Snow Equipment Owning/Operating Frontier AF12 Front Blade Skids

[corey9212]

Something looks funny with the bolt on edge. Most are reversible and rarely do you see heads sticking up like that on the leading edge. The holes are visibly closer to one edge and it appears if you were to reverse it, that would allow your skid shoes to hit. Things that make you go hmmmm......

This one is reversible too so I imagine the other side will look the same as this side. I thought the heads sticking out were odd as well. I've thought about flipping it upside down (short edge on the bottom but then I would have to replace the blade sooner as the edge is that much shorter to begin with.) also the AF11 blade the manual shows its curved and streamlined into the blade where the AF12 is just a rectangular chunk of metal with holes in it that sticks out in front.

 

[RoyJackson]

Any response from your Deere dealer?

 

[Deerherd]

This one is reversible too so I imagine the other side will look the same as this side. I thought the heads sticking out were odd as well. I've thought about flipping it upside down (short edge on the bottom but then I would have to replace the blade sooner as the edge is that much shorter to begin with.) also the AF11 blade the manual shows its curved and streamlined into the blade where the AF12 is just a rectangular chunk of metal with holes in it that sticks out in front.

When I said reversible I meant flipping it upside down like you said, short edge down. Most replaceable blades are like that, just the holes are centered in the middle of the cutting edge. I wonder if it came pre drilled to the dealer. Does the manual show the holes in the center of the cutting edge or off to one side?

 

[corey9212]

Any response from your Deere dealer?

The dealer still insists it's how it's supposed to be his quote was "It's to prevent it from digging too deep" but what about if I don't want it to dig at all? Plus this blade is not meant for digging if you even try to move hard dirt you trigger the trip springs.

When I said reversible I meant flipping it upside down like you said, short edge down. Most replaceable blades are like that, just the holes are centered in the middle of the cutting edge. I wonder if it came pre drilled to the dealer. Does the manual show the holes in the center of the cutting edge or off to one side?

That's what I'm used to seeing for reversible blades (the holes drilled in the center.) tomorrow I will try flipping the blade and see what happens if not it seems my options so far is drill new holes in the middle of the blade or weld on extensions to the skids, which sucks cause you spend all this money on a blade just to have to modify it right off the bat.

 

[Deerherd]

I found the brochure online and it shows the holes in the center and it says it's reversible. I think it's page 5. I would show this to the dealer and remind him that the skid shoes also help the blade not dig in.

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[corey9212]

I found the brochure online and it shows the holes in the center and it says it's reversible. I think it's page 5. I would show this to the dealer and remind him that the skid shoes also help the blade not dig in.

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Thank you, the pics in that brochure should give me what I need to prove to my dealer that something is wrong with the blade.

 

[JordanFTW]

I agree, those holes should be in the center of that edge. I would make Deer give you a truly reversible edge.

Also, other manufacturers do make longer shoes if you need them.