Time to hook-up the snow plow UGH!

[lhfarm]

Wher ya been hidin ?
Haven't see you round here in a while.

I agree! I've missed your projects (and Web page), many of which I've copied. I was just thinking that I hadn't fired up the welder in some time. What else you working on?

 

[JoeL4330]

dolly the snowplow? if you can't square the tractor to the plow, square the plow to the dolly

 

[jinman]

Nice job Mike, as usual. That's really using your head and the stuff you have available for an elegant solution.

Since I'm "snowplow challenged" due to never owning one, I'm curious what those round pads are on each side of the plow just in front of the QA plate? They look like stands to hold the plow up off the floor/ground. Are they removed while plowing, or do they never get close to the ground when you are using the plow?

 

[kubota00]

Anything related to snow plowing is always interesting. Good idea, I cut a 2X4 and put it between the top of the receiver frame and the é„* frame of the plow and lean the receiver frame on it. Then just push into the receiver grab the top of the receiver with the fingers lift and roll it back and the 2X4 falls out. Works well for me.

Mike I don稚 see your pressure relief valve for the angle pistons do you use one? Someone recommended it to me and it has saved my loader arms on several occasions.


Dave

 

[PineRidge]

Good to hear from you Mike

I think I would have just tied a string onto the frame to pull it back up from the tractor seat, but your method involved a welder and other heavy tools so it must be the better way

Hey Kenny how are you!

Sometimes it's necessary to dig out a few of the tools so the purchase price can be justified in front of the wife if you know what I mean.

I do like the string idea though.

 

[PineRidge]

Could you have just made the chain longer so the frame was already leaning towards the tractor?

Paul I did originally try to lengthen the chain but as I said earlier if you're not quite square with the plow and one QA plate makes contact before the other then the whole mount flopped over.

With the adjustable top-link you can bump the plow to square it up to the QA without fear of tipping it over. Then when the connection is made all you need to do is jump off the seat to lock the QA handles, quickly pull off the top-link, and at that time connect the hydraulic hoses and you're off plowing.

 

[PineRidge]

I agree! I've missed your projects (and Web page), many of which I've copied. I was just thinking that I hadn't fired up the welder in some time. What else you working on?

Well I'm presently working on a new website (straightwayfence) so maybe I can get the tractor pictures back on-line, we'll see. The pictures still reside on my hard drive.

 

[PineRidge]

Nice job Mike, as usual. That's really using your head and the stuff you have available for an elegant solution.

Since I'm "snowplow challenged" due to never owning one, I'm curious what those round pads are on each side of the plow just in front of the QA plate? They look like stands to hold the plow up off the floor/ground. Are they removed while plowing, or do they never get close to the ground when you are using the plow?

Jim our drive is gravel with lots of whoop-de-doos and I quickly found out that if the FEL was in the float position it dug in at the loader arms while plowing. So I mounted a pair of plow shows (adjustable) on the rear of the plow frame which is what you see. Now when the FEL is in float the plow frame rides on the rear shoes and rides the rough drive much better. They do also double as parking stands to keep the plow frame off the ground when parked.

And don't worry a bit Jim about being "snowplow challenged" if you like I'll give Dick Goddard a call and have him send you some snow down to Texas. Then you too will get the full benefit of winter.

 

[PineRidge]

Anything related to snow plowing is always interesting. Good idea, I cut a 2X4 and put it between the top of the receiver frame and the 驗* frame of the plow and lean the receiver frame on it. Then just push into the receiver grab the top of the receiver with the fingers lift and roll it back and the 2X4 falls out. Works well for me.

Mike I don遞 see your pressure relief valve for the angle pistons do you use one? Someone recommended it to me and it has saved my loader arms on several occasions.


Dave

Dave I hadn't even thought of a pressure relief valve. I've never seen one on a conventional plow are they really necessary?

I like your 2 X 4 idea and if it works thats so much better.

 

[Willl]

If you don't get the tractor square with the plow the 1st time around the QA on the plow simply falls over.

Won't your hydraulics dump far enough to match the new angle that the QA now rests in ?