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Steve_Miller

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Found this site on TBN in one of Mith's posts. So I thought Id give it a try, seems much more laid back so far, hope it stays that way. I missed this intro discussion the first couple of days. I don't read everything in these forums as I just read what catches my eye at the time.

Steve
Nova Scotia

Kioti CK30HST, 48" X 60" hydraulic dump wagon, 78" snow blade, 48"side wing, homemade grapple/root rake, pallet forks front/rear, 60" Meteor snowblower, 42" Kuhn tiller
 
Don't have very many yet, but here's some of them I took the other day while out getting ready for the winter season.

Steve
 

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Welcome Steve, nice to have you here.

I recall you used to have a smaller Kubota tractor from the posts when you made your snow wing. Guess you must have had a recent upgrade? :D

Looks like you are handy with the welder, I particularly like the grapple.
 
Hi Steve,

I am curious about your snow blades....Is your front one only a straight ahead pusher (not able to angle)? Is it because it would push your front end sideways if it did angle?

I currently chain bind a modified truck plow on my bucket (straight ahead and I only use it when my rear blade wont work)) and drag a rear blade I welded wheels on so it doesn't dig in behind at an angle while I drive forward...

I have an old 5 ft plow from a jeep and I am thinking of making a wing up for my 34 horse kubota. Have you pushed much snow with your wing? Are you happy with it? I would like to see some more shots of the wing set up if that is possible (especially of the front pivot connection) but your set up looks pretty simple. I like the brace off the blower, that seems like it solves alot of stress issues. I will probably attach a cable and use the loader to raise and lower mine, but your ram set up doesn't look as complicated as I envisioned.

Welcome aboard, I only joined two days ago myself.

Shinnlinger
 
I don't have that many, but here they are. The top cylinder connecting point, I just drilled and tapped two 3/8 UNC bolts into the FEL frame and made the bracket at the approximate angle to the cylinder. The bottom plow mount is also bolted to the FEL frame at three different points. I made everything that attaches to the tractor bolt on for obvious reasons. The brackets stay on, but to remove the plow, there are just three pins to pull and drive away. The plow pivots at two different angles off the one anchor point at the tractor. The majority of the force takes place at the outer end of the blade so that is the reason for the two pivot points out there. I wouldn't want to fetch up on something next to the inside pivot as I'm not sure what would happen but I am very careful to just plow with it on flat level ground. The springs at the back near the snowblower just help cushion some of the blows from hitting crusty snow banks once in a while, they are a couple of springs from a computer chair I scavenged at work. It's amazing how stiff these springs are considering what they were in. I figure it took about 200-300lbs of force just to get them to compress a 1/4". I've pushed my little Kubota and Kioti sideways before with this wing and not hurt anything now that I've worked the bugs out. I have quite a bit more weight now though, time will tell. As far as the front blade goes, it only pushes straight a head. Usually, if there's less than a 8 to 10" inches it will roll off enough to keep plowing ahead, then I can use the wing to push the rest back. When I first got the front blade I made it so that it would angle, but your right, the little tractors just don't have enough weight to stop them from pushing sideways in any amount of snow. The wing will push snow as much as it can depending on how much traction you can muster, I've had it coming over the top several times. Hope this helps, but if you have any more questions please don't hesitate to ask.

Steve
 

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Steve,

That is helpfull. I am amazed that that the close in pivot has enough support, but you have tried it so I I trust it. I plan to take a 5ft jeep plow and crank the A frame all the way over (have to cut a bolt or two) and mount a frame for it on the loader frame much like you did but mine will have two pins to match up to the A frame. to try it out this winter I plan to only run a cable and pully to raise and lower it off the loader and bucket with a hook to keep it up if I want to use the bucket/front plow independently. If you go to my introduction you will see I have a homebuilt canopy that I built so I could work in the woods without taking it off and it should be rugged enough to work into the scheme as well if needed.

What I hadn't considered untill you inspired was a support running further back. I dont have a blower, but I do run a rear blade on wheels to keep it from digging in while I drive forward and I bet I could brace off that because I never change the angle.

Thanks for the inspiration...maybe I will do it before snow flies.

Shinnlinger

PS why did you stick it on the left side? I plan to stick mine on the right.
 
I built the wing a few years (about 10) back after going off the driveway several times trying to cut back with the snowblower. Almost tipped over the last time so this was the result of that adventure. It also allows me to plow forward just about all time now as I can keep the snow pushed back for the next storm, thus never having to ride backwards getting a stiff neck with the blower. Don't ask me why I have the wing on the wrong side as I can't remember why I did this, no, it wasn't to get a contract on the double highways plowing the left hand lane either.
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Steve
 
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