Hello from Finland
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Hello and welcome to MTF! That is some interesting equipment. When you have a chance, maybe tell us more about what you have there and how you use it. In Finland, I expect snow duty is a high priority!
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Welcome! Yes, that tractor is interesting. More pictures of it, please. Any information about it?
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Welcome to MTF! Lots of information here and great members to help and share with so enjoy the site. We always enjoy seeing and learning about equipment from around the world so you've got some interesting things there. I have a question though, can you raise the snowblower on the front of the GT? Looks a bit heavy to lift. May face it the other way on the back of that larger machine so you can back into the snow??
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Welcome !
I want videos on this one...
I want videos on this one...
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We don't get a lot of the equipment found on the other side of the big water. I have found some interesting stuff. Most of it not available for export.
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Hello & welcome to MTF! Very interesting snow blower setup, front AND rear mount abilities, never seen that before very nice! I would love to see more on how you made the setup, I was actually thinking of doing a separately powered unit myself, nice to see someone had the same idea 
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The mini loader is a early Norcar Agromatic made in Finland its effectively a Avant 320 I have just rebuilt two of them one is a 740 which has a Lombardini Engine and two hydraulic motors driving 4 wheels through chains, and the pictured machine which is the 2006 744 that has a Kubota 3 cyl diesel driving 4 wheels through independant hydraulic motors, its also got two hydraulic pumps one for drive and one for the hydraulic rams so you dont lose power when using both functions. My driveway and access lane is about 1/4 mile long and we get a lot of snow here, I used the machine in the summer to dig a bank away that was around 80 tons of soil. for snow clearing its got a secondhand homemade 7 foot blade that hydraulically swivels of the auxilary hydraulics, its the first year using it and we have had a mix of snow types this year. I put a few studs in the front tyres, they were pretty shot anyway so will replace them this year. It copes with the snow pretty well and has an advantage over say a quad with a blade in that you can push and stack with the blade because its got about a six foot lift. Last winter we had very heavy snow and used a full size tractor and pto snow blower that I had borrowed. so far this year its done good. I also use the little MTD garden ride on with a blade as a back up, I had the old snow blower from scrap and bought a cheap 10hp motor and threw it on and tried various means of attaching it to the ride on MTD and the Agromatic, it works OK but I need to rig up a way of lifting it to make it easier to turn.
I might buy a full width hydraulic blower this year to go on the front of the agromatic as it has the same fittings as avant so anything avant fits, I will also add a heating element to the seat and controls.
The other agromatic is over at my father in laws on loan but I will be selling that one. I find them so useful kit that its like another pair of hands around the yard
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Its just a old snow blower from the scrap, that I put a engine on, it works Ok and I am experimenting with best way to fit it, ideally the front of the ride on but it then doesnt like turning, it goes ok on the back of the skidsteer, but I am probably going to make some brackets in the blade or I might even buy a full width hydraulic although if I can find another similar one joining two together would be good, its handy for blowing the light snow but too small for the wetter stuff
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On the front of the ride on mower it works ok but is extremely hard to steer forwards!! except in a straight line, its great on the back but then you have to reverse and you dont get enough grip, on the skidsteer it works fine , I made a number of arms and had a few bits lying around so Im still experimenting with what works , I will post some more pics when I have a better working comboHello & welcome to MTF! Very interesting snow blower setup, front AND rear mount abilities, never seen that before very nice! I would love to see more on how you made the setup, I was actually thinking of doing a separately powered unit myself, nice to see someone had the same idea
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Welcome from Wisconsin ... Gabby
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I will be experimenting a bit further, ideally I think I maybe make a proper 3 point pick up for the skidsteer, been busy snow clearing without the blower today
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