Help modifying plow frame for FEL mount

[lhfarm]

I like the idea of the angle iron. That would give me lots more welding area on the square tube. I'll give it some thought.

BTW, the extra holes in the plate are, I assume, part of the standard skid loader design. I purchased the blank plate off of e-Bay several years ago.

Thanks,

 

[lhfarm]

Just finished putting the new mount on. I used the angle iron to both extend the brackets on the QA plate and across the plow frame. Those are 1 1/2" bar stock for the tabs. The angle is 2x2x1/4.

No snow so I just drove around with the plow and I can really tell a difference. The balance seems better and there is not as much bounce and movement in the blade. The blade should float nicely with the chain and pins allowing plenty of movement.

Thanks for the suggestions. I'll report back after the first real snow.

 

[JB4310]

Looks pretty good.

Are you a gentle plower or are you more forceful?

Because if you are more the later, then I think you may need some reinforcement.
The angle looks to be not as heavy as it could be. It could be gusseted in back, to the square member or you could just double up the angles, drill another hole and weld one right over the existing.

I'm a little concerned about the angle with the single bolt holding too.

I like the geometry of it, you pushed it way back, but I'd hate to see you twist things up in the middle of a storm.

Don't know if I mentioned already, I'm not the biggest fan of loader mounted plows, but I understand peoples desire to use them. So my critique is to try and help you, not a reflection of my opinion of your choice.

Maybe now that you show the finished product others will chime in.

JB

 

[lhfarm]

I'm a gentle plower, mostly because I know who did the welding . It would be pretty easy to weld some more angle or maybe just some 2 x 1/4" strip, which I have on hand.

A goal was to not modify the plow frame, so I went with the 5/8" grade 8 bolts. But I could really weld the angle to the plow.

I moved it back 18" and that has made a big difference. A foot of snow is a rare event here and I'm mostly dealing with smaller amounts.

Thanks,