6 Way Blade For Utility Tractor

[Daves3032E]

I'm on the verge of getting a 5045E (MFWD, no loader possibly) and I'm trying to research front blades (sub frame mount). What I really could use is a 6 way blade as there are many times when I need to push logs/brush/small tree stumps over and when I use the bucket or grapple with my 3032E it gets hung up on a root or digs into the ground on one side due to the ground not being level. I also want to be able to plow snow to open up areas/landings for my equipment/work area.

I found these which look decent, but they are 4 way only:

michironandequip

These are 6 way, but from quick searching are way too expensive!

Degelman | Dozers

Perhaps my best bet is making something up myself, but extra time isn't something I have much of, and I find it easier to just buy something and put it to work.

I'm also trying to figure out a FOPS/limb riser solution... haven't had much luck with that yet either.

I contacts these guys, but they don't offer anything for the 5045E:

5000 Series Agricultural Tractor

Perhaps Addington, but I haven't contacted them yet for pricing.

Forestry Guards, Addington Equipment

I really would have liked an OEM solution... Oh well, it's the way it goes.

Thanks.

 

[Jim Timber]

Deere makes a blade for these that is very common in India and SE Asia. I don't see why you couldn't just get it with your machine here.

 

[Daves3032E]

Thanks! I'll inquire about it today. Doesn't look like it's exactly what what I was looking for, but I'm curious now.

 

[Daves3032E]

Doesn't seem like they did much digging. Here is the response I got:

"No way to order that. I usally sell the loader mount blades. They are easier to mount and you push snow as high as the loader will lift."

 

[Jim Timber]

Find another dealer. Those are all over youtube, and that's a Deere marketing video I posted. They have a plant in Pune, so there's stuff being shipped over all the time. I'd email corporate and tell them your dealer wouldn't get you info about it. That might light a match.

Putting a blade on your loader arms is a great way to spring a loader (bend it). They're made to lift, not doze into things. All the real blade options mount to the rear axle and will not lift very high given that your front axle is in the way and you need that connection to the rear end for strength. Breaking your tractor in half pushing off the loader mounts is going to get expensive. All the stress goes into the engine and transmission castings. Industrial tractors have sub-frames for this very reason.

 

[Daves3032E]

Find another dealer. Those are all over youtube, and that's a Deere marketing video I posted. They have a plant in Pune, so there's stuff being shipped over all the time. I'd email corporate and tell them your dealer wouldn't get you info about it. That might light a match.

Putting a blade on your loader arms is a great way to spring a loader (bend it). They're made to lift, not doze into things. All the real blade options mount to the rear axle and will not lift very high given that your front axle is in the way and you need that connection to the rear end for strength. Breaking your tractor in half pushing off the loader mounts is going to get expensive. All the stress goes into the engine and transmission castings. Industrial tractors have sub-frames for this very reason.

Agree on the loader arm stresses. I sent an email through Deere's Contact Us, but it sounds like they want the dealers to handle those types of questions.

 

[MMagis]

Does anyone actually think the stresses to that thing are going to be any different than a loader? The dealer is right, it makes FAR more sense to just get a loader and put a blade on it. A blade like that will serve one purpose, and one purpose only. A loader has all sorts of uses.
And just because Deere makes it overseas doesn’t mean you can get it here. Just a guess, but I’d say it’s highly unlikely you can get that contraption in the US.

 

[nybirdman]

I have had both a sub-frame mounted and a FEL mounted plows.You will be disappointed with either if trying to push dirt.Can you push around a little dirt,yes but snow is where they will shine.
My current is FEL mounted for snow removal and much better IMHO than the sub-frame unit was..

 

[Verticaltrx]

Degelman is the only real option I know about, or find a used one. Degelman used to make front blades for Deere in the 70's-80's to fit a wide range of tractors from 40hp on up. You might be able to find a used one and adapt it. As I recall most did not have tilt and any that had angling were manual, ie only hydraulic up and down. We used a 4440 Deere with a Degelman/Deere front blade to spread gravel on a parking lot several years back and it worked well, but then again that is a whole lot more tractor and pushing loose material.

 

[Jim Timber]

Does anyone actually think the stresses to that thing are going to be any different than a loader?

Yes. With a loader, you're creating a horizontal thrust and twisting motion into the transmission tunnel causing compression and bending moments at the rear axle.

With a sub-frame mounted unit, the sub-frame is attached to the rear axle and forces pushed through the blade are transmitted as torque against the axle tubes and sheer against the mounting bolts at a much lower and straighter line to the plane of work. It's not all that much different than the loads placed on the machine when pulling from the draw bar, and we all know that's how tractors are intended to be used.