Snow Attachments Got me a SNOW PLOW!!!

[dirtworksequip]

While we are on the subject of snow removal. I think a landscape rake is the most overlooked snow removal attachment there is for stone driveways and roads. I use mine in conjunction with a front blade. If there is deep snow I high blade the bulk of the snow off the road with the front blade and finish up using the landscape rake. You would be supprised at the results and if done properly you won't have a lot of stone windrowed off your driveway. The rake helps pop up some loose stone to give you better traction in your vehicle once done the snow is removed. Try it you will love the results.

Sincerely, Dirt

Below pic: JD 3520 w/JD 390 front blade and landscape rake.
http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q259/dirtworksequip/P1010958.jpg

 

[PineRidge]

The plow I use worked better when the FEL was in the float position however the loader arms drug the ground creating another problem. I welded brackets to the rear of the plow frame so plow shoes could be added which solved the problem of the dragging loader arms.

We use ours on a gravel drive and it works great.

You have a nice setup!

 

[vic4news]

While we are on the subject of snow removal. I think a landscape rake is the most overlooked snow removal attachment there is for stone driveways and roads. I use mine in conjunction with a front blade. If there is deep snow I high blade the bulk of the snow off the road with the front blade and finish up using the landscape rake. You would be supprised at the results and if done properly you won't have a lot of stone windrowed off your driveway. The rake helps pop up some loose stone to give you better traction in your vehicle once done the snow is removed. Try it you will love the results.

Sincerely, Dirt

Below pic: JD 3520 w/JD 390 front blade and landscape rake.
http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q259/dirtworksequip/P1010958.jpg

Thanks for the tip. I usually have to put sand down a couple times because the snow on the gravel driveway freezes and ices up. It would be nice to use my new rake to bring up the stone so that I don't have to shovel sand.

Vic

 

[dirtworksequip]

Vic, depending on the conditions. You can use the rake to even tear up some ice. If you angle it all the way and add some weight it does a great job at breaking up packed in snow or thin ice.

Sincerely, Dirt

 

[keving]

I'm JEALOUS!!! We need some SNOW

 

[RFB]

Keving,

Same setup I use on my 5030. I use it all the time, miles of plowing. Rear chains (R1's all around) are a must for us. The Curtis system works well.

http://www.tractorbynet.com/photos/showphoto.php/photo/2756/size/big/sort/1/cat/500

PS: and I have no idea why my gallery is labeled "BillVA". He ain't me.

 

[keving]

Keving,

Same setup I use on my 5030. I use it all the time, miles of plowing. Rear chains (R1's all around) are a must for us. The Curtis system works well.

http://www.tractorbynet.com/photos/showphoto.php/photo/2756/size/big/sort/1/cat/500

PS: and I have no idea why my gallery is labeled "BillVA". He ain't me.

Awesome pics. Do you use "float" mode on the loader when plowing? Any other tips would be helpful. Thanks!

 

[RFB]

No, our roads are too primitive and float would destroy them. There are few sections that are level or even, so I try to leave a few inches of snow until I get a good ice-pack, then the feet slide unimpeded and plowing gets easier.

That picture was during a light snow season and rather warm, so as soon as I plowed it melted from sunlight.

I have given some thought to ginning up wheels with longer shafts (than are on the existing adjustable feet). I am not sure how that would work.

My goal is to not scrape down to the mineral road surface, but to leave a few inches of snow as a covering.

I do not do this for profit, so I am never in a hurry. Actually, at midnight, out on a mountain road, in a fierce snowstorm just plowing along with all the lighting on is quite therapeutic.

 

[keving]

I do not do this for profit, so I am never in a hurry. Actually, at midnight, out on a mountain road, in a fierce snowstorm just plowing along with all the lighting on is quite therapeutic.

I'm looking forward to that! I'm sure I'll figure out quickly how to move snow and not the road. Now I just need some snow! Please send...

 

[jimmysisson]

Kevin, how does your (beautiful) new plow float as the driveway dips and crests? It looks like it's held rigid hydraulically by the curl cylinders. Maybe there's some compliance in there I can't see in pic 1. My cobbed up Fisher plow hangs on a chain so it can rise and fall with uneven grade. Raising or lowering the loader alters the angle of attack - the ground contact is the shoes until you raise the loader quite a bit. I have a gravel drive, and the cutting edge is probably 1½" off the drive with the plow frame level.
This year I welded much larger shoes over the old 4"x4" ones, now about 8" square, turned up a little at the corners. Last year it was warm and the drive didn't freeze even after it snowed, shoes dug it up. Yesterday's was much better, frozen drive and bigger shoes.
That setup of yours should push anything you get with no trouble. And yep, nice shop!
Jim