JD 2210 Snowblower

[dsb5610]

I converted a JD 47" 2-stage from a 318/420/430 to my 2210. Long story short I bought the snowblower with the intention of converting it for my F911 but that didn't work out.

Although I've wanted a snowblower for some time I just couldn't justify the total cost. This one complete was about a $1200 investment.

Pic is attached (I hope, 1st time posting on this board).

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[dsb5610]

Here is a closer pic of the hitch.....

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[kennyd]

Looks like that setup will sure get the job done! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[fgross335_2210]

Very interesting! How hard was the conversion and what did you have to convert? I have a special interest in this case, I own a 2210 and a local dealer has a complete 47" setup off of a 318 for sale.

In any case nice job - you saved almost 2/3rd's vs. the new price.

 

[JDFANATIC]

dsb,

Glad you found your way over here. This is certainly a clever adaptation. That blower looks huge! /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

 

[dsb5610]

The hard part seemed to be figuring out what I needed and could get from Deere vs. what I had to come up with myself. Once I figured that out doing the conversion was not bad.

I don't have the info with me today but I will try to post some numbers and pics tonight. If not I will get it for you tomorrow.

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[dsb5610]

JDF,

If it looks huge on the 2210 imagine what it must look like on a 318/420/430!

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[JDFANATIC]

Interesting thought! /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

 

[megotatractor]

Interesting price. now all you need is a soft cab. couple questions; is it quick mount and compatible with a quick swap to FEL? do you have remote control of the chute rotation? post specs, many of us would like to know as JD is so proud of his stuff as to not let it go unless for a lot of money.

 

[dsb5610]

Cab would be nice for snowblowing. I may opt for something similar to the Femco Weatherbrake.

The SCV joystick controls the up/down of the blower as well as the chute rotation just like the quick-hitch snowblower.

As far as switching between the FEL and snowblower I don't think my adaptation takes any longer than a quick-hitch setup (5, 10 min?). From what I have discovered, the 'quick' part of quick-hitch is when changing between quick-hitch compatible attachments, i.e. snowblower, front blade, broom, etc. When switching between quick-hitch and FEL it takes a bit more. Actually, everything you install specifically to use the snowblower must be removed when switching back to the FEL.

When I first started down the road of using this snowblower with the 2210 I had intended on using the Deere quick-hitch and just field converting the snowblower to be quick-hitch compatible. However, Deere was not able to tell me if there is, or is not, a field conversion available for this model (S/N M02753X) so I decided to adapt what I had.

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[dsb5610]

The first thing I needed was a front PTO on the 2210. I ordered the front PTO kit from Deere. The attachment shows what was included.

 

[dsb5610]

If you notice in the previous attachment the front PTO kit does not come with the hardware to mount the stationary PTO shaft to the tractor. The stationary shaft mounts to the quick-hitch mounting bracket which normally comes with the quick-hitch so I ordered just the quick-hitch mounting bracket shown in this attachment.

 

[dsb5610]

After I studied pictures provided by JDFANATIC of his quick-hitch I realized the hitch I had was similar if flipped upside down ..... see attachment.

BTW, I am very grateful to the information and pics provided by JDFANATIC. If it were not for his relentless responses to my 'what about?', 'how come?', 'why?' questions I would still be researching this instead of blowing snow.

 

[dsb5610]

I disassembled the hitch so I could work with just the plate that would mount to the tractor. Took measurements, scratched my head, scratched on paper (not necessarily in any particular order) and headed to a welding shop. A few days later and a little additional grinding I had a workable hitch.

The attachment shows the converted hitch as well as the quick-hitch mounting bracket with PTO installed.

 

[dsb5610]

Don't want to over do it with the pics so one last one showing the hitch on the tractor from the front. Notice the brackets for the hydraulic cylinder are offset from the PTO. That was how the original hitch was setup and did not require modification.

Once I had the hitch on the tractor I re-drilled the holes where the brackets from the rest of the hitch attach to keep the arms as parallel to the ground as possible as well as to level the blower. The PTO shaft that came with the blower was the correct length. I just swapped one of the 1" smooth shaft end knuckles with a splined knuckle. Next I replaced the short hydraulic lines with ones to reach the SCV and I was in business.

 

[fgross335_2210]

Thanks a lot for the pictures and descriptions. Very helpful information and looks almost "factory"......

 

[JDFANATIC]

dsb,

Thanks, but all the credit is due to your ingenuity! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif I'm sure with the searchable database here, this post will help others for a long time to come. /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

 

[jimgerken]

DSB5610: One thing you will never hear any of us complain about is "TOO MANY PICTURES". Nice work, looks good. Thanks for sharing. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif