ZTR required and in need of some opinions.

[Shughes717]

I see your point. I am by no means an expert on moving snow, but I would think a v plow would be a little easier to push through snow than a blade style at an angle because it will divert snow to either side instead of rolling it to one direction. A diesel mower should be better at moving snow than a gas due to it being much heavier. I hope you get something that works well for you. Let us know what you get and keep us posted on how it works this winter.

 

[1striper1]

You are not going to plow out a blizzard swept drive way in Nebraska countryside with an ATV or a over sexed lawnmower. I have never seen a pickup plough that could buck Kansas or Nebraska wind made drifts. Motor graders, bulldozers, and large truck mounted plows and blowers are used most of the time. Buy a used payloader, a large used skid steer, a large tractor with a PTO blower on it. A solid drifted driveway is a very hard thing to clear. ATVs, pickup trucks, SUVs, are very hard to remove from the middle of a driveway a half mile long. Buy as many tools as needed to mow the lawn. Buy as many toys as you want to play on like an ATV. And buy a tool to remove Nebraska snow or make arrangements to have the snow removed long before Halloween. I have cleared a lot of snow in Kansas on a mile long road. In a ten year period I needed help seven times to clear me out from the other end. I had a 656 International Hydro with chains, a bucket loader, loader blade, and back blade. The fuel alone was a major problem to keep enough of on hand.

Let's see if your studded Prius get's you out of this. :laughing: