John Deere 44 Inch Snow Blower – 100 Series
The John Deere 44 Inch Snow Blower (100 Series) is the snow thrower attachment that has been specifically designed to attach to the John Deere 100 series of lawnmowers. The snow blower has a spout that is adjustable by up to 200 degrees from the seat of your 100 series lawnmower during operation so that you can quickly changed the direction you are throwing snow without having to leave your seat. This JD 44 inch snow thrower is quite different from the likes of the John Deere SB11 snow blower or the likes of the self propelled dual stage John Deere 1338 PE snowblower.
The John Deere 44 inch snow blower for the 100 series lawn mower also uses adjustable skid shoes to allow the operator to properly adjust the height of the bottom edge of the snow blower to make sure it doesn’t potentially destroy any fragile ground surfaces. The auger on the 100 series JD 44 inch snow blower is 0.3 m (12 inches) long allowing it to handily chop and break up even compacted snow in it’s path before spitting it out through the deflector chute. The diameter of the deflector chute comes in at 0.15 m (6 inches) which means that it can handle very large quantities of snow indeed.
In the case where you need to operate the John Deere 44″ 100 series snowblower in very deep snow and snow drifts, there is the option of adding a drift knife to either side of the yellow ‘bucket’ part of the JD 100 series snow thrower. While the width of the snow blower measures 44 inches, the height of the clearing area measures 0.46 m (18 inches), which for most homeowner who regularly clear snow should be enough for almost all conditions. To increase the effectiveness and efficiency of the John Deere 100 series 44 inch snow blower, it’s recommended that you do 2 things. The first is using tire chains for extra traction and grip. The second thing you need to consider is adding ballast in the form of Quik Tatch weights to the rear of your 100 series mower to again help give extra traction to the back wheels.
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Terrible,and Very DISAPOINTED
Overall throw snow very well I am concerned whether the hundred series tractor hold up to using that big blower
Replace the metal skids with nylon ones they’re about $99 I’m a company out of Milwaukee Wisconsin .
If you’re worried about scratching your driveway with chains try and find some of the rubber ones from Terra chains I believe there about $100 .
An amazingly poor design, though it works well when it works at all.
Dealer support is classic example of dealers who feel they are premium dealers and customers should put up with arrogant behaviour, poor service, limited parts stock and high hourly rates.
Everything that made the great US automotive and farm implement industry what it is today: poor design, bad service and slowly going out of business.
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when it works. Breaks down every winter once or twice
There is an electric interlock that prevents backing up with the power takeoff engaged. This failed repeatedly, and then the engine will not turn over to start. Needs a trailer with a come along to regularly drive the tractor and snow blower to the dealer
The dealer behaves like a BMW dealer: it is a honor for the customer that we deign to serve you. Would you like to know if the dealer can work on it today? Sorry that’s a secret. When will it be ready? Sorry that’s a secret. $500 bill to fix things that should never have broken.
The cables to adjust the snow chute catch on the crank to adjust the snow chute. Had to jury rig plastic pipes to prevent constant snagging.
The bracket to support the snow chute crank is designed so poorly that it will not stay in place. Had to jury rig a bracket system to attach across the tracker to support the bracket.
The cable to the blower lift pin snags on things. Had to restrain it with ties.
Replacing some of the belts is an amazing ordeal requiring undoing many many bolts and clips with many different socket sizes, a mix of metric and SAE sizes. All a lot of fun in winter.
Apparently designed to work well in summer. We don’t have a lot of snow then.
Blower started rusting significantly in non wear areas after 3 years.
Never again.
The blower does a good job of getting snow well out of the way, but requires a good amount of effort to steer and/or reverse.
Steering is nearly impossible when clearing snow. The machine goes where it wants to go. It will respond to SLOW turns, but the user should expect to manually raise the blower with one hand and steer with the other to execute a turn…all the while keeping enough weight on the seat so the seat safety doesn’t kill the engine.
An arm attaches (by bolt and wing but) near the throttle to position the chute controls. The operator should expect to tighten the wing nut often as it tends to work itself loose. Perhaps some thread lock would work.
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Very Disappointed.
I called the manufacturer, and they don’t care at all, they stated I should contact the retailer I purchased it through. I contacted Lowes in Middletown, NY and they stated they aren’t going to do anything about it because they only have a 30 day return policy. I told them I bought the tractor and attachments in July in preparation of a bad winter, and It usually won’t snow during July and August, how in the hell was I going to find out whether or not the machine would work or not during the return time. They said, and I quote, “we don’t care, we aren’t taking it back, try to sell it”
I am truly disappointed by both John Deere, Hudson Valley Tractor, and Lowes. I thought I was doing the right thing by buying American, but unfortunately, American companies seem to refuse to stand by their product and seen to have the worst customer service.
I expect to not replace another snow thrower belt for many more hours and for John Deere quality.
I have never been so frustrated after buying a new machine in my life. I have developed quite a hatred for the way it steers (doesn’t steer) when the blower is attached. Makes plowing the driveway an all day event because I am only able to blow in straight paths, and have to back up continuously to get back on track.
When the snow blower is put on the ground, it lifts the front tires of the tractor and it is impossible to steer. I have to lift the blower off the ground to steer, which leaves a pile of snow in the driveway. If I don’t, the blower decides where it is going, not me. This requires a lot of straight paths, and a lot of backing up. I removed the heavy-duty skids and put the original curved ones on the blower but still could not steer. I want my old 1974 JD back.
Very nice unit for the price and how well it is made.