Yes, sorta. But not very well! The reverse gear on the 8N is too fast. Without live PTO, when you put the clutch in to let the blower catch up, the blower also shuts off. I have run the 6 ft single stage ARPS funnel shaped blower behind the 8N, but could not take a full depth bite on the first pass. With that blower, I could take about 4" to 5" of light snow per pass. Once the first full width 6' pass was made, I could widen it out by taking 2' to 3' wide passes at full depth. A 2 stage blower takes more HP. The ARPS blower was made for the small HP Ns and Fergies, but did not blow the snow very far at all. By comparison, we run a 8' wide 2 stage behind our Ford 9000, a turbo diesel 135 HP and it can really make the tractor work. The 9000 has a cab with heater and reverse gears much slower than the 8N....4 gears in reverse w/power shift. With that setup, I have cut through drifts 15' deep, but certainly not in one pass. The fastest and most fuel and time efficient snow removal is done with a blade, if the snow is less than 15" deep and not to deep in drifts. Paul in MN
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