ebinmaine 75,418 #26 Posted 17 hours ago 14 hours ago, Joe BenHayon said: Anybody have a weight for the factory plow assembly? The 42" plow blade alone is about 30 lbs. I'd figure the frame around the same. Add springs and hardware. Maybe 70 lbs...? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joe BenHayon 72 #27 Posted 16 hours ago 6 hours ago, peter lena said: @ebinmaine think that plow strength / weight alone , will overpower / that entire set up , if it ever gets used , numerous other failures will show themselves . running an original horse plow for many years , only thing that wares out is the , lower blade scraping strip set up . keeping blade slick , really helps snow slide off , unloading it easily . would bet that front axel set up is not going to last long , spindles / bearings etc, that plow weight / strength , will eat that horse , pete Pete, The 42" mower deck weighs almost 2x this plow... And my Horse has the cast iron front axle. Heavy duty stuff in my experience.. All the pivot points are greasable though, While I don't have any problems handling 100lb equipment, is there an easier way to wrestle the mower deck in and out from under the tractor? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joe BenHayon 72 #28 Posted 16 hours ago 13 hours ago, kpinnc said: Looks good so far. What's the offset at the rear for? Just figuring out getting the mount centered on the axle. Those brackets are 4x1/4". I had shortened the one leg to make some adjustment, but I will have to cut some more to get it centered and looking right. Then I will weld in a single piece of 3)4" rod to hold the spacing and mount the frame to. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peter lena 9,545 #30 Posted 13 hours ago @Joe BenHayon 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joe BenHayon 72 #31 Posted 8 hours ago It works! 😄 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joe BenHayon 72 #32 Posted 8 hours ago I have a couple more pictures of the frame hooked up and front view showing the blade up. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 75,418 #33 Posted 2 hours ago Very cool! Couple hints. To set "max up", jack the plow up TO the front axle and adjust/ replace the middle linkage to hold it tight there. When the plow blade is let off the jack it'll settle away from the axle and give you max available ground clearance. IF you want occasional down pressure, you can make a solid link to go from the proper hole 🕳 in the center rock shaft, to the plow. PAINT THAT POOR MISERABLE BLADE. Will you be adding a front center stabilizer? How's your weights & chains situation? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
