Kubota Struggles with Heavy Wet Snow. Kubota Lx2963 Snowblower

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Жыл бұрын

Clearing the driveway after a heavy wet snow fall with the Kubota tractor and the Lx2963 snowblower. Snow piles up in front of the snowblower and I demonstrate how I manage the problem.
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@linedriver69 Жыл бұрын

I just bought a tire chains from mine thinking of getting a blower. Good video. Thanks for the information.

@bernardtyo980 Жыл бұрын

Hi, I just took ownership of my Kubota Cab tractor LX3310 last week just two days before the storm hit. I also have the LX2963 snowblower and it did a very nice job of clearing the wet snow. I live in upstate N.Y. where we do get a fair amount of snow. I had the R14 tires installed and filled with Rim Guard. I had no issues with the tires. I like the tractor so far. My wife said it was my Christmas gift for the next ten years. Lol. Merry Christmas and Happy new Year.

@Malpeque_Bay_LX3310 Жыл бұрын

Only ten years?😄 I really like my R14's, great all around performance.

@MtTopLiving Жыл бұрын

Congratulations on your new ride! You’ll love it.

@orestwitiw213 7 ай бұрын

With my BX2380 when I run into wet heavy snow and I start pushing it I usually back up and ram forward multiple times till I make my first pass. Then I only take half or less of the width of the blower to finish off the driveway. Luckily it doesn’t happen often. I always figure that even though it takes longer to do that it sure as heck beats shovelling it! Nice tractor you have there oh and my little Kubota has turf tires and they are awesome in the winter.

@MtTopLiving 7 ай бұрын

Absolutely beats shoveling! I agree with taking less to get the job done, I’ve found the time is usually a wash because you’re not stopping to let the engine and the blower catch up.

@botadriver Жыл бұрын

Hey Mt. Top, it certainly isn't much fun dealing with those conditions. Would have been even less fun without the tractor. Our last two snows where like that as well so I also feel your pain. Great machine you have there, thanks for sharing!

@MtTopLiving Жыл бұрын

Thanks, think light and fluffy for the rest of winter.

@BeginnerforBSeries Жыл бұрын

I feel your pain. I was having the same issues last weekend. Very frustrating. Like you said though... Better than a shovel. Although I did some of that too.

@noelstractors-firewood57 Жыл бұрын

Well that was nasty stuff. Never have I seen a snow blower push snow, snow thrower yes, but not a snow blower. Nice tractor.

@MtTopLiving Жыл бұрын

Yes it was nasty stuff. Hope we don’t get more like that.

@TheHighKirk Жыл бұрын

I've found that wet snow is best handled with judicious amounts of silicone spray for the back-blade and the blower, particularly the impeller. If the paint is intact wax it several times (before it gets cold) with some high quality wax but still use the silicone. - That heavy wet snow is like concrete.

@MtTopLiving Жыл бұрын

I was actually thinking of trying cooking spray. Which is along the same idea as silicone. Thanks for the suggestion.

@EverythingElliott Жыл бұрын

I'm very familiar with that type of snow as that's all I get with lake effect. Most don't understand how truly heavy and sticky it is.

@MtTopLiving Жыл бұрын

Lake affect snow is no joke, I grew up near Lake Ontario. Snowed so much we would jump off the porch roof into the snow.

@Malpeque_Bay_LX3310 Жыл бұрын

Looks like heavy, wet snow was a common theme. Try your differential lock next time your wheels start spinning. Might be all you need to keep rolling.

@vncstudio 7 ай бұрын

Sticky snow is a pain for snowblowers. Better to use a blade when that happens.

@marcelhache2073 Жыл бұрын

You need a nice pronovost snowblower..

@MikeSouzaProjects 4 ай бұрын

I've got a similar machine, an LX3310 with an LX2963 and I recently had the exact same experience in 11" of heavy wet snow. There's no stopping it from packing and plowing in front of the blower. I can't help but wonder how much better the LX2980 commercial blower might have done.

@MtTopLiving 4 ай бұрын

Once the snow is packed and you’re just pushing it I’m not sure it makes a difference what blower model you have.

@wayneyork8279 9 ай бұрын

That snow was sticky for sure.

@danielrapoza8468 Жыл бұрын

Hi Dave, Thanks for posting the video. Hard to tell in this video but I think that you have the R4 tires. Did you have them loaded with RimGuard ? Thanks, Dan

@MtTopLiving Жыл бұрын

Hi Dan, yes they are R4 and they are loaded. I’m not sure what they use though.

@danielrapoza8468 Жыл бұрын

@@MtTopLiving did your dealer put a sticker on the Rim near the valve stem ?

@MtTopLiving Жыл бұрын

@@danielrapoza8468 there is a sticker there, it looks like it is the rim or tire size. ABR8768 is the sticker.

@marcelhache2073 9 ай бұрын

Are you running it at proper implement speed...front hauger seems to be rotating to slow .

@MtTopLiving 9 ай бұрын

The manual says, run the engine at or near, full throttle for maximum power. Which is what I have been doing. It also says run at full RPM when you are removing wet, sticky snow.

@jackworster6129 4 ай бұрын

Use your scraper you'll be fine

@Malpeque_Bay_LX3310 Жыл бұрын

Could I bother you for a measurement Dave? Just wondering the distance from the front of the blower to the front of the grill guard?

@MtTopLiving Жыл бұрын

It’s 35 inches to the housing but the augers stick out further for a total of 40 inches.

@Malpeque_Bay_LX3310 Жыл бұрын

@MtTopLiving thanks for taking the time to measure it. Back to your need and want video. I decided that I don't want to be twisted on my seat looking backwards blowing snow for the next 25 years so I ordered a front blower for my LX3310 for next winter.

@MtTopLiving Жыл бұрын

@@Malpeque_Bay_LX3310 literally no turning back now!