How to angle a 54" blade

[jbollis]

I run Super Lugs turned 'backwards' in the winter. When you hit the snow with the 54" blade angled, it still shoves the front end around.




This is what you said. The way you say it sounds like that even with Ag's on the front, it still pushes it sideways.

I am simply trying to explain that the Ag's may be contributing to the sideways shoving and that would be less if you had a better winter traction style tire on.

[cdlong]

It's been a long time ago, but I had chains on the front tires of my JD 140h3.

[squatch]

Lot's of good info. I think we are all looking for the best front snow tire. I don't think they've made it yet. I just bought V61s for my super. Can't wait to try them. Stock turfs don't cut it as said above. Especially with the heavy 54" Haban blade loaded with snow. That's a whole lotta weight out there. good point about the smaller blade. My old 800 MTD with a 46" arnold blade would have a real hard time moving a full blade of heavy snow. Often there is no choice but to take smaller bites. With the larger blade you can always take smaller bites in the deep stuff and big once in the light stuff. It's hard to Make a shorter blade longer. However the shorter blade is much more manueverable in tight spots. It's all a trade off. Every snowstorm is different. Now if I just had 2 Supers! One for the blade and one for the blower. or better yet add a 3rd for a FEL.

Oh yes once you go hydraulic lift + angle you'll never go back.

[superduty5.9]

Around here we run reversed ag's on combines with rear assist. The reason is when you have to back up it provides a little extra traction in reverse.

[cdlong]

Any one have some close ups of the hydraulic angling kit installed on a blade? I want my shop to fab something up. We have access to all sorts of hydraulic cylinders.

[johncub7172]

I deal with snow removal for 10-11 years now. One winter I took my uncle's Ford 8n out to back blade a few drives off the snow coverd road with rear AG's....You can pull a Dukes of Hazzard around the cornner if your not carefull. And when its super cold out........I'am lucky if I can even walk on a cleared parking lot. I never take more than the center line of the hood of the plow truck when pushing.....a little less than that is better yet, and so when the snow is wet. I have been running the JD2100 2wd. with back-hoe, fel., and of course ag's on the back and do my share of spinning, getting stuck. I think the Bossman got me a new 4wd-something this year! I take the snow way off into the lawn or recommended area and with out ag's I'd be using the arm to get out of being stuck. Its better for them to pay the landscaper to fix a few ruts than have my Boss get out the Macks and haul off the snow. When I was a miner, the guys always ran the tractors with re-versed front ag's. I happen to have the IH 42" and I keep up on my driveway every bit of snow that falls and have no problems. This is how I push my drive....angle right, start in center and work out from there, reverse angle when done and start other half...I take it out 3-4ft. past the driveway edges and float across the lawn to have room all winter for the snow to part. Because if you let the sides pile up, you will have the tractor only pushing off the pile. My job pays my Boss somewhere between 80 to 100g a season, thats about 3 factories.