snow plows

Nick167 · Nov 19, 2014

I've been reading the your stories on this site and i read that some people remember there parents clean snow off the driveway with tractors like a farmall a or john Deere m how would they use these to clean there driveways I know farmall had the fast high but I'd jd have a hitch type to or just a drawbar?

retired farmer · Nov 19, 2014

I was just looking at an old picture of the homemade plow my dad built years ago for the Farmall H. Don't remember just how the lift worked but there was some kind of upright framework bolted to the front of the tractor. I believe it used cable to lift the plow. He had taken what looked to be 2x12's and made a V blade for the plow. The whole thing was almost as big as the tractor. I remember one winter we had about four foot of snow on the level and he went and plowed out the neighbors. Don't know how it had enough traction but he got the road open and kept it open. None of the neighbors had any type of plow.

gene bender · Nov 19, 2014

They put a blade on the front of the loader and pushed. Some just made one if they didnt have a loader. But since middle 40s after the war loaders were plenty as all dealers sold one brand or another and soon everyone had one. Before that you scooped out with a shovel.

bill mart · Nov 19, 2014

the two cylinder john deeres had snow plow attachments that went on the front. I think model 90 was one as well as 60 and 72. bill

bill mart · Nov 19, 2014

abg 90

C. Amick · Nov 19, 2014

Factory blades were available for the Farmall
Cub, Super A, and Farmall C before the fast hitch came out. They could be mounted in front of the tractor or under the belly for grading. I'm sure you can find photos on the Internet by doing a search.

Pete in MD · Nov 19, 2014

Another ABG90 on a '48B

Russ from MN · Nov 19, 2014

I built a nice plow for a Farmall A about 40 years ago. I had the push arms go all the way back to the final drive housing. It was lifted by the cultivator lift by hand with springs to help. It worked fairly well, my 100lb wife even operated it. One problem was you couldn't lift the blade very high. The blade was made out of a water heater tank, 6 feet wide and 22 inches high. It had a nice curve to it so the snow would roll off, that's important. In high gear it would throw the snow out in the ditch.

Wheatfarmer · Nov 19, 2014

Here is a picture of the 1949 Farmall SA that I had.

Goose · Nov 19, 2014

I have a professionally built Vee plow that replaces the bucket on the loader on my H Farmall. Just 3 pins to pull.

Actually, my father-in-law bought it originally in the late 1950's and it's been in the family ever since.

I haven't used it (the plow) for a number of years, as I've always been able to do what I need with a pickup with a plow, but with tire chains and a comfort cover that H will move a lot of snow. Kinda slow, though, compared to a 4x4 pickup.

Ultradog MN · Nov 19, 2014

Great photo.
Thanks

rusty6 · Nov 19, 2014

Blades are ok but eventually you run out of traction and power on a little old tractor. Local blacksmith made a lot of V plows here in the fifties. Several farmers got together to buy one and share duties keeping the roads open for the school bus. Dad had his on the Cockshutt 50 which was a good sized tractor in the late fifties. Speed and momentum were your best friend. The plow had no lift. Just a long push bar running to the back of the tractor. Crossed chains on the front axle to keep it centred and the plow ran on skids.

gab · Nov 19, 2014

Here's one.

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