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1) Does anyone have a recommendation on what type of rear tire snow chains could be used on R4's TC40D? There seems to be little or nearly no room to add the chains between the Wheel well/fender and the tire.<br>2) If there is a chain that would apply, does anyone know how effective they are since the chain would undoubtedly be rather small?<br>3) If there is a chain that applies, where would one find that kind of chain to purchase?<br>Thanks for the help and insight! Personal exprience stories would really be appreciated!<br>

TC40D Tire Chains
New Holland Tractors
Replies 5 Post by Bruce Voss

I am pretty sure that that particular snowblower is made for NH by Loftness in Minnesota. They are THE top of line manufacturer of blowers in the US and they usually cost that amount too! Your price seems very reasonable. There are some Candian companies that are really good too. See www.snowblowers.com for Loftness site and see if they match up with what you are looking at purchasing. Their colors are different.

NH Snowblower
Snowblowers / Snow Plows
Replies 2 Post by Bruce Voss

Since this site has been such a help to me over the last few months as I researched out my snowblower purchase, I wanted to give back to it by sharing how my purchase went and what I ended up with.

I live in Minnesota. I purchased an Erskine rear mounted snowblower. Erskine is now a division of Bobcat. They have discontinued their rear mounted line of blowers and are now focusing only on front mounted blowers to serve their parent company needs. I got one of the last rear mounted ones.
780R 78" wide 3 pt snowblower with hydraulic chute rotation and 1-3x8 cylinder with hoses and standard skid shoes, 2450.00 no tax
I spent alot of time on the snowblower decision. Farm King/Allied is the big seller around here and is cheapest. I wanted one with 4 blades in the box, heavy duty chains and more heavy duty construction. I looked a Pronovost and Loftness also. Loftness Mfg is very near where I live. They make all the blowers sold under the New Holland name plus their own line. They are the top of the line in construction and in price. Pronovost is right behind them but their presence here is small and the dealer was farther away. They lost my sale due to making me feel that my purchase was not important to them. My purchase to them would be like buying a tootsie roll would be to me! I settled on the middle. Time will tell if I have made the best decision. Thanks to all for the help they gave through the various threads!

Snow Blower
Snowblowers / Snow Plows
Replies 7 Post by Bruce Voss

Does anyone know if there are any New Holland dealers that price and sell new equipment via the internet? I have found that there are a number of sites that list used inventories but none that actually allow purchase via internet. I recently purchased my new automobile via the internet with good pricing and service. I guess I was hoping that there was a tractor site that did the same. Thanks for any help you can provide.<br>

New Holland Internet Pricing Purchasing
New Holland Tractors
Replies 7 Post by Bruce Voss

Thank you for the help Bill!
Bruce

In search of Ford 4000 details
New Holland Tractors
Replies 4 Post by Bruce Voss

I am looking to purchase a used JD or NH compact tractor. I have looked at all the new models for both lines but have determined they will not fit the budget.<br>I am needing to know what used models prior to the current JD 4-00 and NH Boomer lines that would be comparable to the current JD 4600 or NH 45 today. I am interested in the a time period of within the past 10 years. I know that the Boomer line up started a few years ago as did the 4000 line in JD. My goal is a compact 40ish PTO horsepower tractor. Brush hogging and snow removal will be the main uses. If any one has a recommendation on a particular model from personal or indirect experience that would be most appreciated! Thanks for your help.

Which Tractor size
Operating and Attachments
Replies 6 Post by Bruce Voss

I totally second what "Regular Guy" says about needing a blower. If your lane/drive and yard are not level or are graded higher up than surrounding area like many midwest drives are, during the heavy snows, a blade will not be able to push away the masses of snow far enough from the drive. An angled blade pushes new snow into the previous old snow and eventually the useable drive becomes very narrow. One windy storm will block that in quickly. Then you are stuck with no where to go with the snow. Of course if the grade allows you to use a loader or blade to push the snow far off the drive then you are in better shape. Still a blower would be alot faster than that method. The most important point on the blower is that it isn't wimpy.

loader snow removal
Snowblowers / Snow Plows
Replies 25 Post by Bruce Voss