Re: (ET) Dozer and Lift Motor

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Jeremy

Sounds like the snow plow blade. Dozer blade does not flip.

Pete

Jeremy Gagliardi com wrote:

> I got a chance to try out my dozer blade on Saturday (I haven't had the
> opportunity all winter, because of lack of snow).  I was basically
> scraping the top layer of soil off of our garden, which had weeded over.
>
> First the Lift Motor:
> It seems to me the lift was very strained by raising the blade.  I heard
> a clicking noise and the motor went really s-l-o-w as it lifted the
> blade.  I wonder if my motor is not up to snuff or if this is normal for
> the heavy Dozer blade.
>
> Second, the Dozer blade:
> It doesn't seem to have much earth-moving capability.  Basically, every
> time I hit a well-rooted weed (like a dense patch of wild onions), the
> whole blade would bend over 90 degrees off vertical and slide over the
> clump, then whap back into place.  And, the hand clamp seems very stiff
> to me.  None of the parts are rusted over, but when I pull the hand
> clamp, it goes about 2mm under my tightest grip, and doesn't disengage
> that little stop bolt.  Is there a way to lossen this up?
>
> Comments?
>
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