Advice on whether to use a snowblower on a TEA 20

With winter fast approaching here in Western Quebec I am thinking of trying to use a small snowblower on my TEA 20. I have a neighbour who is willing to let me try out a small 5 ft blower. I would be interested in hearing from other TEA owners who use a snowblower.

I am mainly concerned about the fact that the TEA 20 does not seem to have an extra low gear. It would seem to me that I would want to have the rpms fairly high so the snowblower is working well, but then I would also be going too fast in reverse.

Also in heavier snow it would be good to be able to put the clutch in to stop the tractor but still keep the snowblower turning, but if I do that on the TEA 20 the snowblower will stop turning.

I know that I will need an overrunning clutch, but that does not solve any of the above problems.

Thanks,
Richard

Thanks for responding. I guess not too many folks are using snowblowers on their TEAs. :-) I picked up the snowblower on Friday and it looks in pretty good shape. It is a 5 ft. McKee Sno-lander Model 320.

I will just have to give it a try when we get our first snowfall and see how it goes, but I think backing up slowly and having the auger turning fast enough is going to be a problem.

When you use your tractor in the winter, do you have a block heater for it, or does it usually start just fine?

Thanks,
Richard