What do you remove snow with.

[Steve NW WI]

Usually my Arctic Cat 650 TRV

Those of you using ATV's what are you running for winch line? I get a little heavy on the winch and have broke cables and synthetic rope. Thinking about converting over to a strap of some sort.

I've used the winch pretty hard on mine, pulled it to stalling many times, and no problems yet with the stock cable. The winch is a 2500# Warn. One thing to watch, especially running the plow where the winch doesn't move much, is that your cable is wound tight and not tangled. Kinks turn into a weak and eventually busted cable pretty quick. After a day of using mine wheeling or woodcutting, I spool it all the way out and rewind it, keeping tension on the line while doing it. Normally tie to a tree and pull the wheeler to it.

I've heard good reviews on the braided winch rope. It's not "all that" in your opinion I take it?

 

[Torin]

This is mine:

 

[Ductape]

Thats nice !

 

[time warp]

743-b bobcat with heated cab,it has rubber tracks & will go thru most anything.
I have just a regular old snow shovel for the walks

 

[fredmc]

I sure do wish I was a fancied up trakter owner...
Nice stuff so far ... wish I had something besides a shovel!:greenchainsaw:

 

[spencerhenry]

mustang 2109 skidsteer. 10,300 pounds, 4 chains on 14.00x17.5 tires. 10 foot virnig blade, 90" bucket, and when the banks or drifts get too big, an 8' snowblower. with 115hp it has no troubles.

 

[toyfarm]

Here it is with the mower that i sold and without rear grader blade!
Sadly, it is not nearly this nice anymore! It has been over used and abused since the day i got it! Not bragging about that at all, I just really needed atleast a 40hp tractor when i got this little fella! It has held up extremely well!

 

[TonyK]

Snow removal stable.
1970 Mercedes UNIMOG 406 with a Schmidt 3.4m plow
John Deere 350B dozer
Smaller flake falls call for more moderate equipment
1980 Ford F250 8' plow (actually the wifes favorite plowing vehicle)
John Deere 870 with a bucket and 8' back blade
INT H utility with a 8' blade
and a couple of plastic snow shovels.

It seems like overkill but I learned early on that living at the end of a 1 mile long private road has a lot of benefits but nobody is coming in after you when the snow falls.

 

[nparch726]

I have a Daewoo skidsteer that works wonders on snow, dirt, firewood, and whatever else gets in its way! I questioned myself a lot about spending the money at first, but probably one of my smarter investments!

 

[mimilkman1]

Hey Farmall is that an aftermarket cab? I notice it has the outside fenders still. Beautiful restoration.

Kyle

 

[toyfarm]

Here are a couple poser pics from a couple mos. ago! That's my oldest son posing (after i brought it back down some). I had it standing straight up on the brush bar at one point. Before anyone ask, I did get the tree out of the creek using this tractor!

 

[bowtechmadman]

The braided synthetic rope is much better than cables but still eventually wears if there is anything rough on the fairlead. I have found that a hockey puck drilled helps alot. Drill out the puck and run the end of your rope/cable through it then attach your latch/hook whatever you use on the end. Helps take the stress off the rope or cable.

 

[TallElf]

Craftsman DGS 6500 with a snow blade. If I get in too deep I have a 26 inch 8.5 hp snow blower. If that don't do it. I don't need to go.

 

[matt9923]

The braided synthetic rope is much better than cables but still eventually wears if there is anything rough on the fairlead. I have found that a hockey puck drilled helps alot. Drill out the puck and run the end of your rope/cable through it then attach your latch/hook whatever you use on the end. Helps take the stress off the rope or cable.

That glorified string SUCKS!!! I have nothing good to say about it... I have had to use it more then once, after it gets rubbed around in the wood's for a few weeks it just breaks, when I most need it. I can't have that. Can't beat a solid peace of steel wire. Only up side is you wont get cut on the string.

If you quad is always clean and sits in the garage only used 5 times a year or in snow its a good option, but for a work quad its a big NO!

Done ranting, that crap has screwed me in the ### more then once.

 

[toyfarm]

This is what i plow professionaly with!
I just washed it before the photo was taken.

 

[Suz]

This is what i plow professionaly with!
I just washed it before the photo was taken.

Me thinks you should have used a tad less water pressure. I've heard of "blowing the doors off" but this is the first time I've seen evidence of it!!

 

[mtfallsmikey]

Hey Farmall is that an aftermarket cab? I notice it has the outside fenders still. Beautiful restoration.

Kyle

That's nice...I need to take a pic of my buddy's 1086 and post here...beautiful resto job was done by previous owner, was only run in parades.. He's got an 8' snowblower on the front of it.

 

[beerman6]

Me thinks you should have used a tad less water pressure. I've heard of "blowing the doors off" but this is the first time I've seen evidence of it!!

:greenchainsaw:

 

[jtimm]

2005 Suzuki Kingquad 700 here with a 60" Moose county plow and synthetic winch rope that I'm going on 5 years with. The synthetic rope is the best thing for me. I've broke it a few times, but just re-tie it and your back to work! I plow ALOT, and you can keep that crappy steel cable! I pull trees, and work that machine, so it's no polaris that sits in the shed all clean and new!

 

[BlueRidgeMark]

deere

Nice.


Flipping quickly through this thread, I think I counted 3 garden tractors with blowers on the front.


How well does that work for you guys? It looks to be a good setup for what I have (150 feet of driveway), but I'd like to hear from you guys that actually use them.