Homemade Plow angle handles

[Burnerman 758]

Anyone make up their own plow angle handle? My son is making one based on my factory handle. It works and is bulletproof, but can it be made better?

[daveoman1966 3,745]

For the BLACK rubber handle, use the round rubber handle from the implement lift lever.  Just squeeze it a little bit flat and it'll slide onto the flat pre-fab lever handle your son made.  

 

[Burnerman 758]

3 minutes ago, daveoman1966 said:

For the BLACK rubber handle, use the round rubber handle from the implement lift lever.  Just squeeze it a little bit flat and it'll slide onto the flat pre-fab lever handle your son made.  

 

It may get a motorcycle hand grip. 😲

[gsummers 236]

I also needed one made. I have a steel fabricating shop near me, they made an exact duplicate for $25

[ebinmaine 67,286]

Good ideas.

[Stepney 2,325]

Yes, the originals are a little flimsy to say the least. I made mine out of heavy plate, and bent it more like the 260 series. Hangs out but goes right around the footplate. 

[Burnerman 758]

6 hours ago, Stepney said:

Yes, the originals are a little flimsy to say the least. I made mine out of heavy plate, and bent it more like the 260 series. Hangs out but goes right around the footplate. 

Do you have a picture of it? 

[ebinmaine 67,286]

3 minutes ago, Burnerman said:

Do you have a picture of it? 

 

 

If it offers more foot room I'd use one. 

[WVHillbilly520H 10,373]

1 hour ago, ebinmaine said:

 

 

If it offers more foot room I'd use one. 

260 series...

[ebinmaine 67,286]

1 hour ago, WVHillbilly520H said:

260 series...

So I take it that goes around the outside edge of the forward end of the step plate.

[daveoman1966 3,745]

18 minutes ago, ebinmaine said:

So I take it that goes around the outside edge of the forward end of the step plate.

Don't shape you index lever like this one for the 260 tractor.  Make it like the one in the FIRST PICTURE in this string. That 1st pics is whats needed for the B C tractors.  

[ebinmaine 67,286]

42 minutes ago, daveoman1966 said:

Don't shape you index lever like this one for the 260 tractor.  Make it like the one in the FIRST PICTURE in this string. That 1st pics is whats needed for the B C tractors.  

Oh yeah. I know. Thanks Dave. Patriot is a B series and cinnamon is a C Series.

 

I have two different snow plows here and on both of them that lever it's the step.

1 more so than the other.

It's obvious to me that one of them was badly bent when I got it and I've tried to reconfigure it with limited success.

 

That's why I was wondering about the 260 series lever. I wondered if I could get the entire lever to the outside edge of the foot step.

[WVHillbilly520H 10,373]

3 hours ago, ebinmaine said:

So I take it that goes around the outside edge of the forward end of the step plate.

I converted that blade over to fit B,C,3 &400 series and I do believe the lever set forward and to the side of the foot rest.    The xi series had a better design in my opinion.

[Stepney 2,325]

8 hours ago, ebinmaine said:

So I take it that goes around the outside edge of the forward end of the step plate.

Correct. It's not 'accurate' but I find it more comfortable to use. And on the Electro my C style lever would hit the footplate. Also smack in the way of my foot. With the lever around the outside of the footplate, I have more room and a further reach which works well for me. I'll have to try and find an old photo of the Charger when i used to use it. 

Edited August 28, 2019 by Stepney

[Bean701 35]

I got a blade in the deal with my 312.  But this handle is missing.  Anyone sell these custom ones?

[Burnerman 758]

22 hours ago, Bean701 said:

I got a blade in the deal with my 312.  But this handle is missing.  Anyone sell these custom ones?

Look in the classifieds and fleabay They run are $50. They really aren’t hard to make. I Imagine someone could draw up a build sheet if there’s not one on here already. 

I did some fitting of my stock one today and got all the slop out. it’s about the best way to do it. 

[WVHillbilly520H 10,373]

On 8/28/2019 at 10:55 AM, WVHillbilly520H said:

I converted that blade over to fit B,C,3 &400 series and I do believe the lever set forward and to the side of the foot rest.    The xi series had a better design in my opinion.

@ebinmaine... Found a couple more 260 series pics. Last one xi series

[ebinmaine 67,286]

I reeeeelly like how that goes to the far outside of the area so it doesn't interfere with the brake pedal.

Extra reach isn't an issue with my ape arms.

I may have to experiment with that.....

[WVHillbilly520H 10,373]

2 hours ago, ebinmaine said:

I reeeeelly like how that goes to the far outside of the area so it doesn't interfere with the brake pedal.

Extra reach isn't an issue with my ape arms.

I may have to experiment with that.....

Toro still has that index lever available... "92-7036" for around $50 from whole assembly 79252

Edited August 30, 2019 by WVHillbilly520H

[pfrederi 17,672]

The bent out version must use a cable instead of a rod does the routing of the cable through screw eyes around the bends make it harder to squeeze the release handle???

[WVHillbilly520H 10,373]

1 hour ago, pfrederi said:

The bent out version must use a cable instead of a rod does the routing of the cable through screw eyes around the bends make it harder to squeeze the release handle???

Yes it uses a cable (wire rope) and NO not anymore effort to squeeze the handle...   https://www.toro.com/en/parts/partdetails?id=18799

Edited August 30, 2019 by WVHillbilly520H