Got Snow Plow Done For 3320 JD

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7595brandon

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2006 John Deere 3320 W/300CX Loader
Hello Everybody , Finally Got snow plow done for 3320 JD , Took alot of fabrication, any advice please let me know, thanks to everybody on here for your input and advice!!! Thank you all!!!!!
 

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/ Got Snow Plow Done For 3320 JD #2  
Looks good! Now for on the job testing, eh? I see you have 3 trip springs on the blade. Mine has two and rarely trips, of course I don't have much of anything in the way of obstructions. It is nice to have both hydraulic angle and lift. Plowing should be sweet. Enjoy!
 
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Yeah I put an old western angle cylinder I had laying around and figured "What the heck" so I got a quick connect, and started going at it!

The plow sure does go up very quick though!!!!

I leave my lever on my loader in the float position when I'm going to plow though, but I think its going to work out wonderful, well I hope so anyway!!!

We really beefed up the frame and put extra support 1/2 inch think steel to reinforce the angle iron! But I had all the metal given to me for FREE!!! Can't beat FREE Stuff!!!!

Alot work and here is what I came out with!!!!!!
 
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Nice job. I know I keep saying this but someday I will mount a plow blade to the front of my tractor. But for now I will stick with the rear blower and loader on the front.

Can you give a bit more detail in what you got into it and the process of the building. How wide is the blade?
 
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Hello Everybody , Finally Got snow plow done for 3320 JD , Took alot of fabrication, any advice please let me know, thanks to everybody on here for your input and advice!!! Thank you all!!!!!

:) Beautiful!! :) Did you fab the front hitch too? Do you have pics of it, off the tractor, and the mounting points on the tractor?
 
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You bet , we started with 3/8 X 4 inch angle iron, and then it was all 1/2 inch thick steel plating, and the blade is a western 7 1/2 ft. plow,

alot of welding, Next time I would eliminate the 1/2 inch thick plate behind the lift cylinder, go with 3 inch square tubing and cut you hole for you arm to mount inside the box tubing, and that will stop the stress of the lifting of the blade, we noticed this problem after we hooked everything up and was done, so definitley go with 3 inch square tubing for your backing on your lifting cylinder, NO PLAY!!!! or bending.

And go with also mounting your plow mount bracket to your frame by 1 or at least 1/2 inch thick steel plateing...... if you don't you'll have your plow wanting to tuck under the tractor so really reinforce it with heavy steel!!!!!!

and grade 8 bolts and washers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
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I don't have any pics off the tractor yet but will get those to you later, as we awaiting the arrival of 4 to 6 inches of snow sooooooooon........

I used square tubing on the up/down cylinder arm, and the 1/4 inch plate covers on each end, with a bit longer plate at the end that holds the hook.

Thanks guys , keep any questions coming, I even am seeing me welding in my sleep , thats how much welding I did on this whole thing!!!!!!!!

I can't get that arc out of my eye!!!!!!
 
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I don't have any pics off the tractor yet but will get those to you later, as we awaiting the arrival of 4 to 6 inches of snow sooooooooon........

I used square tubing on the up/down cylinder arm, and the 1/4 inch plate covers on each end, with a bit longer plate at the end that holds the hook.

Thanks guys , keep any questions coming, I even am seeing me welding in my sleep , thats how much welding I did on this whole thing!!!!!!!!

I can't get that arc out of my eye!!!!!!

I am going to link this thread here...

MK Martin Front mount kit Anybody have one?? - TractorByNet.com

:)
 
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Here is my last pic of today, will get more to you all.....
 

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Thats sounds great , Can't wait to try it out!!!!!!!!!! sooooooooooooon........
 
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I would like to recommend that you align the angle cylinder elbows with the plow frame so they don't stick out in space. Sometimes ice blocks or "stuff" you find out there, especially when backing up, will accumulate there and yank off a connector. I'd also want to tape the jaw of the lift hook so the chain doesn't slip off. The way my stuff works, a chain on a hook is looking for a way to jump off and will find it unless thwarted by a careful insurance device. This way, you can sat that duct tape is in play here.... These are good plows, I have the same deal on my JD. I do like down pressure when backing up in reverse for scraping ice loose on the cement. I also have my trip springs maxed out because of the things I tend to hit on the fly (like raised cement joint edges, curbs, frozen blocks of snow, dead bodies and frozen dog poop).
 
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brandon
Looks great. Will look forward to pics of plowing. I think you will have a lot of fun with it, and get a lot of plow play done as well.
One thing I added, was a snowmobile helmet to handle the brutal cold blowing snow and wind in my face.
I don't have the rubber belting on the top edge, and may consider adding that as well.
 

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Add a crossover relief valve and maybe some flow restrictors and that plow will be golden.
 
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I keep hearing about cross-over relief valves, but have not had any problem in 8 years of plowing snow without them. And I do push a lot of snow. But I don't hit many obstacles like curbs and such, nor go real fast unless I am on the "open" road.

Knock on wood. :)
 
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I keep hearing about cross-over relief valves, but have not had any problem in 8 years of plowing snow without them. And I do push a lot of snow. But I don't hit many obstacles like curbs and such, nor go real fast unless I am on the "open" road.

Knock on wood. :)

How much is a lot of snow?

How many hours for a typical snow event?
 
/ Got Snow Plow Done For 3320 JD #17  
Not for commercial work, and always on my 800' drive and about 3/8 mile of road.
So how much is a lot of snow? Not much compared to Houghton, MI.
A lot, compared to Arkansas.

Hours per "event" ? I usually finish in 1 hour, now that I have the blade on the front. It gets a lot done in little time. Longer when the snow needs to be shoved back to make room for the next snows. No marathon plowing times for me.

That shoving back is why I'm working on a wing plow. :)
 
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Trust Me That Rubber Western Deflector, Makes A World Of Difference!!!!

I will keep in mind that duck taping the hook, that cylinder i put on there was off of a newer western plow and I used it for the up and down, so the up is controlled by the tractor, however the down is run by the down pressure of the plow as far as the weight of the plow goes, I just leave my lever in "Float" Position......... Until I need to raise my plow to turn or whatever......

Maybe after this winter, I will change it over to a actual 2 fitting cylinder!!!!

We'll see how this season goes with what I got.....

Wish me luck!!!
 
/ Got Snow Plow Done For 3320 JD #19  
Came out good. I knew you could do it. So I guess you do have a loader but take it off for snow removal?

Chris
 
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Looks good, I know you were stressing out there for awhile trying to find a plow and figure out how to mount it, but in the end it all came together nicely, and just in time for the snow!

Those lines coming off the angle cylinders do look a little vulnerable, if your plow rides up high on a bank they could come in contact with some chunky junk.
Stacking stops were recommended to me for my frame mounted plow, to prevent the plow from rising to high on a bank and possibly hitting the cylinder. On mine it was needed, on yours it looks like it could raise up pretty high before it hit anything, so maybe not necessary.

The snow foil, I don't know if that's gonna make a difference on a slow moving tractor unless you get real deep powder snow falls, I've plowed for many years with trucks and rarely did I wish I had one.
I haven't got a chance to use my new plow yet so if I find I need to stop snow from coming over the top of the blade, I do have some thick rubber that I could install just like on yours.

About float, IMO you need that all the time, either by having enough slack in the chain or thru your valve. What you can do is drive around the areas you'll be plowing and drop the blade in any holes, ramps, aprons, etc to check if you have enough slack in your chain. I have a driveway apron that comes up from the street levels over a sidewalk and continues up the drive, I need a good 8 inches of float thru there to keep the plow on the ground.

Whoa, that was long winded, I gotta stop drinking coffee at night!

Good luck,
 

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