Front angle blade, plowing snow with B7610 (B7510,B2410, B2400, B2100, etc)

[NHbotanut]

Jay

I have a 7610 with a Curtis FEL 6.5' power angle plow. I also have a 60" rear blower and my R4 tires are filled and have chains (for the hill & ice).

The only time I have had a problem with the tractor going sideways is when I have too much down pressure on the plow. This will allow the front tires to float and then it will go off to the side.

As I plow I keep feathering and adjusting the plow ( 1900' gravel driveway). We just had a 20" storm last week. No problems. On my first pass, I anlge the plow to the left and drive to the road. I then Back up with the blower running and my driveway is done in 2 passes. Last year in our old house I did the same procedure on the paved driveway. The only time I had issues with the front end is when I had to much angle bite or down pressure. On the paved driveway I could plow in the float mode, but on gravel, it doesn't work well.

I just tried the ABS pipe last week, and it worked awesome until the pipe broke. I am working on getting a different kind of plastic that can take the cold without being brittle.

I wouldn't hesitate to put the plow on the FEL.

 

[Firefighter Kubota]

My B7510 with loaded turfs with a craigslist western plow 6.5' cut down to 6' and hydraulic angle...Works the balls!!!

 

[cafsman]

I just picked up a 1999 Kubota B2400 and it has the FLE. I like the approach Firefighter Kubota is using. (I guess because I am a retired fire chief and work for a major firefighting equipment supplier....lol). Anyway, I looked on google for ideas and saw a reference to eBay where an Amish owned company is making a plow that fits on the control arms with the bucket removed. Not sure if it available with the hydraulic options to angle the blade though. It appears the way it was done in the photos included by Firefighter Kubota that it does have hydraulic angle capability and using the FLE to raise the plow. The only advantage I saw to the Amish built unit was it would not have as much front end weight or overall length. I am enclosing a link to something similar as he replied that they can make it fit any Kubota. Just curious if anyone has tried this?

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