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<blockquote data-quote="SLE" data-source="post: 333741" data-attributes="member: 3889">A nice FWA 40-50 hp Cab Tractor with a loader and Blower is gonna run $40k-$55k new and $30k-$40k for lightly used. That's assuming a name brand like Deere or Case. If you go with a Mahindra, LS or any of the other foreign jobs you'll save $10k but parts and service is harder to come by.I have a Bobcat CT445 FWA 45 HP tractor with full cab/heat/air with a front end loader and a 84&quot; Lorenz blower. We also have a Yamaha Grizzly 660 with a countyline plow. I didn't even buy a plow for the SxS. The ATV is way more maneuverable and quicker when it comes to moving snow than a SxS. In either case, Atv or SxS, they both have their limitations. Anything more than 6&quot; becomes a job and when if you have to deal with drifts several feet tall, well it's just plain painful. Neither will have the traction or blade capacity to do it efficiently, that's where the tractor and blower come in! If I had to choose between and ATV and a SxS for snow duty, I almost would certainly pick the ATV with the only downside being you'll be bundled up and wearing a snowmobile helmet vs sitting in a heated cab. But maneuverability and quickness far out shine the SxS. I also perfer a manual lever lift on the plow vs using the winch. The winch is slow in comparison.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="SLE, post: 333741, member: 3889"] A nice FWA 40-50 hp Cab Tractor with a loader and Blower is gonna run $40k-$55k new and $30k-$40k for lightly used. That's assuming a name brand like Deere or Case. If you go with a Mahindra, LS or any of the other foreign jobs you'll save $10k but parts and service is harder to come by. I have a Bobcat CT445 FWA 45 HP tractor with full cab/heat/air with a front end loader and a 84" Lorenz blower. We also have a Yamaha Grizzly 660 with a countyline plow. I didn't even buy a plow for the SxS. The ATV is way more maneuverable and quicker when it comes to moving snow than a SxS. In either case, Atv or SxS, they both have their limitations. Anything more than 6" becomes a job and when if you have to deal with drifts several feet tall, well it's just plain painful. Neither will have the traction or blade capacity to do it efficiently, that's where the tractor and blower come in! If I had to choose between and ATV and a SxS for snow duty, I almost would certainly pick the ATV with the only downside being you'll be bundled up and wearing a snowmobile helmet vs sitting in a heated cab. But maneuverability and quickness far out shine the SxS. I also perfer a manual lever lift on the plow vs using the winch. The winch is slow in comparison. [/QUOTE]

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