There are a couple available, quite spendy. They are quite a bit slower than using a plow for the most part, on the other hand you do not develop the huge piles. Power and weight factors are the difficulties with them. There are limits to what the front end of a pickup can support. Last one I looked at was $12000 and that was not some huge unit. They make more sense on a Skidsteer but you need hi flow hydro in the 15 or more gpm range which translates to a minimum 50hp ss unit but now there is the transport problem as you just can't go driving a SS over hill and dale on city streets. I can get one for the 3 point of my tractor more reasonably 540 pto powered- a front mount is more expensive (self contained) or in some cases mid pto powered hydro pump to hydro motor for augers. Still like the SS transport problems. That is why you see equipment just parked on large lots. A lot of those are leased for the season. There are seasons that make firewood selling look like a gold mine in comparison. ( particularly when it is -10 and you are out in the middle of a huge storm just trying to stay abreast of it- extremely stressing) and of course you need to have backup equipment and then back ups for the back ups so you can still satisfy your contract commitments. Couple years ago one of my customers decided to do his own lot- went out and got a SS and a blower ( close to $100,000) worked well for him but I noticed that it it only lasted about 2 years before some other company was again clearing the lot. That particular lot was about a 1.5 hour job for one truck plus the semi dock pit was a real pain very steep and always slick as oil and water mixed on glass.
