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56" D blade leveling

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Sarge    3,463

Sarge
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Since I've finally got some time with this D and not puking oil all over itself it's time to address a few small issues . Biggest one right now is how that blade engages the ground - it always wants to sit a few inches lower on the right side and always puts more force on that side as well . When I rebuilt the frame I made certain it was squared and flat to the head part and the blade - it still measures out perfectly with the rear mount and the blade's cutting edge staying on the same plane . But , trying to do light grading work and leveling material it always wants to cut more on that right side - I suspect part of this is the weight of that handle , the solid steel cross shafts and sub frame for the whole assembly . With those parts previously cut loose I was quite surprised at just how heavy that stuff was - probably close to 35lbs of steel . With that weight hanging off one side of the frame I suspect that's the root cause of the issue - anyone got an opinion on this or ran across the same issue ?

 

I've considered either adding weight to the left side of the blade or maybe add a spring to the frame to help correct it - what have others done or am I by myself on this , lol ??

 

Sarge

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953 nut    55,065

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:unsure:               Have you checked to see if one of the springs isn't as strong as the other?

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I have the same thing with my 48" blade. I don't know what the fix is.     :confusion-confused:

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WVHillbilly520H    10,373

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I wonder if the rear hitch couldn't be shimmed on the opposite side to help with this effectively (in theory) causing the moldboard to level itself out, (I'm pretty sure I bent/twisted the A-frame while pushing a large cedar stump across the yard years ago and just haven't worried to much about it) I usually use the rear rake and blade for grading, Jeff.

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The springs won't have hardly any effect on the blade other than the tension to prevent tripping - the 56" uses 4 of them and they are in great shape . Shimming the rear hitch isn't a bad idea - it would help to pre-load the frame to compensate for that extra weight from the direction/latch assembly as those parts and mountings are really heavy steel . Those shafts are solid 1" material alone and the mount plate is 1/4" thick .

 

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I'll have to see if I can put a piece of 1/4" plate or something between the rear axle housing and that frame mount for the blade - maybe that would help . The frame is dead square and flat from one end to the other at the blade's pivot point and has been seriously beefed up .

 

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