1/2 Ready For Snow..FEL Blade is Done

[MrWoodChips]

I also don't understand something. Why would you have both a plow and a snowblower? Where I live people either have one or the other, but not both.

When you snowblow, you cut a path wide enough to get your vehicles through the snow. When you plow, you create big runoff areas to push the snow for later in the year (at least here where we get lots of snow that stays for a long time). When you do both, what is your strategy?

I use both during the winter.

Most of the time, I plow. The winds swirl around here something nasty, so a snowblower is much less fun. I can also move snow faster with a plow. Had I a cab, that would help with the wind. But sometimes the snow is too deep to push around, and there is no place left to push it. Then I fire up the blower.

John

 

[DavidVT]

The fixed QA FEL Blade.. Nice job!

I have a FEL snowplow setup that I have used for a few winters. I have the hydraulics to angle the plow, etc. My setup is nice for big storms but too big to leave on the tractor.

Also I travel a lot and my wife is very uncomfortable entering the town road with that thing hanging way out front of the tractor. She ends up using the back blade for her plowing.

So, I have an extra 8' plow blade that I rescued from a dumpster. I guess I will have to buy some QA plates and fire up the grinder!!

Great idea for my routine needs and easy to swap with the QA solution.

Thanks for sharing!

 

[Gizmo2]

I知 impressed. Nice work and a lot of it.

 

[BlacknTan]

That is some great workmanship..

The plow looks better than new! Very nicely done!!

 

[Gizmo2]

That is some great workmanship..

The plow looks better than new! Very nicely done!!

It's not new!

 

[Spudland_Dave]

Thanks for all the comments...I think I'm gonna cry the first time It hits the ground to do some actual plowing...cant bear to see it scratched up, That "first scratch" is always a killer LOL!

Its hard to believe it was a ~15 year old rusted hulk of steel...Which is why I had it sandblasted....I would probably STILL be at it with my flap wheels & wire wheels trying to clean it up for paint.

 

[Egon]

Very nice work but remember shinny steel looks good too!

 

[Steve_Miller]

I also don't understand something. Why would you have both a plow and a snowblower? Where I live people either have one or the other, but not both.

When you snowblow, you cut a path wide enough to get your vehicles through the snow. When you plow, you create big runoff areas to push the snow for later in the year (at least here where we get lots of snow that stays for a long time). When you do both, what is your strategy?

By the way, I like your rig.

Where I live, most times I don't need the blower, but when you can't push it, you can blow it. Forward plowing is always faster than blowing, straight or angled, but at least it's always on there for weight.

Steve,
1600' of driveway plus the neighbors and besides, my wing bracket is attached to my blower.

 

[PILOON]

Nice job.

Having cleared snow with many combinations, I also find rear blower and plow the best setup.

Tried using the FEL but found it quite useless as well as a rear blade.
Even had a front mounted blower/rear blade setup for a while.

Plow to gather rapidly to one side and blower to get rid of it. Saves me a good hour when snow is less than, say 4". (I did make mine a 'one way' manual angling set-up.)

This year I am adding a back blade for some difficult to get at spots.
A back blade is a hinged 1/2" X 4" flat bar that is hinged on the back side of the moldboard.
When pushing snow forwards, the 'back blade' simply flips up and rides along but drops and scrapes snow when going backwards.

I will now be able to (example) drive up to a garage door, drop the plow and pull the snow backwards away from the door (or any other tight spots) .

Note, I hate using a shovel.

 

[Egon]

For clearing snow here in Nova Scotia I only use the loader on my little tractor. The rear blade is almost useless as the tractor can not pull it. The same would probably be true of a front blade which I do not have. Most times I also have to use the FELL to move and dump snow to clear the driveway.

I would like a rear snowblower as this should work well on my little tractor.

Chances are very good that the size of the tractor and the type and amount of the local snowfall will regulate what works and what does not work for individual areas. One must also take into account the final placement of the snow as this may effect the type of equipment chosen.

Fellows living side by side may need different equipment to suit their individual snow clearing site.

A picture of a backyard showing snow and the constricted area. There are two cars in the picture and it has been posted before.