broke the plow mount

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fordnut

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plowing like usual, but the banks are getting big now, and the lil kubota plow set up just snapped in half while pushing snow with the plow fully angled to the right.. Had to drag the broken unit into the shop for repairs. I reinforced it, and its good as new, for now. What i need is a snowblade for the backhoe this year..

Jeff Gunnison, CO
 
That's not good (that it broke). Now that you've beefed it up, what's the weak point?

Nice shop. I've got 100+ sheets of OSB sitting here to finish the inside of mine but for now, there's just too much "stuff" in the shop to make it an easy project.
 
[quote user="TWO GUNS"]See we have the 'ole heater pointed in the right direction !!![/quote]
DOH, I didn't see that.
Hey Fordnut, have you used/installed a CO detector in your shop? Does it go off in about 30 seconds after firing up that heater? Be careful... I used a torpedo heater like that but quit using it in the shop after almost passing out from the CO that it emitted. I switched to a Reznor propane shop heater.
 
The heather is filled with kerosine. Better than diesel for sure, but, its still a little nasty. I dont run it long. Just enough to warm the place back up after the big doors have been opened for a bit. Always below 0 here, so i can take a bit of the fumes now and then. The ceilings are 14', so im sure its worse up higher... Eventully, ill run hot water solar collectors on the roof, to feed the in-floor heat tubes i installed before pouring the slab. Should make for nice even heat, powered by the sun. That will have to wait till spring/summer though...

Keep warm everyone. We are expecting more snow all weekend.

Jeff
 
OK, just be careful.

It's pretty much a falacy that CO rises, especially in an enclosed area. The atomic weight of natural air is only 3% heavier than Carbon Monoxide. With the air circulation caused by the heater, the CO is mixed almost evenly with the air when the heater is running. Once shut off, the CO will rise a bit.

BTW, where are you again?
 
[quote user="fordnut"]plowing like usual, but the banks are getting big now, and the lil kubota plow set up just snapped in half while pushing snow with the plow fully angled to the right.. Had to drag the broken unit into the shop for repairs. I reinforced it, and its good as new, for now. What i need is a snowblade for the backhoe this year..

Jeff Gunnison, CO
[/quote]Is that a curtis snow plow?Is so how long have you had it?If it is a curtis I guess I will be looking at buying the Blizzard snow plowbefore to long[:'(]coobie
 
It is a Curtis Plow.. 3rd season plowing with it, but not a ton of hrs. Id say "normal" use. RTV has 155 hrs on it. The RTV has picked up power after 100 hrs for sure, as it broke in? I did change the oils 2wice now, with the Super Fluid (cant quite remember the name of the cold weather oil recomended for my climate) in the trans this time. Im overall very happy with the setup. A turbo would be a bonus for sure. I just havent herd enough feedback from anyone who has installed one, and made the RTV live without complications. (exaust temps, etc, is what i dont know about). Anyone on THIS forum done the turbo?
The plow mount broke the left trailing arm in two, the arm that attaches to the undercarage.. There are two arms that "float" with the terrain... One broke in half, the other was ripped.. I just cleaned the area, welded back togather, and placed plate steel sleeves next to each side, and welded as well. Stronger than factory now, but the tubular design from the factory is good.., just not reinforced. Flexing slightly with the plow pitched, and hitting snow banks, will flex those arms for sure. To much flex, for to long, and it broke. My guess, OR, its just too damn cold here for the metal.. Old timers around here claim the cold is resposible for more than its fair share of problems..
The plow could use Down pressure, for better bite on the snow.. BUT, this would additionally put stress on the system i suspect.

I enjoy reading posts from those here who make the effort to share in their RTV experiences/ modifictions, and the like.

Have a nice day everyone, Jeff, Gunnison, Colorado
 
The Blizzard plow mount bolts under the location for the factory brush guard. It then extends back to the first cross frame on the RTV, where the control arms mount. The main part of the Blizzard mount is a 2"x4" steel beam, which holds the typical Blizzard plow mounts. I say typical, because the mounts on every Blizzard plow are the same, except for spacing. </P>


Blizzard is designed to be a "drive on" mount. If you line up the vehicle (truck, RTV, Jeep, whatever) to within 2" of center on the plow, you don't even need to be squared up (within reason). The plow itself has a "foot" that holds it ready for your vehicle height. Once you are close enough to plug in, Blizzard has a feature that allows you to put control on the plow itself. Drop the draw latch in place, lower the arm fully, extending the "finger". Then raise the arm and the finger pulls the plow onto the mount. Drop the lock pins in place, lower the arm, pull the draw latchup and lock it out. Return to the cab, and switch power to the cab joystick.</P>


The frame of the 680 plow is built to be used on a 1/2 ton pickup truck. Your RTV doesn't have the power to destroy it. This isn't a put down of the RTV, thats just how good this plow is. Whats even nicer, the plow isn't so heavy that the RTV can't handle it. Quite the opposite, the RTV seems well suited to this plow. </P>


(Disclaimer mode on) Yes, I like the Blizzard, yes the company I work for sells them. We also sell Curtis. We sell far more Blizzards.If I didn't personally like the Blizzard product, I wouldn't talk about them. I'm not trying to get anyone's business, and you won't insult me if you buy or like a product other than what we sell. </P>
 
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