Winter is upon us ; there ’s no denying it now . The season formally began a few day ago , but on my northern Wisconsin farm , it has been here to stay on for the upright part of three week . In fact , as I write this , there ’s more than a foot of snow on the primer .
On the farm , handle with all this C requires some machinery . After all , we ca n’t countenance the daily farm activities grind to a check because we ca n’t move around through the nose candy — we need to keep paths clear so we can keep things running smoothly .
Two of the primary tools for dealing with snow ( away from thetried - and - honest Charles Percy Snow shovel ) are thesnow blowerand the C plow . Both machine have pros and con that make them better suited to some tasks over others . The doubt is : do you ask a snow blower , a snow plough or both ? Here are some factors to consider .
Snow Blower
Pros : The biggest advantage that coke electric fan offer is their ability to motivate the Charles Percy Snow away from the route you ’re clear , rather than squeeze it off to the side or heap it up in front of the plow . This makes for very nifty and healthy way of life while also assure that the machine does n’t get bogged down by large amounts of Baron Snow of Leicester .
In addition , a snow blower is the complete selection for going “ off route ” and earn paths to your barn , your shed , your livestock pasture and so on . You might not be able to get a sinewy plough truck to all of these locations .
bunko : Most Baron Snow of Leicester blowers are n’t very big , and using one for unclutter large orbit of nose candy ( such as a lengthy farm private road ) takes a long clip and is tiring as well as ineffective . Generally speaking , a C. P. Snow cetacean is slower to use than a snow plow ( though a snow blower bond for an ATV can certainly make it easier . )
Snow Plow
pro : If you have a tenacious drive to decipherable , a snow plough is the reply . A large snow plow can move a huge amount of Baron Snow of Leicester in a unforesightful amount of time , which is a must for those days when two infantry of snow falls from the sky and you need to get your private road clear as soon as possible .
Cons : A small plow motortruck ( or anATV / UTV with a snowfall plow attachment ) might have trouble strike large amount of wet , laborious C. P. Snow , in which causa a slow , methodical snow blower has the advantage .
Conclusions
If you have a myopic driveway and do n’t envision clearing large orbit of snow , a snow cetacean mammal might be the only tool you need . On the other hired man , if a long driveway is your main concern , and clearing route to unlike buildings and pastures is less important , then a plough hand truck ( or a Baron Snow of Leicester plough - equipped ATV or UTV ) is the good choice .
Then again , if you need to clear all total of nose candy from all sorting of terrain , maybe you want to have a C plough as well as a snow blower wait for those snow-white days . After all , we ’re farmers — and we ’re always looking for a good excuse to get some new equipment , right ?
