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PEP BB homesteading.sand.big.snowblade - Clear Snow with Tractor Back Blade

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This is a badge bit (BB) that is part of the PEP curriculum.  Completing this BB is part of getting the sand badge in Homesteading. (Note that this BB is part of a three-part choose your own adventure list BB called Big List. You must complete three Badge Bits in the Big List.)

In this Badge Bit, you will plow snow with the back blade of a tractor.



Some articles on clearing snow with a tractor (little trouble finding only articles on back blade snow plowing)
  - Compact Tractor for Snow Removal
  - How to Remove Snow 3 Ways
  - Turn Tractor into Snow Management Machine







To complete this BB, the minimum requirements are:
   - use tractor and back blade to plow snow
         - at least a hundred yards of road
         - at least one parking area

To show you've completed this Badge Bit, you must provide:
   - a picture of the snowed road
   - a picture of the snowed parking lot
   - a progress picture of the cleared road with a tractor using its back blade
   - a picture of cleared road that is obviously more than 100 yards
   - a picture of the cleared parking area
   - OR a 2 minute video of the above being done
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Dave,

I really wish I would have seen this about 3 months ago.  I just got a new grader blade for my tractor and we (somewhat unusually) got some real snow this winter.  I love snow, I love using my tractor so using my tractor to clear snow is a special treat!  I

I guess I will wait for next year.

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Used a 3-point blade to plow the snow off the driveway and parking area.

Progress video of the cleared road with a tractor using its back blade:


Progress video of clearing parking area:


Completion video of cleared road that is obviously more than 100 yards and of the cleared parking area:
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Snowy road.
Snowy road.
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Snowy road.
Snowy road.
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Snowy parking area.
Snowy parking area.

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Can I complete this bb with a plow truck instead of a tractor? It does have a back plow as well as a front plow, and I have access to it, but not a tractor.

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On my property, which is 300 meters long, I have two places for parking, and a LONG driveway, back to the greenhouse. If I keep it plowed, it's much easier to get back there. I don't have access to a back plow on a tractor, but I DO have a back plow on my truck! I posted asking if it counted, but I didn't hear back. Well, here's how I do it, with a 2 min video of the driveway here: https://youtu.be/D_uteY-QUHA. And photos of my she shed parking attached.
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unplowed parking space
unplowed parking space
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plowing, or "back dragging" as the pros call it
plowing, or "back dragging" as the pros call it
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finished parking space
finished parking space

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Dave Burton wrote: plow snow with the back blade of a tractor.

To complete this BB, the minimum requirements are:
   - use tractor and back blade to plow snow
         - at least a hundred yards of road
         - at least one parking area

To show you've completed this Badge Bit, you must provide:
   - a picture of the snowed road
   - a picture of the snowed parking lot
   - a progress picture of the cleared road with a tractor using its back blade
   - a picture of cleared road that is obviously more than 100 yards
   - a picture of the cleared parking area
   - OR a 2 minute video of the above being done



Here at WL, I used the tractor and back blade to plow snow. I plowed from the solarium to arakis, including the turtle lot and the driveway to the mailbox. This distance far exceeds the 100yard requirement. That's me in the red beanie and pink jacket driving the tractor. I'm surprised that Paul let me drive the tractor and I'm relieved that I didn't damage anything! I've never used a tractor to plow anything before and it definitely beats using a shovel!
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