Grading john deere 74 front blade

[bud4410]

been a lot of discussion lately about snowplows either mounted on the fel or full frame. thought i would post pictures of my jd74 full frame on my 4410. it works great but when it is installed i dont have the use of the fel. to install it, the brackets from the fel and mmm must be removed so i have a 1 to 2 hour job twice a year.the blade is 66 inches wide not 74 which is the id number of the unit. it came black but i repainted the blade only jd yellow. here are some pictures. hope they help. bud

 

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another front view

 

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right side

 

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left side

 

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some other shots. 72" mmm

 

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another

 

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430 fel and ballast box

 

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loader bucket with markham tooth bar

 

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markham grubbin bucket. comes black i repainted jd green

 

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another view

 

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rear view with rear work light and mirror. hope i didnt bore you. regards, bud

 

[Cliff_Johns]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( markham grubbin bucket. comes black i repainted jd green )</font>

That is a very nice attachment. I expect it would be great for popping small stumps and for planting and even for punching odd shaped holes in your siding.

Cliff

 

[flatheadlake]

What do you use that grubbin bucket for?

 

[bud4410]

hopefully for removing small stumps and bushes or any other digging that the fel bucket would be too wide to use. bud

 

[beenthere]

I like the yellow color better than the black.

I have a 7' Western plow in similar fashion, and it attaches to the MMM front mounting plates.

 

[kennyd]

Hey Bud,
Where in MD are you?
I could help you wear some of that new paint off...

Looks like you have a great setup, now go get it dirty and take some action shots.

 

[JB4310]

Bud,

Nice set-up, I have a 4310 and I had a chance to buy that same blade used but like brand new, the guy mounted it once and decided it was to much work to switch to FEL, I was thinking about cutting and welding the rear mounts to the fel mount posts to speed up the change over to the loader, I think the front mount could stay in place with the loader on. The only problem is the rear mounts hang down, greatly reducing ground clearance, also you couldn't do my plan and use your MMM at the same time, you would still have to remove the loader mounts.
The pictures don't do it justice, looks kinda dainty, but I've seen one close up and I know that thing is built like a dozer blade. It does have down pressure, right? Will it lift the front wheels off the ground?
I didn't buy it cause I didn't think it would be a huge advantage over just the loader in the snow, is it? I do think it would be the ultimate tool for working in the woods, drive way or road work, or any type of grading and leveling and would have bought it in a second if I had an imediate need for it.
Good luck! John,
P.S. I like the mirror and will do the same. And that grubbin bucket looks like you could dig a nice drainage or utility trench since it's narrower than the wheels, though how would you dump the spoil? Guess you could back up till you cleared the trench.

 

[bud4410]

kingsville

 

[bud4410]

hi john, that could be a neat plan if not for the mmm which is my main use for the tractor. you are right it is built tuff (weighs about 500 lbs) and has a lot of down pressure in fact with the grubbin bucket turned down will lift the front wheels 3 ft off the ground.it plows snow great in fact i never even had to put the tractor in four wheel drive this winter and it has never pushed the front end sideways with the blade angled even with a full blade of snow. it also has bolts you can install to keep the blade from dumping for grading use. the mirror is off an old ford van that i just painted semi gloss black and made a bracket to mount to the grab handle. havent used the grubbin bucket yet but it should have a lot of uses. ps i have a buddy that lives in simsbury ct. regards, bud