Home made plough/dozer blade.

[Stormin 4,458]

 I built this out of what I had lying around, in anticipation of snow last winter. I'm still waiting.

 First a frame was made using some 1-5/8 bore pipe and box section.

 

 

 Then the front end put together

 

 

The blade was made at the local smithy. No rollers big enough, so it was curved in stages on a folder.

 

I made my own tach-o-matic for the rear.

 

 

Then this dodgy character nicked it.

 

 

 

[C-101plowerpower 548]

looks real good norm   did you push anything with it yet?

 

 

Koen

[meadowfield 1,900]

Great build pics Norm!

[Stormin 4,458]

looks real good norm   did you push anything with it yet?

 

 

Koen

 Fitted a rubber strip to the blade and cleaned the lane by us.

[neil 524]

Good bit  of fabricating Norm , looks nice n strong

[nigel 1,877]

very nice norm

[Stormin 4,458]

  One thing the plough/dozer blade is missing, is the handle and linkage to pivot the blade, left, right and centre. So the handle I made has been gathering dust on a shelf.

  Yesterday I fitted it then had a scrat about for parts for the linkage. The results are in the following photos.

 

 

 

 

 That  section works.  Now to find or make a lever to operate the fulcrum, to pull the chain, to operate the locating pin.

[the showman 4,074]

Use a brake lever off a push bike and some 1/4 rod

[Stormin 4,458]

10 minutes ago, the showman said:

Use a brake lever off a push bike and some 1/4 rod

 

That's what I'm thinking. Some old bikes up at the farm.

[expeatfarmer 591]

Looks good Norman, you and I must be thinking we are going to have a bad winter I have been trying to find a snow blower to fit my Turf Trak.

[Stormin 4,458]

 I doubt we'll get much down here on the plain, Jonathan. I think you get our share up there, on the edge of the fells.

[Stormin 4,458]

   Got a couple of bicycle brake levers from a scrap farm bike.

 

 

  Bit of a mod to were it fitted to the handle bar and connected it up. After drilling a hole through a 6mm set screw to thread the bicycle cable through.

 

 

 

 Hit a snag here. The lever not being straight fouled the handle when pulled right back. So I shortened the lever.

 

 

 Finally I did away with the R clip that held the chain to the location pin. Threaded the hole 6mm and secured the chain.

 

 

    Might throw some paint at it sometime. Also see if I can find a straight steel lever to fit.

 

         Maybe not pretty but it works and it cost me nowt.