New x738 in June

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Mcgee10

Discussion Starter · Nov 26, 2018

I have posted a few times about this new tractor of mine, how it's a beast of a lawn mower and how it goes places I would never even tried to take my other JD. How it cuts my ditch that for 20 years I needed to do with a weed wacker. This JD was the most I ever spent on a garden tractor and no one could be happier than me with the performance of it so far. I got a blade for it was thinking I would see how plowing would work out with this 4 wheel drive tractor before buying a $3000 blower attachment.
Well, last night we got 6 inches of the wettest slop snow ever so I did my driveway it took me a few tries to get used to the float being that it past where it lifts the front of the tractor.

This beast will push some heavy *** snow. The driveway is 250 feet with the blade angled this beast just plows along no spinning no problem. My last tractor I had chains and weights and differential lock still would spin the tires but not anymore.
I said it was a beast in summer and it's a beast in winter also. I had some fun today pushing and learning how to push snow with this x738 tractor. This is the best tractor I ever bought for sure. I'll have a few places in the grass to fix next spring before I mastered the float thing.

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NYSport

· #2 · Nov 27, 2018

60" blade? I'm thinking of getting a blade for my x758 but was wondering how it would perform on heavier snow, thanks for posting.

My craftsman 917.27308

· #3 · Nov 27, 2018

Mcgee10 said:
I have posted a few times about this new tractor of mine, how it's a beast of a lawn mower and how it goes places I would never even tried to take my other JD. How it cuts my ditch that for 20 years I needed to do with a weed wacker. This JD was the most I ever spent on a garden tractor and no one could be happier than me with the performance of it so far. I got a blade for it was thinking I would see how plowing would work out with this 4 wheel drive tractor before buying a $3000 blower attachment.
Well, last night we got 6 inches of the wettest slop snow ever so I did my driveway it took me a few tries to get used to the float being that it past where it lifts the front of the tractor.

This beast will push some heavy *** snow. The driveway is 250 feet with the blade angled this beast just plows along no spinning no problem. My last tractor I had chains and weights and differential lock still would spin the tires but not anymore.
I said it was a beast in summer and it's a beast in winter also. I had some fun today pushing and learning how to push snow with this x738 tractor. This is the best tractor I ever bought for sure. I'll have a few places in the grass to fix next spring before I mastered the float thing.

That's good to hear. I have to use a walk behind snow blower because the chains would tear up my finished concrete driveway. I wonder how the blade is on finished concrete. I don't know anybody in the forum that has a concrete driveway.

mktmgrjrm

· #4 · Nov 27, 2018

My craftsman 917.27308 said:
That's good to hear. I have to use a walk behind snow blower because the chains would tear up my finished concrete driveway. I wonder how the blade is on finished concrete. I don't know anybody in the forum that has a concrete driveway.

I've got a concrete pad in front of my garage thats about 30 x 40 - the rest of the drive is gravel, but my X738 with 54" blade makes VERY short work of the pad. Works great!

RussKish

· #5 · Nov 27, 2018

I have a 54" blade on my 430 and 300' concrete driveway. For 30 years I just used the steel scrapper on the big 47" 2S SB, then I put baler belting on it, just under the scrapper blade, no more rust marks and huge noise reduction as the steel scrapped the concrete. This year I add the 54" blade, but decide to do the 1/2" thick squeegee under the steel blade edge also, again no more rust and noise as I plowed that long drive today. I could not be happier with the results.

Sergeant

· #6 · Nov 27, 2018

Mcgee10 said:
I have posted a few times about this new tractor of mine, how it's a beast of a lawn mower and how it goes places I would never even tried to take my other JD. How it cuts my ditch that for 20 years I needed to do with a weed wacker. This JD was the most I ever spent on a garden tractor and no one could be happier than me with the performance of it so far. I got a blade for it was thinking I would see how plowing would work out with this 4 wheel drive tractor before buying a $3000 blower attachment.
Well, last night we got 6 inches of the wettest slop snow ever so I did my driveway it took me a few tries to get used to the float being that it past where it lifts the front of the tractor.

This beast will push some heavy *** snow. The driveway is 250 feet with the blade angled this beast just plows along no spinning no problem. My last tractor I had chains and weights and differential lock still would spin the tires but not anymore.
I said it was a beast in summer and it's a beast in winter also. I had some fun today pushing and learning how to push snow with this x738 tractor. This is the best tractor I ever bought for sure. I'll have a few places in the grass to fix next spring before I mastered the float thing.

Invest In a Rubber squeegee if You have a Paved driveway for the Blade and You won't Have to replace the Grass In the spring You Can Plow Paths on top of the Grass then:thThumbsU

Mcgee10

Discussion Starter · #7 · Nov 27, 2018

My craftsman 917.27308 said:
That's good to hear. I have to use a walk behind snow blower because the chains would tear up my finished concrete driveway. I wonder how the blade is on finished concrete. I don't know anybody in the forum that has a concrete driveway.

I should have added that for those 13 years of using my 345 with weight and chain it destroyed my asphalt driveway, got to a point I was unable to repair all the crumbling asphalt and this past summer we ripped out the asphalt and redid the driveway in cement.
I will probably get that rubber for the bottom of the blade but doing it the first time no marks at all.

NYSport

· #8 · Nov 27, 2018

Hi Mcgee10,

Is the blade 54" or 60". I'd like the 60" but don't know how much more that adds to the difficulty of pushing heavier snow. Thanks Tom

Deere84

· #9 · Nov 27, 2018

RussKish said:
I have a 54" blade on my 430 and 300' concrete driveway. For 30 years I just used the steel scrapper on the big 47" 2S SB, then I put baler belting on it, just under the scrapper blade, no more rust marks and huge noise reduction as the steel scrapped the concrete. This year I add the 54" blade, but decide to do the 1/2" thick squeegee under the steel blade edge also, again no more rust and noise as I plowed that long drive today. I could not be happier with the results.

Do you have a pic of the squeegee on your 54"blade? Does it just hang a little below?

Mcgee10

Discussion Starter · #10 · Nov 27, 2018

NYSport said:
Hi Mcgee10,

Is the blade 54" or 60". I'd like the 60" but don't know how much more that adds to the difficulty of pushing heavier snow. Thanks Tom

Mine is a 54 inch and that heavy wet slop we get the other day is as heavy as it gets. My drive has a pretty good incline and I had no problem pushing it up or down. Your tractor will have no problem with either blade. I have a neighbor that uses his x739 like a bulldozer in the dirt and it just amazes me at how much he can push that way. He has 5 piles of 7 yards each topsoil dumped in his yard last years and he dozed all of them in a few hours.
I have not found anything my x738 doesn't do very well I love this beast.

Sergeant

· #11 · Nov 27, 2018

Mcgee10 said:
I should have added that for those 13 years of using my 345 with weight and chain it destroyed my asphalt driveway, got to a point I was unable to repair all the crumbling asphalt and this past summer we ripped out the asphalt and redid the driveway in cement.
I will probably get that rubber for the bottom of the blade but doing it the first time no marks at all.

With rubber squeegee for the Blade it will clear Your concrete to the Point You don't have a thin film of snow left on the driveway which You can have with just the metal edge:thThumbsU

RT3360

· #12 · Nov 27, 2018

My craftsman 917.27308 said:
That's good to hear. I have to use a walk behind snow blower because the chains would tear up my finished concrete driveway. I wonder how the blade is on finished concrete. I don't know anybody in the forum that has a concrete driveway.

I have a 2 year old concrete driveway. I used to use a walk behind snowblower, but I get ice from the roof dripping in front of the garage door. When I retired, I decided to get rid of the walking to avoid falling. The chains on my X360 didn’t affect my driveway because I didn’t spin the wheels, but were required for traction. My X738 (4WD) doesn’t need chains. Weight of the tractor makes a huge difference. Monday I helped my SIL put the blower, etc. on the X360, but the 6” deep wet snow wouldn’t let him go forward even with chains without my 200+ lbs on the back. Steering was still a problem, but we made it to the driveway in front of the house garage and got things all cleared.

Terragrips would be a good alternative.

RussKish

· #13 · Nov 27, 2018 (Edited)

dta1984 said:
Do you have a pic of the squeegee on your 54"blade? Does it just hang a little below?

Yes, it hangs down just a little. 1/4"+ on the tape measure. 54" UHMW Poly plow edge - Purchased on ebay

Sergeant

· #14 · Nov 27, 2018

Here is a better Picture of the Rubber squeegee on the 54inch Blade. It's Mounted On My 2025R But it the same Blade for the X700 series:thThumbsU

NYSport

· #15 · Nov 28, 2018

Mcgee10 said:
Mine is a 54 inch and that heavy wet slop we get the other day is as heavy as it gets. My drive has a pretty good incline and I had no problem pushing it up or down. Your tractor will have no problem with either blade. I have a neighbor that uses his x739 like a bulldozer in the dirt and it just amazes me at how much he can push that way. He has 5 piles of 7 yards each topsoil dumped in his yard last years and he dozed all of them in a few hours.
I have not found anything my x738 doesn't do very well I love this beast.

Thanks, great information!

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