ATV to BX1850

[easygo]

As far as I know the rear blades sit so far back because that way you can angle them or even turn the blade around. If you get weights for the front of the tractor it will help a great deal. You can use anything that adds weight. I have seen heavy pieces of steel or even a piece of train rail bolted on tractors. I'm certain that if you get the machine set up good it will do more than the four-wheeler did.

 

[spoon059]

You probably don't like your rear blade because it floats. Your ATV plow probably didn't float and had the 1000 lbs of ATV and operator pushing down to plow the snow. I might suggest getting a couple hundred pounds of weight on your rear blade and see if that helps.

 

[hockeyhead]

I find the front end very light, and I loose the ability to steer with the blade up. I am seaching for front suitcase weights and front steer axle chains are
out of the question due to the clearance between the tire & tire rod ends.
Is there a rear blade available that does not extend so far out back, that it changes the tractors center of gravity.

What size and how heavy is that rear backblade? I can't see that raising a back blade up with the 3pt could make you light up front unless it was over sized big time for that tractor. Sounds like suitcase weights are a must, What kind of tires are on it? Does plowing push the tractor sideways?

 

[Jadd]

The blade is 60 " wide & weighs 276 lbs. The tires are turf tires and the tractor does occasionally get pushed, around by the blade.

 

[Botabill]

Get a FEL for the tractor. I have a BX 1800 and do 200 feet of driveway with it. You can put the snow anwhere out of the way. To make it neat just back blade with the FEL slightly angled down on 'float'.

 

[hockeyhead]

A FEL will definitely solve your weight problem up front, but suitcase weights will work. I'd also look at chains for the rear, and a set of more aggressive front tires for the winter. Your tractor doesn't weigh that much more than the ATV and you have turfs on it, with the wide footprint and the weakest tread pattern, they load up, you start spinning and sliding all over the place.
You own a very versatile tool, you just have to get it set to push snow.
or go with a snow blower.

 

[DesertRose]

I have mentioned in a couple of posts that I use the ATV with blade to move snow quickly and then I will get the tractor out and use the FEL to move the snow piles. The tractor is great for lifting and moving snow but the ATV is much faster at plowing.

If I had to chose just one machine for snow removal I'd chose the ATV but since I have both I don't need to make that choice but it sure works great for me having both.

Tom

 

[149owner]

jadd, see my thread "snow plow on BX2200" to see how I mounted an atv plow on it.

 

[BAYOUBENGAL]

Every man needs a tractor and an ATV. No justifcation required.

 

[fish6942]

Every man needs a tractor and an ATV. No justifcation required.

One BX2350 w/ RMSB and FEL and an ATV w/ plow. Now all we need is the snow!!