So I bought the 54" blower I was telling you all about in a previous thread. My friend and I decided to install the blower 2 weeks before the fist snow wasexpected to hit.What could go wrong?! About half way through the install with no directions supplied of course, we realized that we were missing the hitch adapter to mount the blower on the tractor. Seems the part was lost or stolen and the dealer just gave me what they had and took my money. I guess they don't realize what is needed to install these things because when I picked up the unit I specifically asked them if all the parts were there. When i made the order in August the shipment arrived with a box missing and that took three weeks to get.Project delayed for a week while waiting foranother missing part.
We had a bad feeling that something bad was going to happen after we received the missing part. We installed the mount and then we attempted to install the drive line from the middle pto to the front mount but the backhoe frame was in the way. The nice man at the Deere store told Me that his compatability implement chart indicated that the backhoe could stay on and be ballast with the snow blower installed. WRONG! At this point the years first snow began falling in earnest and I was:thumbsdown:.WTF!
I called the Deere guys and asked them to tell me it ain't so. They said "oops" and offered to sell me a ballast box at cost. "Whoopie" snow stacking up. I removed the backhoe, installed rear chains, finished the blower install, and went blowing. Fun toy until I got to the bottom of my steep 1,200 ft. long driveway. The 2320 had met it's match trying to blow it's way back up the steep hill. It bounced and hopped until I drove up the path I created on the way down the hill. Only blow down without rear ballast i decided.
I have to decided to modify the backhoe mounting frame so i can install the hoe and blower at the same time. It appears to be a simple alteration with the use of a cutting torch and welder. One more thing that needs cutting (dashboard cut to access front driveline zerk) to make things work. What the He77 is wrong with these so called engineers who makes these things and why can't they take responsibility for there screw ups and make things right? Has any other 2320 owners dealt with this problem and have a solution that worked other than what i am proposing to do? Thanks in advance.
Pappa
We had a bad feeling that something bad was going to happen after we received the missing part. We installed the mount and then we attempted to install the drive line from the middle pto to the front mount but the backhoe frame was in the way. The nice man at the Deere store told Me that his compatability implement chart indicated that the backhoe could stay on and be ballast with the snow blower installed. WRONG! At this point the years first snow began falling in earnest and I was:thumbsdown:.WTF!
I called the Deere guys and asked them to tell me it ain't so. They said "oops" and offered to sell me a ballast box at cost. "Whoopie" snow stacking up. I removed the backhoe, installed rear chains, finished the blower install, and went blowing. Fun toy until I got to the bottom of my steep 1,200 ft. long driveway. The 2320 had met it's match trying to blow it's way back up the steep hill. It bounced and hopped until I drove up the path I created on the way down the hill. Only blow down without rear ballast i decided.
I have to decided to modify the backhoe mounting frame so i can install the hoe and blower at the same time. It appears to be a simple alteration with the use of a cutting torch and welder. One more thing that needs cutting (dashboard cut to access front driveline zerk) to make things work. What the He77 is wrong with these so called engineers who makes these things and why can't they take responsibility for there screw ups and make things right? Has any other 2320 owners dealt with this problem and have a solution that worked other than what i am proposing to do? Thanks in advance.
Pappa