Aussiebushman
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- Ford 6000
Has anyone had any success at making an adjustment mechanism for a heavy front blade please? Mine has positions at three separate points to allo pins/bolts to be placed for horizontal or angled alignment but regardless of where these are positioned, the blade does not want to stay tilted - despite the great weight (around 200 Kg at a guess). This is heavy ground and the blade tends to bounce rather than cut.
Having considered various steel struts and failed to make anything work, I'm currently using a heavy chain bolted between the blade and the lifting frame and this sort-of works but of course, the blade slams around and does not maintain the angle. As in one of these pictures, the chain tends to get caught up when the blade is lifted
I suppose a pair of hydraulic rams would solve the problem, but the hassles of hydraulic connections make this too costly considering how infrequently it is used.
All ideas welcome
Alan
Having considered various steel struts and failed to make anything work, I'm currently using a heavy chain bolted between the blade and the lifting frame and this sort-of works but of course, the blade slams around and does not maintain the angle. As in one of these pictures, the chain tends to get caught up when the blade is lifted
I suppose a pair of hydraulic rams would solve the problem, but the hassles of hydraulic connections make this too costly considering how infrequently it is used.
All ideas welcome
Alan