sdh2903
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| posted on 10/10/11 at 07:37 PM |
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Better snow plough, Mower or quad?
With winter just around the bloody corner again, I was thinking, what would make a better base for a plough, a ride on mower or a quad?
Mower has turf tyres so would need changing for nobblies but does have lower gearing.
Quad already has the nobblies but higher gearing.
Would either have enough weight or traction? I just bloody hate shovelling snow, and seeing as though i live on a hill and my drive has a ridiculous
slope on it I'm exploring all my options
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JoelP
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| posted on 10/10/11 at 07:49 PM |
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i cant imagine either would have much grip once the snow has fallen. I use a stiff brush rather than a shovel, provided you havent compacted the snow
its very effective. How about a spinning brush on the front of a quad?
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Davg
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| posted on 10/10/11 at 07:54 PM |
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Steve
Just by the wife a snow shovel
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owelly
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| posted on 10/10/11 at 07:59 PM |
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I tried both. The lawn tractor fitted with chevron rear tyres was ok until the snow in front of the blade built up. The quad was tons better cos you
could get a bit more speed and momentum to keep the snow rolling off the plough. I'm working on a snow-blower to fit the lawn tractor....
http://www.ppcmag.co.uk
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sdh2903
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| posted on 10/10/11 at 08:05 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Davg
Steve
Just by the wife a snow shovel
Good point Dave! She was pregnant last winter so maybe she should take her turn this year!
I see the point about traction, however the last off road go kart I had only had turf savers on it and it refused to get stuck anywhere, i had it
through 10 inches of mud, sand or snow, granted it wasn't pushing any snow but surely a decent set of nobblies would cope?
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MikeCapon
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| posted on 11/10/11 at 07:42 AM |
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Having tried a ride on mower over here in big snow I can confirm you will have very little grip. The diff just lets one wheel spin up straight away
while the wideish fronts just push the snow until there's enough there to stop the mower.
They are useful for clearing powder snow though. Take the grass box off and get the blades spinning and you hoover up the snow and send it flying out
the side. Just avoid your wife with the snow 'jet' though...
A live axled quad ideally with some front tyres on the back will have heaps more grip. And if you're running on private land you can screw in
some studs which help a lot. Just avoid spinning them on tarmac as they don't like that.
HTH
Mike
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Agriv8
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| posted on 11/10/11 at 10:58 AM |
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Marc at mnr gets / has good results with quad and plough with salt gritter on the back
oldish model with 4 wheel drive
Regards
Agriv8
Taller than your average Guy !
Management is like a tree of monkeys. - Those at the top look down and see a tree full of smiling faces. BUT Those at the bottom look up and see a
tree full of a*seholes .............
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jossey
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| posted on 11/10/11 at 12:20 PM |
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4 wheel drive quad is awsome in snow. you need alot of weight on it though E.G ME!!!!
Thanks
David Johnson
Building my tiger avon slowly but surely.
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