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Read articles →An owner in central Ontario using his Kubota B2601 with a front-mount snowblower on a long, hilly gravel driveway on a -14°C morning. The video is mostly ride-along footage, but the narration covers practical gravel-driveway management, skid shoe positioning across seasons, snow buildup consequences, and the value of a third-function valve for full hydraulic chute control from the seat. Best for first-year snowblower owners on similar properties.
An owner-operator sharing first-year, hands-on impressions from their own rural property in central Ontario.
On a gravel driveway you start with skid shoes raised high to avoid digging in, then lower them as the ground freezes solid to trim snow closer to the gravel without building up a base.
Yes, the owner says he is really glad he added it because it makes the snowblower totally hydraulic from the seat, letting him control chute and deflector without getting up.
With four-wheel drive and differential lock engaged it bites into the snow and climbs, though on the steepest hill the owner still lifts the blower and slows down partway up.
