Crossing A Horse With A Moose?

[Achto 27,517]

What do you get when you cross a Horse with a Moose???

 

 

 

 

 

A pretty good snow plow set up that's what. 

 

A friend of mine wanted a wider plow for his C195. To accomplish this on a budget he did a very good job of fitting a Moose ATV plow on to a  plow frame.  I was very impressed & thought that some of you might like to see the results.

 

He had to add a little metal to the mount for the frame and the swing mount for the plow.

 

 

The radius of the Moose plow mount did not match well with the  frame so he had to add some metal to get the lock pin to work when angled.

 

The plow swings as it should without leaving the comfort of the seat. 

 

A very nice addition to his "unstoppable" tractor. 

 

 

Edited January 26, 2023 by Achto

[OutdoorEnvy 1,522]

That looks like it will do the job!   Nice work!  So is it a 60 or 72” plow blade?  Thinking the C195 would handle a 72” possibly?

[WHX?? 48,803]

[Achto 27,517]

29 minutes ago, OutdoorEnvy said:

Thinking the C195 would handle a 72” possibly?

 

I Think he said that it is a 72", he says the tractor has no problem pushing big piles around.

Edited January 26, 2023 by Achto

[ebinmaine 67,334]

6 minutes ago, Achto said:

 

It is a 72", he says the tractor has no problem pushing big piles around.

Excellent!!!

 

The 72" will be no issue.  

 

My 60"+ blade ala @wallfish has been a great addition to our snow moving arsenal.  

 

 

[peter lena 8,589]

@Achto   you can spring load those blade end sliders , for  easier  working ,  how does that steering quadrant , slide pin work ? red grease and  hand  lever tightening / detailing  makes it work easier with that spring that pulls it ,  like a rifle bolt .  pete

[peter lena 8,589]

@Achto    forgot about the  lubrication spray down on the blade face ,  slicker than snot , makes  that angle plowing  a real blast . pete

[Handy Don 12,178]

Looks good. I would be careful never to heavily load up only one side of that big blade so it doesn’t excessively torque the transaxle against the tractor frame. The 195 has a lot of power!

[ebinmaine 67,334]

6 hours ago, Handy Don said:

Looks good. I would be careful never to heavily load up only one side of that big blade so it doesn’t excessively torque the transaxle against the tractor frame. 

 

@WVHillbilly520H sent a side movement limiter to me a few years back. 

It locks into the front attach-o-matic. 

That would be a great addition.   

 

[ri702bill 8,296]

2 hours ago, ebinmaine said:

 

@WVHillbilly520H sent a side movement limiter to me a few years back. 

It locks into the front attach-o-matic. 

That would be a great addition.   

 

Another good addition would be a coat of "WH Red".....

[Pullstart 62,812]

 

[peter lena 8,589]

@Achto  that would also be a good  upgrade to  male/ female heim end joints on a  threaded rod  for  direction swing , 1/2"  or bigger , instead of wallowing out those mount holes . pete

[Handy Don 12,178]

4 hours ago, ebinmaine said:

 

@WVHillbilly520H sent a side movement limiter to me a few years back. 

It locks into the front attach-o-matic. 

That would be a great addition.   

 

I just made one to install on my son’s 312-H this weekend based on some ideas from @Ed Kennell. Right now gray primed, but it’ll be red when it goes on! Pics once painted and on!

[kpinnc 11,941]

You should get you some decals made up for the blade.

 

...maybe "Wheel Moose"! 

[ebinmaine 67,334]

@mrc

Hey Mike have you seen this thread?

 

 

[Handy Don 12,178]

On 1/26/2023 at 9:09 AM, Handy Don said:

I just made one to install on my son’s 312-H this weekend based on some ideas from @Ed Kennell. Right now gray primed, but it’ll be red when it goes on! Pics once painted and on!

 

Done and installed. Keeps lateral plow frame movement to ±0.25"

[ri702bill 8,296]

7 minutes ago, Handy Don said:

On 1/26/2023 at 9:09 AM, Handy Don said:

I just made one to install on my son’s 312-H this weekend based on some ideas from @Ed Kennell. Right now gray primed, but it’ll be red when it goes on! Pics once painted and on!

 

Done and installed. Keeps lateral plow frame movement to ±0.25"

Don - the plow frame lifts in a slight arc, hinged at the Unidrive. Does the quick mount give it enough pivot & wiggle to move freely??

[Handy Don 12,178]

25 minutes ago, ri702bill said:

Don - the plow frame lifts in a slight arc, hinged at the Unidrive. Does the quick mount give it enough pivot & wiggle to move freely??

Yes, it does. We mounted the frame crosspiece about 1.5” foward from where the downrod would be in contact with the Attach-a-Matic’s locking rod to be sure the downrod would have fore and aft play. Tested with it clamped in place before drilling!

My son quipped that the plow-mounted bracket will have friction wear. “Yep.” I answered, “In 30 years that’ll be your problem."

Edited January 31, 2023 by Handy Don

[ri702bill 8,296]

Tell him he can add an "Anaball" floating 2 bolt bearing like that in the upper steering of the later tractors..... got room for one.

[ebinmaine 67,334]

28 minutes ago, ri702bill said:

Tell him he can add an "Anaball" floating 2 bolt bearing like that in the upper steering of the later tractors..... got room for one.

You got a picture of what that is?

[ri702bill 8,296]

Sorry - used OE as a lower shaft floating bearing - a popular add-on fix for a sloppy upper shaft. WH P/N 6472

 

[ebinmaine 67,334]

8 minutes ago, ri702bill said:

Sorry - used OE as a lower shaft floating bearing - a popular add-on fix for a sloppy upper shaft. WH P/N 6472

 

Looks like that might give a little bit more side support while that pin is in up/down motion.

[ri702bill 8,296]

Yassah!!!  And, it's got that built in wiggle ability.....

[ebinmaine 67,334]

1 minute ago, ri702bill said:

Yassah!!!  And, it's got that built in wiggle ability.....

Here's the plow stabilizer I'm going to be using

 

 

 

 

 

I'm fairly sure that rod is smaller than the steering column but I think I'll order up one of those bearings that fits this piece. 

[ri702bill 8,296]

Look at Don's version - right down the middle. Plenty of room to cleanly mount a bearing. Yours may be an issue - wider plate, mount front to back???