Snow Equipment Owning/Operating Pictures of your snow weapons

[LouNY]

Nice setup.

 

[amhicks21]

Nice looking rig! How did you fasten the front fenders?

Thanks! they are fastened by a plate that connects to 4 of the 10 mm (i think) bolts that hold on the axle shaft housing as well as 2 maybe 15mm? bolts for the top bearing housing. Ive stood on em many times and they support my 200lbs just fine.

 

[amhicks21]

Very nice. :thumbsup:
We use tractors with frame mount plows also and have found that we can give the customers a better job, faster than a pickup (visibility and maneuverability) even with the much slower travel speeds. And we're not talking about subdivision plowing either. And then there's also the NEVER getting stuck part. :cool2:

Thank you. Its pretty amazing to me how few tractors there are out there set up for commercial plowing at least in my area. Its such a great option.

 

[RjCorazza]

Thanks! they are fastened by a plate that connects to 4 of the 10 mm (i think) bolts that hold on the axle shaft housing as well as 2 maybe 15mm? bolts for the top bearing housing. Ive stood on em many times and they support my 200lbs just fine.

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Sweet. I didn't notice the fenders in your first photo. I gave up on buying fenders, even though they are supposedly and option on the L60 series in Canada.
I should try my poor welding skills and fab a set up.

 

[amhicks21]

Sweet. I didn't notice the fenders in your first photo. I gave up on buying fenders, even though they are supposedly and option on the L60 series in Canada.
I should try my poor welding skills and fab a set up.

For some reason, they are way more available in Canada then here in Michigan. We had to call all over the place to even find a dealer that could get em. If you decide to build a set, the only thing i'd say to be careful of is that when the axle is articulated and the wheel turned to full lock, there is very little clearance between the loader frame so they have to be built very tight to the tires. Mine actually just scratches up the paint if they get fully articulated. and as mentioned before, I basically used one cheap trailer fender that i picked up at tsc and cut it in half and then down the middle to widen it with some 1/8" plate. Its really not to bad of a project since you can just start at the axle and work your way out.

 

[chim]

For some reason, they are way more available in Canada then here in Michigan. We had to call all over the place to even find a dealer that could get em. If you decide to build a set, the only thing i'd say to be careful of is that when the axle is articulated and the wheel turned to full lock, there is very little clearance between the loader frame so they have to be built very tight to the tires. Mine actually just scratches up the paint if they get fully articulated. and as mentioned before, I basically used one cheap trailer fender that i picked up at tsc and cut it in half and then down the middle to widen it with some 1/8" plate. Its really not to bad of a project since you can just start at the axle and work your way out.

Very nice. I was thinking of fenders for quite some time. Initially, I figured that it would be a simple trip to the local dealer for a pair that would bolt right on. Someone posted a price on one of the tractor boards and it was so obscene I gave up on factory fenders before getting started. Every now and then I do a half-hearted search for plain rounded plastic or fiberglass fenders that could be modified to work. Found some that had flat spots on them that don't appeal to me. If I ever do get around to fabbing a pair, your advice on clearances is very valuable. I suppose that it wouldn't be a bad idea to run each front wheel up on a block or something to check the clearances at the end of travel. Thank you.

 

[LouNY]

All of the larger farm tractors require readjusting the travel stops when adding fenders on the front axles,
to prevent the fenders from contacting the frames.

 

[chim]

All of the larger farm tractors require readjusting the travel stops when adding fenders on the front axles,
to prevent the fenders from contacting the frames.

Thanks for that info. If that would be required on my tractor, it would mean doing without fenders. One of the things I like the most about the 4240 is that it turns sharper than any tractor I've had.

 

[gstrom99]

My setup. I put a treated board with angle iron for the cutting edge, to the bottom of the landscape rake. The snow pusher is a cut down/modified plow blade, using Deere bucket mounts. Works good, so far. Loaded rear tires. I have a set of new chains but they have have not been needed...

 

[airbiscuit]

That is a clever way to modify a landscape rake. I have seen some that use a 6" steel flat that flips down for blade, up for landscape rake.

 

[farm boy00]

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Hey all. Just wanted to show version 2 of my snow rig. The first was a 2016 l6060 with a 7.5 Curtis with wings. The biggest change to this new tractor is a 8-10' western wideout. The Curtis was used on the first because the mount is much narrower and fits between the front tires. The Western has a very wide mount and required some modification to fit. Western makes a mount for these tractors now but it pushes the blade way too far forward for my liking and they want like 900 bucks for it. The blade I used was the oldest wideout in our work fleet since I'd be cutting off the lights, hydraulic unit and parts of the mount. The raise and tilt is plumbed to the loader valve with flow control valves on all lines and a crossover relief on the tilt. the wings are plumbed to the rear remotes with 1/4" lines.

The other things ive done are front and rear led lights including integrated strobes with a separate strobe controller because i got tired of my old lights randomly switching patterns. The only problem is i accidently got spot beam instead of flood lights so i may change them at some point. They're all dirt cheap ebay lights anyway.

As for the Tires, these were saved from the previous tractor and ive loaded all 4 with bulk washer fluid. The tires that came with it are in storage until spring and wont be loaded. Estimated weight added is about 80lb to each front and 400 to each rear. With the estimated 1000lb weight box it puts the total weight of the tractor at around 7000 which is pretty comparable to a 8 lug pickup. The added weight makes the tractor very stable and predictable which is super important for my route because i plow around many vehicles including ambulances and news vans and really dont want to risk sliding in to anything. The only downside to such a heavy tractor is that the few places i have to plow uphill is lots to ask from 60hp.

Otherwise, the fenders were made by me for the first tractor out of a 40 dollar trailer fender and some scrap since the only set i could find was like a grand and the plow mount was just the same one i used for the curtis cut up a bit and added to. The weight box was also made of salvaged 1/4" plate and whatever scrap steel i had poured in to concrete.

So how does it perform? In wide open lots it performs about as fast as any 3/4 ton truck but, of course thats not what its for. In tight cut up lots, high traffic areas, and lots with blind corners and obstacles I cant imagine a better machine and ive plowed in just about everything including well set up skid steers and wheel loaders. If I was told that all of my accounts would be 24 hour fast food and gas stations from now on, I'd be totally fine with that.

Have you thought about using a winged backblade also? Have seen one setup in cedar springs mi with multiple john deeres with blizzard 8-10ft blades and winged rear blade. Then another setup in grand rapids with 2 tractors designed the same way. Seem to be getting to be a popular set up

 

[beenthere]

farm boy00
Are you talking about something like this?
14' Ebling Back Blade Snow Plow With Hydraulic Wings - YouTube

 

[LouNY]

Been slowly getting my sander transferred from an old pickup that the mice have been having a field day and I'm tired of keeping insured and licensed to a trailer;
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to this;



Bringing her out for a small test run today


Fairly well secured to the trailer


View from the cab looking back


looking out the rear window down at the hitches


She works now just the finishing up to do,
add an electric hydraulic brake actuator, get it plumbed in, get the the brakes on the old M-103A in shape,
add a trailer brake controller to the tractor, and get some chains on the trailer tires.

 

[farm boy00]

farm boy00
Are you talking about something like this?
14' Ebling Back Blade Snow Plow With Hydraulic Wings - YouTube

Yup. They have mounts that hook to your 3pt hitch and use 2 hydraulic outlets for wings

 

[Gordon Gould]

Been slowly getting my sander transferred from an old pickup that the mice have been having a field day and I'm tired of keeping insured and licensed to a trailer;

Quite a bit of mod work to get it the way you want !!! Should work good though and not tie up a truck.

gg

 

[LouNY]

Quite a bit of mod work to get it the way you want !!! Should work good though and not tie up a truck.

gg

It started life as a generator trailer for two generators,
I had to move the mounting rails for the spacing I needed as well as put quite a notch in the rear for the center of gravity
of the sander. And remove the high hitch and dropping it down a bit.
The nice thing is the height of the bed was just about ideal. And the original brakes are air over hydraulic so they should be
a fairly easy swap to electric hydraulic.The single axle with 9.00-20 tires will take any rough roads (occasionally I sand a few feed lot trails)
that I get on and it can handle the loads easily even with a full yard of sand.

 

[BackRoad]

Mr. Lou, just wondering...what's the benefit of chains on the trailer? Are they primarily for stopping purposes with the brakes?

I know you've got a few tractors, so not an issue for you - although do you think the single axle trailer would be stable enough to be disconnected and loaded by the tow tractor?

I've wondered about the similar situation when using dual axle dump trailers also (feasibility of using the tractor FEL to load the trailer while it is stand-alone, disconnected from the tractor).

 

[LouNY]

Mr. Lou, just wondering...what's the benefit of chains on the trailer? Are they primarily for stopping purposes with the brakes?

I know you've got a few tractors, so not an issue for you - although do you think the single axle trailer would be stable enough to be disconnected and loaded by the tow tractor?

I've wondered about the similar situation when using dual axle dump trailers also (feasibility of using the tractor FEL to load the trailer while it is stand-alone, disconnected from the tractor).

The chains on the trailer tires will be to keep the trailer from trying to pass me going down my driveway, it's quite steep.
So yes the brakes and chains are to keep every thing under control.

I am intending to fill the sander with the same tractor I am hauling it with,
the stability while loading was one of the reasons for notching the rear of the trailer to get the center of gravity of the spreader,
forward of the axle centerline on the trailer including the gas engine and spinner assembly.
Also the ability of the jack to be able to handle the stress of loading close to a ton and a half of weight to the sander.
A cubic yard of sand is around 3000#.

 

[Otto Syracuse]

Thanks to some advice on this thread, here is my upgraded Snow Removal Tool. For the past 6 years, I've had an open station and front mount plow, which was fine for about 80% of snow we can get in the snow belt of upstate NY. This year i added the Original Tractor Cab and the Woodmax snowblower. I finally got a chance to give it a nice workout this weekend with 8-10 inches of light fluffy snow. It was nice to be out of the wind and blowing snow and the blower is really heavy duty. I won't have to worry about big snowbanks or driveway edges anymore. With 1000' of driveway, that is a big relief. I can say based on short term use both the cab and the blower was money well spent!

 

[ArlyA]

Pushing the modest snow we got last night.... Sad to say, the forecast doesn't have much more in it.