Snow Snow Removal Equipment

[JoelD]

Hey Joel, we had a cold snap of 20 degrees F. Balmy by your standards, but cold enough for me.

The new blade is coming from the fine folks at Michigan Iron, and there's a few bodies here looking forward to seeing what I got coming. Kind of like the old catalog sales shipments, when the first toilet in town arrived from Sears.

Based on what others have said, I expect it (the blade that is, not a toilet) will work really well too, and hope to show it off to the neighbours who still have to walk behind their snowblowers.

No pressure, Robert!

-J.

Like christmas all over again, this time it's the UPS guy instead of Santa.

Post a pick when you get all mounted up.

Joel

 

[rimshot]

Hey Joel,.

The new blade is coming from the fine folks at Michigan Iron, and there's a few bodies here looking forward to seeing what I got coming.

Robert!

-J.

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I know that you are going to really like that plow and subframe. Michiigan Iron fixed me up with a set of forks for the front bucket. First he cut a nice strong length of square stock to bolt to the bucket. That fabrication stiffened that bucket like you would not believe. Then he installed a couple of super strength bearing eye brackets to accept a bucket wide length of round stock which simply slides through those heavy iron eye bearings. Than he made up a couple of quick removable forks that just slide over the round stock steel.


If my CK-20 ever grows up to be a CK-120 I might try and lift a house with such a rig............that is if they ever manufacture a ck 120 ;-). Will try and find my pictures of that rig

Anyway, good luck with your plow. I'm sure you will be impressed with the workmanship and design.

rimshot

 

[rimshot]

Here's some action shots of my CK20 at work with those Michigan iron crafted bucket forks.

 

[gboudreau]

Rick that is one **** of a nice set up. How long does it take to install one of the WR Long valves?

 

[IslandTractor]

Your photos make me miss my CK20. Toughest little tractor you could ever want. I love the idea that it now comes with quick attach too.

 

[wallace]

Rick that is one **** of a nice set up. How long does it take to install one of the WR Long valves?

3 hours to do a very clean job.
4-5 if it's your first time.

 

[deputyrpa]

Deputy, I meant Sweet talking, not sweat talking.
Joel

A Freudian slip there Joel. However, I kind of like the idea of Mrs. Tractor sweat-talking!! Sorry Rick....it was wide open!

Yesterday morning we had 26 below zero. It was one of those mornings where my face hurt ME, rather than everyone else. Our horses were still alive, so I had to feed them.....

I like the plow blade setup, but I still have the yips with torquing the loader frame. During the last snow, I had to push back the previous piles to make room, which were basically ice. Catching an uneven bite resulted in more side-to-side movement than Madonna in concert. I would much prefer the neck-wrenching rear-mount snowblower than a plow blade on a loader frame. Maybe I'm just clinging to my religion....ahem....or maybe I'm wrong.

 

[DK35vince]

I would much prefer the neck-wrenching rear-mount snowblower than a plow blade on a loader frame.

Snowblowers are great (if you have a CAB). If you don't have a cab you will quickly get tired of eating snow. At least I did !!
I had a snowblower on my Wheel Horse garden tractor (no cab). Snowblower worked great, but no matter which way I aimed the discharge shoot snow went down my neck, in my face, in my gloves, Etc. Etc.
I never used the snowblower because of this and used the plow instead.
I've been using a 7' front blade on my loader for several years now. Works great, I have not broken or bent anything yet from side torquing.

 

[JoelD]

Snowblowers are great (if you have a CAB). If you don't have a cab you will quickly get tired of eating snow. At least I did !!
I had a snowblower on my Wheel Horse garden tractor (no cab). Snowblower worked great, but no matter which way I aimed the discharge shoot snow went down my neck, in my face, in my gloves, Etc. Etc.
I never used the snowblower because of this and used the plow instead.
I've been using a 7' front blade on my loader for several years now. Works great, I have not broken or bent anything yet from side torquing.

If I did not have my plow truck, I'd definately mount the plow to my loader, I don't think I'd run into any problems, I don't think I'd be going fast enough to put a bunch of load on the equipment.

Joel

 

[MichiganIron]

Jon,

Your "toilet" is packaged and ready to go. The blade was run and all the lines and cylinders are charged.

Thanks, and let us know if you have any questions.

Rimshot, your pictures are hanging in our showroom. The "firelog" picture will always be a conversation piece around here... as well it should be.