dozer blade on a Farmall H

JR Frye · Dec 9, 2013

Good Morning Guys:
I would like to have your thoughts on this project if you don’t mind:
Four years ago I built a Dozer push blade for my little farmall cub to push snow.
Now I have Farmall H I would like to put this dozer blade on the Farmall H,But
The problem is the dozer blade is only 5’ wide and Farmall H is 7’ wide.
I know I have to modify the push arms and build a hydraulic lift system that’s no problem. I was wondering if 2’ would make that much difference in pushing snow.
MANY THANKS AND HAVE A GREAT DAY
JR FRYE

Nate V. IA · Dec 9, 2013

I would say no, the H should handle it fine. Calculate the hp per ft you needed with the cub and do the same for the H, I bet you have hp to spare.

Nate

Blackhole49 · Dec 9, 2013

It will work. I have always found that plowing or grading turns out better when the blade is wider than the vehicle.

J.Wondergem · Dec 9, 2013

Unless you add to the blade, the back wheels will be running in the snow, bringing it inward.

Zachary Hoyt · Dec 9, 2013

I have a 6' blade on a loader on my 300, it used to be on my H. I have the centers set as close as I can to the axle housings so the blade just covers the tracks. I would like a bit wider but it is okay.
Zach

Determined · Dec 9, 2013

If pushing snow with the blade angled you will be leaving a ridge where the snow leaves the blade.
A 5 foot blade angled will move about 4.5 feet of snow and dump it all in the path of one of your rear tires.
Would be tough going after a good snowfall or anything hard packed by the wind.

Old Bob · Dec 9, 2013

Blade needs to be wider than your rear tires.

ericlb · Dec 9, 2013

its not the 2 foot thats the problem, its where the 2 foot will be, right where your tire is running, you will need to either add about 2 1/2 foot to the blade or narrow the H to clear the blade where the snow rolls off of it, or life will not be good, kind of like a rear blade where your packing the snow before running the blade over it ,but with a front blade you pack all the snow off the first pass, for the next pass

Goose · Dec 9, 2013

Put a 15" to 18" extension on each end of the blade. You'll be infinitely happier.

DeltaRed · Dec 9, 2013

You really need 8 ft.And make sure the outfit has enough 'meat' to handle the extra HP and width.Why not just build a blade for the H and keep the Cub outfit intact.

GeneMO · Dec 9, 2013

I know where there are several of those old IH #33 front end loaders around. We even had a blade that fit on ours in place of the bucket.

Probably need to look for a set of tire chains for the rear.

Oh, something else. When I was in High school, several guys built rear mount blades for their metal working project. At that time you could order steel blade "blanks". Order them in various lengths. I guess you could cut a section out of a metal water tank or something that has a curve to it, then add this to the ends of the blade.

Good luck, Gene

Rollie NE PA · Dec 9, 2013

My blade is 8'.You would not want anything smaller.

Mike Henry · Dec 9, 2013

I have a 33 loader system on my h. I have a 6 foot blade pinned to the front instead of the bucket. I have run the hydrolics from the pump to a splitter valve with the detent on the down pressure side then back to the resevoir. This allows down pressure so the blade wont float when its going through heavy snow. It holds the snow well but there are a couple quirts. You will need at least 2 weights on each side. I drive on flat ground and need that much. A set of chains wouldnt hurt and would be necessary if you are doing anything up or down hills. Or the rear will slide around and not push. Also make sure you keep the ground under the rear wheels as clean as possible or you will be stuck in 4 to 6 inches of snow. It just cant push if it cant get traction. Good luck. I love mine even though I dealt with all the above for the last 12 yrs.

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