54" plow vs. 48" plow

[IthacaJeff 151]

Hi, the question may seem silly, but any differences in using a 48" vs. a 54" plow?

The reason I asked is because I just installed a 54" on my 416, and that sucker

is a whole lot less stable than my 48" on my 310. The length of the blade adds

serious torque to the mounting frame and jerks things around a whole lot more

than the smaller blade.

Am I imagining this or have any of you had the same experience? With snow the

differences may not be so bad, so what about dirt?

Jeff in Enfield

[Forest Road 594]

Don't know. But let me know if you want to unload it.

[Lane Ranger 11,633]

The 54 inch plow is wider and more subject to flexing from the snow, dirt, gravel or other materials being spread around with the face of the plow.

I have atached some good photos and a viedo of some of our 54 inch plows. I use a 42 inch myself on a B-80 but that is plenty of suraface area for a good snowfall for that tractor. Not a lot of flexing or wiggle with the frame when plowing snow.

Video:

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[IthacaJeff 151]

Gents:

Okay, so I'm not imagining things. Looks like the 42" (not 48") will keep on with

dirt duties while we'll see how the 54" works this winter. Sorry, Cole's dad, I did

think at one point of selling the beast, but now I'll use it as a spare and get my

oldest son to plow alongside me. . . that'll be a good time!

Jeff in Enfield NY

[HankB 16]

You might consider a mod like this for added stability:

The stem of the "T" is free to slide in the hole in the angle. I have since had my son weld the angle to the frame but the clamps worked pretty well the first winter.

I think some of the larger blades come with something like this from the factory. One picture I saw had an inverted "L" instead of the "T" and there was a tab with an appropriate size hole welded to the side of the frame.

-hank

[IthacaJeff 151]

Hank,

Yeah, I think I saw those pics before, and now I understand the reason for it. My

friend's JD GT325 has a stabilizer-like bar on his blade, I may take a closer look

at his as well. But I do like the way it snaps right into the front attach a matic.

Thanks for the good pics.

Jeff

[WHEELMAN 1]

Just wanted to tell you I used your pictures to build this plow stabilizer.Wow what a difference!

Thanks again for your help.....................Ed (WHEELMAN)

[AMC RULES 37,235]

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[varosd 1,185]

perhaps another chance for someone to sell some of these fabbed up items to us less fortunate folks who dont have a welder, etc? I would buy one!!!!

[refracman 167]

I prefer a 42" blade. I found with either the 48 or 54 blades steering was a pain. You should see what a gt14 with a 42 can push, its like a dozer.

[zieg72 209]

I don't feel any difference between a 64" and the 48" on my 520H but maybe the forward swept axle and maybe some weight advantage being a hydro is helping me not notice. I can tell you it is a lot easier to steer because of the lighter weight of the 48"

[Hydro 131]

perhaps another chance for someone to sell some of these fabbed up items to us less fortunate folks who dont have a welder, etc? I would buy one!!!!

You know if that vertical shaft were threaded it would also be a good way to mount the front of a generator frame to obtain the proper belt tension.