On Sat, 20 May 2017 11:15:22 -0500, Unquestionably Confused
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On 5/20/2017 9:01 AM, 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.

It's all about the power. On a large tractor all the power, other than
to move it back and forth, is at the PTO. You see the plume of snow in
the video, it doesn't get that way with an auxiliary 12hp motor driving
that two-stage blower.

It may look like a PITA to operate but having BTDT in my yute with a
rear mounted blower and a 1000' driveway and paved area near the houses
and outbuildings, I can tell you it beats the crap out of a blade
mounted in front of a 4x4 - especially in drifts.
And on a 2wd tractor the weight oif the blower over the drive wheels
beats having the weight out front, hands down, when you get into the
"real stuff".