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If you have ag tires you should be okay in 4WD as long as its pretty flat. Even with turfs in 4WD, you shouln' have too many problems. I think your 2210 weighs about the same as my 4010 with a little less ground clearance. Are you using a blade or a blower?

JD2210 - tire chains
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Replies 8 Post by ajaxdog

I don't know Pete but he's replied to posts of mine when I was deciding which tractor to buy a couple years ago. I'm not sticking up for anyone here but he posts alot at other boards. Also, if its the same guy, he's the one who had all the problems with leak on his 2210. I still can't figure out why you can't believe a front blade can push 2 feet of snow, especially since you haven't tried it. From what I read, you and a couple of other blower fans have never tried a front blade. Maybe I'm wrong there, and if so I'm sorry.<br>
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I ended up with a 4010, 53" 410 FEL, front blade, and 54" deck last year. Last year in late winter we had two or three killer storms where I pushed about 2 feet of snow with my front blade without a big problem. That huge blizard last year I went out about half way through it before the snow got deeper than the top of my blade. Traction is not a problem on my 4010 with ag tires in 4WD but I can't vouch for the 2210. The balance and ballasting and hydraulics pushing snow forward makes all the difference like Mark said. I'm not far from Philly so it will melt down a few times each year. I used to have a 47" blower on a JD 455 that was great, but heavy and slower compared to a blade, and overkill for anything under a foot or so. The extra blower weight on the front reduces traction on the back unless you ballast the heck out of it. Not so with the front blade. If I lived in the Poconos or upstate, I'd have a blower for the big snows but would use a blade 80% of the time. At a $1,000 versus $4,000, it's a no-brainer for anybody with room and normal snows. That doesn't include the Upper areas of Michigam, PA, NY, Vermont or Maine. Maybe you should try a blade with you 4115. I don't know how long you've had it so maybe you just haven't given it a chance. If all you have used for snow removal is your Cub Cadet, I think you might be surprised. I'd also think your Cub slows down considerably with 2 feet of snow. Even my 455 did and I believe it may be a bit larger than the Cub you say your are using.<br>
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Then again as you well know there are many different densities in snow falls, 18" of fluffy snow is easier sometimes than 8" of dense freezing rain type stuff.

2210 - front blade or snow blower
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Replies 47 Post by ajaxdog