Re: (ET) You should get a Plow

["steves" <ssawtelle fcc net>]

Not sure if Bill has it or not but look at:
http://www.elec-trak.org/memorbilia/GEAccessoryBrochure/4_JPG.html
for the sleeve hitch adapter, and :
http://www.elec-trak.org/memorbilia/GEAccessoryBrochure/6_JPG.html
for the manual and electric lift. You need the adapter and one of the 
lifts.
I have the manual one and wish I had electric. There are lot of generic,
inexpensive, sleeve hitch accessories for garden tractors, so it's kinda
nice to have.

Someone offered a sleeve hitch adapter up for sale over a year ago - I 
don't
see them come up much. The electric lift may be 'findable' since it's used
with the tiller.

I made my own sleeve hitch adapter and manual lift as a welding class
exercise. The sleeve hitch was easy. The lift was ---- difficult. If you 
can
find a lift I might be able to cobble a sleeve hitch together sometime - or
send you plans for one.

Oh yeah and:
http://www.elec-trak.org/memorbilia/GEAccessoryBrochure/2_JPG.html
for a 'V' plow! (talk about plow envy!)

SteveS
E20



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dave & Debbie Barden" <daveb seanet com>
To: <ssawtelle fcc net>; <>
Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2004 10:16 AM
Subject: Re: (ET) You should get a Plow


> I have a pile of gravel sitting in the drive left over from fencing.  
> I'll
have
> to get that blade installed and see about pushing it around where it'll 
> be
> useful.
>
> where does one get a sleeve hitch adaptor??  Does Bill have those??
>
>
> > I recently graded my driveway with mine - like any plow on a gravel
drive
> > it's easiest when the ground is soft (after rain, before freeze). My
> > neighbor usually helps me with his John Deere farm tractor with a rear
> > blade. He can certainly pull a bigger load of gravel, but I was 
> > surprise
at
> > how well mine did. (And then I get to drive) I kinda wish I could tilt
(one
> > side higher than the other) the blade to help in the ditches, but
actually
> > it works well if one set of wheels is in the ditch as it tilts the 
> > blade
> > just about right. I angle the blade toward the drive so it pushes the
gravel
> > out of the ditch and into the road. As mentioned with snow, if the load
gets
> > big, the front end looses traction and won't track straight. You can
feather
> > the blade with the lift to control the depositing of gravel. This is 
> > all
on
> > an 800 foot driveway.
> >
> > I also have a little box scraper (Tractor Supply, Home Depot, etc) that
I've
> > used. It doesn't do much on the ditches and I have to put a lot of
weight on
> > one side to do that. It then gets hard to turn, etc. It's pretty good 
> > at
> > spreading and leveling though. You need a sleeve hitch adapter and rear
lift
> > (manual or electric) to use it.
> >
> > - SteveS
> > E20
> >
> >
> >
> > > 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.
> > >
> >
> >
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