42" Craftsman Snowblade

[ampa]

I have a 4' graderblade on the rear 3 pt hitch on my grey market 4x4 ISEKI more or less to add weight over my rear tires which are no longer liquid filled (good reason for this)....anyhow I did not want to break into the tractors hydraulics for the 42" Craftsman.... I mounted this plow on the front using only an electric winch which is a way cheaper route to go other than going hydraulic....I must admit I had problems with this little blade folding up on me last winter...... so this year I doubled chained it and left the one and only spring which is way too weak to use on this 42" blade using this 4 wheel drive ISKI...last year I also had problems of bending and sometimes almost breaking the cable on the winch cable spool....I've since modified this problem by installing a brake light type switch found on most of the older Ford pickups etc....this switch works great and I now have piece of mind as it limits and stops the plow from raising too much and preventing damage....this post is meant for anyone that is using a small light weight plough like the one I have using an electric 12 volt DC winch....this sure beats the manual hand lift I first got when I bought this 42" Craftsman....I still have to get down off the tractor to set the angle as this was also controled by a cable operated hand type lever on the lift and P.I.A lower bar ....take care AMPA......take care......

 

[ampa]

Sorry.......I made a mistake and posted this in the wrong section....AMPA

 

[bp fick]

Hey ampa

I just spent today assembling a 42" craftsman blade. The directions were wild and the illustrations insane. Anyhow, here' how it looks, but on an actual Craftsman for which it was intended. Good luck with your project.

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