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Tractor Basics - Snow Plow vs Snow Pusher

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In this Tractor Basics video we compare a snow pusher to a snow plow and which one might be best for you.

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10 Comments

@frankryan886 1 year ago

He did a good job explaining each lmplement, I guess I'll buy a plow.
Thanks

@stephengmeiner3264 4 years ago

Good info.

@dem9725 4 years ago

Very good explanation. Thanks.

BTW, I love the new tractor basics videos. They’re super informative for me.

@klmccune 2 years ago

I have a 700 foot long driveway with a large parking area by the house. I use a snow pusher, the driveway has 2 curves in it, these make a natural place to drop the snow, making it 3 pushes per pass. The pusher also does not form large banks to fill in when it drifts from the 80 open acres to the north of my driveway. And with a plow you need to push the banks out far or you will end up with no place to push it towards the end of the season.

@01abihsot 1 year ago

I just added swinging side boards to my snow blade and it becomes a snow pusher

@timberray9572 4 years ago

My favorite setup is a back blade and a bucket for the front, however a week ago I had to hook up my three point snow blower because of the sheer amount of snow we've received this winter. My banks were getting taller and my driveway was getting smaller.

@inspectr1949 1 year ago

Some have said that the loader arms are designed to push straight ahead, using a plow at an angle could cause damage any thoughts as I'm trying to decide on a plow or a pusher?

@markdebano944 3 years ago

Jared sorry for sounding so stupid. I asked you about the hydraulic hook up for the snow plow before thinking!! Da. I looked and it is dumb proof sorry

@randyimel9392 8 months ago

You left off the most important and critical element of the difference between the two a snow plow can be super hard potentially on the tractor arms that normally hold your loader, you should not have left that information out. You can twist and hurt the arms on your loader by using a plow. You never have that problem with a snow pusher. You should not use a snow plow on a tractor it’s not meant for that PERIOD!!

@donaldmei8797 4 months ago

He missed one of the big differences with the snow pusher. It has NO MOVING PARTS. No hydraulics, no hinges, no springs, no nothing. There's nothing to break or need maintenance other than the edges.