On Sat, 20 May 2017 10:01:50 -0400, "Phil Kangas"
wrote:


"Dean Hoffman" wrote in message
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On 5/19/17 10:01 AM, John Deere wrote:

So what kind of engineer designs a snowthrower for the
BACK of a
tractor? Do these idiots drive to work in reverse as
well?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXId0LRFwXY
Practical ones. The back end of a traditional
tractor can hold more
weight than the front end. And having the blower on the
back end
won't make steering harder.
Bale forks for the large round bales are also made for
the rear end
three point lifts.

A rear mount blower is a total fail! Sure, you can handle
bales with a three-point but you are driving forward
to deliver the bale. A blower is on the ground when in
use and doesn't weigh that much to lift so weight is
not an issue. Try backing up with a blower in use and
you'll change your opinion FAST ! Rear mount sucks.
Yet the overwhelminh majority of snow blowers are 3 point hitch
mounted on the rear of tractors. Quite a few also have revered seats
and relocated steering for "dedicated snow removal" applications -
just like a fork lift.