Deere 2520 snowplow

[brewers11]

I was very disappointed with the stock deere 54" snowplow. So I set out to adapt a Meyer's 8ft plow. The plow was old and pretty rough. Challenge accepted.

 

[metalbender]

Pics of the mods please. That's a lot of plow as it stands.

 

[brewers11]

Pics of the mods please. That's a lot of plow as it stands.

 

[brewers11]

I cut it down to 72", removed the the old mounting hardware.

Im having trouble posting pics, am I missing something. I was able to upload the previous pics.

 

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[brewers11]

The blade had alot of rot/rust so I removed the mold board and cut it down to 20 inches tall.

 

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Problems already. By shortening the blade, I had to remove the skid shoes. And the trip springs are going to be too long

 

[brewers11]

Time to mock up the new mount. I made two curved "ribs" that are welded to the plow the width of the quik tach. This is the 1st attempt to mount the springs. And test it out.

 

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The springs trip way to easy, and the factory yoke/mount was so light it bend and twisted. Cut some 1/4" plate and make it stronger.

 

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Cut the springs shorter and reposition them. Welded the skid shoes back on also

 

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I bolted a 1/2" rubber mold board on it. Found this helps not tear up the yard, and doesn't catch or grab like the steel edge.

 

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Last thing, I run chains on the front wheels. They would slap or rub on the steering knuckle. So I had 1" spacers made. Milled a shoulder on it to fit the rim and bolt holes drilled.

 

[brewers11]

9 inches of snow fell, lets test it out https://youtube.com/shorts/KzjsygG8e6U?feature=share

 

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Drive is 1000 ft, dirt with a slight incline.

 

[metalbender]

Perfect, like to see a project come together.