Snow 7ft blade on BX 2360

[blackie65]

Nope. Its straight

 

[corey9212]

Nope. Its straight

If you cut the angle iron off will that allow it to swivel? If so then you can do that if not then you might be stuck with a straight blade

 

[blackie65]

I might give that a try. If the angle iron is there for a reason and needs to be welded back, what angle would you all recommend I leave it at?

 

[radioman]

45 degrees is ideal I'd say. However, I hope you are not thinking of making permanent. You should be able to swing it and put a pin in for various angles. Whats works for one person, doesn't work for another. you need to find your own sweet angle spot .

 

[Jnasystems]

I don't have any snow plowing experience but there are several threads on TBN about losing braking and/or traction almost causing serious accidents. Using 4W and low helps avoid a lot of potential problems that may occur, especially in sloped or slippery conditions. You may not have time to shift into low or 4W if you have any slope at all.

Agree on the BX's doing more than people give them credit for.:thumbsup:

Not too worried about loosing traction, my drive could be used to calibrate levels - there is a small rise going up to the garage (1ft rise over 35ft), otherwise the only risk would be falling maybe 2 inches if I were to drive off the blacktop. My biggest fear is for the health of the tractor as this is a big heavy (450 to 500lbs I would guess) plow that would pull a lot of snow. But if the only risk is loosing traction, I feel pretty good about it. Here are some pics of it in the barn. You can really see how big the blade is compared to the tractor in the view from behind.

 

[corey9212]

Not too worried about loosing traction, my drive could be used to calibrate levels - there is a small rise going up to the garage (1ft rise over 35ft), otherwise the only risk would be falling maybe 2 inches if I were to drive off the blacktop. My biggest fear is for the health of the tractor as this is a big heavy (450 to 500lbs I would guess) plow that would pull a lot of snow. But if the only risk is loosing traction, I feel pretty good about it. Here are some pics of it in the barn. You can really see how big the blade is compared to the tractor in the view from behind.

There are holes in the top where a pin should sit to hold it's angle so the use of angle iron shouldn't be needed. My guess is the previous person probably just lost the pin and welded the angle iron to keep it from moving. Buy a large pin and set your angle and stick the pin through the hole to keep it there.

 

[radioman]

I agree- At first without pics of your backblade, I thought you had a onee of a kind or custom made backblade. judging from pics, you can cut that angle iron out and use a pin/bolt/etc instead in the holes.

 

[jimmer2880]

In my snow plowing experience, I"d say 45 deg is too much. Mine is closer to 22.5 to 30 degrees. I'll have to try to figure it out the next time it's on.

Edit: I use a modified 7' Snow Bear brand (cheap truck blade) on my little 1830, on the front. It handles up to 12-18" no problem.

 

[harpoonalt]

Man, That thing looks huge on your tractor. I really curious how she works in snow. Action shots would be great.

 

[Jnasystems]

Well, had about 4 inches and the rear blade was a dream. Sorry no pics, too late and I just wanted to get done and get into bead. It am supposed to get more snow this weekend and will get some shots then.