Who makes a good loader plow for my BX?

[TBDonnelly]

Sorry to bring up old post but have not found any info.....

Hound Dog Plow Blades

Great people to deal with.........

Don

 

[ericdube]

The nicest setup I've seen was from Curtis that replaces the bucket assembly entirely, but still hooks up to the loader arms. While the particular plow that I saw in person wasn't on a BX (it was on a B2620 that was for sale at my local dealer), I don't see why it couldn't have been built to fit on a BX series.

Also since the blade has full hydraulic angle adjust capabilities, the tractor had 3rd function hydraulics installed on it as well. Very nice and heavy duty unit though.. I definitely wouldn't mind owning it as it would work great with my loader quick-attach!

 

[BXpanded]

When we started work on the BXpanded Quick-On Snow Plow we tried to consider as many "opportunities" as possible. One that that immmediately became clear in our testing was that depending on the float function of the loader to allow for irregularities in the surface was quite problematic on small tractors. When the loader is in "float", the weight of the loader, arms, bucket, etc. is resting on the blade therefore on the ground. This removes the weight from the front wheels of the tractor and drastically reduces the steering ability as well as traction available for pushing. It also applies much weight on the blade making scraping of unpaved surfaces really difficult without "digging in" and the additional weight increased scarring of paved surfaces. Additionally, when pushing against any resistance with the loader in float, the front of the tractor tends to rise and further unload the tires and allows the blade to dig even farther down into the surface. To demonstrate, try this: With the bucket flat, drive up to an obstruction (tree or curb). Put the bucket on the ground. Move the loader control to the "Float" position. Slowly drive forward. The front wheels will lift from the ground with surprising ease. Take the loader out of the float position and repeat. The front will not rise.

To eliminate these problems, we determined that our best results were obtained with a unit that is able to float lightly on the surface applying just the weight of the blade and with the loader in a fixed, non-floating condition. In other word, the snow plow blade floats independently of the loader.

We also recognized that there are circumstances such as ice, or back dragging when additional weight is needed on the blade. We designed our unit to allow the use of the full downward force of the loader, or the loader "float" function if desired.

In short, with the BXpanded blade, one can float the blade with just the weight of the blade to maximize steering and traction and allow more control and minimized damage, float the blade with the loader in "float", or apply full down pressure with the loader.

To our knowledge, no other manufacturer offers this capability on a loader mount snow plow.
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[SeymourBota]

The nicest setup I've seen was from Curtis that replaces the bucket assembly entirely, but still hooks up to the loader arms. While the particular plow that I saw in person wasn't on a BX (it was on a B2620 that was for sale at my local dealer), I don't see why it couldn't have been built to fit on a BX series.

Also since the blade has full hydraulic angle adjust capabilities, the tractor had 3rd function hydraulics installed on it as well. Very nice and heavy duty unit though.. I definitely wouldn't mind owning it as it would work great with my loader quick-attach!

I own one of these, set up for my B2410. Great blade but WAY too heavy for a BX to handle, even in smaller sizes.

The other challenge is that there is no left to right pivot, so the path you plow is eneven and the skid shoes must be set up to provide alot of compensation.

 

[rlsmith]

Thanks Everyone. Yes BXpanded with my unit the float just don't work for those very reason you have given and may I say again I like what you have but looking to trim some of the cost of the unit and the saving the shipping cost, because EMP is around 2 hours away. So just seeing if anyone here has seen one work or has one. Thanks again everyone, I will keep checking around.

 

[MichiganIron]

We offer a Light Duty Loader Pin-on Plow package not shown on our site. It is a 14ga moldboard, with a loader pin-on frame. It works well with UTV's due to the light suspension and sub-compact tractors. If you are interested in learning more, please contact us through a PM or our website. Even our Standard Duty Plow Packages would be a little heavy for the sub-compacts. That's why we offer the lighter package also. It will be added to our site in the near future.

Hope this helps.

 

[149owner]

These pictures show the ATV plow I modified to mount into the bucket. The blade will float until you tilt the bucket to hit the upright support for downforce on the plow.