I'm kind of late to the party, but since I am planning on doing something very similar, just a few questions. What thickness is your SSQA plate? How much snow do you get when it snows in your area? I am using the 60" blade I have from when we sold our old Kioti and bought the new Kubotab2650. It is significantly heavier than the one you used, but like you, I am using what I have. We did get a 63" front mount blower with our machine, so the plow project for me is kind of just a for fun thing. I can easily see 12-16" of snow per storm, as we get close to 200" per year on average. Right off of Lake Erie in the heart of the snow belt. Post some pictures or video of it in action once the white stuff starts falling! I tend to agree with others about having the chain method for floating as well as the float built into the loader, but it looks like you have a paved driveway so, i don't think you will have much of a problem. I have a gravel driveway, so I don't want a lot of down pressure until things get frozen and packed in or it would be a weeks worth of raking in the spring. I did see the Kubota offering for the SSQA plow attachment and it does not have any float built into the unit itself. I do have a few pictures of that, but they are on my phone. Bottom line is, it's all about using what you have and having a fun experience when building something like this.
