Snow Pusher Build

[bunkydad]

I am ready to weld on a QA plate to the plow blade but was hoping to get some suggestions on angle and attachment points. I think the best thing is to weld the plate on first then add the sides. Any comments (photos of your snow pushers) would be greatly welcomed.

 

[skyhook]

There are allot of good threads on these types of builds, don't forget to leave room for your trip springs.
Edit, since this is just a pusher, i guess you won't need springs.

 

[CJONE]

With the tractor level, drop your loader all the way down, then raise it at least 4". That will give you the mounting hight of the plate. The drop allows the pusher to stay on the ground when you go over a rise or hill. I like to use my level indicator to set the angle of the blade to straight up and down. Your plate may have to be angled to do this but with the sides on it you can use the indicator to have a reference for level. You are putting sides on the pusher, right? I don't have any pics of my pusher but it is a heavy duty skid steer model. CJ

 

[bunkydad]

Excellent. That's just the kind of information I was hoping for. Thank you. I will make sure to set the height and the angle (which I would not have thought about). Yes, I plan on adding sides. Would 3/8" plate for the sides be enough or should I weld on 1/2"? I saw a few other pics on the forum that show the reinforcement on the sides and some height adjust-ability for the side shoes. I think I'll add those to keep the actual blade off the ground about 3/4 inch. (gravel driveway and parking lot)

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/build-yourself/228891-snow-pusher-build.html

 

[CJONE]

Mine are 1/2" and about 30" long with one brace. With that being said 3/8" would be more than heavy enough for a compact tractor. just run your brace within 2" of the bottom of the front of the plate. My skids are 4" wide about 30" long and bolted to the outside back area of the side plates. You have to be careful around stuff so you don't catch them but it is not a big deal. CJ

 

[bunkydad]

Excellent. Thank you.

 

[CJONE]

Go to Advantage attachments and you can see the unit I have. Looks like they dropped the side plates to 3/8" so 1/2" was overkill. It's been a great unit and still looks new after 2 seasons. CJ

 

[bunkydad]

Wow! What a nice unit! The photos gave me what I needed to start the project. I see they put a "bar" across the top to pull snow backwards from buildings and such. Nice idea. Thank you again.

Advantage Attachments Inc

 

[arrow]

It seems bunk that if the plate is "kicked out" some creating a 20* angle or so to your QH, it may make attaching easier. That's about the angle on my bucket back. I almost did what you're doing (building a pusher from a snow plow blade) but decided to try this system out first. If I did, I would want bottom supports to kick out the attachment point the same angle as the bucket. Mahindra even recommends any attachments such as pallet forks, etc. for their machine, have this angle as well. Don't know if it will make a difference or not. Just going by factory recommendation.

 

[bunkydad]

Got it. So I have to come up with a way to mount the flat plate to the circular plow and kick out the bottom for a little more angle?