Cutting down the width of a front blade

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jambx

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B2920 TLB, ZD21-60P, 1949 US Baird Beaver
Looking at a blade for plowing this winter for my B2920 however I am also thinking it is going to be a little too wide at 72 inches - although may handle it just fine. My tractor is 51 inches wide and believe a 66 inch wide blade would be the sweet spot for the B which should give me a handful of inches on either side of the tractor at 30 degrees.

I have heard of people successfully cutting these down - has anyone done it - if so do you cut off the ends on just the middle. Reason why I ask is the shoes seem to be right in the way at the ends and I don't see a clear way to reattach. I maybe overthinking this but any clarity is greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

jim
 
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I would not worry about cutting it down till you try it 72" is not that wide on my L48 i took a truck blade 8'6" and ADDED almost a foot and a half to it on both sides and still have no problems pushing anything I want.
 
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I cut down an old Fisher blade. My 2wd Ford could only push it in light snow. I cut straight down equal distances from each end, then overlapped the pieces and welded them still. It came out great. Now I push it easy. :)
 
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Jambx, I have a B2920 and my father has a B7500 Kubota. I am in the process of taking 2 fisher plows, 1 is 7ft the other 7 1/2ft, and cutting them down to make a 66" plow for each tractor. What I am doing, is cutting the rib off the backside of the plow on the ends and moving it in to the correct width and welding it back on. Then, I will cut the extra blade off taking equal amounts from each end. Each tractor has a pin type quick coupler on the loader, so I am fabricating a bracket to go on the coupler to hitch the plow on to. I choose the 66" length for maneuverability and to keep the weight down on the loader arms. Also, it is not uncommon here to get snow storms here ranging from little to as much as 30+ inches with 12-18" being common. So I don't want to take too big of a bite in the deeper storms. Will try to keep you updated on my progress and good luck to you.
 
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I used to use a 7' plow on my TC30 and it did well. Last year I never got around to putting the plow on and I used my 5' bucket. My bucket is actually faster as snow does not spill out the sides like it did with the plow. The plow was straight mounted, no swivel. I was always cleaning up after myself or taking small bites. The fel just gets he job done faster.
A swivel on the plow would have been nice- just never got around to making one. With a swivel the plow would probably be faster in getting the work done - less spill on the sides.
 
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I would not worry about cutting it down till you try it 72" is not that wide on my L48 i took a truck blade 8'6" and ADDED almost a foot and a half to it on both sides and still have no problems pushing anything I want.

Seems this is a better idea. When I plowed up north my 7 1/2' blade was OK almost all the time even though I thought it would be too wide. Just take smaller bites of snow if you have to. Wider is really helpful most of the time.
 
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As stated, cut the ends with the shoes, and re-weld them where you want them on top of the blade.
If you plan on adding this plow to your bucket, then, I'd cut it,
if this will be frame mounted and bucket removed, then leave it as is,
if your hoe will remain on the back, then you may get away with leaving it as-is and
mount it to your bucket,
weight is what your looking for on a "bucket mount plow".
 
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Jambx, I have a B2920 and my father has a B7500 Kubota. I am in the process of taking 2 fisher plows, 1 is 7ft the other 7 1/2ft, and cutting them down to make a 66" plow for each tractor. What I am doing, is cutting the rib off the backside of the plow on the ends and moving it in to the correct width and welding it back on. Then, I will cut the extra blade off taking equal amounts from each end. Each tractor has a pin type quick coupler on the loader, so I am fabricating a bracket to go on the coupler to hitch the plow on to. I choose the 66" length for maneuverability and to keep the weight down on the loader arms. Also, it is not uncommon here to get snow storms here ranging from little to as much as 30+ inches with 12-18" being common. So I don't want to take too big of a bite in the deeper storms. Will try to keep you updated on my progress and good luck to you.

I also cut down a plow in this way.. it was a 7.5 meyers and I cut 9 inches off each side. 6ft is not too small for me because I can be pushing 2ft of heavy snow or more at times. Also I would look at building a plow frame and not using the loader I originally did it that way and it creates a huge arc for your turning radius? Also with the plow that far out in front it will push your machine sideways. I plow from a plow frame? it's fast and I can get the machine ito tight places If I have to push back banks I drop the plow and the loader is on in two minutes?

Regards,
Chris
 
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Thanks so much for all the input - love tractorbynet.

I am interested in a snow plow blade that attaches to the FEL arms since I really want to have the ability to push back elevated banks and not have to swap between bucket and blade more than I have too (I will be doing that frequently enough moving firewood to the house although I have the quick attach however which makes it very easy).

So with everyone's input I will leave the 6 foot width for now and see how it goes but something is telling me I am going to want a little more flexibility and maneuverability in the tight spaces.

As for rear ballast I was going to use my 5 foot rear blade. My thinking is I can plow in reverse for clean up etc. Guess it will come down to trial and error which is half the fun.

Then again just my luck it is not going to snow this year - sorry guys.
 

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