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| freddie |
Posted - 09/14/2010 : 21:14:42
i'am starting to fab up the brackets for this project. this should be easy for an old pro like me. lol. i will have pics on weds. |
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| freddie |
Posted - 09/24/2010 : 12:00:22
i think i might just leave this on for winter. just to see how it scrapes the driveway after snowblowing to keep the buid up down a little.
i did not get the down force rod made do to other projects going on for other people.
i think it does work better then the backblade on the sears.
its alot easyer to lift then the sears backblade.
winter is coming faster then i want. we just got 4" of rain, glad it was not snow. |
| freddie |
Posted - 09/19/2010 : 18:34:55
heres what i came up with for the weight on the blade.
its 316 sst 3x3 solid bar stock. 140lbs works alot better
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| freddie |
Posted - 09/19/2010 : 15:04:17
I AM FABING UP ONE TODAY. I WILL HAVE PICS LATER. |
| snohiker |
Posted - 09/19/2010 : 13:32:16
hey freddie back to the down pressure thing i was haveing the same issue i think im going to try solid lift arm so i can apply dowh pressure |
| freddie |
Posted - 09/19/2010 : 12:13:31
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Originally posted by skunkhome
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Originally posted by freddie
oh i forgot one. this is my saw i use for many jobs like this one.
Love the band cut-off saw, but you can have the Bud Lite Lime . BTW: I would be in trouble quickly if I used those two at the same time. Still have all 10 fingers... tips and all(knock on wood).
bud lite lime is the little womans beer.
but my ideas do come to me with a few cold beers in me |
| olcowhand |
Posted - 09/18/2010 : 16:33:48
Downforce will affect your traction when hitting high spots, where blade mounted weights won't as bad, but then if you weight your tractor enough, it should take care of most or all of it. I like those weights, and being you won't need them now......... |
| 1014211 |
Posted - 09/18/2010 : 16:09:19
There is one on eBay right now with the foot rests. With ice and snow I stand up on mine to dig down as I plow with it. Those stirrups would be a big help. |
| adamf203 |
Posted - 09/18/2010 : 15:48:43
Dont the weigths hanging like that to the front interfere with the material that your pushing. Would it make more since to hang them to the rear? |
| skunkhome |
Posted - 09/18/2010 : 09:16:24
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Originally posted by freddie
oh i forgot one. this is my saw i use for many jobs like this one.
Love the band cut-off saw, but you can have the Bud Lite Lime. BTW: I would be in trouble quickly if I used those two at the same time. Still have all 10 fingers... tips and all(knock on wood). |
| skunkhome |
Posted - 09/18/2010 : 09:09:08
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Originally posted by Cvans
Nice Job on the blade. Should function much better than the back blades I would think.
Keep up the good work.
It would certainly eliminate the wash board effect that I get with my rear mounted blade.
Freddie, I am very envious. Great job! |
| skunkhome |
Posted - 09/18/2010 : 09:02:39
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Originally posted by B10Dave
Freddie. I have seen pics of graders with foot rests welded on top of the blade so you could stand on it for weight. Always thought that looked dangerous. What are your weights off? Are you going to make a bracket so they look neat when installed? Dave.
I believe the original grader blade had stirrups. If I am not mistaken I believe safety is what did in the FDT's. If you will notice it appears just about all the garden tractors started sporting running board around 1970-71. In the US that is about the time the the CPSC started protecting us from ourselves. There have been some greats safety advances in tractors and Ag equipment since then but they still can't protect us from being stupid...like the guy who got off his tractor while it was in gear and running to shove something under the wheels to get traction...he ended up being that something. |
| B10Dave |
Posted - 09/17/2010 : 21:15:49
Freddie. I have seen pics of graders with foot rests welded on top of the blade so you could stand on it for weight. Always thought that looked dangerous. What are your weights off? Are you going to make a bracket so they look neat when installed? Dave. |
| freddie |
Posted - 09/17/2010 : 19:03:27
oh i forgot one. this is my saw i use for many jobs like this one.
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| freddie |
Posted - 09/17/2010 : 18:59:58
thanks cris,
i had to add 100lbs to the blade to get it to cut the way i like.
i'am going to fab a bracket insted of the chain so i can apply down force on the blade. heres a couple pics.
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| Cvans |
Posted - 09/16/2010 : 23:31:40
Nice Job on the blade. Should function much better than the back blades I would think.
Keep up the good work.
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