Author Topic: V plow for skidder (Read 9399 times)

redneck · « **on:** January 03, 2009, 09:46:44 am »

I have a 208 timberjack with a 353. I need to plow a road aobut 1 mile or longer and when there is lots of snow after a big storm the straight blade on the machine just does not do the trick. Some V plows from DOT trucks look very heavy for my small machine. I found a couple of small V plows from 3 ton trucks but they are a little expensive at 1000 dollars, and they only cut a swath about 7 feet wide. Are angle blades any good like the wings off a truck? If you have any advice and photos of you plows and how they hook up to your machine it would be much appreciated..... I would love to know what works and what does not
Thanks
Redneck

Scott · « **Reply #1 on:** January 03, 2009, 09:53:15 am »

Hi Redneck
Are you the same guy who has an add on Kijiji looking for a plow for the 208? A lot of loggers that I've met make their own plows by cutting an old pipe in half and then welding some homemade rigging on. Another guy I know got an old propane bullet and cut it in half length wise (after purging it of course!). He used the two halves to build his own V plow. For a small machine like yours you might be best finding and old one way snow blade and welding on some rigging. Good luck!

redneck · « **Reply #2 on:** January 03, 2009, 10:29:25 am »

Yup that me, no emails from kijiji yet but i have found 4 V plows just asking arround. the two large ones i think maybe too heavy.

stonebroke · « **Reply #3 on:** January 03, 2009, 11:31:04 am »

You might want to mount a big plow from a DOT truck. Then you could go up and back and have the banks pushed back. For that matter wing plows might work to. Also some DOT trucks on the interstates have reversible angle plows for doing the left lanes.

Stonebroke

Maineloggerkid · « **Reply #4 on:** January 03, 2009, 11:40:35 am »

We used to use a wing of a state truck on our 540B at school, with quick pins and a chian so it could bounce up and down as it hit bumps. It worked pretty well. We could clear a road for the trucks in 2 passes.

redneck · « **Reply #5 on:** January 03, 2009, 11:53:07 am »

that would be nice to have a free floating blade so when it hits a rock or stump on side of road it just jumps instead of breaking something. Easier on my back too

Maineloggerkid · « **Reply #6 on:** January 03, 2009, 11:59:18 am »

Ya, it was a nice feature. The pins and the slots for them also act as shear pins if you hit something real solid like a frozen log pile. I had to re-weld they pin tabs a few times.

Ironwood · « **Reply #7 on:** January 03, 2009, 03:55:52 pm »

Sometimes you can find some nice surplus and used stuff in the 10-12' range. I found a very clean 10' Meyers military surplus from Md. If I recall I paid a few hundred buck fer it. Included a frame, cylinders and mold board, but no truck frame work/ pump. I grabbed it for my F-550 if the global warming thing ever reverses course. What about welding a few 7' Meyers together? Lots of those around, just gave my buddy one of those.

Ironwood

rputt.tj200 · « **Reply #8 on:** January 03, 2009, 04:32:25 pm »

I usually just read the posting but this one caught my attention. I had a 230 timberjack that I mounted one of the bigger v plows on that you are talking about. It moved alot of snow but it was too heavy for the front of the machine and I had problems with trying to lift the blade, going uphill, etc. I sold that one and now have a 201 timberjack that I have a 10' wing mounted on the stacking blade. It is very easy to manage and I can turn corners a lot easier than I could with the 230. I will try and get some photos posted to show how I mounted it if you are interested...

VT · « **Reply #9 on:** January 03, 2009, 04:36:58 pm »

http://www.plowsite.com/

Ill post a few more when i trip over them again.

I run snowblowers , just have to watch the stuff coming out after you feel the jar / bump.

I killed 1 kids bike so far this year , and needed to spend a day welding and repairing the blower.

VT

shinnlinger · « **Reply #10 on:** January 03, 2009, 04:56:45 pm »

Don't know if this helps. I rigged an old truck plow up as a wing blade for my tractor. I raise and lower it by rolling the bucket and I bet you could raise and lower it by moving your blade. Very simple and cheap and a lighter machine can push banks back with it

redneck · « **Reply #11 on:** January 03, 2009, 05:01:02 pm »

rputt.tj200 if you have photos of your mounting set up and blade that would be a big help.

you said it was a 10 foot blade but how much angle did you put on it or did you mount it straight? can your machine push it in deep snow after a storm? and is yours a free floating blade so it can move over bumps in the road.
thanks

redneck · « **Reply #12 on:** January 03, 2009, 05:05:41 pm »

shinnlinger that what i could use to push the banks back when they get too high

how many hp is your kubota?

shinnlinger · « **Reply #13 on:** January 03, 2009, 06:44:50 pm »

Here is a few more shots. I think my blade was an old meyer plow so the whole unit will spring if I get hung up, but I put a small bolt in the unit so it can break away if needed. I torched the A frame a bit and cranked it all the way over on the plow and then fabbed up and mounted the "truck side" at the mid point on my tractor. This would be easier if you had the whole plow setup in the first place. I ran a chain through a pulley off the canopy.

You could do very similar an your skidder and use your blade to raise and lower. This thing pops on and off my tractor very easily.

Tim L · « **Reply #14 on:** January 03, 2009, 07:04:52 pm »

It looks good how does it plow?

shinnlinger · « **Reply #15 on:** January 03, 2009, 07:10:20 pm »

Tim,

I am in the middle of my second winter with it and LOVE it. That really is not too strong a word for how well it works. I run my rear blade cranked the other way and can plow 12 ft in a pass. (could you hang a rear blade from the skidder winch???) I have another blade in the bucket for cleanup, but the wing is the main plow. It works well and really excells at pushing banks back.

rputt.tj200 · « **Reply #16 on:** January 03, 2009, 07:11:10 pm »

I was able to make the mount over from a manual angle blade that I had out back for one of those "never know when you might need it things." The blade has an angle of about 30" in front of the blade on the left side to touching the stacking blade on the right. It give it enough sweep to clean in front of the tires so I am not running it my bank. As far a pushing snow use this machine for a back up on my driveway(9.0 miles) the most I have had to plow is one storm a couple of years ago around 30" with deeper drifts. The machine moved the snow but some came over the top of the blade, I ahd to make a couple of passes to get things cleaned up. The only other thing i would suggest installing is a seat belt....I have to get going in about thrid gear to really get the snow rolling!! It can be quite the ride you want to be on top of things. I will get some pics for you ASAP, I don't have any of the 230 rig but I can take some of the 201.

Tim L · « **Reply #17 on:** January 03, 2009, 07:23:38 pm »

good ole yankee ingenuity

redneck · « **Reply #18 on:** January 03, 2009, 08:13:06 pm »

Nice work with that blade

can't wait to show my boss your pics

Ironwood · « **Reply #19 on:** January 03, 2009, 09:01:02 pm »

Definintely Meyers, fairly early with the narrow A frame, someone put Western shoes on it., looks like it is still in real good shape. Must not have been left out in the weather.

Ironwood

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