need to make a snow plow

bandit86 · Postby **bandit86** » Mon Dec 03, 2007 8:43 pm

anyone have any plans? I just dont feel like buying one this close to Christmas

wdeturck · Postby **wdeturck** » Tue Dec 04, 2007 6:05 am

You don't say what model Cuc Cadet you want the snow plow for but I know of no plans. If you find a used one the basic IH plows were the same but the mounting was different so there might be some modification and/or finding the correct part might be a challenge.
Here is the parts breakdown to show the basic spring trip blade used on the NF Cub cadets. I think you would want the spring trip blade or you might be in a snow bank.
http://ihregistry.com/manuals/parts/CPE2-A.pdf

gitractorman · Postby **gitractorman** » Tue Dec 04, 2007 8:19 am

Bandit,
I have priced steel for some other projects and I can assure you that you can find a nice, used snow plow, complete on the internet for way less than you will have in it for the cost of steel alone. Do some searches on e-bay and I'm sure you could come up with one. Also, getting the geometry correct on a snow plow will mean the difference between working and spinning the tires. Cub Cadets are heavy machines, but nothing compared to a blade full of wet snow. IF you go through all of the trouble to build one, and don't have the geometry correct, you will be right back where you started.

Bill

Postby **Eugene** » Tue Dec 04, 2007 11:13 am

I have a blade for a narrow framed Cadet in the garage. We took the blade off and installed a snow blower.

You can find used blades much cheaper than the cost of building one. The snow blower cost us around $250- and works quite well on a hydrostatic CC.

SONNY · Postby **SONNY** » Tue Dec 04, 2007 5:27 pm

The blade on my 147 is the one that came with the 80, and all I did was to remake a couple front quick-detach rods to fit the 147, and bend one of the back tabs down so push arms would fit up over the axle!--works good! If you could find a used blade of some sort and re-make it, that would be another option!---now if I could just figure how to remake the 36" snow-thrower to work on the 147, I would be set! thanks; sonny

bandit86 · Postby **bandit86** » Tue Dec 04, 2007 6:13 pm

it's not a real cub, it's a 1220 which I hear is an mtd anyways.

my other thought was, what if I just buy a snowblower, and instead of walking behind it, I just attach it to the front of the tractor. with some casters to keep the weight off the tractor, I could jut pount and shoot, and drive as fast as the blower can take it

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