QA and the 2620

[DELInstallations]

I'm wondering if anyone knows of a QA for the 2620 that would allow it to go to a skid steer style of mount and still retain usage of the OEM bucket without too much modification?

I'm torn between the OEM QA and forks and having a mount fabbed up for a snowplow and hydraulics eventually or bite the bullet and go SS mount.

I can't justify buying the Kubota subframe and plow mount and be a one trick pony.

 

[art]

To go to the skid steer style adds a lot on weight and relocates the load out front further cutting the load capacity.

 

[bstrom]

Yeah I think it would be alot of weight for the 364 loader. The Kubota QA doesn't weigh that much, I could do a curl with it one hand and I'm a 150 pound weakling. Maybe you could have a plow made up to fit it?

 

[DELInstallations]

That's partially what I was thinking, get the Kubota QA and then have someone possibly fab something up so I can find a beat up plow from a truck, couple of cylinders and the like and have a QA mounted plow.

I think Meyers make a unit for the Kubota, but google has been no help with finding my options.

I also kicked around making some sort of pusher and mount either conveyor belt or rubber on the bottom and then using the bucket and that to get the snow off the drive.

I've got at least 500' that is 2 1/2 cars wide, then flares up to 3 cars wide with parking and turn areas. Even with a commercial honda 1132 tracked monster it takes 3 hours easily along with some sidewalk frontage. This is going to be my first winter with the 2620 so I'll have to wing it a little as far as how to really do it.

 

[bstrom]

Yeah, last winter was my first with the b2620. And what a winter! I've got about 300 feet of drive, a couple turnarounds, garage and shed which are hard to plow. I was able to handle everything with my rear blade and OEM bucket but it can be slow, especially when your first big storm is 18 inches! I didn't even have loaded tires at first but I did have chains once it iced up and it will here on the coast. I would recommend loaded tires and chains - then it will push just about anything in front of it. The rear angled blade works good but sometimes you have to turn it around and push backwards which also works good, but you need loaded tires and chains if icy. This year I will have loaded tires, a nice set of chains for the ice and the larger bucket - I think it will work good, but probably not as good as a blower or maybe a front plow. I need to pile up snow in my situation though. From what I have read you may need to be careful with an angled plow bending your loader arms but others may know more about that.