Snow plow out of a trailer tongue?

   / Snow plow out of a trailer tongue? #1  

59 Sons

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Southern Washington
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Kubota M59 tlb
I have 3 miles of dirt trail to plow. Mostly 3" minus base rock, unmaintained. About a mile of severely rutted and pot holed dirt, with frequent car sized boulders impeding the surface. Sometimes we can borrow a neighbors big dozer after a particularly heavy snow fall, but usualy were on our own for the normal stuff.

Now for the brain storm:
I have a heavy I beam tongue that was used to pull a modular building. Basicly a 10 inch high V about 8 feet wide. If I built a QA in the V and welded some tank sections to the sides, and set my loader to "float".... would the weight of the aparatus keep it from floating over the snow, without hanging up too bad on the uneven ground? I imagine I would have to experement with beefing up the apex so it could take a beating, but it seems like the severe angle of the plow should reduce the drag weight of the snow. Any thoughts?

I would surely appreciate input before I start fabricating. Please bear in mind that the point of this is to get by cheap. I am pushing with a Kubota M59.
Thanx in advance.
 
   / Snow plow out of a trailer tongue? #2  
You will have a mess on your hands with that idea.

You will be better ofdf buying a GOOD rear blade and
attaching at least two swivel pnuematic tires using a
piece of steel pipe attached to the cutting edge until
the ground freezes-if it does where you are.
 
   / Snow plow out of a trailer tongue?
  • Thread Starter
#3  
I am intrigued by your description, thanks for responding. I use my backhoe constantly, so Im not excited about the idea of having to remove it... but the wheels on the cutting edge is interesting. Thanx again.
 

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