Snow Equipment Owning/Operating Pictures of your snow weapons

BrokeFarmerJohn · Dec 5, 2017

Rustyiron said:
I feel better now I also did a poor "quick read" of your post and thought you paid that for just the blade. The rubber edge will be forgiving also. Pics when you get into it:thumbsup:

No worries, I’ll post pics after it’s done.
My buddy is also mounting a bale spear to my pallet fork back plate so I will actually have a bale spear lol.

I have to order a spear and he has yet to take measurements, so a few weeks prob.

That little plow is expensive.

PILOON · Dec 5, 2017

War Eagle 2 said:
I saw someone on the forum make a snow pusher out of their FEL. So following their approach I also tried my hand at making a snow pusher by adding wings to my bucket. Also added some shoes to the front end hoping to help from digging into the gravel drive. Haven't had any snow yet to try it out but it's mounted and I'm waiting for the snow to come. I also run a box blade on the rear.

Usually we attach the braces about 1/3 up the sides of the wings and approximately 1/3 of the bucket width.
For removable 'wings' I like a simple weld tabs on wings and the bucket that I bolt the braces onto for easy seasonal removal.
Tubing (square or round) with slits cut out and drilled to match the tab holes works well.
I actually on mine simply drop 1/2" bolts thru the holes.

If you don't you will shortly simply tear away those wings once loaded up with snow.
\Otherwise your wings look real good.

War Eagle 2 · Dec 6, 2017

PILOON said:
Usually we attach the braces about 1/3 up the sides of the wings and approximately 1/3 of the bucket width.
For removable 'wings' I like a simple weld tabs on wings and the bucket that I bolt the braces onto for easy seasonal removal.
Tubing (square or round) with slits cut out and drilled to match the tab holes works well.
I actually on mine simply drop 1/2" bolts thru the holes.

If you don't you will shortly simply tear away those wings once loaded up with snow.
\Otherwise your wings look real good.

Ya, this is a grand experiment for me. I am planning to learn many things this winter. What I find that works or doesn't work will help me decide to direction I go in the future.

Stomper · Dec 7, 2017

War Eagle 2 said:
I saw someone on the forum make a snow pusher out of their FEL. So following their approach I also tried my hand at making a snow pusher by adding wings to my bucket. Also added some shoes to the front end hoping to help from digging into the gravel drive. Haven't had any snow yet to try it out but it's mounted and I'm waiting for the snow to come. I also run a box blade on the rear.

I was having trouble with my fel digging into my gravel driveway also. This is my first winter with my tractor and thought it was going to be the ultimate snow removal tool with the fel with float and a tph 50" blower. I was quite disappointed to find it digging up my gravel driveway. The more I plowed the more of a mess I made, even the snow blower with the skid shoes was digging in and shooting gravel all over the place. To save my driveway and my frustration, I went back to using my quad. Then i read on here where someone put a piece of pipe on the cutting edge of the bucket. I made one out of a piece of 1.5" tube with a thin strip cut out of it lengthwise and some tabs to bolt it to my cutting edge. I can't believe how such a simple thing can make such a huge difference. I can even clear off my lawn without damaging the grass. I will be making one for the cutting edge on my snow blower also. I believe it would work much better on your bucket than any skid shoes.

jon edwards · Dec 7, 2017

I have one on order for my back blade. I have a local shop building it for me. Glad to hear that it works so well.

Tomtint · Dec 8, 2017

Traded my 16 F450 for a 17 F450. The difference in cab driving and seating comfort is night and day. The new one is comfortable for hours at a time. The 16, I wanted to get out of it after 15 minutes.

/pine · Dec 8, 2017

It's a good thing the city of Atlanta has their heavy duty snow equipment ready and waiting for duty...!

Rustyiron · Dec 8, 2017

Nice truck!
Was that the only reason to dump a 1 y/o truck?

aeblank · Dec 8, 2017

Tomtint said:
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Traded my 16 F450 for a 17 F450. The difference in cab driving and seating comfort is night and day. The new one is comfortable for hours at a time. The 16, I wanted to get out of it after 15 minutes.

Gosh, they look *identical*.

beenthere · Dec 8, 2017

aeblank said:
Gosh, they look *identical*.

Thought the same thing..

Dakota_male · Dec 8, 2017

beenthere said:
Thought the same thing..

dido, thought the same too

Tomtint · Dec 9, 2017

Rustyiron said:
Nice truck!
Was that the only reason to dump a 1 y/o truck?

I had the 16 for 2 years. Has to replace both exhaust manifolds and 1 cylinder head due to rust. Y
The state and town use magnesium chloride up here and it is brutal on anything metal ...and asphalt. The underside of my 16 looked like it was 40 years old. The head and manifolds were changed at 6500 miles, I traded it at 7100.

Tomtint · Dec 9, 2017

This was the 16 I traded.. I kept the aluminum wheels for the new one.

arrow · Dec 9, 2017

Tomtint said:
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Traded my 16 F450 for a 17 F450. The difference in cab driving and seating comfort is night and day. The new one is comfortable for hours at a time. The 16, I wanted to get out of it after 15 minutes.

Let's see: A nice tractor, A stellar dump truck, a super mini -ex and.... All you need is a small dozer to be the complete man

Tomtint · Dec 9, 2017

arrow said:
Let's see: A nice tractor, A stellar dump truck, a super mini -ex and.... All you need is a small dozer to be the complete man

I have runout of room for more equipment. Not to mention the up keep and maintence on anything with a motor. It sometimes seams like everything needs something.

arrow · Dec 9, 2017

Tomtint said:
I have runout of room for more equipment. Not to mention the up keep and maintence on anything with a motor. It sometimes seams like everything needs something.

Sell stuff. Buy the dozer. You're so close as a 3/4 man. Then you are the "complete man". I know because I'm only one quarter of a man.

Tomtint · Dec 9, 2017

arrow said:
Sell stuff. Buy the dozer. You're so close as a 3/4 man. Then you are the "complete man". I know because I'm only one quarter of a man.

If we have another 10' of snow this winter... a dozer it will be.

Rustyiron · Dec 9, 2017

Tomtint said:
I had the 16 for 2 years. Has to replace both exhaust manifolds and 1 cylinder head due to rust. Y
The state and town use magnesium chloride up here and it is brutal on anything metal ...and asphalt. The underside of my 16 looked like it was 40 years old. The head and manifolds were changed at 6500 miles, I traded it at 7100.

Do you do any Fluid Film or old motor oil underneath? Not counting your income from the truck, you had to take a beating on the value. :confused3: They are both beautiful trucks!!

Tomtint · Dec 9, 2017

Rustyiron said:
Do you do any Fluid Film or old motor oil underneath? Not counting your income from the truck, you had to take a beating on the value. :confused3: They are both beautiful trucks!!

I didn't do anything to the 16. The 17, I painted everything under it with POR then sprayed undercoating on the frame etc, then sprayed it all with diesel fuel. It cost me 13k and my truck to go into the 17. Basically 6500 a year deprecation. But probably less in reality. The new truck was more than the 16 and the aluminum body was a upgrade as well. Combined, it's about 4-5k more truck to truck.. so maybe 8-9k deprecation.