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BenGiBoy 
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Posted: 03 Feb 2017 at 8:28am |
How will a B handle a 6 ft. plow without chains? Anyone had any experience with that? (I am looking into getting one and want to know that it'll work if I do get her....)
P.S. Yep, the rear tires are filled.....
Thanks - Ben
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cpg
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Posted: 03 Feb 2017 at 8:44am |
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I have a 6 foot straight blade on the front of my Farmall Super A with no chains and the tires are not loaded and it is amazing what it will push. It obviously varies with how heavy the snow is and the one area where the tractor tires without chains won't do very well is pure ice but a good set of tires will bite good in snow. If you watch what you get into to make sure you can back out again I would think you should be fine. My Super A is a bit heavier but if the B has loaded tires is should do about as well. Throw some weight on the drawbar too and you will probably be amazed what those little tractors can push.
I have cleaned up during storms that have dumped around 3 feet and just keep working away and they will do plenty.
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Steve in NJ
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Posted: 03 Feb 2017 at 8:54am |
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As far as handling a snow plow, I won't thing there would be a problem, but with a B in general, rear wheel wieghts and a weight box I think would help the B emenesly. JMHO.
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mikedes
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Posted: 03 Feb 2017 at 9:01am |
Ben What are you doing - selling the two tractors in parts to buy one decent one Mike
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Bill Long
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Posted: 03 Feb 2017 at 9:14am |
We mounted a lot of Myers Snow Plows on the B tractor. They were 6 foot. It handled it very well. However, if you were pushing snow it was usually no problem but with the heavy snow that bunched up on the blade it was a problem. Especially if there was ice on the road. That required chains. As you all know the secret of pushing snow is to push early and push wide so there is a place to put the snow. If you are pushing gravel, dirt, or rocks you will probably not need the chains with loaded tires. I cannot tell you how it will do in gravel dirt on rocks since we did not use a B to push that. You will find the B to do a nice job of pushing snow. We sure sold enough Myers snow plows. In fact, that is the one I would recommend. They worked well. Take good care of my favorite. Good Luck! Bill Long
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TimNearFortWorth
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Posted: 03 Feb 2017 at 9:24am |
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Growing up east of you (Mohawk Valley), you def. will have more snow than we did as you are so close to the lake.
Depending on what surface you are on, chains are cheap and will make a world of difference.
We ran loaded tires and could not have spread manure period, without the double ring logging app. chains we had.
If you run chains you need to keep an eye on them, tensioned just right with the closing link checked constantly and you will appreciate the cost of fixing a fender if they are close and you go too fast. We even ran them chopping late corn and would start after midnight running till 6:00 am when it was wet as we had to wait for the mud to firm up when the temps dropped overnight.
Uncle used to run a 'B' with chains on truck tires and heavy counterweight, amazing how much that little thing could push for snow.
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Posted: 03 Feb 2017 at 10:26am |
 Bill Long wrote:
You will find the B to do a nice job of pushing snow. We sure sold enough Myers snow plows. In fact, that is the one I would recommend. They worked well. Take good care of my favorite. Good Luck! Bill Long |
I'd like to find one someday. I've never seen one in Oklahoma, which is funny because we usually get snowed in with about 2" of snow every year 
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BenGiBoy
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Posted: 03 Feb 2017 at 12:38pm |
mikedes wrote:
BenWhat are you doing - selling the two tractors in parts to buy one decent one Mike |
Nope. I have a decent one, all three came as a package deal.
Ben
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BenGiBoy
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Posted: 03 Feb 2017 at 12:41pm |
I would be plowing on pavement/sod. The tires are 90%+ tread. So I should be able to push a good bit??? Sounds like it....
Thanks, Ben
P.S. As far as being amazed at what you can push I know what you mean, we have a TroyBilt rear-tine tiller with a snow blade and chains that we use sometimes and it pushes an amazing amount of snow for being a little thing......
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tadams(OH)
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Posted: 03 Feb 2017 at 2:54pm |
There isn't anything more worthless than a tractor tire if it's slippery. One spin and it's ice.
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BenGiBoy
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Posted: 03 Feb 2017 at 2:56pm |
tadams(OH) wrote:
There isn't anything more worthless than a tractor tire if it's slippery. One spin and it's ice. |
True, the only thing good on ice is chains.... But I mostly plow on snow, so I should be okay. I might need to get some chains eventually though.....
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Posted: 03 Feb 2017 at 3:33pm |
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I gave up pushing snow with the D-14 and rear blade, even with tire 'reversed'. I now use a 20HP garden tractor and 40" front mounted snowblower.
The HUGE problem with any blade is when you don't push it far enough the first time ! After that is a losing battle, esp. if it snow, snows, and snows again.
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BenGiBoy
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Posted: 03 Feb 2017 at 4:00pm |
jaybmiller wrote:
I gave up pushing snow with the D-14 and rear blade, even with tire 'reversed'. I now use a 20HP garden tractor and 40" front mounted snowblower.
The HUGE problem with any blade is when you don't push it far enough the first time ! After that is a losing battle, esp. if it snow, snows, and snows again.
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Yep, you do have to push it far the first time it snows.  I usually end up pushing what I push TOO far instead of not far enough, even when using a snow shovel.
I do agree, the best snow removal tool (as long as you aren't clearing a large area of little snow) is a snowblower.
Anyone mounted a snowblower on a B? Got any pictures?
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Dakota Dave
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Posted: 03 Feb 2017 at 5:00pm |
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A B has neither the horse power or the slow ground speed to be any use with a blower. I plowed all my snow near Marquette Michigan and near Grand Forks North Dakota with a C for 15 years. Both places get snow that really packs to ice and a tractor without chains is useless. If you don't get ice or your able to clear down to bare pavement you'll be fine otherwise get chains.
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Posted: 03 Feb 2017 at 7:02pm |
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Saw on RFD the other day a B had a front mount snow blower run by hydraulics and had a hydraulic motor mounted to the PTO shaft to drive the tractor, could get down to a creep. The discharge chute could be rotated from seat. It had been thought out pretty good and looked good.
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Posted: 03 Feb 2017 at 8:33pm |
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My next B conversion!!!!! LOL!!!!! thanks; ac fleet
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BenGiBoy
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Posted: 04 Feb 2017 at 2:34pm |
Dave... Good point, I hadn't thought of the ground speed issue.... I would have to have a whale of a blower with a super powerful auxiliary engine to be able to handle a foot all at once at 2.5 mph or whatever the lowest speed is. 
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