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I do about 3 hours of snow blowing every time it snows, a private road and 7 houses. I use a rear mounted blower, they are much less expensive and the work isn't that bad. Use the money you save to buy another implement.

BX2200 snowblower vs fel
Kubota Tractors
Replies 5 Post by Dave White

I have used turf tires and am in SouthEastern Ontario. They have been excellent in anything but deep mud and deep snow. They tend to ride on the top and then when you lose traction they dig in.
The low clearance of my B7500 means that I have used a shovel a couple of times to get my machine out of the woods.
I wouldn't use anything else for general purpose work if it includes lawn care.

Bar Turf tires vs Turf vs Ind for a B7500
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Replies 4 Post by Dave White

I have a B7500 with a rear pto blower. Do about 1 mile of snow blowing and we have about 12 to 14 snowfalls of more than 4 inches, less than than and I don't bother.
The rear mounted blower is less expensive than the front mount, that may or may not be important. It is not difficult to operate the blower in reverse. I don't have any experience with a front mounted blower but I can say that the rear mount is very quickly attached and de-tached and you still have the use of your fel, use it for pulling snow back from the doors.
The turf tires are the best of the three tire types for traction in snow, at least that has been my experience.

BX Questions
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Replies 7 Post by Dave White

I have a rural property of approx. 50 acres in south eastern Ontario. I purchased a B7500 last year and have put about 120 hours on it doing a variety of tasks.
I have a 5 ft. Meteor snow blower that I use to clear my own snow and the lanes of another 6 homes, approx. 1 mile of driveways.
I have a 5 ft. bush hog that I use to cut a field to keep the junipers in control.
I have a 60 in. belly mount mower that I use to maintain my own grass, about an acre of finished grass.
I have a bucket that has been extremely helpful in building rock gardens and moving material.
I had considered moving the rear wheels out because it appeared to be high and narrow. The narrow track has been useful however when moving through the woods cutting firewood and gathering sap for syrup. It was also useful in accessing the neighbours barn to clean stalls (repayed a debt I owed when he plowed my garden in a pre-Kubota era).
I think it has greater ground clearance than the BX which is a bonus when moving "off road", particularly in snow. I have had more than one occassion when it has bogged down because the snow is deeper than the ground clearance and it loses traction by riding on the packed snow. I think this would be a greater difficulty with the BX.
My B7500 has been everything that I hoped it would be and has been up to all the tasks that I have used it to perform. Good luck with your choice, at least you aren't buying with Canadian dollars. My B7500 with loader, mower and taxes was about $23,000 Can.

Getting down to the final decision
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Replies 4 Post by Dave White

I purchased a B7500 last May.
I use it to mow a finished lawn, approx. 1 acre; rotary mow a couple of fields to keep the junipers down, about 6 acres; maintain snow on a private road and 7 residences with a 5 foot snow blower, about one mile of roadway; and maintain a maple grove for maple syrup production, about 15 acres. It has done everything I ask of it and the only thing that I could want is a heated cab but I would lose it in the woods.
The four wheel drive allows use of all the power and the tractor has been excellent starting in cold weather, eastern Ontario, just north of Kingston.

Any Thoughts on Kubota B7500
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Replies 7 Post by Dave White

I have had a Meteor snowblower for a year and my neighbour has had one for a couple of years. Mine has been provided excellent value for the cost. My neighbour still speaks well of his.
I operate my 60" with a B7500 and he has a 60 h.p. J.D.
They aren't great in wet snow but any of the snowblowers I have used haven't handled that type of snow well.
Plows are faster but have drawbacks as well (you need to buy a four wheel drive vehicle and a plow).
I have replaced several shear pins but I would sooner replace that than something more expensive.
Buy something wider than the track of your tractor.
Good luck with your purchase.

Best Snowblower
Snowblowers / Snow Plows
Replies 19 Post by Dave White