Skid steers are good machines for snow work up to a point. For Your situation a decent size skid steer would work. You cant see much behind you with a skid steer, I would recomend a back-up camera As I mentioned you may want a snow pusher attachment for either a tractor or skid steer.They are wider than a loader bucket and much faster as they are open on the bottom and you dont lose time dumping the bucket.Most newer loaders and skid steers have quick-attach feature so you can switch the attachments easily. You shouldnt need chains on a skid steer or 4wd tractor with ag tires.If you get turf tires you may need chains. A skid steer will tear up grass if you do much sharp turning. The reason I asked about insurance is because liability for snow removal has become very expensive due to slip and fall claims. Your contractor probably has a pretty high insurance bill between liability and workers comp insurance. Many times commercial plowing contracts stipulate a certain amount of insurance and the contractor has to provide proof of meeting the insurance requirements. You are in an area that doesnt get a lot of snow but also a high cost of living area which affects the cost of the plowing. As mentioned you could always put it out for bid and try to get the word out so you get several bids. As I mentioned before, they could look into renting a machine for the winter instead of buying one. That way they wouldnt have such a big investment if it didnt work out. Where on LI ? I had relatives there at one time . I am in central NY south of Syracuse. We average 130-140" snowfall per winter, although this one has bee light on snowfall till this month.
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