Converted a Western Snowplow to SSQA.

[George2615]

Thanks George.

Anybody know if this cross over relief valve would work well for this application? Or other recommendation? Is it obvious on how to plumb them?

1/2 NPT 30 GPM 500-1500 PSI HYD CUSHION VALVE

You might want to go with this one. The one you linked to is only 500-1500 PSI. This is the one I bought for mine. Kenny is right about easy to plumb.
1/2 NPT 30 GPM 1500-3000 PSI HYD CUSHION VALVE

 

[GPintheMitten]

Thanks George. Yes I will go with that one. Kenny also said to go for the higher psi unit.

 

[ridetoslide]

I bought the one from kenny. He shamelessly, in my opinion, doesn't push them on anyone and I greatly respect that. Kenny's valve is very nice, no, excellent. You can talk to him as well if a problem arises. It's a few more bucks but it was worth it to me!

 

[GPintheMitten]

Now I'm going to convert my little B2620 to SSQA so I can use the plow on my tractor.

Here's a link to my thread. Just ordered parts.
http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/customization/349748-another-pin-ssqa-conversion.html#post4322302

 

[GPintheMitten]

Ditto, your braces are going to interfere with the QA plate., you are going to have to cut them off and move them unless there are reliefs in the tractors mounting hardware?

Well, you guys who said there would be interference were right. Although the plow set up work ok on my soninlaw's LS, it didn't fit the ssqa I put on my Kubota. The fel arms are spaced more narrowly on my Kubota B2620, so there is interference with mine. I'm going to modify the plow set up. Probably put a junk of 2" by 1/2" flat steel bar about 8" long on the bottom of the plate and then weld it to the 2" tube and cut out a section of the tube.

I'll post back when I get it reworked.

In the meantime, please check out my SSQA build thread. http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/customization/349748-another-pin-ssqa-conversion.html

 

[RedNeckRacin]

Well, you guys who said there would be interference were right. Although the plow set up work ok on my soninlaw's LS, it didn't fit the ssqa I put on my Kubota. The fel arms are spaced more narrowly on my Kubota B2620, so there is interference with mine. I'm going to modify the plow set up. Probably put a junk of 2" by 1/2" flat steel bar about 8" long on the bottom of the plate and then weld it to the 2" tube and cut out a section of the tube.

I'll post back when I get it reworked.

In the meantime, please check out my SSQA build thread. http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/customization/349748-another-pin-ssqa-conversion.html

Hey its no big deal. That's all part of the fun figuring out how to make stuff work. I wish I could say my projects always went smoothly but they almost never do. If something is going smoothly I start getting worried because something is going to go wrong soon. :thumbsup:

 

[GPintheMitten]

Working on it. Cut the 2x2 tube back. Welded in a 2" x 5/8" bar under the the plate and bridged to the 2x2. Got one done. I'll weld up the other side tomorrow.

It was a royal pain tho cut that darn tube off.

 

[GPintheMitten]

Ok. I got the other side done and hooked it up to my new quick attach on my Kubota B2620.

I have to paint the revised area but I'm going to declare victory on this.

 

[GPintheMitten]

Forgot the pics

 

[5030]

Ok., thanks George. That came out nice. I just talked to my son in law. He's not that interested in paint right now. He's paying for the parts and I'm doing the labor. But I know paint isn't much. I may just do it for him.

Conventional air dry (rattle can) paint will have issues sticking to a powder coat base because the powder coat is heat cured (imagine a low temperature ceramic overcoat). You need to really scuff it and or remove it by media blasting.