Snow Quick Attach Plow?

[maximus1277]

Hi guys... question for you. Given all the show we got here in CT this winter, I am tired of pushing the snow with the bucket on my CK27. I found a pin-on Curtis plow from a Kubota owner... I would have to cut and reweld the pin brackets on the plow to make it fit my loader, but before I do that wanted to see if should get a quick attach plate and use that mounting method instead? Has anyone used the pin on type plow set up? Is it a "pain" to put it on and off? I do use the loader frequently to move fire wood... if the pins are a pain to work with, quick attach should be better... thoughts?

 

[nybirdman]

I change between a snow plow and bucket in a matter of minutes with a SSQA,pins would be a real pain.With pins you would have to be absolutely level with the tractor and implement.

 

[tman1020]

Hard to beat the quick attach plate.

 

[leveled]

another vote for quick attach, just make sure to mount it back as far as possible.

 

[seacap04]

Ditto what nybirdman said. I made a QA plow out of a 7' Fisher plow. Cut my plowing time in half at least. I switch to bucket when banks have to be pushed back. I ran hydraulic hoses from rear remotes to front of FEL and added crossover relief valve for swinging the blade.

 

[Coyote machine]

Skip the pin routine, get a QA plate, and a crossover valve on your plow hydraulic lines to/from plow - once and done.:thumbsup:

 

[maximus1277]

Ditto what nybirdman said. I made a QA plow out of a 7' Fisher plow. Cut my plowing time in half at least. I switch to bucket when banks have to be pushed back. I included pic of plow before I added wings. I ran hydraulic hoses from rear remotes to front of FEL and added crossover relief valve for swinging the blade.

That was my next question... I have rear remotes, but i need to get a valve to control the blade.., any suggestions as to what should I get?

 

[nybirdman]

You can run lines from your rear remotes to control a front function.It has been done by a number of readers of this forum.A factory third function install would cost $800 + or-.I have it on mine and it is nice but the rear hook-up will work.

 

[Coyote machine]

I use a diverter valve from Brian at Fit-Rite-Hydraulics, an approved advertizer on TBN. It bolts to the existing bolt hole in the rear of my left rear fender and routes control of my front mounted grapple, or HLA 2000 snowblade, or my Samuri sickle bar, to the Sure-Grip trigger control 'joystick' handle, replacing the factory FEL lever ball end.
This allows me to pull the trigger to open or close my grapple 'fangs', to move my plow blade left or right, and to have my sickle bar blades oscillate.
The Sure-grip trigger control I bought from MIE, (Michigan Iron & Equipment), another approved TBN advertiser.
Together they vastly improve my ability to control front, and my rear second set of remotes, allowing me to also run Top-n-Tilt cylinders, from Brian, to control my box blade and brush hog. In my estimation this is the ideal setup, YMMV.

 

[VictorW]

My CK30hst is a 2004 year, pin on bucket, and before Kioti started using the QA mount. I ordered the Kioti QA mount for a newer CK and it fit perfectly. Pulling pins and remounting something is a PITA. My bucket, forks, and snow blade all have QA now. It's very fast. I'd never go back.

To angle my plow, I ran lines from the rear remotes. I added a bracket to the fel mounting post where the normal fel QDs are and added two more. I run lines from the remotes to these QDs which stay on the tractor all the time. The fel arms have their own lines going from the QDs to another bracket on the fel cross brace which has two more QDs and this stays on all the time. The plow has two short lines that connect to these QDs. I did this so I can take off the fel just as it originally comes off and I have two QDs at the front of the fel arms if I want them for something else.