Love your set up Im makin one like yours but what did you do about the support arm in between the loader arms the gold one that goes all the way accross did you cut it off?? thanks dongoodin@gmail.com
Love your set up Im makin one like yours but what did you do about the support arm in between the loader arms the gold one that goes all the way accross did you cut it off?? thanks dongoodin@gmail.com
Foggy- I "hard mounted" mine to my FEL arms. It makes it nice I can either use float or keep a steady plane when plowing to smooth out the bumps or lift plow couple inches off the grass area. FEL float is bad for this. with a chain mount- you can lift and still have float, but what if you have a hard area of snow and need to push back or lift to break it when pushing back for more room? Thats why I like hard mount with FEL float.
I think you may need to think about how much power and weight your tractor is as mine isconsidered lightweight so I can do less damage to my tractor if any. For your size tractor, you might want to think along line of chain mount lift.
With my set up I very seldom use the float. I operated heavy equipment for many years and even back then I seldom used the float feature. If you have your FEL pressure on the blade just right you'll have full control of your steering. I find using the float feature you loose some of that control. I've had three winters with my set up and I wouldn't change a thing. My driveway is 600' plus and I have to clean that before I go out to do my commercial clearing. If I had to use a blower I'd give up snow clearing, to slow for my liking. The blade is super fast and it works for me.
As for the design of the original poster, this design wouldn't work for me. You've lost the ability to apply down pressure which was the very thing I mortally hated about the 13 years I plowed with a pick up truck.