Re: (ET) Adjusting blade springs?

Hi David. I haven't had the slush here in southern Ohio. Just ice. I think I would take the slush. My power was just out for 20 hours!

Just a thought...my old Cub Cadet blade had a lever on it to lock the blade in place so the trip springs would not work. That was a very nice feature, especially when pushing dirt or heavy snow. I have thought about fabricating something on my ET blade to lock it in place. I'll let you know if I ever get around to it. Also, I think the ET chassis would hold up fine...unless you are one to get a nice run at a pile of snow or dirt and ram it! I've seen people break blades doing this.

As for tightening & measuring...I've seen tension measuring tools, but I personally wouldn't fool with it. A little too much engineering on a snow/dirt blade for me! :) I'm not sure how much you could strengthen the trip point by adjusting the springs. I've never done it. I wouldn't think you would gain too much. You could fabricate a bracket for an extra set of springs. That would help.

Good luck with your project.

Billy

From: David Roden <etpost drmm net>
To: elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu
Sent: Wed, February 2, 2011 1:06:10 PM
Subject: (ET) Adjusting blade springs?

We've had freezing rain and snow dumped on us here the last couple of days,
and I've been out in some of that pushing the slush around. This is the
wettest stuff I've ever tried to plow. I found that I had to run the E15's
dozer blade at 45 degrees and push only about a 6" wide strip at a time, or
the blade's release springs would dump it. It took a LOT of runs down the
driveway to more-or-less clear it out.

Anybody know how much I can safely tighten up those release springs? Is
there any specification or way to measure how easily the blade should
deflect under pressure? I don't want to risk bending the ET's chassis, of
course.

Thanks.

David Roden - Akron, Ohio, USA

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