Yooper3830
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I have a 3830HST and I'm getting ready for my first winter with it. I have a driveway that is has a circle in the middle and is roughly about 100' long and 80' wide at is greatest point. I've plowed with my ATV for several years but in heavy snow the blade rides up and it's useless.
A friend has a 4340 and he bought a used truck plow and fabricated a quick attach and uses it on his FEL with the bucket tilt hydraulics operating the blade angle hydraulics.
I'm leaning more toward a rear plow. I have a 72" Befco backblade. I was thinking about finding (where?) some 1" rubber wear bar and using the backblade to plow in reverse (I know - sore neck time). I have blacktop that I want to protect so a metal wear bar isn't an option.
I work at a metal fab shop so I can be creative if I want.
Questions:
1. with a rear blade, does pushing backwards work better than plowing forward? My guess is yes because you're not packing the snow as you drive on it.
2. Any idea where I can get rubber wear strips?
3. Has anyone built basically an oversize box blade for the 3pt designed for snow? My drive is short enough that I could probably "capture" the snow in a box; I don't necessarily have to have it roll off the plow.
4. Anyone have any FEL based plow ideas the really work well fro them?
Thanks!
A friend has a 4340 and he bought a used truck plow and fabricated a quick attach and uses it on his FEL with the bucket tilt hydraulics operating the blade angle hydraulics.
I'm leaning more toward a rear plow. I have a 72" Befco backblade. I was thinking about finding (where?) some 1" rubber wear bar and using the backblade to plow in reverse (I know - sore neck time). I have blacktop that I want to protect so a metal wear bar isn't an option.
I work at a metal fab shop so I can be creative if I want.
Questions:
1. with a rear blade, does pushing backwards work better than plowing forward? My guess is yes because you're not packing the snow as you drive on it.
2. Any idea where I can get rubber wear strips?
3. Has anyone built basically an oversize box blade for the 3pt designed for snow? My drive is short enough that I could probably "capture" the snow in a box; I don't necessarily have to have it roll off the plow.
4. Anyone have any FEL based plow ideas the really work well fro them?
Thanks!