Grading Someone with a 4100 and 54" front blade

[Cdash]

Someone with a 4100 and 54\" front blade

Can I trouble you to take a picture of how the blade hooks up to the tractor. I am working on a project and want to do something similar. I have a loader which gave me the front guard as well as some brackets. Are these brackets (1 round hole and 1 chain hole) what the 54 blade attaches to?

Thanks for any help!!

Craig

PS JD parts catalog online doesn't show the pic I need.

 

[bigpete]

Re: Someone with a 4100 and 54\" front blade

Cdash,

The following small pics are from the front Quick Hitch of a 2210 using a 54" blade. They will not be identical to the 4100/4110, but I hope the pics help:

 

[bigpete]

Re: Someone with a 4100 and 54\" front blade

Close-up of Q-Hitch bracket installed w/2210 hood guard bracket.

 

[bigpete]

Re: Someone with a 4100 and 54\" front blade

Tractor with blade installed.

 

[keeney]

Re: Someone with a 4100 and 54\" front blade

The 4100 is very similar. The "Front Hitch" is hung from the hole and finger on the under side of the grill guard. If you don't have the grill guard, you use the other set of brackets supplied.

If you have a MMM, you already have the brackets installed.

The Front Hitch on the 4100 hangs a few inches lower due to the higher front axle (bigger wheels).

From the picture, the 2210 Tilt and Angle Quick-Tatch Mount looks like it connects to the Front Hitch slightly differently than on the 4100. It looks like the Quick-tatch Assemblies are similar, but perhaps not identical between the 2210 and a 4100.

I will take some photos of my 4100 in the morning.

- Rick

P.S. One other big difference, my 4100 and blade is not nearly as shiny as that spanking new 2210 in the photos!

 

[rp425]

Re: Someone with a 4100 and 54\" front blade

Forget the frame mount and go with a loader attachment. If you got the loader, much faster and more useful. See Picture.

 

[Cdash]

Re: Someone with a 4100 and 54\" front blade

RP425,

I already have it attached to my loader. I just get a little nervous watching the loader arms vibrate and get pushed around while I am plowing. I have 1/2 mile of private road to attend to, so it's a lot of plowing 4.5' per pass. I just don't want to spring a loader arm or anything. So my thought was to re-fabricate my plow into a front blade and wanted to make sure that I wasn't going to affect anything underneath.

Thanks for the pictures and suggestions.

 

[keeney]

Re: Someone with a 4100 and 54\" front blade

4100 Front Hitch, Quick-Tatch, and Blade

 

[keeney]

Re: Someone with a 4100 and 54\" front blade

4100 Front Hitch, Quick-Tatch, and Blade, Other Side

 

[keeney]

Re: Someone with a 4100 and 54\" front blade

4100 Front Hitch, Quick-Tatch, and Blade with Quick-Tatch removed.