Put the snow blade on again. Haven’t plowed in a long time

[My_horse 41]

We got a few inches of snow over the last few days. Not enough for the snow blower on the GC 2410.  But if I didn’t clean it up, it would be a mess.
 

So I drug out the 314-8 and took the mower deck off. Put the front and rear wheel weights on and the chains. Gassed it up. Got my 42” plow put on. Couldn’t find the short lift link to go to the deck lift arm, so I made one out of a piece of garage door opener lift arm and a couple clevis pins.  Done. 
 

I haven’t really ever plowed snow with the 314-8. Have a blower for it and always used that, until I got the blower for the GC. 
 

It worked great, and didn’t dig up the gravel driveway much. Good seat time today. 

[ri702bill 10,546]

19 minutes ago, My_horse said:

Put the front and rear wheel weights on and the chains.

I agree - rear weights for traction, front weights for steering with the plow angled.

 

[Achto 30,162]

Not a great look, but walk behind snow blower tire make excellent steer tires. No added weight, goes where I point it.

[SylvanLakeWH 29,787]

7 minutes ago, Achto said:

Not a great look, but walk behind snow blower tire make excellent steer tires. No added weight, goes where I point it.

Love the Black Hoods!!! 

[8ntruck 8,327]

@Achto,  would those front tires work better if you swapped the left for right to reverse the tread direction?  Being driven tires instead of drive tires, the self cleaning action might work better.

[Achto 30,162]

11 minutes ago, 8ntruck said:

would those front tires work better if you swapped the left for right to reverse the tread direction?  Being driven tires instead of drive tires, the self cleaning action might work better.

 

They seem to work pretty good the way they are, never have an issue with them plugging up. Might be worth a try swapping them around though.

[Blasterdad 3,065]

2 hours ago, Achto said:

Not a great look, but walk behind snow blower tire make excellent steer tires. No added weight, goes where I point it.

 

Careful...Looks like frozen poop, talk about a photo bomb! ROFL! 

[JoeM 9,277]

Sister tractors. Everyone must have one!

 

 

 

Had these on for a while, just can't go on the concrete. 

 

 

[mrc 1,011]

Achto,  i think those snowblower tires look good!

[peter lena 9,552]

@Achto noticei the  plow swing rod  fresh paint  ?  any mods to that  ? that  swing quadrant  and  squeeze lever mount  area  , is  a total change for  easy . smooth  blade swing . just asking  , pete

[Brockport Bill 2,115]

the blackhood C175 plowing seems to do the job with and without chains or weights -- each fall I install the plow on i think if i should use the chains or weights or even maybe invest in a more aggresive front tire winter tread -- but with smart plowing technique the horse seems to mostly function fine -- have not put the chains or weights on yet this season -- will wait to see if we get any big storms? I can always put the weights and chains on if a forecast says deep heavy snow coming?????????

[Achto 30,162]

10 hours ago, peter lena said:

 noticei the  plow swing rod  fresh paint  ?  any mods to that  ? that  swing quadrant  and  squeeze lever mount  area 

 

Did not get the swing rod or the handle to operate it with the plow. Made the handle, trigger lever, & linkage myself. Oh, the wire from the trigger handle to the triangle pivot was made from a wire coat hanger, been working great for several years now.