Snow Plowing snow in the dark

   / Plowing snow in the dark #21  
williekioti said:
That's a nice setup Vince. Is your FEL blade homemade or a commercial unit?

Its just homemade from an old rear blade I had laying around..
I'm hoping to find a used pickup plow with power angle at a good price I can fix up and modify to fit sometime in the future..
 
   / Plowing snow in the dark #22  
VictorW said:
Well Vince, you should have received your wish. The lake effect dumped 9-10 inches on us here in about 8 hours.

Erie is always hogging all the snow.
We only got a couple inches yesterday and overnight ..
 
   / Plowing snow in the dark #23  
Vince, I have a 6 1/2 foot blade with the rams that I'm working on to mount on my fel arms. I don't have a QA. I need to make the entire bracket to fit the fel arm pins.

My main question is how are you going to power your power angle? I have the rear remotes and was going to run lines forward with another set of QDs. I didn't want to cut into the rear lines with a tee. I was going to just have a set of matching QDs that I could remove when I needed the rear remotes for something else. I was thinking of two short rubber hydraulic hoses attached to steel lines running forward.

Someone here, had Rick Wallace make lines for them if I remember correctly but I can't remember who.

I hope we get a strong NWest wind and send some of this snow your way, although it does make it nice for skiing and snowmobiling.
 
   / Plowing snow in the dark #24  
VictorW said:
My main question is how are you going to power your power angle?

I think I will use a setup similar to what would be used on a loader to control a grapple.
An electric solinoid/diverter valve setup on the loader.
I,m no hydraulic expert, so I will need to look into it farther when the time comes and figure out how to make it work..
 
   / Plowing snow in the dark #25  
Thanks Vince. I didn't know that there was such a setup like that. I've never seen a grapple, other than pictures, to figure out how it works. That would be a better idea than mine.

I'll try to push the snow your way. We have enough for a while to play in.
 
   / Plowing snow in the dark #26  
DK35vince said:
Its just homemade from an old rear blade I had laying around..
I'm hoping to find a used pickup plow with power angle at a good price I can fix up and modify to fit sometime in the future..

Yup, that's my goal for the future as well. I saw an old Fisher beside the road for $69 and almost stopped. May have to go back there, looked like everything was there 'cept what would have been left on the truck.
 
   / Plowing snow in the dark #27  
hello all.....
no snow to speak of in NH (YET!!!!) i know we will get our share.... i just hope it's not in june....

wanted to share a fairly low cost plow setup that i just came accross from Northern Tool..... it's a clamp on (to FEL) snow plow blade that comes in 5' 6' & 7' models.....

i'm not sklled in fabrication like Vince and the others, and i'm getting a little tired of backing up to plow with the rear blade, so this might be the way to go....
here's the info -

Paynes 72in. Clamp-on Push Blade – Model# PFPB72
Clamp blade onto a bucket and use it to push dirt, gravel and debris, or use it for snow removal. Works with tractors and skid loaders. U.S.A.
 
   / Plowing snow in the dark #28  
It's my goal in the coming year to buy a welder and learn how to use it. I hope then to make my own pallet forks and also buy a snow plow and weld it onto a quick attach plate. I have the hydraulic hoses running to the front for my grapple so I should also be able to angle it with my grapple cylinder. I admire the folks on this site who can do their own welding and make it look professional.
 
   / Plowing snow in the dark #29  
OZ,
Do it, i picked up an almost new Millermatic 210 on Craigslist for $800. A Mig w/gas is a relativly easy set up to learn wth(even i can do it!). I bought the GMAW book at the Miller dealer and it covers just about everything you will need to know. You will never regret having a welder around:)
RD
 
   / Plowing snow in the dark #30  
Oleozz, Do you have any info on how your grapple control works or can you point me to a site where I can learn?

A welder is a nice thing to have. The cost for it is made back with the things you do for yourself. Until you get the hang of it, I wouldn't build anything that is crucial. Your first welds aren't usually the strongest. Get a few pieces of scrap steel to practice on. If you know anybody that welds, have them give you a few pointers and maybe run a few beads with them. The book is good but a little personal coaching can do wonders.
 

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