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B10Dave

Canada
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Posted - 09/17/2010 :  21:15:49  Show Profile Send B10Dave a Private Message  Reply with Quote
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.
Money can't buy you happiness.
It can however buy you a beer.
And that is close enough.
Edited by - B10Dave on 09/17/2010 21:17:00
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skunkhome

USA
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Posted - 09/18/2010 :  09:02:39  Show Profile Send skunkhome a Private Message  Reply with Quote
quote:
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.

Phil



"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither safety nor liberty."

Benjamin Franklin
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skunkhome

USA
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Posted - 09/18/2010 :  09:09:08  Show Profile Send skunkhome a Private Message  Reply with Quote
quote:
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!

Phil



"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither safety nor liberty."

Benjamin Franklin
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skunkhome

USA
12829 Posts
Posted - 09/18/2010 :  09:16:24  Show Profile Send skunkhome a Private Message  Reply with Quote
quote:
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).

Phil



"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither safety nor liberty."

Benjamin Franklin
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adamf203

USA
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Posted - 09/18/2010 :  15:48:43  Show Profile  Visit adamf203's Homepage  Send adamf203 an AOL message Send adamf203 a Private Message  Reply with Quote
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?
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1014211

USA
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Posted - 09/18/2010 :  16:09:19  Show Profile  Visit 1014211's Homepage Send 1014211 a Private Message  Reply with Quote
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.
Jon
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olcowhand

USA
5115 Posts
Posted - 09/18/2010 :  16:33:48  Show Profile  Visit olcowhand's Homepage Send olcowhand a Private Message  Reply with Quote
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.........

Daniel in Ky -- So much to do, so little time!
Edited by - olcowhand on 09/18/2010 16:35:00
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freddie

USA
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Posted - 09/19/2010 :  12:13:31  Show Profile  Visit freddie's Homepage Send freddie a Private Message  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by skunkhome

quote:
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
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snohiker

USA
521 Posts
Posted - 09/19/2010 :  13:32:16  Show Profile  Visit snohiker's Homepage Send snohiker a Private Message  Reply with Quote
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
Rob
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Edited by - snohiker on 09/19/2010 13:32:40
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freddie

USA
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Posted - 09/19/2010 :  15:04:17  Show Profile  Visit freddie's Homepage Send freddie a Private Message  Reply with Quote
I AM FABING UP ONE TODAY. I WILL HAVE PICS LATER.
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freddie

USA
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Posted - 09/19/2010 :  18:34:55  Show Profile  Visit freddie's Homepage Send freddie a Private Message  Reply with Quote
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

USA
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Posted - 09/24/2010 :  12:00:22  Show Profile  Visit freddie's Homepage Send freddie a Private Message  Reply with Quote
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.
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