dozer for a hg cletrac

[tom sullivan]

I have a cletrac I'd like to make a dozer blade for I have two gravely snow blades [ heavey gage 4ft long each] I would weld them together end to end [8ft]then using 2in square tubing mounted reese type traier hitches at each end. My ? is the frame of a cletrac strong enough I was thinking of mounting the push bars [2in tubing] to the rectangle pocket just below the drive sprocket, and is inside push or outside push better? Thank You

 

[Anonymous-0]

What do you intend to push with the HG? 8 foot is way too much blade unless it is loose material and then still too much. A 5 foot blade would be close to correct. Remember an HG was geared for farm work not as a dozer. They are way too fast!

 

[tom sullivan]

I do agree I ma just use one blade [4ft] I was hoping to move horse manure, compos,loam i do have the second tranny, thanks again

 

[RAB]

Ah, only half the story then. It helps to know exactly what you have. How wide it is, for instance (track)

On top of that, you may need to consider the amount of torque delivered through the drive train with the auxillary tranny in lower ratios. Not all have the same resilience in that department.

RAB

 

[Chris VdV]

I cannot imagine pushing an 8ft. blade with any OC3 or HG even with a aux tranny. If you are pushing dirt in dirt you'll be track spinning real fast and pushing anything heavier I am sure you'll be stalling her.
Reckon an OC4 will do OK though.