Kubota Tee
Gold Member
- Joined
- Dec 14, 2009
- Messages
- 280
- Location
- Hudsonville, MI
- Tractor
- Kubota L5740 HSTC-3, Kubota L3540HST-3 (sold)
I'm going later this afternoon to pick up a 7.5' Meyer Snow Plow I am buying off of Craig's List that I will be adapting to my Kubota Grand L3540HST tractor. I am also expecting my quick attach plate to arrive later this afternoon after purchasing it earlier this week from ebay. This will be the 3rd QA plate I have purchased from these folks - top notch quality and a great price!
Going into this project I have been researching all the different FEL attached snow plow projects on TBN and I just want to start off by saying a big THANK YOU to all those who have contributed!! I hope I can give back even a small percentage of the knowledge that I gain from all of you.
After doing all my research, I have decided to follow (as close as possible) the FEL Attached Snow Plow project of 4SHORTS. For those of you who have seen his work, you know that it is definitely worth trying to emulate. Not that I will be able to come close to matching his work, but it certainly is a good goal to aim for.
Here is my logic for going with his design:
1. Quick Attach versus Frame Mount - after reading all the different arguments on this topic, I really need the versatility of moving the snow around with the bucket. Plus, I am not really worried about tweeking my FEL arms as I will only be plowing my own driveway / road so all the surroundings are well known. In addition, the plow will have the trip springs.
2. QA Mounting - seems like there are 2 schools of thought here. 1-utilize the existing truck mounts and modify your QA plate to accept them so that the plow can move back and forth between truck and tractor or 2-cut off the portion of the A-Frame with the truck tabs and weld it directly to the QA plate. I will be going with the 2nd option since I don't have a plow truck AND this will allow me to move the plow closer to the FEL arms for reducing the load on the FEL arms.
3. Add ons - well, we will have to see how things go. I have set a budget of $1000 for this project (I donate my time, so only materials and outside services) and I will have about $425 into it from the beginning ($300 for the plow and $125 for the QA plate). I will have to pay someone to do the welding for me and there is still a question mark on if I will use the existing hydraulic cylinders or have to purchase new ones. I'd love to add lights, but we will have to see how things go!
So . . stay tuned and I will do my best to document my version of a FEL Attached Snow Plow.
Going into this project I have been researching all the different FEL attached snow plow projects on TBN and I just want to start off by saying a big THANK YOU to all those who have contributed!! I hope I can give back even a small percentage of the knowledge that I gain from all of you.
After doing all my research, I have decided to follow (as close as possible) the FEL Attached Snow Plow project of 4SHORTS. For those of you who have seen his work, you know that it is definitely worth trying to emulate. Not that I will be able to come close to matching his work, but it certainly is a good goal to aim for.
Here is my logic for going with his design:
1. Quick Attach versus Frame Mount - after reading all the different arguments on this topic, I really need the versatility of moving the snow around with the bucket. Plus, I am not really worried about tweeking my FEL arms as I will only be plowing my own driveway / road so all the surroundings are well known. In addition, the plow will have the trip springs.
2. QA Mounting - seems like there are 2 schools of thought here. 1-utilize the existing truck mounts and modify your QA plate to accept them so that the plow can move back and forth between truck and tractor or 2-cut off the portion of the A-Frame with the truck tabs and weld it directly to the QA plate. I will be going with the 2nd option since I don't have a plow truck AND this will allow me to move the plow closer to the FEL arms for reducing the load on the FEL arms.
3. Add ons - well, we will have to see how things go. I have set a budget of $1000 for this project (I donate my time, so only materials and outside services) and I will have about $425 into it from the beginning ($300 for the plow and $125 for the QA plate). I will have to pay someone to do the welding for me and there is still a question mark on if I will use the existing hydraulic cylinders or have to purchase new ones. I'd love to add lights, but we will have to see how things go!
So . . stay tuned and I will do my best to document my version of a FEL Attached Snow Plow.