Snow Cheap Snow Plow

[MossRoad]

Good luck. That storm is just finishing up here, We only got 1-2 inches in Northern Indiana. Maybe 4-5 inches 40-50 miles south of here. Waiting to hear about your experience with Bailey's, as that is where I want to order my cylinder for my grapple from.

 

[Sedgewood]

MossRoadI hope)<font color=green>That storm is just finishing up here</font color=green> and just starting here with 12-18 inches forecast by noon tomorrow. That makes for 3 of these biggies already this season. Sure is tough for the critters trying to make a living in snow way over their heads.

Sedgewood

 

[Thomas]

John,
Like that photo,but I don't like the sounds of that storm that your going to get,for the storm system looks to be headed our way once its done w/you. /w3tcompact/icons/sad.gif

Wonder how come that little guy not taking his long winter nap yet. /w3tcompact/icons/hmm.gif

 

[MossRoad]

Poor fella! /w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif

This winter has been rather disappointing. We had a few inches a week before Christmas, but that melted with rain. We had 10 or so on Christmas eve, but that melted in 4 or 5 days. Then we had about 2-3 yesterday and last night. That has been it. I didn't bother plowing any of it but the 10 incher. So, I've only got about 10 minutes of seat time since Thanskgiving /w3tcompact/icons/sad.gif

 

[kcook]

We got about 5 inchs last night, we did get 6+ inchs on Christmas eve night and more earlier in the month. My parents up north in Michigan have only gotten about 2 inchs total.

KC

 

[bubenberg]

the storm gave us allot of freezing rain and colder temperature ... now the forecast for the philadelphia area is snow for tomorrow Saturday ... we are now just waiting for the piston to get here ... ups is slow today, i guess

 

[Carpenter]

I wish you guys would send some of that snow to NE Oregon. I haven't plowed any snow at all this winter. I'll probably regret complaining. "Be careful what you wish for." /w3tcompact/icons/grin.gif

 

[duane]

We did not get much, then x-mas day provided 20" of snow. Rec'vd 3" a couple of days ago, and another 10 - 14" today. I like snow, but spaced out a little more in quantities of 6". Snow banks are very high, hard to see at intersections.

Duane

 

[gerard]

If anyones interested in a source for the plastic edges I just ordered a 7 foot x 6 inch x 1/2 inch high density composite edge for my scraper blade for $53 from NorthBrook Farms.
877 624 2638. I plan on removing my metal edge, drilling the plastic edge and then replacing the the metal edge to hold on the plastic one. (Kind of a plastic sandwich with metal on both sides). The plastic edge will stick down about an inch beyond the metal. My hope is that I can scrape lower to the pavement and onto my grass without peeling up the grass. (Right now I use skid shoes adjusted with a 3/4 inch gap which works well but always leaves a snow covering.)

 

[Anonymous Poster]

Wow - that was a long shipment - A PT in Oregon - VA to Oregon - Well we have been hit hard this year with snow
usually never any snow Christmas time - just got in from plowing another 6 inchs -

 

[bubenberg]

<font color=green>what is your suggestion: wheels or no wheels to add to Cheap Plow?
No wheels; not yet - first I'd try some of those round, free to rotate, snowplow pucks and send a report. Thats what I want to try next, but a report from your test bed might save me some trouble {{grin}}</font color=green>

my homemade rubber lip (flat running surface of a poly truck tire) is not absolutely straight but notwithstanding the imperfection of my cutting job, the moving around of cinder on a long and slanted driveway (400feet) was the closest i could test the CHEAP SNOW PLOW (CSP) today,

Sedgwood you are absolutely correct ... NO WHEELS ARE NECESSARY .... in my opinion. the handcontrol, as it progresses with every hr of practicing full operation of the joystick. will do a much better job, rather than relying on the wheels.

the 2x20 inch piston with a 12 inch stroke was absolutely perfect for this application. response time to both side is equal to adjust the plowing angle. my suggestion is not to exceed the 2 inch diameter for the piston.

so my tally is $140.00 for the piston $40.00 for the labor 40.00 for the two hydraulic hoses compared to the pt $450.00 for the blade and $200.00 for the rubber lip. plus shipping.

 

[bubenberg]

personally i am very much interested of how gentle but durable your plastic edge material is performing. please keep us posted. thank you and good luck

hrl v b

 

[bubenberg]

well, the project is finished. we mounted a fanny flag to the rear of the motor compartment. we had one there before and the fluorescent layer disintegrated from the Kohler muffler rear discharge. with the pt engineered side and cooler discharge (as it discharges a vacuum is being created, which sucks in cooler air trough the other opening in the pt muffler) the fanny flag is protected.

but we splurged another few bucks and mounted a red strobe light drawing only 2 AMPs to the motor compartments front top. the reason for this location is in the rear the oil cooler takes up all the space (i know i could take it off). But the real reason is the ufos that fall on the motor compartments when doing tree work land mostly in the back.

now i need a outdoor multyswitch panel at least three levers ... so that becomes another search project on the internet and in the catalogs.

 

[Charlie_Iliff]

A picture

 

[Bob999]

A question after seeing the picture--does the spring mechanism still work if you hit a solid object with the plow? I cannot tell from the picture where the plow end of the hydraulic cylinder is attached. It appears that it could be attached directly to the back of the plow which would then preclude the spring mechanism from working.

 

[Charlie_Iliff]

You're right. It probably twists when it trips. Hans?

 

[bubenberg]

the way i have the springs set (very tight) it just gives me an indication that i have hit something, i then back up on the forward motion and lift the plow slightly to see what i hit.

 

[ernemats]

What is the width of your snow plow, in the picture it looks pretty wide.

 

[bubenberg]

i think 48 inches is the Bowlen portion and the wings are each 21 inches

 

[Schultz]

Wow a 90" plow.

So if you found an old plow off a small truck or jeep you could probibly adapt it to work on the PT?
Tim