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Actually. If I were considering a blade for my 855 for $ 3,000. I would buy a blade for the front of my truck instead. Then I have a heater, stereo, and a lot better seat. Plus there is no way any tractor could keep up with the plow on the truck.
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Alan, I beg to differ with you.
I have plowed commercially for MANY years and can tell you a properly equipped tractor will out-plow a pickup hands down every time.
Best of luck.
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It sounds like this thread may have saved me from damaging the 3pt. thanks to all. I would have been very depressed if that would have happened to my new toy!
the blade will be angled, but the first pass will have to be a full cut, and if I do half cuts, then they would have to be toward the previously cleared area, or else I'll just be pushing (pulling) that previous cut along with the new cut. (did that make sense?)
beagle
I 'd be very interested in seeing how you fab'd and mounted the front blade. I have an old blade taking up space in the barn that I could maybe use. what exaclty do you mean by the mmm 'lugs' at the center of the tractor? I'm picturing the lift points for the mower, but would be reluctant to subject them to the forces of a front blade. Of course, maybe your setup is different than my bx.
thanks again,
david
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Murf,
I can agree to disagree. That's OK too. It's what makes America what we are. I just don't think there is anyway a Kubota BX can outrun a Chevrolet 2500HD with a 7' plow on it.
Alan
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S_chrand, to toss my 2 bits in, I used an old Oliver 550 with a 3pt blade the last two years. You'll have to watch how big of a bite you take, but it works fine. I pulled the blade, not pushed. I have to watch how much rock the blade takes up as that can stop the tractor quickly. The person I bought the place from had used 1.5"-2" river rock instead of gravel for the top of the driveway. So that moves easily.
I use my FEL for the top section due to drifts and having to pile up the snow. The rest of the drive is using the blade. It works pretty good except the old Oliver can't handle deep, wet snow. 2 wheel drive. But the new 4wd JD4310 should handle it just fine.
A front mount blade might work out really nice for you. I'd love a front mount blower, but the rocks really mess those things up. I may try to get some concrete put in next spring before the baby shows up. Doubt I'll have time afterwards.
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I'm gonna agree with Murf on this one. When we had a rather deep snow (for our area) I heard accross the scanner of many a pick-ups with blades that were stuck. A friend of my wife's had a Kubota tractor with the cab and was constantly freeing the trucks plus keeping several lots cleaned off.
Alan,
During the same storm mentioned above, I had my old Kubota 7200 without a FEL and was using a blade pushing the snow backwards because it wouldn't pull it and broke one of the supports on the lift arms which rendered the tractor useless until it was fixed. Driving forward will work with very small amounts of snow. I found that if I turned the blade around like I was going to push but went forward it didn't dig in as bad and I could angle it and go through about 6" of snow. That amount would decrease if you pull with the blade in the correct position as it lifts the rear tires until you get no traction. My drive is only 220 feet long and I was having to plow it that way every couple of hours. If we got more snow I would definitely have a snowblower.
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chrand, the MMM lugs only provide for the "overturning" reactions that get translated to the middle of the tractor from the back of the sub-frame. The horizontal forces from plowing are primarily transfered directly into the front engine frame of the tractor. In addition, the blade has break-away springs similar to a truck setup that will allow the blade to trip if it hits a hard object. Any set up you come up with definitey should have a trip feature to protect the tractor from any impact loads.
I'll post pictures as soon as possible. A picture's worth a bunch of words.
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Alan, there's part of the problem, I'm in Canada,  .
OK, now you have changed the story, you said "Plus there is no way ANY tractor could keep up with the plow on the truck." Had you said "BX" instead of "any" I would have agreed with you.
If you were to put a comparable unit against a pickup you would see a big difference. Comparing a BX against a 7' blade on a 3/4 ton truck is like comparing a commercial FMM against a 19" Lawnboy. No contest.
Best of luck.
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Beagle brings up an excellent point in his post.
Any time you are doing any kind of plowing, whether it's with a blade or the bucket, you must be sure that the equipment is protected from shock loads. In the summer that is fairly easy, a rock or stump in the soil will usually move enough to cushion, or come loose, when you strike it.
However, in the winter, even a small stone, or for that matter block of frozen whatever, will create enormous forces against the equipment when it is struck at any speed. Add to this the temptation to work quickly and get back into the warmth, and it could be an expensive 'oopsey'. It is also physically dangerous, a machine can stop suddenly or jump sideways in reaction to striking a frozen object, this can lead to whiplash or other injuries.
Believe me, when it's 20° outside and the snow is blowing, is NOT the time to break something.
Mind you I don't like breaking something when it's 72° and sunny either.... .
Best of luck™.
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Murf - your knowledge & pionts are priceless & well worth the fee's of this site!! By the way - How did you get the trade mark sign on your " best of luck" ending? did you do that or did dennis?
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