Inspectorjoe 438 #1 Posted January 19, 2022 I planned on outfitting two tractors with snow blades, a 1974 C-120 Automatic. and a 1973 14 Automatic. The two plow frames I have are identical. They look like they will fit long frame tractors. The frame handle on the C-120 just touches the footrest when it's angled to the left, but when it's angled to the right, the handle and release cable hit the PTO clutch assembly. Also, it's so far forward, I can't possibly reach it from the seat. On the No-name, when the blade is in the center position, the handle touches the footrest. There's no way it can be angled left. Am I doing something wrong or do I have the wrong plow frames? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Kennell 35,768 #2 Posted January 19, 2022 I believe you have the correct plow frames for your tractors, but there are several different blade angle levers. Sometimes you have to modify to fit. On my 312H I had to flip the lever around and insert a spacer to get it to clear everythig. On my 520H, I wanted the lever inside the cab. I don't like cold. So I cut bent and welded. 6 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 63,120 #3 Posted January 19, 2022 2 hours ago, Ed Kennell said: I believe you have the correct plow frames for your tractors, but there are several different blade angle levers. Sometimes you have to modify to fit. I'm with Ed. In fact I think it looks like a PO did just that on both of your setups. The one that touches the PTO looks like it's been bent in the past and possibly even installed backwards. The other one I can't tell for sure. Maybe home made or also modified. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 38,920 #4 Posted January 19, 2022 Your 3rd pic. I see a weld on that lever by the floorboard. Definitely modified. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
daveoman1966 3,611 #5 Posted January 19, 2022 In your 1st & 2nd pic, the flat bar Index lever(#20 here) is on backwards. The cut-away notch s/b forward...allowing that lever to tilt back so tou do'nt strain your milk trying to reach it. (ps..I had made other notes on this pic that you can disregard .) 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OutdoorEnvy 1,420 #6 Posted January 20, 2022 (edited) Joe your handle is flipped backwards. Take it off the frame and turn it 180 degrees. Your wire cable from handle lever should run through the eye loop on the inside. See my pic as it appears your same handle Edit: you’ll need flip around the squeeze lever too on the handle. Good luck with it! Edited January 20, 2022 by OutdoorEnvy 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Kennell 35,768 #7 Posted January 20, 2022 But you will have to get rid of the bend that is not factory. Just a note, I had to put my lever on backwards and use a spacer to clear the foot pedal motion control on all my hydros. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
killroy 33 #8 Posted January 20, 2022 I can't turn mine left on my 73 16hp no name either. I'll have to look at mine tomorrow. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Inspectorjoe 438 #9 Posted January 21, 2022 Thanks for the help, everyone. On 1/19/2022 at 7:03 PM, OutdoorEnvy said: Joe your handle is flipped backwards. Take it off the frame and turn it 180 degrees. Your wire cable from handle lever should run through the eye loop on the inside. See my pic as it appears your same handle Edit: you’ll need flip around the squeeze lever too on the handle. Good luck with it! I thought the handle might have been installed backwards when I saw the eye on the opposite side of the rod, but wondered why the squeeze lever would be reversed. I guess the guy I got it from made it fit whatever he had it on that way. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Inspectorjoe 438 #10 Posted January 21, 2022 Thank you everyone for the suggestions. I probably could have figured things out myself if I had taken the time to fit them to the tractors months ago, instead of starting when the snow was already falling. But that wouldn't be me. I put the pro in procrastination. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 63,120 #11 Posted January 21, 2022 30 minutes ago, Inspectorjoe said: I put the pro in procrastination It's possible I may do the same. Why do today what you can put off till tomorrow??? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rjg854 10,736 #12 Posted January 21, 2022 21 minutes ago, ebinmaine said: It's possible I may do the same. Why do today what you can put off till tomorrow??? I just can't resist it's very obvious 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 38,920 #13 Posted January 21, 2022 35 minutes ago, ebinmaine said: It's possible I may do the same. Why do today what you can put off till tomorrow??? 200 pages! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 24,130 #14 Posted January 21, 2022 1 hour ago, Inspectorjoe said: I put the pro in procrastination. 57 minutes ago, ebinmaine said: Why do today what you can put off till tomorrow? Reminds me of one of my favorites: I will gladly fix my broken - “fill in the broken item here” - when I need to, or after I need to, well maybe, sorta… 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handy Don 10,596 #15 Posted January 21, 2022 2 hours ago, Inspectorjoe said: I put the pro in procrastination. I've learned to respond to the easiest unfinished highest priority item first. Why? Immediate gratification and the eternal hope that more difficult tasks will become lower priority before I have to respond. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Inspectorjoe 438 #16 Posted January 22, 2022 21 hours ago, Handy Don said: I've learned to respond to the easiest unfinished highest priority item first. Why? Immediate gratification and the eternal hope that more difficult tasks will become lower priority before I have to respond. I REALLY like the second half of that reasoning. One thing I didn't procrastinate too long on was painting the blade faces, which I did last fall. And that was only because I had memories of doing it to a Power King blade a few years ago in a frigid garage, working under a jerry-rigged tarp heated by an electric heater. Speaking of frigid garage, This weekend I finally have time to get back to fitting these plows on. I waited till now, to take advantage of the warmest part of the day. The garage is currently a balmy 23 degrees. 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 24,130 #17 Posted January 22, 2022 What are you using as wear bars? Look like plastic…? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Inspectorjoe 438 #18 Posted January 22, 2022 1 hour ago, SylvanLakeWH said: What are you using as wear bars? Look like plastic…? 3/4" polyurethane made by FallLine. It was obscenely expensive, but I had great luck with one I bought in 2017, so I bit the bullet and shelled out the bucks. This 60" one (that I cut down to 54" was $119 + $22 shipping +$8.46 tax for a total of $149. 46. By comparison, the 48" one I bought in 2017 for $58 costs $91 today. This is from Amazon, but they're priced a little cheaper directly from FallLine. I don't recall why I didn't but directly from FallLine in 2017. One reason may be that they don't tell you the shipping cost until after it ships. I just went with Amazon again for the 60" one because it was a one-click process. 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rjg854 10,736 #19 Posted January 23, 2022 14 hours ago, Inspectorjoe said: 3/4" polyurethane made by FallLine. It was obscenely expensive, but I had great luck with one I bought in 2017, so I bit the bullet and shelled out the bucks. What are you saying then you only got 4 years of use out of it? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EB-80/8inPA 1,513 #20 Posted January 23, 2022 On 1/21/2022 at 3:42 PM, ebinmaine said: It's possible I may do the same. Don’t say you weren’t expecting whatever blowback resulted from throwing out that red meat to these carnivores around here; I’m starting to think you’re a glutton for punishment! a COLOSSAL one! 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 63,120 #21 Posted January 23, 2022 2 minutes ago, EB-80/8inPA said: throwing out that red meat to these carnivores Don't bother me a whisker. Broad shoulders both literally and figuratively. 🐻 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Inspectorjoe 438 #22 Posted January 23, 2022 4 hours ago, rjg854 said: What are you saying then you only got 4 years of use out of it? No, I sold the tractor it was on three years later. It showed almost no wear (although it didn't see extremely heavy use). 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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