Snow My version of FEL mounted snowplow on B2920

[jmarx82]

Here's what I came up with for my B2920 for plowing snow. I bought a used 6.5 meyer moldboard off of craigslist. I made a mount to pin it to Kubota quick attach. I just use the lower pins. Then I welded a grab hook to the cross member on the loader and ran the chain up to it. Since I don't need the tilt cylinders and I don't have a third function, I use the tilt function for the angle. The 6.5 is about all this tractor will handle. I defiantly would not want any bigger. It will push the front end around. Overall it works pretty good though.

 

[CHDinCT]

Here's what I came up with for my B2920 for plowing snow. I bought a used 6.5 meyer moldboard off of craigslist. I made a mount to pin it to Kubota quick attach. I just use the lower pins. Then I welded a grab hook to the cross member on the loader and ran the chain up to it. Since I don't need the tilt cylinders and I don't have a third function, I use the tilt function for the angle. The 6.5 is about all this tractor will handle. I defiantly would not want any bigger. It will push the front end around. Overall it works pretty good though.
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Nice. This is a project I might do some day on my BX now that I have a quick hitch on the FEL and am currently setting up a 3rd function for a grapple. I have a frame mounted plow now, but it's a bit of a pain to switch from plow to bucket, which I need during the winter for moving firewood.

 

[NoSoMo]

Here's what I came up with for my B2920 for plowing snow. I bought a used 6.5 meyer moldboard off of craigslist. I made a mount to pin it to Kubota quick attach. I just use the lower pins. Then I welded a grab hook to the cross member on the loader and ran the chain up to it. Since I don't need the tilt cylinders and I don't have a third function, I use the tilt function for the angle. The 6.5 is about all this tractor will handle. I defiantly would not want any bigger. It will push the front end around. Overall it works pretty good though.
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You are at risk of damaging your FEL arms by not having a rigid mount on the front of your loader arms. If you catch something with that blade, even some uneven ground, you will twist/bend and possibly break the small rod that connects your tilt function between arms. It will be nearly the same result of not having one of the SSQA handles locked into place. It will cost you more time and money to fix it when it breaks than it would to just do it properly. Having a bucket, or any other properly designed attachment upfront eliminates this danger.

 

[jmarx82]

You are at risk of damaging your FEL arms by not having a rigid mount on the front of your loader arms. If you catch something with that blade, even some uneven ground, you will twist/bend and possibly break the small rod that connects your tilt function between arms. It will be nearly the same result of not having one of the SSQA handles locked into place. It will cost you more time and money to fix it when it breaks than it would to just do it properly. Having a bucket, or any other properly designed attachment upfront eliminates this danger.

I am not really following what you are saying. The small rod that connects the arms is part of the quick attach and not the loader. The loader has a heavy piece of steel connecting the two arms together. That is were the chain goes up to the loader. Also where the plow attaches to the quick attach, it is rigid there. I am not sure what the difference with hitting something on one side is any different with a plow vs a bucket. I agree that the bucket makes the whole front end more ridged, but I am not moving dirt, I am just pushing snow.

 

[NoSoMo]

See these posts for what will happen....

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/new-holland-owning-operating/58876-bent-my-quick-attach-skid.html

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/...g/132021-quick-attach-bucket-wont-attach.html

 

[jmarx82]

See these posts for what will happen....

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/new-holland-owning-operating/58876-bent-my-quick-attach-skid.html

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/...g/132021-quick-attach-bucket-wont-attach.html

Not to sound stupid, but I am still not following what you are saying. First its not a SSQA, it's Kubota's. Second, the plow is pinned to the quick attach with a rigid mount. I agree that it's not the best setup, but using common sense, I don't think this stresses the loader frame anymore than digging with a bucket.

 

[zzvyb6]

If your plow strikes a stone or a curb at an angle it will permanently twist (warp) the loader arms. Also, I think you need a lot more angle on the plow blade to make it cut smoothly but you probably can't steer it well enough because of the industrial tires you have.

I think you have signed up for a twisted loader frame. Here is the scenario: You plow early in the winter and create a side berm. As you get more snow, you realize that you need to move the berm over. When doing this, the right edge of the plow gets stuck in the ice and creates a very large bending moment at the loader arms. One arm lifts to relive the moment and the other one stays. The horizontal alignment of the quick plate is now snafued.

Try this: Drop two square tube beams down from the center frame and use spherical joints to bolt up the plow's A-frame. Drop a cylinder from the weight bar to the plow pivot and you have enough geometry to handle all your conditions. This is a 7.5 ft plow. Loader hydraulics for plow angle and up/down (I like down pressure). I run in high range, 3rd gear, full angle faster than cars can follow me down a road with 12" of fresh snow. Done it 5 times already this year.

 

[skyhook]

jmarx82, you have the right idea, but, why don't you "weld" tabs in your loader bucket.
Then attach your plow pins to them.
Your bucket will re-enforce the strength of the loader arms.
You may also have to weld a plate to the bucket for these tabs.

 

[happy jack]

I've been exploring to doing something similar, But I was thinking of welding a couple of connection points may maybe from an old snowplow frame off a truck in the back of the bucket and maybe some type of stiff arm to keep the plow from floating? then when i need the bucket for additional snow removal I would just pull the pins and remove the arm. thoughts?

 

[skyhook]

I've been exploring to doing something similar, But I was thinking of welding a couple of connection points may maybe from an old snowplow frame off a truck in the back of the bucket and maybe some type of stiff arm to keep the plow from floating? then when i need the bucket for additional snow removal I would just pull the pins and remove the arm. thoughts?

You need the plow to "float", you don't want the weight of the loader arms on the plow.
You have the right idea, but the plow "has to "float" on it's own weight.