Good video, as usual. I'm in NH and have contacted sales people at Chappelle and found them to be very civil, knowledgeable, informative and helpful and will most likely purchase a unit from them in the very near future. The heat just came on today in our hose so it's time to get serious about test driving and deciding on which one to buy. Good luck with your homestead. Keep these videos coming.

Thanks for the review. This is my 2nd winter with a BX2816. Started having some issues with my chain coming off, ended up needing to replace it and noticed the teeth on my sprocket had gotten all ground down. Not sure exactly how that happened but with help from my neighbor got it replaced fairly cheaply. So a chainless set up sounds interesting to me. I have a BX23S.

I WANT to say, "THANKYOU." Time and effort - and a lot of great, upfront knowledge coupled w/experience and put to vid for all of us to see and learn from. 'Been more than curious about small tractors and snowblowers for quite a while. Just like the vid states, there didn't seem to be a whole lot or USEFUL information on Kubota and snowblower/options "out there." NOW THERE IS. SUPER THANKS. Great job.

Nice seeing a video from someone in NH and shouting out to local businesses. Great review on the blower/ tractor combo and what to do and improve snow removal.

Great video. Solid content. No fluff. Extremely helpful in my near future purchase for this coming year. Thanks.

I have the same BX2380 and blower setup here in Michigan. Love it! It makes very short work of my 700' driveway. I got the back blade with mine and it really helped pile up the smaller amounts of snow for just one pass with the blower.

Nice straightforward review. I live in South Central Massachusetts and I still go to visit Chappell Tractor for my parts, filters, and equipment needs. They're super knowledgeable and customer oriented. Thanks!

I bought my used JD4600 from Chappell in Milford. They definitely are the best. Love your videos. Very helpful as I'm looking to do some homesteading on our new 5acre home here in Raymond.

Very professional review! You do a great job giving a honest review of the snow blower well done!

I just built and installed a set of steel wheels on the sides of my front blower. I've got the 50" unit and I was always plowing some rocks with the runners. With the wheels it's a dream. I cut down my time almost in half because I can travel so much faster. It is always a pain on the first snow of the season so I'm not sure how the wheels will work but I'm on my 3rd snow fall and it's amazing. I am able to go literally flat out fast and the blower just eats anything I can throw at it. But NO rocks or dirt. Good video.

Thanks for the straight forward and honest review

Great blower and review. If I had a long driveway I would surely get one too. Thanks for posting!

I also have the heavy duty front blower and it was not very dependable during one particular snow storm where the depth was about 20 cm and mixed with rain. The snow was akin to wet concrete. The chute clogged up every 30 feet. I didn't think of it at the time but I now have some anti snow/ice spray that hopefully will work on the auger and chute system.

I'm a new bx23s owner and new to this channel. Thanks for the information. By the way, we're in Chester, NH! Great videos.

Hi, I have a front mounted 50 inch blower on my BX25d, the only mod I did was fabricate some extra large shoe skids using 2.5 angle iron cutting and bending to bolt on, also added some baler belt cut to fit impellor to take up any gap between the housing, improves throwing wet slushy snow.

Well done video, to the point and helpful in making a choice.

Found your channel from you helping Morgan and glad I did. I have a 50” front mount on my 09 BX 25. I have two big driveways, easier that they are paved.but I haven’t used my plow in the eight years I’ve had this setup. Not far from you in Metrowest Ma.

Great review thanks!! I haven't seen ANY on the commercial model for this tractor so this was very much helpful! I am searching for my next tractor, this one with a darn factory cab for the winter lol. I know after watching your review it will be this type of model over the other model which is chain driven . I have a BX2350 and have the chain model. I do 6 driveways with it on my street all 120 feet + long and it has held up well but I would much rather have a gear driven one like you purchased. Cheers!

I don't own a Kubota, (I have a JD 1025R with loader\mower\snowblower) but I thought your video was really informative. I do like the PTO quick connect more than the regular shaft on my 1025R. I'd love to see more videos on the tractor as we progress into spring\summer. I'm a little jealous you still have all that snow, I'm only a couple hours away from you to the west in northern NY and we've lost most of ours. Definitely a good quality video, not to long and not too short. I could see your channel taking off, and I look forward to seeing what you'll be putting up in the future.

Great review you have made my decision a bit easier on this exact unit thanks from Lions Head Ontario

Great video, looking to purchase a Kubota BX.....mainly for the snowblower and our large driveway and side portions of the house. Currently have a Honda HSS1332A snow blower but it struggles when it comes to more frozen snow. Looking to have the tractor take care of the frozen portion of our winters:):), thank you for the share!!✌🏻✌🏻

Ran a BX2300 for 5 years blowing a hospitals sidewalks, replaced the scraper with the edge of a snowplow blade, welded on, not those stupid bolts. Best move ever.

Thanks for the helpful video. We live in Durango, CO, and I have the exact same tractor and snowblower with a long gravel driveway and a loose gravel yard. In an attempt to reduce gravel blowing, I welded some 4" wide "skis" onto the stock skids for more float on the gravel. They are working great and have exceeded my expectations. I'd be glad to send you a picture if you'd like...

Before you use the blower, pack the driveway and let it freeze. With any luck, the ice pack will last you the winter. For my rear blower, I also raise the blower an inch or two above the driveway until the frost provides a smooth surface. This winter with the frequent thaws, I left it in that setting and scraped lower with the loader if I needed to, using the blower to clear the banks.

Hello Mindful Homestead, I just ran across your channel. I just started my own channel this weekend. I have grown up on a farm in Iowa and many of the things that I took for granted in life are coming back around as more and more people are wanting to have their own land and raise their own meat, eggs, and have their own gardens. Certainly a much better and healthier choice than the Frankenfoods that are so commercially sold to an undereducated population. Enjoyed the review and with how you folks are liv ing I would like to welcome you to a little bit of Heaven.

Nice 👍 To the point, very helpful thank you

Fantastic video! Very well done 👍🏻

That new front mount hitch looks like a great feature to have installed, and they only have I think 3 attachments for it right now but I bet as time goes by they'll be able to expand upon that with some additional attachments. I am just getting ready to make the jump to my first tractor and looking at the BX2680 with a loader, roto tiller, box blade, and have no idea what else yet, but with that K-Connect front hitch option I may get that and the front blade, I have a snow blower for my lawn tractor that seems to do fine so I'll keep running it for the few times that I get enough snow to use a blower, I think the front blade would be used more in my case.

I have a Model 1870 Kubota w/50" snowblower and a 350' half circle gravel driveway. I also have a couple of neighbors with 4 Wheelers and blades who I have watched clear their drives. Once a base is set, I use the blower as a blade and stack the snow from hard to reach blower areas and then use the blower to finally relocate the snow according to the wind. A lot less frustrating than blowing snow in your face the whole time.

Thanks.. I am getting that same set up I the fall...

I deal with Chappell Tractor and will say you're right, they are amazing to deal with, their slogan "you'll notice a difference" is right!!

Great INFO- STRAIGHT TO POINT

Hello, just came over from Lost Nation Homestead. I am in N.H. too, near Newfound Lake. I have a Massey tractor. I went with the rear mount snowblower because i use my bucket to move snow during the winter. It does get a little tiring being turned around, but that's the trade-off. Just subscribed too! Take care.

That is a nice set-up

Chappell is a great dealership. I just purchased a new LX3310 from them - great customer service so far...

Great honest review

Thank you for your review. I am in the market for something just like that

Hi... Thank you 🎥👍👍👍

Nice review, if I ever wear out my 1999 version B7300 tractor /B2550 blower I'd like to get a newer BX with the quick attachments.

ayy southern NH, plaistow here. Good video man, hope to own one of these someday

I have always had 3pt mount blowers because of the pain of mounting front blowers. I could not go without my loader on for even a week, and I like having it to use along with my blower for snow clean up. As for blowing in reverse, I wouldn't want to do it all day, but a couple hours is no problem. You did a good job with your video providing good info. My 3pt blower is a Kubota which looks similar to your front mount, I believe they are made by Ber Vac / Blizard.

Hello from Connecticut. Good job my friend

Nice setup

Agreed with the Chapell tractor likes

Very nice machine 👍

The people at Chappell Tractor are amazing.

I live North of Toronto. We usually get a fair bit of snow. 2 acres with a walkout basement and property slopes every which way to get to the backyard. Last summer I bought a BX-2380. I got a 2618 front blower. There are 4 hydraulic lines and they are operated with the regular joystick. Blower up, down and float and chute left and right. The chute tilt is electric. A lot cheaper than hydraulic and so far has been reliable. I have a 5 foot blade on the back with a quick attach hitch. The blade is very handy close to the house or cars but you do have to remember how far behind you it is. No chains and tires are not loaded. I keep the bucket in the garage but with the quick attach I could likely change from blower to bucket in about 10 minutes. Love the setup.

We've been using a front blade on our farm tractor for 60+ years now. The SAME blade..for 60 years. Less moving parts means less to break.

Liked and Subscribed, Sir. You should have WAY more subs. than you do. Really enjoyed this video. Im going to check out more of your content.

Great video, very well done and a good insightful review, thank you. Not a criticism, but I noticed when leaving and coming back to the house you started and ended on the outside of the driveway. I haven't read all the comments so not sure if it has been mentioned before. A word of advice to make your snow removal easier and more efficient. When clearing the yard or driveway, always start in the middle and work your way out from there. This will save you having to move some of that snow twice. I used to do this for highways maintenance for many years and I know from experience that you'll automatically do what works best for your yard once you develop a pattern that works best for your situation. Everybody wants to do it as efficiently as possible.LOL Thanks again for an excellent review! Nice machine!

Wonderful presentation, you got a new subscriber here

I have this same tractor and snowblower, but I also have the angle plow that swaps on and off the same mount the snowblower uses. I have a 1200' dirt driveway and found the snowblower is great for clearing it, but then you have to swap to the plow blade (3-4 minutes) to to get the last 1" of snow that the blower leaves behind, The plow works great, and you don't get the snow blowback like you do with the plow. When you have the snowblower on and the bucket loader off it takes me about 20-30 minutes to swap from one to the other. I would like to buy the bobcat quick attach hyd blade, so I could leave the loader setup on the tractor and easily swap out the bucket, fork lift or plow. The blower is powerful and has no issue going through the plow snow at the end of the driveway.

Hey I live in NH as well!. I have a John Deere x350 with a 44" snowblower on it. Searching for something that is a bit heavier and I just blow through sheer pins on it.

The bass in this video had me thinking a train was about to mow down my house. I think it's the wind in the camera mic but I was streaming it to my television and the surround subwoofer was shaking the house. I went to yell at the kids and then realized it was me. Haha. Nice video and nice setup.

Thanks for the review I didn't realize I had a more heavy-duty option until now !

Hey brother. Great video. I purchased a new BX this Spring when we moved back up to Upstate NY... grabbed the snowblower as well. Any chance you've got an installation video up your sleeve? I'm a former BX25 owner... but this snowblower is new to me. Thx!

Tractor Supply sells good back blades at a fair price. I have a 5 footer on my Kioti and it works great

Could you measure your tractor from the front of the snowblower to back of the rear tires? Also, would be great to know the height of the rops. Looking to put in a 7ft garage with a cab and also be able to put on a 12ft trailer. Thanks for the video!

Did you fabricate a modification for the cutting edge? If you did, it would be great to hear about it and how it worked out.

Your voice has been haunting me for a while... where have heard that voice? Finally....Letterkenny

Excellent video. Very helpful and well done. I too wonder if the BX2822 is that much better than the BX2816 snowblower. You say you like the gearbox on the 2822 better than the chain on the 2816 and prefer the durability of the 2822. Can you please expand upon the reasons for your preference. Thank you.

tractor looks like it does awesome wonder how it will handle deep snow 15 /18"

Great video right to the point. Couple quick questions: 1) How does it work going through the mound of heavy snow at the end of your driveway where the road plows have come by? 2) Would your tractor start on a very cold morning (also in New Hampshire) if it were not stored in a garage? - Thanks for your help!

I'm curious to see how this one would perform on an LX like Tim's of TTWT.

About to confront my 3 rd winter using this blower on my BX 2680. I do not have 1 negative thing to say about this combination. It handles everything we have thrown at it up here in Ontario Canada. I will say that you will notice a big difference in this set up as far as performance albeit BX2380 vs. BX2680

Nice

how deep was that snow? maybe its just the camera but it looked like you left about half behind. I was wondering if a blade wouldn't have been faster and cleaner. I do love the video cool to see people having fun.

My dad just retired from Chappell Tractor! He was based out of the Milford location. We love our Kubota tractor and blower mount. Just wondering if you've floated the blade vs drop it?

Nice review man, I’m still using the front loader bucket.. sometimes it can be tough plowing using anything on a gravel driveway specially if it’s not frozen yet so don’t worry too much about that. Youll see that in my plow video. Great overall review and nice job on the driveway!

Your video popped up on my sidebar so I watched it. I have a Massey GC 1720 and I just picked up the snowblower for it. It was expensive, and my wife was upset, but I said when I bought the tractor that I'd be getting the blower for it as well. Mine came without skid shoes. And it eats a ton of dirt as I'm on gravel as well. I need to make some skidshoes like yours has. What I can say about my blower is that I can take the blower off and put the loader back on while the front mount PTO is still in place. Makes the tractor still useful if I want to grab something with the bucket or pallet forks but still be ready for snow. Nice review. Appreciated it.

I just signed for my 2020 BX2380 with 55" commercial blower, 54" mower, and LandPride Back Blade. Did you need wheel spacers to put those chains on?

do you have any issues with the bolts breaking on your front auger shaft?

I have a BX2380 and I found a F2450 front mount snow blower for 250.00. Going to pick it up tomorrow, a too good to be true deal. I am not gonna mount it the standard Kubota boat load of $$ way. I am going to make a quick connect mount for my FEL and mount her out there. The quick connect mount will have a mount on upper left for a riding lawn mower engine. I'll fab it all up and do what I have to do to get it working. If the engine turns the "wrong" way I'll remove the rear gearbox and make a bearing supported shaft that takes a belt or chain with proper size pulley or sprockets for the right RPM. If I don't need the gearbox I can probably sell it for twice what I paid the for snowblower. Be so much nicer then pushing the snow with a blade. What a pain. Me welder/fabricator/machinist retired so yes, I can do this. maybe I'll make a video lol...

Nice review. I'm on the fence to get the front blower vs the rear one. I have plans for both but will have to settle on one before the snow arrives. I see you have no weights but chains on the back. How does it work with that combo?

I see you had chains at the beginning of the video ? Are those helpful ? Any experience on pavement, will they mess them up ? I ask because I am looking in to getting this model snowblower. Snow removal with the bucket and get tricky with our hilly driveway as far as slipping and sliding. Wondering if I should obtain chains along with the blower.

What is the total length of your tractor with snowblower on? Need to see if it will fit in my space for one

Just ordered a B2601 with a BX2822A snowblower. I was just told today the snowblower is back ordered until February..............#@$^$%@!!! I am trying to find this model snowblower on my own now.

wonder if this would work well on my 23s. oh and hello from NH :)

Thanks for the video. Well done. I've been curious about front mounted blowers and how they perform. If you don't mind a few questions, how long is your driveway, what's the surface material, and how long does it take you to go out to the end of your drive and back? Thanks in advance.

Supposed to take delivery of my bx2380 with the 55”front mount setup you have and have a level gravel driveway, should I be prepping to retrofit the cutting edge with a piece of pipe to avoid throwing too much gravel from my driveway to my lawn? I realize I’ll have to lower the feet at first and I typically leave a bit of snow with the plow on my atv for something to pack down as a base at the start of winter...just a little nervous about it as I’ve heard of this cutting edge issue from others as well. Thanks in advance

I have a few questions. First you have your ROPS halfway up, did you make a bracket to hold it half way up? Also you said this model would not fit older units like the bx2370. I have a bx2370 and i am in the market for a blower. This is a great video and is very good information.

I own a small bussiness and was thinking about using this blower on a bx 2680tv at multiple properties during the winter for commercial use(sidewalks, driveways etc.) With your experience do you think this tractor and blower can handle it?

My work has a different, more popular, snow blower attachment. Ours sucks, it only throws the snow a few feet, chute gets clogged easily with heavy snow, and keeps breaking shear pins every snowstorm. Around 3 pins a day. Ours is very similar, except ours seems to be junk.

I have the exact same equipment with a backblade. I bought them three years ago for my northern Minnesota driveway, which is not nearly so long as yours. Most of the time, it cuts my snow removal time by 75%. I had to stop paying a guy to plow it, because he kept piling it up in the only places where it could drain away when it thawed, so water would collect by the house and get into the basement. The front loader is much better for moving heavy snow, and it leaves less on our blacktop driveway, but by now, the piles are too high for the loader, and I need to throw the snow over them; I share your problem that it's not convenient to swap between the two implements as needed, so the blower stays on all winter once installed. I am surprised you left the fork on the front of the chute. When the snow is wet, it just creates backups in the chute. I took it off, and simply avoid sticking my hand in the chute while the tractor is running. It's also less than optimal on some steep slopes. As you begin the descent or crest the peak, the blower won't sit down on the pavement. That's where I need to use the backblade to pull snow down to a flatter part of the driveway.

How’s it work on deep wet snow? Any clogs?

Love your videos! I am purchasing a BX within the next couple of weeks and trying to decide on front snowplow or front snowblower? After another season of use do you still recommend the blower? I am wavering between options because of cost. I live in upstate NY with 500 ft gravel driveway.

Did you fabricate a new runner system out of pipe? I am ordering a bx2380 and a bx2822 today and I would like to see your ideas.

I was wondering if you ever installed a shaving edge on the bottom of your snowblower. I have a piece of polymer that I want to install but not sure how

How much was the blower and the tractor? I`m thinking of getting one.

I have miles to blow and am wondering how fast you can run tractor? Does something break if you push it to point where snow piles up in front? Or does engine start bogging down instead? The latter I hope.

I might have missed it, but. Are you running the blower in the free float notch position? That helps with digging in but I have never run a blower on dirt, especially unfrozen.

I kinda prefer a paved driveway myself, melts off after blowing and no running dirt and stones through your expensive blower, but that's just me, anyway, very nice unit.

Where did u get the chains?

You made a good purchase with the Kubota product. What is more important than the brand is the dealer and after sale service. After working as a mechanic for John Deer and New Holland dealers i have come to the conclusion that they are almost all good equipment if used as they were intended. Now the most important thing is the dealer. Will they answer questions OR always tell you to bring it in for service. Are they willing to give you tips or not??? While working as a mechanic for John Deer and New Holland i would give customers tips and tricks on how to better use their machine. Tips i would get from other customers that had similar equipment an pass it down to others. If a dealer is not willing or ready to help and advise you in small maters? Change dealer! Here is a story that happened to me as a JD road service mechanic. I was sent to this customer for a seemingly problem with his lawn tractor. I get there and checked the problem and found non. I redo the inspection to make sure and tell him that it looks ok. He then tells me i know! All he wanted to know is if we the dealer were ready to road service a lawn tractor. Oh he payed for the road service, he also bought and traded for 1.5million dollars worth of JD equipment after my service call.He wanted to know if we were ready to do what was needed for the customer after the sale.

Nice setup. Looking for tractor/snow blower combo, then bucket/backhoe for the rest of the year. I live within 30 minutes of Deere, Massey, Kubota dealers. The Kubota dealer is Chappelle. Deere is expensive, Massey is slightly cheaper for slightly more horsepower than Kubota. But, I keep looking at Kubota. Must be the color orange.

Thanks for this review from a fellow New Hampshirite. How well does this tractor/snowblower combo do in heavy, wet snow?

How is the power with the 23hp and the 55-inch blower? How deep is the deepest snow you've moved with it?

I assume the blower floats? Thanks for the video.

How expensive was your snowblower with the hydraulic controls?

How much was the blower ?