V plow

[metalbender]

I'm thinking of doing a small fixed v plow for the fel of my Massey 1742. Anyone here have one to share pics? My blade just does a flop when I tried to push through. Last year's scoop and dump got old real fast.

 

[shooterdon]

IMO there are two ways to deal with snow.

If you have a place to push the stuff...a snow pusher like this:

https://www.palletforks.com/skid-steers/snow-equipment/8-foot-skid-steer-snow-pusher-attachment/170102.html?adpos=&scid=scplp170102&sc_intid=170102&adlclid=c65a6b49b6281117423f09adadf50e37&msclkid=c65a6b49b6281117423f09adadf50e37&utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=SC%20Shopping%20-%20NB%20-%20Desktop%20-%20Prospecting&utm_term=4580840329562392&utm_content=SC%20Shopping%20-%20NB%20-%20Desktop

Or, a blower. I prefer a pull blower but a rear blower is less costly.

 

[metalbender]

I have two blowers, One for the front and and the other for rear mount, not a problem there. Problem is the snow drifts in so hard you can drive up on it and has to be broken up to blow it. A snow pusher would just stop dead. With the bucket down, the tractor stops after about ten feet. A twelve thousand lb FWD tractor with a blade would no doubt do it. A v plow would be efficient to give me a path to the highway, then blow the sides to clear the road.

 

[Rustyiron]

This might not be what your thinking about. I built a frame mount for a truck plow, that's a Fisher 9.5 xv2 on the front.
The only picture I have on my phone.

The wings are plumbed in to the loader valve that stays with the tractor when it's removed. The 3rd function works the lift cylinder for the plow.

 

[LouNY]

I've never been a fan of a fixed V plow, it would leave to good sized berm on both sides to blow afterward.
One of the truck adjustable V's that can be a straight blade, an angle blade, a scoop blade or a V would be nice.

 

[metalbender]

The berms on the sides would at least be broken up, making it easier to blow away. Going to try out the 66 inch blower on the rear, the current 84 inch was a bit much for heavy snow conditions even with hydro.

 

[metalbender]

Found a v plow on FB marketplace. I'd need a much larger tractor, it's nine feet wide. If it wasn't 300 miles away, I'd go have a look to see if it could be shrunk down for my tractor. At $400, the price is right.

 

[oldnslo]

How tall of a V-plow do you need for the drifts? Would a standard truck mount V just roll snow over the top?

 

[metalbender]

Regular truck plow doesn't have the required angle. The old style, fixed versions had a point that would break up and lift the snow. King of Obsolete on YT has one on an old crawler. Probably just another wild idea floating around in my head.

 

[oldnslo]

I did a Google search for tractor V plows and found hilltop snowstriker company based in Finland that made them for compact tractors look interesting but no clue if anything similar in USA.

 

[metalbender]

Apparently the company doesn't ship international.

 

[FatTire]

Something like the Westendorf VP-72 or -96 would cut rock hard drifts pretty well. They can supply them with a skid steer quick-attach mount. V-Plow | Tractor Attachments | Westendorf

 

[metalbender]

Thanks for the link. Exactly what I'm looking for. Unfortunately, they aren't building them till December. Price is reasonable, weight is good. With the pics on the site it would be fairly easy to replicate from an old water tank and some seat of the pants engineering.

 

[Rustyiron]

I wouldn't expect it to "roll the snow just like a highway plow" unless you're tractor is good for about 40+ mph, but you'll like it. It's a lot less effort to split the deep snow and although there is extra effort to steer, it's a lot less than a straight blade.

 

[nybirdman]

What happens when you can get through with a V plow?I would thing it would take a lot of weight and speed to work well.
If your straight blade is "flopping"you need stiffer springs or it's a fixed down and not floating.All truck plows float on a chain;I built mine the same and it works well.

 

[metalbender]

Once through with the plow, back up with the blower running. When the snow is broken up, the blower will do good. We put up 250 ft of snow fence so far, another 100 or so to go. Also cut strips in the tall grass with the bush hog parallel to the road to disturb the drifting snow.