Snow plow mount to FEL

[joede]

My next door neighbor gave me an old snow plow that's been sitting around for at least 15 years I've lived next to him. I want to mount it the FEL on my Bob Cat CT235, use the curl hydraulic hoses for the angle adjustment on the plow. What's the best way to modify the plow frame to mount it to the bucket?

 

[Rustyiron]

I'm not great with searching this site, but there are numerous builds here.

 

[ray66v]

In my opinion, the best way is to remove the bucket and mount it directly to the loader arms.

Having the bucket on there adds considerable length, because you need the plow far enough out front, to have room to angle it.

Ideally, you want a way for the plow to float. And, some slop in the angle mechanism, so it can rotate up or down from side to side a few degrees to better follow the ground.

 

[Hilbilly]

Got any pics of the plow?

If you type in "FEL snowplow" in the search function, ie the magnifying glass in the upper right corner of the screen, you will find a lot of threads about this. Look for Thread Titles only.

 

[Amvcane]

I am in the process of finishing up one and found this thread and sub-threads most helpful.

Another "Underslung" Story

I thought I'd follow suit and post my Underslung Plow Build. Reading threads about this, I found several other builds that were extremely helpful in planning my build. So before I begin with my post, I think itç—´ prudent to give credit to those folks here: GORDONGOULD...

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Andrew.

 

[Fallon]

I am in the process of finishing up one and found this thread and sub-threads most helpful.

Another "Underslung" Story

I thought I'd follow suit and post my Underslung Plow Build. Reading threads about this, I found several other builds that were extremely helpful in planning my build. So before I begin with my post, I think itç—´ prudent to give credit to those folks here: GORDONGOULD...

www.tractorbynet.com

Andrew.

Ya, you want it compact. The further out the plow is the more leverage it has to push your machine sideways. I got a cheap used yellow plow for a jeep for my old L3200. Designed with lots of side to side articulation & my SSQA mount gave lots of vertical float. It was awkward being so long & having so much side push. But it worked well.

The stainless Snow Dawg I got for the new L4060 has no side or vertical articulation. Need to redo the frame to SSQA mount go get articulation & make it more compact.View attachment 729482

 

[Thomas]

As Rustiron said "but there are numerous builds here."

When I had L2800 with plow attach bucket I came up with this.

 

[chim]

My next door neighbor gave me an old snow plow that's been sitting around for at least 15 years I've lived next to him. I want to mount it the FEL on my Bob Cat CT235, use the curl hydraulic hoses for the angle adjustment on the plow. What's the best way to modify the plow frame to mount it to the bucket?

My plow using the "underslung" mounting has been very satisfactory.

You may want to do some investigating before trying the normal loader hydraulics to control the angling. Since I used the existing third function on my tractor, I didn't bother trying to grasp the issues. Apparently some (or all?) loader hydraulics won't work for that.