Rear Blade Anyone Put Trip Springs on a Rear Angle Blade?

[Iplayfarmer]

From the rust that doesn't look like it happened all at one time. Look at the break and see if it is clean or rusted. Flatten it out, put plate on both sides and the top, use it until it dies or get rid of it.

All the braces are fairly light strap and it's bolted together, holes are weak points. If you don't keep the bolts tight the holes will elongate. There's even a hole in the tube that broke with nothing in it, a weak point for no reason. It's not real heavy duty, if you use it a lot I would make a lot of improvements or get a heavier one.

I may use your suggestion of welding plates over the break as a temporary fix. It's snowing again today.

I know that this blade is light duty. I don't recall if I mentioned it or not, but it's hooked to a very small tractor... Massey 1215 (18 HP). Obviously I was wrong in my estimate that the light duty implement and low power tractor were evenly matched. The actual blade seems to be sturdy enough. It's just this one beam that's severely under-engineered.

I've plowed with this blade for 3 seasons now, and I'm sure that the damage is cumulative.

 

[ampa]

I had the same problem with my first new graderblade plus the fact it was the first time ploughin' snow with a tractor that had the power and traction...I was able to return it and had it replaced with another new one..for which I had 1/4 " plate steel welded to the weak areas....no more problems..sorry to see this happen to anyone....and it didn't happen doin' your own driveway...like you ...

I was doin' the whole neighbourhood when I bent mine...somewhat like a prettzel weld in some 1/4" plate it will be fine..the more I look at the damage and that 1/2" swivel plate. a full length of heavier walled sqauare tubing is in order..the orignal looks to be only about 1/8"...the plough looks to be in very good condition....

but like others have mentioned.... like mine it had it's weak points... and like mine yours has been bent...I could have straightened mine but I wouldn't chance it...I think yours would bend further up.. if it were mine I would change out that whole section with a new piece if it is available..... 1/4" square tubing to bring it somewhat up to par with the 1/2" plate and the blade....just my thinkin'....Ampa

 

[merrickvilleguy]

another thought is to shorten the top link so the angle the blade makes with the ground is less aggressive.

if you take a look at snow plows without a spring the bottom plate that touches the ground is actually backwards to the moldboard, allowing it to be deflected a bit when riding over obstacles ... maybe rigging something up like that ?

 

[Iplayfarmer]

I just got to thinking that this is my chance to add some much needed weight to this blade. If I replace that beam with a VERY thick walled beam it will add a lot of weight.