Re: Front blade for snow bad for tractor?

Posted by Hugh MacKay on December 03, 2004 at 16:09:06 from (209.226.247.62):

In Reply to: Front blade for snow bad for tractor? posted by Ramon from NC on December 02, 2004 at 16:49:22:

Ramon: Personally I wouldn't look at an IH factory blade. I had one of those and sold it. The blade I had fabricated 6', factory was only 5'. My blade does not have a breakaway. My blade angles. Most importantly my blade is braced to the final drives. It is hinged just under clutch housing, and hooks to 4 points on tractor, being each final drive, clutch housing and cultivator mount on back of steering box.

The first winter I used that blade, I had a set of Canadian ring chains. For you and anyone who hasn't seen these, two cross chains from each side hook into an 8" diameter ring made from 3/4 round stock. They weld 5 corks about two inches long to each ring. Around the face of tire these rings are about 6" apart. I pushed snow drifts that were 5 feet deep. I was nervous of those chains, main concern was final drives standing up. I didn't like what they were doing to my shop floor. I didn't need that much traction. I sold those chains and bought a set with regular cross chains.

The big thing to watch for when plowing is solid unseen objects; curbs, rocks frozen in soil are bad. I go around every fall before ground freezes and grade my whole area smooth. That is quite important up here with frost penetration in soil. I even notice that being a difference between here and Nova Scotia. In NS your could grade smooth, and it would stay frozen. Here it doesn't stay frozen. I expect that is the case for many of you.

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