JB4310
Super Member
Interesting use of the trailer coupler, and it's ambidextrous 
nice build.
JB.
nice build.JB.
Wing Plow
- Thread starter beenthere
- Start date
PILOON
Super Star Member
Interesting use of the trailer coupler, and it's ambidextrous
JB.
Yep, sure is!
Mind if I copy?
kebo
Elite Member
- Joined
- May 16, 2006
- Messages
- 2,910
- Location
- Lexington, SC
- Tractor
- 2001 John Deere 790 4x4, bar tires
Now that's pretty slick!! I like versatile stuff that makes use of existing attachment points like you came up with. One question... Was the idea to build it like that something that you came up with entirely on your own, or had you seen something pretty similar to it before you drew it out?? Down here in SC we have no need for such contraptions so I had never seen a "wing" on a CUT. In fact, when you said wing, I thought it was gonna be a spoiler or something similar LOL!!!! Super job though.
Super job though.
RobS
Super Member
That is very cool and your fab skills are top notch. Do you find that it moves the tractor around though? I run a six foot rear blade and much more than six inches it's doing more steering than I am!
OP
beenthere
Super Star Member
- Joined
- Aug 16, 2001
- Messages
- 18,091
- Location
- Southern Wisconsin, USA
- Tractor
- JD_4x2_Gator, JD_4300, JD_425, JD_455 AWS, added JD_455, JD_110, JD_X485(sold)
Thanks for the comments. I started this idea about 2 yrs ago when my son-in-law (a pastor) and I were kicking it around. So I started making some parts out of glued-up scraps of wood and trying to get a feel for where the movement needed to be, and where it would need some strength. Here are some early pics of the models out of wood.
I gave the finished (?) wing a trial run over the weekend late at night, and the next day the rust showed up on the new steel with a vengence. So I brought it inside and painted it. Hope tomorrow to use it and get some pics to post (5" new snow today). I found out that just the wing blade down, and cutting into 3 ft of plowed-up snow bank, the back end would slide and point the front toward the ditch. But dropping the front plow at an angle would counter that push and would plow straight ahead. That was a counter reaction that I didn't count on, but makes it work out great.
Only thing I need to do is get the hang of the joy stick for the front blade at the same time controlling the wing blade with the 3 ph lever. A new skill.
I gave the finished (?) wing a trial run over the weekend late at night, and the next day the rust showed up on the new steel with a vengence. So I brought it inside and painted it. Hope tomorrow to use it and get some pics to post (5" new snow today). I found out that just the wing blade down, and cutting into 3 ft of plowed-up snow bank, the back end would slide and point the front toward the ditch. But dropping the front plow at an angle would counter that push and would plow straight ahead. That was a counter reaction that I didn't count on, but makes it work out great.
Only thing I need to do is get the hang of the joy stick for the front blade at the same time controlling the wing blade with the 3 ph lever. A new skill.
Attachments
mjncad
Super Member
That is very cool. Please keep the pictures coming.
Barely Smokin'
Silver Member
Excellent job with the fab! Very nice.
So....is the wing plow's job to kick the berm over a couple more feet? Or to just widen the swath?
I noticed that the front of the wing plow is off the ground, so I'm assuming that the entire wing plow is not "level" when down. Is that right? Or is there some other adjustment I'm not seeing?
Curious if the wing plow has a specific application or "job", or if it's there just to move a little extra snow.
So....is the wing plow's job to kick the berm over a couple more feet? Or to just widen the swath?
I noticed that the front of the wing plow is off the ground, so I'm assuming that the entire wing plow is not "level" when down. Is that right? Or is there some other adjustment I'm not seeing?
Curious if the wing plow has a specific application or "job", or if it's there just to move a little extra snow.
OP
beenthere
Super Star Member
- Joined
- Aug 16, 2001
- Messages
- 18,091
- Location
- Southern Wisconsin, USA
- Tractor
- JD_4x2_Gator, JD_4300, JD_425, JD_455 AWS, added JD_455, JD_110, JD_X485(sold)
Good read, and the wings' job is to push the snow berm over 2 - 5 ft. I've not tried the push bar extended as far as it will go. And correct, the front of the plow is about 6" off the ground. Partly by design (don't want to have to have a heavy wear strip added to the edge) and partly by default (the width of the front of the blade ended up a bit narrower than expected). Also, designed to "shelf" the berm and to push it over the edge of the ditch bank so the wind from the north will not drop the snow onto the drive.
One "fix" that may happen, is to lengthen the front plow support, to get the front of the blade closer to the ground (cool place for a hyd. ram
). But the wing not intended to just add width to the "cleaned" path, as this wing on will not easily allow the rig to be parked inside the shed. So it is off for the initial clearing of the drive, and not needed. But expect it to be very handy to push back and be more prepared for the next snow fall, and not feel trapped with close berms of snow and heavy drifting. About to go out for some more test runs and for some pics. I need a photographer to get some video.
ovrszd
Epic Contributor
- Joined
- May 27, 2006
- Messages
- 33,499
- Location
- Missouri
- Tractor
- Kubota M9540, Ford 3910FWD, Ford 555A, JD2210
Actually by fastening one end of the rear brace to the drawbar and using the 3pt arm to lift he has increased the vertical height he can lift the blade, versus running the brace across both arms and lifting it in a horizontal position.
Great idea that I would have probably missed until I realized I couldn't lift it very high!!!