SW Wisconsin. 7% grade, 300 foot driveway that is exposed to North winds. We had a (walking) snowblower and I used that for the first winter. It sucked. With t

SW Wisconsin. 7% grade, 300 foot driveway that is exposed to North winds. We had a (walking) snowblower and I used that for the first winter. It sucked. With the hill, waiting for a melt isn't possible - there's no way to keep control of a car going down that hill, and at the base of the drive across the narrow road is a line of mature pines. We got very little snow last winter, but what snow we did mostly came in a two week window and it was multiple feet of heavy snow. Subcompact diesel tractor with a snowpusher (not a plow). Driveway takes no time, and I use the bucket and forklift forks all the time. I have a mower deck but I use a little cub cadet instead as the tractor (especially with liquid in the back tires) is kinda heavy for a "lawn". (I have very little lawn, converted the front 3/4 acre to mostly prairie), but I still have to mow some. Every situation is different.