FEL Snow Blade Build
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nyen0004
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Excellent job so far. You will want the angle capabilites. Take a look at a BOSS "V" Style plow if you want something serious. With what you have built sides will provide the most bang for the buck. To keep them from bending rebar can be welded from outer edge back to a point 16'' in from edge of blade. This should be about half way between top and bottom of blade. I am making something similar. Just taking a box blade and putting it on the front of a 743 Bobcat. Good luck and continue the good fab work.
Harvey9
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Looks great so far, where did you buy the Skid shoes?
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nyen0004
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I'm not sure yet wether or not I will put sides on it. We will see next winter I guess since we have no more snow here.:laughing: The only thing I used a mig on is the skid shoe mounting pipes, the rest I had a welder weld since I didn't have a welder (I just bought one now) he stick welded it.
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nyen0004
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Princess auto... They are aftermarket replacements for truck plows.
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nyen0004
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I am thinking obout putting small sides on the blade to give it a bit more of a larger sitting surface... It seems to really want to dig into my laneway right know.
Jeff Lary
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Looks great but if it does not angle you will not have much fun.I have an old homemade one my Grandfarther built from an old fule storage tank .I re-vamped it with a 6" connector arm on one side and a 18" arm on the other to get angle.I built some plow shoes from 2" galv pipe that keeps mine up about 4 inchs with the rest of the shoe frame work.I use this to keep over a half mile of woods road open all winter.Good luck with yours great job.
Grayson Klassen
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I have a JD4020 that weighs in at about 16000# all in and I have come to an almost istantaneous stop plughing my own driveway, it is way harder on the arms than side loading with an angled blade
