[Ford-ferguson] TO-20 for snow plowing

[George Willer]

Daniel,

Here's the way I set my 641 up to have the best of both worlds.  It works 
better than you might imagine.

http://members.toast.net/gwill/album/Tractors/Ford/%2760%5F641/rightfront.jpg

George Willer

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Daniel W. Oehmke" <doehmke at pressenter.com>
To: "'Ford-Ferguson mailing list'" <ford-ferguson at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2004 7:59 PM
Subject: RE: [Ford-ferguson] TO-20 for snow plowing


>I have had pretty good luck pulling a rear blade on my TO20 w/ fluid
> filled tires for weight.  This year am going to try out a Dearborn front
> mounted plow --- just need to get some serious snow.  Got a few inches
> last weekend, but was so warm and wet the ground was still pretty soft.
> Had to be real gentle to avoid plowing away the driveway.  The rear
> blade was really just fine, but I thought it be nice to look forward.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ford-ferguson-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
> [mailto:ford-ferguson-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of
> Bob Erickson
> Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2004 4:07 PM
> To: ford-ferguson at lists.antique-tractor.com
> Subject: [Ford-ferguson] TO-20 for snow plowing
>
> I'm thinking of putting a 6' blade on the back of my TO-20.  Pushing
> snow is more effective than pulling it, so if I reverse the blade and
> drive backwards to push snow off my driveway am I in danger if I hit
> something solid like ice or digging into turf just off the pavement?  I
> really don't want to flip the tractor on top of myself or tear it up.
>
> I could keep using a shovel but it takes an hour or more to clear the
> whole drive that way, and even more time yet if the kids 'help'.
> Besides, shoveling was more fun in 1970 than it is today.
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Bob
>
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