinder.
Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 7:20 pm
by Emil Nyman
I have an ÅLÖ(made in Finland) snowblower on my Ford 3000. Its 225cm(89"). Its works well.