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Andy Kopel

11-13-2002 17:39:32

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Hey Guys,

Let me start by thanking everyone who has answered my previous questions. The information is always appreciated and helpful.

Now here is my question. I have a 350 and plan to use it for snow removal. Unfortunatly, I spent all of my "fun" money (has anyone every noticed how the husbands fun money is usually related to equipment purchases for the wifes projects) buying the tractor. At the current time I am planning on roughing it this winter and using the bucket for removing all of the snow, but I have been playing around with an idea.

Would it be possible to rig up a make-shift plow out of wood or metal scraps that I have laying around? If so does anyone have any recomendations?

Just a thought.

Andy

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jerry

11-14-2002 19:16:34

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Re: Front Snow Blade in reply to Andy Kopel, 11-13-2002 17:39:32

I was fortunate that someone located an old front dump truck or heavy pickup blade for $40. I then had it welded with mounting holes for my 300u loader.
Works great, cost of welding was small in my opinion as I have no skill with this.
I do agree regarding caution when the ground is soft. I dug up some of the driveway, and then this started a ripple effect when the front wheels fell into this rut, dropping the blade and causing the next one, and so on.
Counter weight in the back was the first lesson. I have a "salt lick" drum on the 3 point with a drawbar, as well as chains.The whole arrangment works better when the wheels can dig in:)
Nothing like the challenge of the elements in the winter. I like having "real" work to come home to from my desk job.
Good Luck

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Don LC

11-15-2002 09:06:18

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Re: Re: Front Snow Blade in reply to jerry, 11-14-2002 19:16:34

Jerry
Have the weld shop make up a set of adjustable skids or shoes ,for each end of your blade....you can adjust the blade up about a 1/2 inch....no more digging in....Look at other blades, you will see what I mean....

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Don

11-14-2002 17:24:01

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Re: Front Snow Blade in reply to Andy Kopel, 11-13-2002 17:39:32

I built a snow plow for our loaders. I used 2" square tubing for its main frame and then used 2 1/2" angle iron to make the 6' frame for the moldboard. I then cut a plastic barrel length wise and bolted these to the moldboard frame. Works nicely. The snow doesn't seem to stick to the plastic as much as it does to steel. I take the dump cylinder off the loader frame, as I have quick disconnects on these hoses, and then hook these hoses to a cylinder on the snow plow to angle the blade from left to right.

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350 Don

11-14-2002 15:59:28

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Re: Front Snow Blade in reply to Andy Kopel, 11-13-2002 17:39:32

A couple of thoughts here. When I was a young guy I built a snow plow for an H Farmall that didn't have hydrulics. I used 4X4 oak beams for the stringers that were mounted to the rear axle and went to the front of the tractor where they were mounted to vertical angle irons. I bolted 2" oak to the angle irons to form the plow and added a grader blade to the bottom. Lift was provided by a salvaged lever mounted to the axle beside the driver, to which was attached a cable that went to the front. I mounted a pivot arrangement and a short length of chain that went to the plow, thus providing a way to lift the plow about 15" off the ground. It was heavy but a lot better than no plow at all.

Another thought would be to rig something up that attaches where your bucket attaches. Remove the bucket, bolt up a home made blade and away you go.

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Sean in Calgary

11-14-2002 07:31:50

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Re: Front Snow Blade in reply to Andy Kopel, 11-13-2002 17:39:32

Up here in the Great White North we are well into the snowy season. Last weekend I got almost 2 ft of snow. I was sorely tempted to get out my 350U Wheatland that I used all last winter for snow removal, but the ground isn't frozen solid yet. I learned last year that using a bucket for snow removal is not ideal. I had to do a lot of gravel levelling in the spring to fix up where I went too deep while learning how to do it. I am stil tossing around the idea of building some kind of a blade to go on the arms where my bucket is (after removing bucket)and then somehow use the hydraulics that rotate the bucket to instead swing a plow. I haven't got it figured out yet, I am still in the 'talk it over with the old codger up the road who has been farming all his life' stage. If I come up with any great ideas I will definitely post them. Conversely, if anyone has done this already, I, like Andy, would love to hear what you did.

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