SweBota
Silver Member
I like the looks and the fit of that V plow.
Would like to see some vidio of that plow working some serious snow. But alas, you say you used to run it and apparently don't anymore.
No, I sold that setup when i got the bigger 2550 described here
http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/...ictures-your-snow-weapons-88.html#post2273494
(BTW beenthere, after seeing your wing plow I have a serious urge to build something similar, it's a great idea!)
So, I can't offer to make any video, but I still have a photo gallery i made when i sold it if you are interested:
8200
And the replacement (same pics as in the forum):
2550
The yellow plow was 175cm and the new one is 200, to go with the wider and stronger tractor.
These machines are mostly used by professional contractors, landlords, churches, park authorities and municipalities to clear snow in tight places like sidewalks, pedestrian zones, walkways, cemeteries etc. They need to be as small as possible so that the operator has as little left to hand shovel as possible, to make it efficient. Also, chains are not allowed on the city sidewalks, and not liked by the operators that have to drive all day on them... So you need to find a solution that can push as much snow as possible in tight quarters with small machines. To achive that, we need
- a v-plow for the reasons stated earlier,
- a heavy plow that floats,
- a front-mount that keeps the plow close to the machine for tight turning,
- a front mount that sits low, so that the force of the plow against the tractor is applied under the rear axle level. This will push the front wheels down when resistance from the snow increases. It's just like why the tow hook (and 3pt arms) must be under the axle level. If you use a FEL, it will lift the front up, even with only horizontal force is applied.
The design of the plow is similar to all the Swedish/Scandinavian manufacturers. The folding edge and about half the plow height is straight and perpendicular to the ground, and the plow relies on it's weight rather than a positive blade angle to scrape the snow. Then the top curls. The P. Olsson is a little more pronounced in this design than the others, a few cm higher and with larger "wings" on the ends.
They all perform very similar in snow, so you can look at these videos for comparison:
YouTube - Belos TransGiant Vikplog
YouTube - Belos TransPro 3440 Vikplog
This is a small P.Olsson plow on a Husqvarna Rider professional mower / utility machine:
YouTube - Husqvarna PT 26D snow plough video
BR /Marcus
