[AT] snow plowing

[Steve W.]

Ralph Goff wrote:
> On 1/31/2013 9:25 AM, Steve W. wrote:
>> Ralph Goff wrote:
>>> Although its hardly an antique,, my 2090 Case is 33 years old. With the
>>> heater turned up and winter diesel in the tank I can plow snow even in
>>> the dark and -10 degree temperatures. Shot this bit of video last night
>>> clearing out the driveway. I wouldn't normally use this tractor but
>>> since I had to clear the trail at night time I did not care to sit out
>>> on the open Cockshutt 40 working in the dim glow of 6 volt headlights
>>> and freezing to death in the wind.
>>> http://youtu.be/8mVMXXkAQ2U
>>>
>>> Ralph in Sask.
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>> You need a wing and a deflector on that blade.
> I guess that would help Steve but I am already exceeding the capacity of 
> that blade by about 100 percent. The Cancade was a light duty dozer 
> originally designed for about a 50 hp tractor so I am pushing my luck 
> already. Its also too narrow at eight feet but again, a wider blade just 
> puts more strain on the rest of the frame. It is already bent in the 
> pivot area.
> The light weight is an advantage in that it does not overload the front 
> end of the tractor and take weight off the driving wheels. The big 
> strong Leon and Degelman dozer blades could take all the abuse I'd ever 
> give them but at huge cost. Heavy to install and carry around too. This 
> one I just drop the whole push bar off every spring. Takes maybe half an 
> hour . So its a trade off either way. I guess I'll stick with what I have .
> 
> Ralph in Sask.

Sounds like the blade a neighbor was using last year. They built a rear 
blade using a lightweight Fisher P/U blade and wanted to use it on the 
back of a 150 HP tractor. His thinking was "the P/U this mounts on has 
300 hp so the tractor should be no problem".
Couldn't convince him of the real power difference between the truck and 
the tractor. That the HP rating of the engine has NO bearing on the 
actual towing or pushing ability of two different vehicle designs.

I don't think it lasted much after the first good snowfall (which was, 
luckily for them, the only real snow we had all winter) It sets behind 
the barn now in a scrap pile, The A frame buckled and the blade is 
twisted around.

Shame you're not down this way. There are a LOT of the big snow pusher 
blades for sale, folks who were convinced they would make LOT'S of money 
plowing snow are getting out of the business. These are the ones that 
you chain to a loader bucket. Most have been going for barely over the 
scrap price of the steel.


-- 
Steve W.