You said 'front blower'.. For that you need the mid-mount PTO option.. Does the one you're looking at have that option? If not, no biggie - just get a 3-pt mounted blower and go backwards. Nice thing is about a rear-mount blower is that the loader is still on and available for moving/piling snow going forward.
M-F should be ok. My only negative would be the hydro drive - never liked those things but that's just me. The JD 4210 I have now could be obtained with gears and I have never regretted it.. The hydro will sap some power from the PTO so be prepared for that..
Otherwise - it should work for your needs just fine..
