plowing with the loader

[wheelhorse101 0]

well i live over here in CT and i cant wait for the snow to fall because this year insted of a plow i get to try out my loader. do they work good for plowing anyone?

[C-Series14 15]

Well, you won't be plowing like an angled blade will do but it is handy when you have deep snow and need to pile it in one place. Last year, when I had 2 foot drifts all over the place, the blade had nowhere to put it so I cleaned what I could with the FEL and then cleaned the rest with the blade. There is a blade attachment for the FEL, have seen one somewhere awhile back. A couple years ago, I came home from overseas to find a couple inches of ice in my driveway. The drain must of clogged during a rain and then it all froze. Got the FEL out and once I got a place cleaned down to the blacktop, I put the bucket down and raised the frontend off the ground and dug up every bit of ice! Had an ice pile about 4 foot tall along side of the driveway! :hide:

[wallfish 18,625]

Dan

I used my loader for a little while, but I found it was faster to use the plow. You can

[Nick 13]

The LR is a bit slow but the loader comes in handy when the snow is deep or for moving piles of snow. Like the others mentioned I thought about mounting a blade on it but might just use the 857 with a blade and break out the LR when its deep, or i want to play.

In front of the Church they pile snow around a power pole until after a few storms there are nearly 4 parking places filled with snow. These piles often end up like a frozen solid block of ice so the loader works best to move it. Just had to try digging down the middle.

[jtmoyer 1]

i am thinking about cutting up a 42" plow to mount on the loader. i would use the lower attachment for the bucket to attach the frame of the plow for pushing against then switching the lines on one of the tilt cylinders (so thy move opposite directions) and building a frame for the tilt cylinder so they would attach to the angle part of the plow allowing it to angle when i move thee tilt lever. this should make an easy change over from bucket to plow.

since i don't weld i still have to talk a friend in to it. when i do i will post photos.

jason

[whlpny 203]

Last year I used my 520H with an Ark Loader for plowing a couple times. I have a 48 in plow that I welded brackets on that quick pins in place of the bucket. This method doesnt allow for angling of the blade which does make for slower messy plowing, but man you sure can stack the piles up high.

I just finished removing the ark off the 520H and re- installing it onto the 520LXI that came from Nick this summer. After playing with it a few days, I am really liking this new set-up with the foot control Hydro and the power steering. I am running bassically the same weights as on the 520h- loaded rear tires, 100lb weights in each rear tire. Rear weight rack with 200lbs on it. This set-up seems to give great counterbalance and worked good plowing wet heavy snow last winter on the other tractor. I have been kicking around changing to a 54 in angling plow on the front. I also would like to add hyd angle to it- we'll see how ambitious I feel though.

[wheelhorse101 0]

welp this is my first year with it lol so im guna give her a shot i also got a plow for my truck and im looking to get one for my quad so i got some toys for snow plowing :hide:

[Stigian 1,234]

These piles often end up like a frozen solid block of ice so the loader works best to move it. Just had to try digging down the middle.

That looks a fun way to spend a few hours nick :D

[BPjunk 184]

The LR is a bit slow but the loader comes in handy when the snow is deep or for moving piles of snow. Like the others mentioned I thought about mounting a blade on it but might just use the 857 with a blade and break out the LR when its deep, or i want to play.

In front of the Church they pile snow around a power pole until after a few storms there are nearly 4 parking places filled with snow. These piles often end up like a frozen solid block of ice so the loader works best to move it. Just had to try digging down the middle.

Nick,

Only you could invent Precision Snow Plowing! The straight through cut is jus' cool.

Wild Bill in NO SNOW Richmond, Va. :hide: