Snow clearing - best option (vehicle plow / farm tractor / garden tractor)

**ultradriver10000** · 07-08-2019, 08:40 AM

Originally Posted by mikesfastss

Get a 4wd quad and ad a plow. Then enjoy it in the summer as we’ll .

This, I have a 900' driveway and its the best way. I've used a tractor to push snow, its slow and limited with a garden tractor. I have a 4x4 diesel with a huge snowblower which is great, but again slowish. Also have a pay loader which is nice if you get 15' or have to move a huge pile, but slow.

**OldbutNew** · 07-18-2019, 10:28 AM

The plow for the Yukon would be the lowest investment with some seriously nice benefits. You could even pick up one of those rear-view camera set-ups so you could see more of what you're doing with a back blade. My buddy put one inside his rear window pointed down at the blade. He's got probably 400' of gravel driveway and cleans it in 2 passes with a beater IHC Scout. I have about 300' that I plow with a Cub Cadet GT2550. They stopped making a plow set-up just about the time I bought the tractor. (Really??) So I picked up one of these: http://johnnyproducts.com/ I have a joystick control mounted next to the seat for up /down and angle. Works great, but not nearly as comfy as that Yukon....

**Atrus** · 07-18-2019, 12:12 PM

Wow, interesting on that universal bucket for the lawn tractor. Need to keep that in mind...

Really leaning toward the plow on the Yukon, if I can find something cost effective.

**OldbutNew** · 07-19-2019, 09:03 PM

Originally Posted by Atrus

Wow, interesting on that universal bucket for the lawn tractor. Need to keep that in mind...

Really leaning toward the plow on the Yukon, if I can find something cost effective.

The blade and bucket combo is pretty sweet. It takes about 5 or 6 minutes to attach / detach it. I only have one pair of actuators, so maybe a half hour to change between plow or bucket. The bucket doesn't lift all that high (Maybe 20"?) but it does a great job moving topsoil or gravel or whatever.

**slow96hater** · 07-22-2019, 08:54 AM

I wish we could share pictures on here. I'd show what I built for my 400. I call it a plucket. It's a plow, bucket combo and I can lift 700lbs with it. 54" wide.