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Do the Sears loaders typically have a "float" position on the bucket lift?

I have plowed with the loader on my backhoe - you can't scrape down to the dirt until the ground is completely frozen or you will end up with half the driveway in the bucket, yes. Once it is frozen, though, I found it works well to drop the bucket down and let it float, then curl forward to get the desired amount of scraping action.

Using a plow is quicker, but you end up with snowbanks that crowd in as the winter goes on.

If you have both, you can use the plow to quickly open the driveway up then use the loader to bucket back the banks every so often when you have more time to spend.

I've found that a 2-stage snow blower is the best of both worlds - fast, and throws the snow well out of the way. Only drawback is the rocks and dirt you stir up before the ground freezes. I usually try to let the first storm or two pack down if they aren't too deep and that helps as long as you don't get a weird winter like we've had so far.

 

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The Sears dozer blades don't have a trip feature with springs. You have to be careful about how fast you go if there is the chance of hitting anything unmovable.

 

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Hmm. A 917.250550 is for a Custom tractor. Does it look anything like this?

 

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Not sure how much ooomph thase deck hangers are good for...

The Suburban mount plugs into the mule drive slot and attaches to the front axle. Remember, you don't have a spring trip blade.

 

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Well some dozer blades do have trip springs, my 46" dozer blade does but you can lock them out so its solid. Cant remember what number it is. Would have to look.

Maybe it's just a case of terminology. I would call a blade that does not trip a dozer blade, and one that does a snow blade.

In any case, his does not trip.

 

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Yes, and yes, depending on how hard the ground happened to be.