Snow SECRETS TO USING A SNOW BLADE

[MtnViewRanch]

Sean, I had been thinking that it was just primer from when you had been fabricating. The OEM Land Pride from Kubota dealers has the Kubota Orange frame work with black blades.

Thanks for the answer though.

 

[Nature Girl]

Everything is possible when you have an amazing support team and likely over 200 years of combined experience in the world of tractoring. Thanks for all your suggestions and help. I was able to get the blade attached (hopefully correctly) and to clear the drives.

You can see how close the side arms are to the tires, but they say that is normal. I was so conservative staying away from the edges of the drive into my property that I plowed it the perfect width of my truck tires - ha.

With gratitude,
Nature Girl

 

[k0ua]

A couple of things. yes the arms look normal, I hope you took another 2 passes at the road, to move those windrows over closer to the sides, because when we get more snow, (and we got more coming monday tuesday and wednesday) and the first windrow has thawed and refrozen, it becomes almost impossible to move over any, and that does not leave any room for your next windrow. Also a purchase you might consider for those lower 3PH arms is either a PATs easychange, (they are featured on this forum) or the Carter's. I have the Carters, but either make the hookup a little shall we say less "colorful". Also they eliminate the need to kick the heck out of the 3PH arms. which I have done plenty of in my time. If fact I hurt my foot once from trying to kick the arms off or on.
Here is a photo of the Carters :
Welcome to CARTER AND SON'S TOOL AND DIE
And the Pats:
Pats Easy Change 3 Point Hitch System

The Pats offer the advantage of not having to mess with putting in pins.but they are more money.

The other alternative is a 1 piece quick hitch like the john deere I match or one of at least a dozen other manufactures, even Harbor Freight has one. The only disadvantage to them is all of the implements must either fit it out of the box or some of them will have to be modified to fit it. The advantage to these products is you do not even need to hook up the toplink of the 3 point as it has a hook also. But any of these systems will be better than struggleing with hookups. Good luck with everything.

James K0UA

 

[Ken Pike]

Can you move the attachment point for the stabiliser bars closer to the tractor & shorten the stabilisers some? That would get them away from the tires a bit more.

 

[Nature Girl]

My goal is to see if it's possible to use a tractor without beating it with large tools and exerting extreme bodily force. I cannot seem to get the stabilizer bars closer and I am sure there is an adjustment that someone who has done this would see in 2 seconds.

I also purchased the "easy" attachment arms with the pins that are supposed to make things simple to manuever but it seems there is an additional attachment that I am hearing about from Pat's that would bless me too.

Carter and Son's website admits that this 3pt stuff is an event....Here is what their ad says: The EZ-HITCH takes away the back pain and headache of changing your 3-Point implements. A 20 - 30 minute back breaking task can now be done in about 3 minutes thanks to the EZ-HITCH!

 

[Nature Girl]

Going to order Pat's Quick System and I am assuming that I just choose the Category 1 hitch, they have several different types is that the best one for my Kubota L3700SU HST?

 

[k0ua]

The Carter's and Pats are similar in purpose. the Pats is a little more advanced. The concept is converting your lower links into hooks, so that you can back up the tractor slowly and line up the hooks just under the pins on the implement and raise you 3pt. lift and hook the pins from underneath. The Pats have an automatic latch so they are hooked then and there, the Carters require you to get off and put in a pin on the top that retains them. Of course you have to get off anyway to hook up the top link. Usually the top link is the easy part of the 3pt. Hookup anyway, as you just screw or unscrew it until it matches up and slide in the pin. If all your implements are about the same distance between the pins, you don't even have to mess with the side link adjustments. As long as you side link sliding adjusters don't hit the tire, and you have all of the slack sway adjusted out then it does not matter how close to the tire it is. One other difference between the Carters and the Pats is the Pats actually extend the length of your lower arms, and the Carters sit on top of your lower arms, so with the Carters your arms cannot go quite as low as using the factory balls as the hitch point. the Pats Require taking into account the extended length. I truly believe either the Carters or the Pats really do save time and swear words. They have for me. It takes a little time to get good at backing up your tractor precisely to get just under the implement pins and raising your 3pt. to latch on. The Hydrostat transmission you have is ideal for precise movements like this.
This thread shows the Carters with my Ballast box on the back. and the 3rd picture here shows it pretty well expecially if you magnify it.

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/customization/177061-using-truck-bed-coating-floorboards-3.html
Hope this helps to understand these hitch ideas, but in the end you will just have to find a product or method that works for you.

Get ready for more snow!

James K0UA

 

[Nature Girl]

Thanks K0ua, I was wondering if adding the extension from Pat's would be an issue with the lower links expanding out too far since they are already tight. The image helps see how the Carters work on top.

Love the trash can attachment for carrying tools, what a great idea and it sure fills a niche. I just need to figure out how to use my arch welder. I'll begin with learning the tractor, but have a sneaking suspicion that soon welding will be a skill to acquire with a huge piece of steel driving all over the property.

Think you should propose the truck bed lining on the floor board to Kubota, it could add a fun side project for you.

 

[k0ua]

The 55 gallon drum has about 650 lbs of concrete in it and with the steel rebar and a 2 inch gravel base in the bottom with the drum itself it weighs about another 100 lbs. there are three 2 inch diameter pieces of PVC set in the concrete for handle tools to slide down into. It has been a very handy implement, as it ballasts the tractor properly (the liquid loaded tires help a bunch also) yet it does not stick out as much as a blade or mower for ballast. I can operate in the trees or near buildings much easier. Yep the Welder is a good thing to master, I have two and I am getting better all the time. but I wont lie and say it is easy, My DC welder is easier and makes prettier welds, but I stuck metal together for years with my old AC Lincoln.

James K0UA

 

[Nature Girl]

The manual recommends a 5' and the dealership said a 6', so it seems if I purchased a 7' it would widen the span even further or maybe the 3pt stays the same on all 5, 6 and 7' implements.
Manual details....
16. Snow Blade
Max. width mm (in.) 1524 (60)
Max. weight kg (lbs.) 300 (660)