Tilt adjuster for front blade

[Aussiebushman]

If you could make those chains go streight up to the lifting mech like a regular fisher or boss snow plow you could then make one chain shorter. If you weight the blade at each end or one end that you always want lower at least then you could just push, lift plow, back up and push again. Only stopping to backup when the plow has leveled its self out.

That is really interesting thank you. I have just looked at both the Fisher and Boss websites but neither explains how the system works. Having differential chain lengths make good sense Could you please provide a sketch of how you envisage they could be mounted?

Another thought has occurred - I have a pair of coil springs off a Mitsubishi Pajero, also some old Range Rover coils so maybe there is some way of mounting these between the tractor chassis and the long arms that support the blade. If they are not too stiff, the hydraulic lift would still work and the springs would prevent the blade bouncing around.

 

[Aussiebushman]

I feel a bit guilty about starting this new thread. I had forgotten starting a similar one a couple of years ago when I was richer and younger so was considering hydraulic solutions - and from which I received some excellent advice.

As stated before, I just cannot justify the cost so it's back to finding a manual solution OR just putting up with the inconvenience and second-rate results

 

[zzvyb6]

Install a very stiff spring on 1 end/side to pull it to the max angle in 1 direction. The use a steel cable attached to the rear lift arms with a set of pulleys so that when you raise the lift arms, you will be puling the blade to the opposite rotation angle. The spring will also help you keep the blade at a fixed angle while dodging obstacles that shove it around.

 

[Aussiebushman]

Install a very stiff spring on 1 end/side to pull it to the max angle in 1 direction. The use a steel cable attached to the rear lift arms with a set of pulleys so that when you raise the lift arms, you will be puling the blade to the opposite rotation angle. The spring will also help you keep the blade at a fixed angle while dodging obstacles that shove it around.

Thank you - that is a very smart idea. It seems you are referring to tension springs so the vehicle compression springs I have may not work. I'll make some sketches, also check to see how springs and cable can be attached.

 

[nyone]

Snow plows just use a chain to connect the plow to a lift cylinder.

In your pic your chains go down then back up to the lift mechanism. Remove the need for them going down and shorten one side.

 

[Aussiebushman]

Snow plows just use a chain to connect the plow to a lift cylinder.

In your pic your chains go down then back up to the lift mechanism. Remove the need for them going down and shorten one side.

Actually, if you look more closely at the picture, you will see that there is just a single chain from the frame to the blade - One of the chains you can see is just a "preventer" to stop sideways movement