FEL Snow PLow size?

[dstig1]

Eh Maybe I won't need chains. Time will tell... Ice would probably be the issue, plus slope.

 

[71bronco]

I leave my ballast on when plowing (about 900 lbs) and haven't felt the need for chains. Of course we haven't had much snow this year. Before this year my plowing rig was a 8n with a backblade so anything was a huge improvement.

Jeff

 

[RoyJackson]

Eh Maybe I won't need chains. Time will tell... Ice would probably be the issue, plus slope.

Nothing wrong with waiting to see if you need 'em. The only downside I see is if you decide you need them, they may not be available when you need them (especially if you have a popular sized tire such as 15x19.5 Industrials).

 

[dstig1]

Yeah Roy, that thought crossed my mind too. I'd hate to really get stuck needing them when it's too late. But for now, I just need to find a cheap plow as the project donor... I'll deal with the chain issue later.

 

[Cantoo]

Kubota L35 with loader mounted 7'-6" poly blade with 12" steel wings on each side, chains on rear only. 7' rear mounted blower for ballast. No problem moving lots of snow, take smaller bites if snow is wet.

 

[RFB]

And when you need them...like having the front end sliding sideways down an ice covered compound grade to a dropoff, with lots of weight (L5740, loaded rears, 600lbs of wheel weights, a 1100 pound foot rear blower, and a FEL mounted 7.5 foot blade) and R1's, and the only thing that stops the slide is to dig in hard with the front blade....yikes.

 

[foggy1111]

I have a "new" converted 80" Meyer plow mounted on my FEL. Just plowed with it for the first time in the past days.....as we had no plowable snow until now. We have about 6" of snow. I had plenty of traction with my R1's and I thought the plow width is just fine. My plow sits back close to the loader arms due to the way I configured the frame that mates the plow to my loader.

If I had to do allot of plowing I would definately add chains to the front wheels as I had some problems steering and the front end was being pushed to the side. I have fluid in the rears and a box blade on the back for ballast. I didnt operate very much.....so my technique likely needs honing. Maybe steering with the brakes would help too.

The tube over the cutting edge seemed to furnish enough float for the plow instead of skid shoes. I wish I had more time to work with the plow....

 

[204saskman]

I know i wanted to go bigger when i built my pusher, but im glad i only went a foot bigger than my bucket. I find with a full plow bucket of wet snow its a good push when im plowing out place. But i actually run out of traction before power some times and then others i run out of power before i run out of traction.

 

[dstig1]

Thanks for the tips. I'm looking for something in the 7-7.5' range based on what I've read. I'll probably end up with chians somewhere down the road, but maybe not to start.

 

[dstig1]

So i finally found one. $175, which I thought was fair. Appears to be a meyers st-90 though the label is worn. One break in a brace on the back. I need to weld anyways for the conversion...