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Post by Foggy on Feb 8, 2021 19:36:22 GMT -6
I built a snow plot that attached to my loader on my JD 3320 tractor. Mine was a Myers plow made for a jeep and I refurbished it. It was a really nice build.....and I had hysraulic cylinders to turn the blade right or left. The key to these blades is to keep them close to the front of the tractor as possible to keep them from pushing the tractor to the side as you plow. Mine worked pretty good. If I had kept it I would have added a couple more skid shoes to the plow to keep the cylinders out of the snow and dirt.....but with minimal care I did fine with it.
I think a blade like said above and a rear blower (buy a low cost oneO would put you in about the best snow removal situation you may want.
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Post by Foggy on Feb 8, 2021 20:52:59 GMT -6
In the case of Brad's tractor.....I doubt it would push the tractor much if you keep the blade close to the front of the tractor. The light weight tractors could be an issue.....but you got some heft. I prefer the blade for most snow.....but a blower has it's place in deep snow....or when it stacks up.
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Post by badbrad on Feb 8, 2021 21:47:38 GMT -6
In the case of Brad's tractor.....I doubt it would push the tractor much if you keep the blade close to the front of the tractor. The light weight tractors could be an issue.....but you got some heft. I prefer the blade for most snow.....but a blower has it's place in deep snow....or when it stacks up. What makes you like the blade foggy if you only had one .
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Post by Foggy on Feb 8, 2021 22:12:21 GMT -6
In the case of Brad's tractor.....I doubt it would push the tractor much if you keep the blade close to the front of the tractor. The light weight tractors could be an issue.....but you got some heft. I prefer the blade for most snow.....but a blower has it's place in deep snow....or when it stacks up. What makes you like the blade foggy if you only had one . I really dont have much experience with blades on tractors. I spent a lot of time on TBN and learned from those guys. A few were commercial operators and I learned from them. I made a pretty sweet set up and posted extensively on my build on TBN. Many tried to emulate what I did and / or improve on it......but it was a nice design. Alas, I never did plow allot of snow with it......and when I started spending my winters in OZ.....I decided to sell it. First guy jumped on it......and I never needed a plow after that. I still have a blade for my wheeler......but wish I had one for my UTV. Only for hunting season and Chritmas now. My needs are minimal.
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Post by Foggy on Feb 8, 2021 22:26:14 GMT -6
What makes you like the blade foggy if you only had one . I really dont have much experience with blades on tractors. I spent a lot of time on TBN and learned from those guys. A few were commercial operators and I learned from them. I made a pretty sweet set up and posted extensively on my build on TBN. Many tried to emulate what I did and / or improve on it......but it was a nice design. Alas, I never did plow allot of snow with it......and when I started spending my winters in OZ.....I decided to sell it. First guy jumped on it......and I never needed a plow after that. I still have a blade for my wheeler......but wish I had one for my UTV. Only for hunting season and Chritmas now. My needs are minimal. FWIW.....at one point I plowed two feet of snow from my food plots to let the deer have better access to the turnips and radish. My blade worked pretty nice.....but it did push my little 3320 to the side a bit. Plowing this way could be hard on your loader if not done with some knowledge, etc. Go easy and dont hit stumps and such and you should be good to go. You can also buy a similar set up these days....but you will pay. I think my set up cost me about $500 and some time and welding (non solar welding).....and I doubt a better one could be bought. Still, they do make a few good ones these days I am told.
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Post by Foggy on Feb 9, 2021 8:45:22 GMT -6
For doing roads and trails a blade is the real deal. You can plow snow allot faster than you can blow it......maybe 3 or 4x as fast on a road. Plow once in each direction and you are done.
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Post by Tooln on Feb 9, 2021 9:26:17 GMT -6
If it were me and money was not an option here's what I would do. I would get a plow off of the front of a pickup truck that has the option of being a V-Plow. I would adapt it to three-point hitch for the back of the tractor. You would have the best of all worlds. A loader to stack it or pull it away from garage doors and then a plow to push it.
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Post by Foggy on Feb 9, 2021 15:50:10 GMT -6
If it were me and money was not an option here's what I would do. I would get a plow off of the front of a pickup truck that has the option of being a V-Plow. I would adapt it to three-point hitch for the back of the tractor. You would have the best of all worlds. A loader to stack it or pull it away from garage doors and then a plow to push it. Doing things in reverse is not what I like to do.....hard on my neck. A front mount blower may be a good option.....but those can get expensive.
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Post by Foggy on Feb 9, 2021 20:09:47 GMT -6
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Post by Foggy on Feb 9, 2021 20:13:05 GMT -6
^. I did have to pay attention so that I did not get those cylinder ends (toward the tractor) down into the snow and dirt. If I had kept it.....I would have added some skid shoes to protect those cylinders better. I think I paid $50 for the blade with the frame shown in yellow.....added new cylinders and made the (black) mount-frame for the loader (tho you can buy them too).
Note the slit tube that sat over the cutting edge of the blade. That prevented the blade from catching a root or stump. Worked pretty well as a skid for doing uneven roads and not scraping up sod and gravel.
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Post by badbrad on Feb 10, 2021 7:19:16 GMT -6
^. I did have to pay attention so that I did not get those cylinder ends (toward the tractor) down into the snow and dirt. If I had kept it.....I would have added some skid shoes to protect those cylinders better. I think I paid $50 for the blade with the frame shown in yellow.....added new cylinders and made the (black) mount-frame for the loader (tho you can buy them too). Note the slit tube that sat over the cutting edge of the blade. That prevented the blade from catching a root or stump. Worked pretty well as a skid for doing uneven roads and not scraping up sod and gravel. I really like that cutting edge.
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Post by jflonll on Feb 11, 2021 21:25:51 GMT -6
With the size of your tractor I would go with a large snow bucket which you can use as a plow or bucket.
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Post by badbrad on Feb 12, 2021 7:37:04 GMT -6
With the size of your tractor I would go with a large snow bucket which you can use as a plow or bucket. Show me a picture of what you mean
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Post by caveman on Feb 12, 2021 8:33:29 GMT -6
In my experience a snow bucket is a super-sized version of the regular bucket found on most skid steers. Made out of slightly thinner material to save weight. I am thinking they are two to three times the size of the regular bucket.
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Post by terrifictom on Feb 12, 2021 10:22:46 GMT -6
Brad they had snow buckets in Marion where I picked up the pallet forks.
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