CJBOTA
Gold Member
I bought an 84" FFC Hyd. Angle front QA Snowplow to mount on my new
MX5100 Kubota. We finally got nour first snowfall yesterday.There was only about 4" of snow but I have been eager to try out the new set up, so I decided to clear my three driveways. (about 2000' total plus parking and turn around areas.)
Anyway, I found this setup to be awkward to use. Since the plow is mounted to the loader arms it feels to far ahead of me. Also it was difficult to get the plow to sit squarely and lightly on the skid plates. The ground is not frozen yet, so I kept digging in to the lose gravel. Also, it got dark and I could barely see the skid shoes to make sure they were squarely on the ground.
Hopefully, with more practice this wll become more user friendly.
Traction was not a problem since I have about 1000 lbs of ballast on the 3 pt arms. There doesn't seem to be alot of clearance between the heels of the loader arms and the ground. I can increase this clearance by tilting the top of the blade forward and running on the front edge of the skid shoe but then it has a tendancy to dig in. I did not try letting the FEL float.
I have had frame mounted blades on my smaller tractors and I seem to remember they were a lot easier to use. At this point I am sort of having buyers remorse. Again, maybe more practice will help.
CJ
MX5100 Kubota. We finally got nour first snowfall yesterday.There was only about 4" of snow but I have been eager to try out the new set up, so I decided to clear my three driveways. (about 2000' total plus parking and turn around areas.)
Anyway, I found this setup to be awkward to use. Since the plow is mounted to the loader arms it feels to far ahead of me. Also it was difficult to get the plow to sit squarely and lightly on the skid plates. The ground is not frozen yet, so I kept digging in to the lose gravel. Also, it got dark and I could barely see the skid shoes to make sure they were squarely on the ground.
Hopefully, with more practice this wll become more user friendly.
Traction was not a problem since I have about 1000 lbs of ballast on the 3 pt arms. There doesn't seem to be alot of clearance between the heels of the loader arms and the ground. I can increase this clearance by tilting the top of the blade forward and running on the front edge of the skid shoe but then it has a tendancy to dig in. I did not try letting the FEL float.
I have had frame mounted blades on my smaller tractors and I seem to remember they were a lot easier to use. At this point I am sort of having buyers remorse. Again, maybe more practice will help.
CJ