A skid steer is one of the most versatile snow clearing machines you can own — but only if you pair it with the right attachment for your specific job. Snow pushers, angling blades, blowers, and brooms each have a distinct role. Most commercial operators run a pusher as their primary tool and keep a blade or blower for the jobs a pusher can't handle.
Quick Decision Guide
- Flat open lot (parking, farm yard): Snow pusher — moves the most volume per pass.
- Angled clearing, windrows, sloped surfaces: Snow blade — angle adjusts left/right to direct snow.
- Wet or heavy snow, or nowhere to push it: Snow blower — throws snow up to 50 ft away.
- After plowing, clean sidewalks or pavers: Angle broom — sweeps fine material, clears what a blade leaves behind.
Snow Pushers
Best for: flat lots, farm yards, commercial contracts
A box-style pusher contains snow within side boards and moves it in a single pass. Pushers move 3–4× the volume of a blade per pass on flat surfaces. Trip-edge designs protect against frost heaves and hidden curbs. Standard sizes are 7, 8, 9, and 10 ft — an 8 ft pusher fits most mid-frame machines and works for both farms and small commercial lots.
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Snow Blades
Best for: angled clearing, tight areas, windrows
An angling blade lets you direct snow to the left or right as you drive forward, creating a windrow rather than a wall in front of you. Better for surfaces with obstacles, uneven terrain, or areas where you need to move snow in a specific direction. Also useful for backdraging away from buildings. Typically 7–10 ft wide on skid steers.
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Snow Blowers
Best for: heavy/wet snow, confined spaces, high snowfall
Two-stage snow blowers use an auger to break up snow and a high-speed impeller to throw it 20–50 ft away. Essential when there's no room to push snow — loading docks, narrow lanes, or after a major storm. High-flow hydraulics required (typically 28–40 GPM). More expensive and slower than a pusher, but handles conditions where a pusher just packs down.
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Angle Brooms
Best for: cleanup, sidewalks, pavers, after plowing
A rotating angle broom sweeps residual snow, salt, sand, and debris from hard surfaces after plowing. Polyethylene or wire bristle options. Not a primary snow clearing tool — it's the finishing pass after a pusher or blade. Also useful for summer sweeping, making it one of the most year-round attachments you can own. Standard flow compatible.
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