Re: (ET) You should get a Plow

[Dave & Debbie Barden <daveb seanet com>]

thanks.   out here in Seattle we don't get much snow.  What other uses do 
y'all 
put these plows/blades to?  does it work well for grading a drive or 
spreading 
gravel.  I've not had occasion to even mount mine yet.

dave


> Yes.
> 
> The plow/blade is the same thing. 
> 
> Look at the backside of the blade, you should have two large 
> springs that run from the top of the blade down to the blade mount 
> bar. These springs allow the blade to tip forward if it strikes 
> something while plowing snow. The act of tipping forward will 
> change the attack angle of the blade and allow it to run up and 
> over the obstacle.
> 
> Of course, if you want a dozer then the above tipping action will 
> defeat the purpose. So, there is a steel locking bar, I am not 
> sure of the size 5/8"(I think) or 3/4"(maybe). The bar runs 
> alongside the blade through two holes on the back of the blade 
> pinning the mount plate between the blade and the bar and locking 
> it from tipping forward.
> 
> Stay Charged!
> Hump
> 
> 
> >
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Dave & Debbie Barden [mailto:daveb seanet com] 
> >Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2004 2:50 AM
> >To: roden ald net; elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu
> >Subject: Re: (ET) You should get a Plow
> >
> >
> >Is a plow the same thing as the "dozer blade"???  I've a blade 
> that I've
> >never 
> >used yet.  I'm not offering it for sale, just curious if it is 
> what y'all
> >are 
> >calling a plow.
> >
> >thanks,
> >dave
> >seattle
> >E12s
> >E15 PWM-mod
> >
> >> On 21 Jan 2004 at 9:39, Christopher Zach wrote:
> >> 
> >> > Ok, I'm convinced. Where does one get a plow?
> >> 
> >> Try Bill Gunn.  A few years ago, he offered to sell me one.  I 
> believe 
> >> he
> >> wanted $150 for it, which is about what used garden tractor 
> plows seem to
> >go 
> >> for on the bulletin board at my local hardware store.
> >> 
> >> > Also my driveway is on a serious slope ...
> >> 
> >> I prefer to plow downhill, but sometimes plow up my driveway.  
> It's 
> >> not 20
> >> degrees by any means - mayve 15-20% grade.
> >> 
> >> One of these days I may rebuild & repaint the snow thrower I 
> have, and 
> >> try it
> >> again.  But I found the plow easier to use and more effective 
> on the wet
> >snow 
> >> we usually get here in NE Ohio.
> >> 
> >> 
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