My Snow Machine

[Bigmatt]

Ok, Everyone has been showing off their snow moving machines. I figured it's my turn.

First off, the inspiration. My dad's tractor, a Ferguson model 50 Hi-Arc. About 10 years ago he put on a 7.5 ft Meyer blade. Lift and tilt runs through the FEL controls.

About 8 years ago we got over 12" of snow which shut down the roads for 3 days. I plowed with my dads tractor and the neighbors 35hp New Holland 4wd with a back blade and FEL. I'll take my dad's set-up on a 50 year old tractor over any new piece of equipment with a back blade.

So, when I decided to set up my 8N a front mount was the way to go. I picked up a 7.5 ft Northman plow for a little over $100. I cut it down to 6.5 ft to make it easier for the little ford to handle.

I converted it over to 12V and added a auxiliary hydraulic pump run off the fan belt.

The pump pulls from the tranny and returns through the Test port, giving live hydraulics for the 3pt. The plow controls are handled by a loader valve.

I built up a frame to mount the balde to. It's tied into the front axle pivot mount as well as the rear axle. Lift is handled by a 2" 2 way cylinder.

So if anyone has any questions, feel free to ask. I'm done showing off the toy now.

Bigmatt

 

[35thLE]

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.................Oh Yeah!!!

Nice Job!

 

[tooltimejim]

very sweet tractor and blade. happy holidays,Jim

 

[Gafla]

NICE JOB! sweet ...

 

[LeoinMI]

What a great set up! You did a nice fabrication job and it looks great. You could sell plans for that plow set-up. There are few guys on this post looking for a front plow configuration like yours.

 

[Bigmatt]

(quoted from post at 19:58:00 12/13/09) What a great set up! You did a nice fabrication job and it looks great. You could sell plans for that plow set-up. There are few guys on this post looking for a front plow configuration like yours.

I'll answer any questions about the set-up, but I don't have any plans for it. I've got an engineering degree and access to some of the most powerful CAD systems on the market but most of the design was done with the "that looks about right" system.

Looking back at it there were some things I'd do differently. Mainly using a stinger pump and beefing up the main frame to 2" x 3" instead of 2" x 2" so it would support a front end loader. I'll probably sell this set-up in a few years and build another with all the improvements I can come up with between now and then.

But in the meantime the gentleman that gave me the tractor (it was his dads) is very happy that it's back in action.

Bigmatt