It snowed again last night, and with it came the wind. My drive way is about 300' long, and is/was about 30" deep in the slot that I have been maintaining. We have a 200 hp blade tractor, but it is 2 miles away. So I get out my trusty Troy Built "storm" TRACKED blower. For just 10hp and 28" of cut, one can move quite a bit of snow in a short time with less than a gallon of gas. The snow drifts were pretty soft, and I could easily move slowly through snow that was above the top of the blower. The excesss simply caved off and fell down on the tracks. I have the drift cutters all the way up this year! Most of my lane was at least 30" deep!
Now I have never owned a walk behind snow blower with tires and chains before, But I have to imagine that they would be more work to run than the tracked one. The tracked version has steering cluches, and 3 positions for the cutting edge of the blower. High works for paths on grass for the dogs to run on, normal for the driveway (tracks level with cutting edge) and down preasure that picks the front of the track frame slightly, putting the machines weight on the cutter, for side walks. Slick.
One hand operation they claim. Some times you could I am sure. In the deep heavy stuff in low gear it is amazing how good the tracks hook up. I cann't imagine that a wheeled one with chains could do this type of work as easily. I have had this machine for 8 years now, and every winter I sure am glad to have it! It is made under several brand names, by a company known as MTD.
Any one else here have one of these? and are you as impressed by it as I am....
Regards, Kirk
Now I have never owned a walk behind snow blower with tires and chains before, But I have to imagine that they would be more work to run than the tracked one. The tracked version has steering cluches, and 3 positions for the cutting edge of the blower. High works for paths on grass for the dogs to run on, normal for the driveway (tracks level with cutting edge) and down preasure that picks the front of the track frame slightly, putting the machines weight on the cutter, for side walks. Slick.
One hand operation they claim. Some times you could I am sure. In the deep heavy stuff in low gear it is amazing how good the tracks hook up. I cann't imagine that a wheeled one with chains could do this type of work as easily. I have had this machine for 8 years now, and every winter I sure am glad to have it! It is made under several brand names, by a company known as MTD.Any one else here have one of these? and are you as impressed by it as I am....
Regards, Kirk
Winter came this year just as we finished farming, and I did not take the time to get it out and put on a tractor. Sure am wishing I would have at this point. The only bad part of a rear mount is your neck at the end of the day.
And keeping the rear window so you can see out of it.
Do we have such an award here? If not then I propose we start one 
