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Home made plough/dozer blade.

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

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

 

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 Then the front end put together

 

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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.

 

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Then this dodgy character nicked it.

 

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  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.

 

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

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

 

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  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.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

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