I was told this would be too heavy

I bought this 8" meyers snow plow few years back and I tryed to figure out a way to mount this on the front of my 880. I was having alot of problems with my neck stiff looking backwards all the time. Had couple of guys tell me it would be too heavy for the front axle.
It"s been on there a few years now and so far had no problems with it. I made it a four way blade using hydraulic cylinders.
I just wished I"d fabricated this earlyer.
Mike

Good job!I did the same thing with my Super M 25years ago.the difference/improvement in visibility and 'pushability' was significant.Would still be useing it if we got enough snow!

This 7.5' foot original Deere blade has been on this tractor for years with no problems to the rollermatic front end. I would like to see some close ups of how you mounted it to your Oliver, I have a 9' Boss blade I would like to put on my White.

They look great,and I like the chains. A friend of mine put the Snowplow bracket from a IHC State truck on a 8030 front wheel assist Allis. Then could quick-tach a 12 ft blade on the front. Worked great, better that a truck, because you can see better. I have a aftermarket 3 point for a 88 oliver, it lookes like I could put it on the front of my 6060 AC then just use my 3 point blade. Has anyone done this?

Too heavy??? What are they smoking??? Ain't no where near as heavy as a front end loader!!! And it don't stick out near as far!! Some people just don't use any logic!!!
JMHO, Dave

My brother had a 600# blade on an '48 JD A. That 16 inch steering wheel didn't cut it. I made a 27 inch steering wheel out of 1/2 inch pipe. It just cleared the clutch and we reached through it to operate the throttle. After we got used to it it stayed on all year. Any one that drove one of those knows why. They were a bear to steer.

Areo

Yes,I did that on the SuperM,worked great.but be careful,rear blades were made for pulling,not pushing.
it would easy to 'fold it up'.

How is it on getting pushed off to the side??? I had a pickup mounted plow and all it would do was push you into the ditch.

Nice set up. I like the 4-way blade,..it gives you alot of ability to put snow where you want it
quickly. Nice looking heater cab too.

I had few times it almost slid me into the ditch.
I was going to fast (road gear)when hitting the heavy drifts - worse when snow wet. I sometimes use the brakes. V plow probably cure that?

Had 12 plus inches of snow here with 4 to 5 foot drifts. got about 5 more inches today. Getting harder to push the snow. Even road graders with the V plows having a hard time keep keeping straight.
Mike

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Too heavy? Don't most old tractors in the snow belt have snow plows? You did the right thing with the power angle.

My plow has a Fisher. Plow frame bolted to bolster. Struts run back to reversed horseshoe drawbar.

That's what I was thinking too. A loader would pick up at least 1000 lbs. in addition to weight of the loader. When the blades on the ground there's not a lot of weight on the tractor. Dave

There are several like that around here, just a word of caution as another person mentioned. Place a chain from the top side of the tractor down so you do not drive over it some day when you are slapping the mules real hard.

As far as to heavy? I would be more concerned about you getting struck by lightning, or a tiger eating you, or the Dallas Cowboy cheerleaders chasing you. Not probably in that exact order.

If you're doing heavy pushing with the blade angled, it's best to have the blade angled all the way so it puts less stress on the hyd. cylinders. It's less of a problem with a spring trip blade. Dave

Your picture looks good but it does not show how your blade is attached to the tractor. Some more pictures from the sides of your tractor would make it easier to see how your blade is mounted.

Do your mounts carry the pushing load from the blade back to the rear axle or at least to the tractor frame?

If the blade is only attached to the front axle that could be what your friends are concerned about.


You can figure your tractor can push on blade the with a force of at least 50% to maybe close to 100% of the weight of the tractor. Your 880 weights somewhere between 5000 to 7500 pounds? There will also be an extra 25% to 100% shock load when the blade hits something solid enough to slow or stop the forward movement of the tractor. That all would be very hard on the front end if the pushing is done with just the front axle.

Do your mounting brackets include two good sized beams that carry the thrust load from the blade back to the rear axle or at least the rear pads on the engine frame tub? Then you should be OK. The front axle should only have to carry the an extra vertical load when the blade is raised, not when the blade is lowered. You may even need to add some front end weight to improve steering when you're pushing with the blade angled.

Your blade came off a pickup tuck? The blade and lift only weight what around 1000 pounds? Your brakets to mount it on the tractor, make the total extra weight no more than 2000 pounds maximum even if the mounts are extra heavy? If the front axle only has to carry the weight of the blade when it's raised and no forward thrust loads when your pushing with the blade lowered there shouldn't be a weight problem on your wide front end.

This is only one person's opinion. Pictures of the mounting brackets will tell the real story.

Theres too many peop;e that just dont have any horse sense at all and some even post here. What do you suppose they are thinking too heavy.

Too heavy? Nahh, those Meyers blades are light. I use an Otter Dozer. It's 1/2 in thick

8' Fisher power angle, push bar and lift cylinder attached to loader sub frame.
Just a comment on pushing back with a vee plow: If you are pushing back banks with one side of the vee plow, it will push the tractor sideways much quicker than an angled straight blade! Reason being, the amount of angle!
BTDT! Dave

Nice 660 and setup.

Push frame for my 5610 with a 9' Fisher power angle plow.

Had a friend who put one on a fairly large Case. Handled the weight alright, but front end slid around a lot, couldn"t steer well.
Plow controlled the front end too much.

??? I never saw a snow plow that was not made to be pushed. Around here we push them.

My 770 has a front end loader, with 7-1/2 foot angled snow blade on it. Works EXELLENT for snow plowing. It takes a LOT to slide the front end. Any signs of sliding, I ride the brakes through the tough spot. 99.5% of the time, front end doesn't slide. I also have 7.50 x 16 loaded front tires, which makes a big difference in ride & sideways traction. Rears are loaded, as well as having 3 weights per wheel. My 770 weighs 8500 pounds with nothing on the loader arms.

> Too heavy? Don't most old tractors in the snow belt have snow plows?


Here in southern MN, I really can't recall ever seeing a tractor with a front blade on it.

Folks in town own a whole lot of blades on pickups, but to be honest, I can't think of any out in the country used for a driveway.

We get wind on the plains, and just don't really see how a blade does much of anything for a person in these condtions.

Looks neat tho, nice job a lot of you have done, and if in a tree area, no winds, I'm sure they work well.

Just not 'here'.

A loader to stack the snow, or best is a blower to move it out of the way. In the yard the stuff ends up 6-7 feet deep; on the driveway it is in very hard drifts that you can walk over, a blade doesn't do the job.

--->Paul

That tractor will handle that plow with no problem! I had a 7 1/2 foot Western plow mounted on a 8N Ford driven by a pump from the front on the engine and had it's own hydraulic tank, so I could angle the blade and raise it all it the same time. That worked like a charm. I thought to that it would be to much for that tractor but with tire chains and weight on the 3-pt, I could actually drive down into a 3 to 1 slope ditch and back out with no problem. For weights, I filled two big truck brake drums with concrete with a 3" pvc pipe in the center on the drums, so them I could just slip the 3-pt drawbar through the drums and picked them up with the 3-pt. When you looked from the front of the tractor, all you could see was the snowplow, but it worked excellent. I now have a Toro Groundmaster 345 with a cab and a 48" snow-blower.

Same spindles as my 1600. I've got a loader on that and use it every day to handle round bales. Haven't broken it yet.

This is the set up on my Farmall Bn. I was told the pump is an old power steering pump. All I know is that it works great for the snow in Northwest Ohio. It is easy to put on and for us it works great.

sws55,
I will take some pictures of the way I have my setup on the 880. I been pushing snow since 9:00 am this morning and just now got on YT. When I get the chance I will post them. The blade was mounted on a dump truck when I bought it.
Mike