Part 2: FEL SnowPlow

[kennyd]

Thought I would post a follow-up of my snowplow project.
The origanal post can be seen HERE .

Everything works as expected, no troubles at all. Here is a pic in the latest snow we had, only about 2". Last week we had 7" and it worked great for that also.

 

[kennyd]

Another action shot...

 

[kennyd]

One More...

 

[kennyd]

Here is a shot of my updated skid shoe setup, I was not happy with the original design. Now I can use standard Western replacement shoes. There are available at TSC for $16.50.

 

[Cliff_Johns]

Very nice. Looks like it's working well for you. If I had more driveway, I think I'd do the same thing. Thanks for posting the pictures.

Cliff

 

[Harrygoodwrench]

Very nice job. Well thought out and it shows. I plan on doing pretty much same set-up as we get our share of snow in Upstate NY also.
I do have a question. How easy is it to change back to bucket? I did a snow plow set-up like this for a friend (as per his desire) by welding brackets into the FEL bucket and mounting with quick pins. Made for a nice hook/unhook but made length of tractor so long it was hard to manuver. Maybe your hook-up design may solve my question.
Anyways, your snow plow looks great.

 

[kennyd]

The changeover take about 3 minutes to do. JD uses its own style quick-attach setup. There are 2 hooks on top, and 2 pins on the bottom. I think the first post shows these.

Just get off the tractor, remove two clevis pins, get on tractor, put bucket on the ground, uncurl the bucket and back away. Drive up to plow, get the top hooks engaged by operating loader joystick, then curl and lift, then get off to insert pins and hook up two hoses.

I also made a forklift setup the same way.

Its is easier to do than to type!

Thank you for your compliments.

 

[GoodGuy]

Great end to a great project. Are you happy with the setup or would you make changes at this point. BTW, was the plow the cause of you loader ram problem ??
Thanks for the pics

 

[kennyd]

GoodGuy, I would not make any changes. Everything works as planned.
Plow had nothing to do with cylinder problem. I have been having internal leakge in them for a while, long before the plow was even built. I just decided to fix it this past weekend.

 

[PILOON]

kennyd

I noticed that lots of contractor plowers use rings, (the type that you'd attach to a chain to serve as a chocker), rather than washers to stack. That way you only need 5 or 6 rather than dozen or more washers. Each ring is about 1/4" thick in the 1"-1/4" dia size.

With a full load of snow up front, how was the stearing? and side plowing? were you able to push accumulated banks back without turning into the banks? or is that asking too much of the tractor given it's weight.
My concern would be overworking the front axles/diff as on my truck I have snapped the odd axel due to that.

 

[PineRidge]

Kenny, Kenny, Kenny I like the plow and even the Stetson but them gloves. /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif Well, them green gloves just gotta go. (mine are blue) /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

Hey nice work on the plow, keep up the good work. You set a fine example here at the TBN site for a professional job.

 

[MoBota]

That is such a nice job it makes me wish I lived in a part of the country that got lambasted by snow. Thanks for the action shots!

Ps: I know, watch what you wish for.......

 

[kennyd]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( kennyd

I noticed that lots of contractor plowers use rings, (the type that you'd attach to a chain to serve as a chocker), rather than washers to stack. That way you only need 5 or 6 rather than dozen or more washers. Each ring is about 1/4" thick in the 1"-1/4" dia size.
<font color="red">Thats a good idea, but the washers came with the shoes, so that is what I used. </font>

With a full load of snow up front, how was the stearing? and side plowing?
<font color="red"> Steering only got light when I had to much downpressure, just nudge the stick back a hair and all was well. The snow never pushed the tractor to the side. </font>
were you able to push accumulated banks back without turning into the banks? or is that asking too much of the tractor given it's weight.
<font color="red"> I never really had to do this, the banks did not get that big. we only had 8 or 9" total between 2 snowfalls, and the first was like powder so... </font>
My concern would be overworking the front axles/diff as on my truck I have snapped the odd axel due to that. )</font>

 

[kennyd]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( Kenny, Kenny, Kenny I like the plow and even the Stetson
<font color="red">It is actually a hard-hat, OSHA approved and all. It keeps the snow or sun off my neck. </font>

but them gloves. /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif Well, them green gloves just gotta go. (mine are blue) /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif
<font color="green"> You are just jealous /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif </font>

Hey nice work on the plow, keep up the good work. You set a fine example here at the TBN site for a professional job. )</font>

<font color="red"> Thanks! </font>

 

[RalphVa]

Wish I had your welding expertise. Could make a bracket the same as yours that mounts where the FEL bucket goes and then weld a pipe-like snout on it to mount my Gravely snow plow onto my 4010.

Ralph