FEL Snow Blade Build

[easygo]

Too bad you just got the welder for the tale-end of the project. That would have been a good one that would get you lots of practice. Now you have to come up with another project. What a drag. :
I asked about the welder because I didn't see the signs of slag-chipping along the welds on the skid shoes.

 

[nyen0004]

Too bad you just got the welder for the tale-end of the project. That would have been a good one that would get you lots of practice. Now you have to come up with another project. What a drag. :
I asked about the welder because I didn't see the signs of slag-chipping along the welds on the skid shoes.

Your right about me getting the welder but I actually did have to chip off the slag on the welds your talking about. I use the flux-cored wire from lincoln.

 

[Grayson Klassen]

Your right about me getting the welder but I actually did have to chip off the slag on the welds your talking about. I use the flux-cored wire from lincoln.

I am not sure if you have Praxair welding supply down there but you will find their fluxcore wire is a much better weld and much cleaner once slag knocked off. Otherwisw switch to gas, but then metal has to be very nice and clean before welding.

 

[nyen0004]

Sorry I haven't posted anything sooner. Here are a couple pics of the finnished blade. I will try to get more posted while mounted on the loader when my yard dries up a little. I pretty much got a soaker walking to the cover-all to take the pics.

 

[pwt]

Wow, that is a excellent looking blade. Well done. Have you had an opertunity to try it out.

 

[nyen0004]

Wow, that is a excellent looking blade. Well done. Have you had an opertunity to try it out.

I've actually have been using it for the last two years. Works awesome... I was thinking of putting small sides on it to help it float a little better. It tends to want to dig into my laneway. I was also going to weld a pipe on the cutting edge which should solve the problem. Thanks for the complements.

 

[Power2ll]

Did you have someone roll the steel for the blade

 

[nyen0004]

Did you have someone roll the steel for the blade

Yep thats the only part I didnt fabricate miself. Except for the skid shoes, and quick connect components which were purchased.

 

[hhsco]

Wow, that is really slick! Did you end up having any problems moving snow without angles and all that?

Also, is it really much different from just using the bucket?

 

[Sfrankland]

I built a plow for mine that angles. I found that I hardly ever had a need to angle it. I am seriously thinking about doing something similar Nyen0004's setup but adding wings to the end.

 

[nyen0004]

Wow, that is really slick! Did you end up having any problems moving snow without angles and all that?

Also, is it really much different from just using the bucket?

I had no problem pushing, unless we get a really wet snow fall it worked great. I dont really have a long lane way so i have enough pushing power to make it all the way.
I can clean the lane way in a 1/4 of the time it would take with a bucket.

 

[nyen0004]

I built a plow for mine that angles. I found that I hardly ever had a need to angle it. I am seriously thinking about doing something similar Nyen0004's setup but adding wings to the end.

Sfrankland, I was actually thinking of making side wings. That way i wont get the spill out therefor have to make less passes.