New to ATV's for Snow Removal
 

First time ATV buyer and need one to help remove snow from about 2 miles of sidewalks in an apartment complex in Colorado. Any suggestions on makes/models as well as snow blade vs. snow blower? Thank You!

New to ATV's for Snow Removal
 

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New to ATV's for Snow Removal
 

You will cetainly need one with a lot of power sense Colorado gets a lot of snow and EFI would be helpful as well for the cold starts, from what I've heard the King Quad 700 plows very well. I haven't had a chance to plow with mine but I can tell with the incredible torque in low gear it will be able to push A LOT of snow. Now I think I heard someone say the Honda Rubicon 500 is a good plower, but it's always nice to have the extra power of a bigbore to make it easier on the engine. I can't help you on a snow blade comparison I don't know the different brands.

Also are you just planning on using it for plowing or are you ever going to use it for pleasure riding when winter's over?

New to ATV's for Snow Removal
 

Just for Plowing...do u have any experience with blades vs blowers?

New to ATV's for Snow Removal
 

no, I've only used blades because a blower wouldn't work very good on my inclined driveway it get's to 2ft+ snow drifts and I'd rather just push the snow where I want instead of the wind blowing it every which way. But on a level sidewalk a blower could work better than a blade, and you wouldn't need as powerful of a quad for using a blower either because it does most of the work.