Curtis Snowplow

treeboone · Oct 9, 2001

5 minutes??? not on a bet. Curtis sends the plow unfinished, requiring the mounting eyes to be welded in place to fit the loader that it will be used on. The good news is the blade uses the pins from the loader. the bad news is they are a very precise fit and close is no cigar. This is a job for a flat concrete floor. I was able to put it on with a rubber mallet and a wood dowel for a punch. The "mechanic" that first installed the loader at the dealership used a single jack sledgehammer apparently since the pins were peened. As I mentioned, I plan on leaving the Curtis blade on all winter. I don't worry about using the bucket for snow since this blade setup will make snow "ramping" pretty easy. My technique is to plow until the snow starts spilling, then I turn and dump. If I lift my blade as I come to a stop, it forms a ramp. As the snow continues, the ramps get longer and higher. I usually make them every 50 to 75 feet. This prevents getting "bermed in" as the season goes. Sometimes it is the best way to store alot of snow in a limited space

Leef · Oct 14, 2001

Treebone,

I too want to put a Curtis snow blade on my b2910. I really like the idea of having the loader arms (LA 402) on all year b\c I use them for loading and unloading from a flatbed trailer year round. I've received the one page instruction sheet but hesitate b/c I have a quick attach at the end of my loader arms to change from bucket to forks easily. I'm wondering if the Curtis and my quick attach are compatible and then how to fabricate the pieces? If so, I want to set it up that way from the start b/c the brackets need to be welded on.

The woman I spoke to from Curtis was very unhelpful, but did send the directions as I asked. She was quick to point out that they do make brackets for John Deere quick attach arms/buckets - Gee Thanks!

Any advice would be appreciated.

Leef

treeboone · Oct 14, 2001

Leef- my dealer said- "gee it's too bad we didn't go the quick attach route from the start...." AFTER he had sold me every attachment known to man. I can't help you on this, but I am sure it can be done. I can also tell you it would be worth the effort to go quick attach if you have not already set it up otherwise. Good luck. Remember, you will soon forget the extra effort of the set up, whereas I will be reminded of my dealers (and my) shortsightedness every spring and fall for years to come.

Leef · Oct 15, 2001

Treebone, I really like the quick attach. Maybe it's not too late to add one for yourself. What other attachments do you have? Do the four attachment points vary in position? The Q/A has four fixed points to pick up the bucket at. I'm not at my tractor, but I'm trying to imagine if the loader attachment points are variable without the quick attach on? I presume they are variable because the curtis pin holes appear closer together than on my bucket. Anyway, if you have several attachments with the same spacing as your bucket, then maybe you could still add one.

Leef

treeboone · Oct 15, 2001

Leef, most of my implements are 3 point. If I had the foresight, I might have done things abit different with the quick attach on the loader arms. It offers some possibilities. One that I would like to have had is a forklift (I use clamp on forks on the bucket. Very usefull, but not as good as a dedicated forklift attachment.) It would be REALLY nice to change out this stuff at the drop of a hat. I will open the question in a new topic-- Attachments-- Can I convert to quick attach on my loader?

Bayrat · Dec 1, 2001

Have one for my 2910. Would not do it again. Make your own from a truck plow or buy a blower. It is a bear to mount/dismount /w3tcompact/icons/mad.gif. Used it one season on TC29d and could not steer it due to front end lifting when pressure is applied to blade, steering brakes on wrong side with hydro. Supposed to be used in float position. Had fit to my new 2910 this summer, we will see how it works. This tractor has a manual cruise control so the steer brakes should be useable. I have a 200' gravel and 300' field road to plow.

JayT · Dec 4, 2001

I've had a 6' Curtis that I widened to 8' and it works fine on my B 2710 for a few years now. But I did un hook the top loader arms, Weld a clevis hook the the center of the crossover tube for the loader arms. Then a chain between the plow bracket and new hook for raising the blade. This allows the blade to pivot freely. My drive is gravel and has given me no problems. If the edge of the blade gets too far into the bank it just pushes the front over. Hope this helps you
JT