I needed a cheap and better way to move snow this year after the large amount of it we had last year here in Western Wisconsn. I own a Ford 8N, that was not being used and was stored at my Brothers.
I found an old 7 1/2 foot Myer plow on Marketplace to mount on the 8N. It needed work and I welded up patches made from an old JD riding lawn mower frame. Then I fabricated a bracket to mount to the frame of the loader and welded it in place. I used the loader arms with the existing chain as the way to raise and lower it.
I am using a pin to adjust the angle of the plow, but am looking at using the hydralic angle cylinders that came with the plow once I get a second 2 way valve mounted and plumbed in. I also got a set of chains for it that a friend of mine said I could have. He hadn't use them since he got his first FWD tractor on the farm. They were too large, but I was able to cut them down to fit. The best part, it works the way I want.
Total price, $80 so far.
I found an old 7 1/2 foot Myer plow on Marketplace to mount on the 8N. It needed work and I welded up patches made from an old JD riding lawn mower frame. Then I fabricated a bracket to mount to the frame of the loader and welded it in place. I used the loader arms with the existing chain as the way to raise and lower it.
I am using a pin to adjust the angle of the plow, but am looking at using the hydralic angle cylinders that came with the plow once I get a second 2 way valve mounted and plumbed in. I also got a set of chains for it that a friend of mine said I could have. He hadn't use them since he got his first FWD tractor on the farm. They were too large, but I was able to cut them down to fit. The best part, it works the way I want.
Total price, $80 so far.
