As autumn edges toward winter, the days get shorter, the temperatures colder, and many small acreage owners and landscapers begin to transition their compact tractors from fall cleanup to snow removal. Compact tractors are winter workhorses—thanks, in part, to their ability to operate a wide variety of attachments—and play a vital role in both professional and personal snow removal.
Some simple preventative maintenance and the right tire can help maximize the performance of equipment, avoid the thin ice of downtime, and ultimately ensure compact tractor owners don’t get left out in the cold this winter.
Compact Tractor Attachments for Snow Removal
In advance of the snow season, make sure snow removal attachments connect to the tractor and take them for a practice run. This ensures everything works properly and provides the opportunity to fix any issues in advance of plummeting temperatures and dumping snow. Popular snow removal attachments for compact tractors include:
- Blowers: these are the ultimate snow removal attachment for compact tractors—they’re available as both front- and rear-mount configurations and can clear large swatches of snow quickly and efficiently.
- Blades: used to push snow, these simple, yet effective, attachments are available for front and rear positions and work on everything from large parking lots to residential driveways.
- Pushers: similar to blades, but with endcaps that form a box, pushers contain snow as they move it, which makes them ideal for everything from clearing large lots to hard-to-reach areas like between buildings.
- Sweepers and Brooms: well-suited to regions that receive light fluffy snow, blades are great for areas that require a more delicate touch, like walkways, hardscapes, and athletic fields.
- Buckets: a common feature on compact tractors and an effective snow removal tool—they’re used to push snow and move piles
Yokohama Off-Highway Tires America
Don’t get snowed under this winter. Yokohama Off-Highway Tires America’s (YOHTA) Alliance and Galaxy brands have a tire for you, no matter if you’re using a bucket to dig out snow drifts in a parking lot or scraping your driveway clean with a blade. Contact your local dealer or rep to learn about our wide range of compact tractor tires and how they can keep you snow- and aggravation-free this winter.
