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Tim

11-30-2003 13:22:24




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I have some questions concerning plowing (big) snow.

What is better, a back plow or front plow (assume i have hydraulics for both)

Should I get chains and weights for my Super C in 2.5 ft snow, or will it do with just loaded 95% tires?

Uh, how much snow before the tractor gets stuck with no weights and chains or blade?

I know these are dumb and subjective questions, but thanks anyways!




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Jim in michigan

12-01-2003 06:52:10




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 Re: Snow plowing... in reply to Tim, 11-30-2003 13:22:24  
I am in michigan and we get lots of snow,,I have tried rear blades and found them to be awkward and uncomfortable, we use front blades or front mounted blowers here now. As for chains, well we use them on some tractors and not on others, I didnt need them on my super C and it just had wheel weights, it went nive through 2-3 foot of soft snow, once the snow got crusty though you couldnt do it...Jim

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Rayp(MI)

11-30-2003 14:22:37




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 Re: Snow plowing... in reply to Tim, 11-30-2003 13:22:24  
Having used both, and spending YOUR money, I would highly recommend the front blade. You can push far more deep snow with a front, than you can with a rear. With a rear, you'll be backing up, pushing, or dragging behind yourself. Either way, you'll reach a point where snow will overwhelm the rear blade. Also, there's the problem with driving through the snow if you're plowing with a rear blade going forward. Front mounted clears the path ahead. Very convenient for lifting the blade a foot or so, and pushing the top of the piles back. In the end, you'll probably want chains too, especially when you get a snow/ice pack built up on the ground. Be sure you get chains that cross the tread so's they don't get burried in the cleats - chains that don't contact the ground don't do much good!

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old

11-30-2003 13:55:45




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 Re: Snow plowing... in reply to Tim, 11-30-2003 13:22:24  
I find that a front plow works better, because you are romoveing to snow in front so the rear tires are running in the plowed area not in the deep snow. As far as weight I have a blade on the tractor with 6 IH weights hanging on it and the tires are filled but I have never had to use chains since building my V plow



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MICHAEL

11-30-2003 17:18:49




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 Re: Re: Snow plowing... in reply to old, 11-30-2003 13:55:45  
Could you post some information about the v-plow you built. I am thinking of building something to mount to my loader. Information about a successful design sure would be helpful. Thanks



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old

11-30-2003 17:42:18




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 Re: Re: Re: Snow plowing... in reply to MICHAEL, 11-30-2003 17:18:49  
I used an old boiler tank and cut 2 pieces about 4.5 foot long and 2 foot tall then welded them in to a V that was the fun part and then welded a U bar close to the bottom just wide enough to fit in the bucket of my tractor and on each end of that I welded angle iron about 12 inchs long and angled to the center as a guide and a bar from the center of the V back so it would hook up to the top of the bucket with a U there also and then I just chain and boomer it in place. It plows all the way down to the gravel on my drive way. I have never needed chains but I do have weight on the 3 point and fliud in the tires. This set up goes on my Ford 801. I hope to post some picture of it later this winter after I put it on the tractor feel free to e-mail me for more info [email protected] by the way my driveway is a mile long with a big hill in the middle of it

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11-30-2003 17:41:05




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 Re: Re: Re: Snow plowing... in reply to MICHAEL, 11-30-2003 17:18:49  
I used an old boiler tank and cut 2 pieces about 4.5 foot long and 2 foot tall then welded them in to a V that was the fun part and then welded a U bar close to the bottom just wide enough to fit in the bucket of my tractor and on each end of that I welded angle iron about 12 inchs long and angled to the center as a guide and a bar from the center of the V back so it would hook up to the top of the bucket with a U there also and then I just chain and boomer it in place. It plows all the way down to the gravel on my drive way. I have never needed chains but I do have weight on the 3 point and fliud in the tires. This set up goes on my Ford 801. I hope to post some picture of it later this winter after I put it on the tractor feel free to e-mail me for more info [email protected]

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