doxford jim
Veteran Member
- Joined
- Mar 29, 2007
- Messages
- 1,007
- Location
- British Columbia, Canada
- Tractor
- 1959 MF-65 sold, 2007 Jinma 554 diesel.
Hi Carl,
I just went to a metal fabricator and explained what I wanted. He made them to my measurements and was charged $40 IIRC for two. I then took them home and clamped them where I wanted to fit them, drilled and put in bolts. I painted them myself usinga can of spray paint.
They work well and leave a nice clean edge to the snow bank. I have had four wings made - one got bent backwards (large piece of frozen ice that wouoldn't move) and was replaced with a spare. I have one more spare if I need it.
My wings give me another 9 inches of effective width - from 73" to 81"/82". For me an ideal sized blower would be around 86" or so, but I am not sure what sizes are made. Definitely need at least eight inches wider than the outside measurement of the rear wheels, for decent performance.
HTH
I just went to a metal fabricator and explained what I wanted. He made them to my measurements and was charged $40 IIRC for two. I then took them home and clamped them where I wanted to fit them, drilled and put in bolts. I painted them myself usinga can of spray paint.
They work well and leave a nice clean edge to the snow bank. I have had four wings made - one got bent backwards (large piece of frozen ice that wouoldn't move) and was replaced with a spare. I have one more spare if I need it.
My wings give me another 9 inches of effective width - from 73" to 81"/82". For me an ideal sized blower would be around 86" or so, but I am not sure what sizes are made. Definitely need at least eight inches wider than the outside measurement of the rear wheels, for decent performance.
HTH