Bucket Blade Speeds Up Snow Handling

Bucket Blade Speeds Up Snow Handling TRACTORS Loaders 31-6-10 Cleaning snow with a bucket is slow, so a couple of winters ago Bob Aiken created and introduced Snow Champ, a blade that simply clamps onto a loader. "It clamps down by hand," Aiken says. "No tools are needed. It goes on and off very quickly." A single pin sets the angle of the blade right or left. The steel blades come in 5, 6 and 7-ft. widths, weighing between 235 and 400 lbs. It works on 20 to 55 hp tractors and takes a little getting used to with the blade 18 in. ahead of the bucket, Aiken says. But pushing snow to the side is much faster than picking it up and dumping it with a bucket. "Customers tell me it's what they've been looking for - inexpensive and quick to use and they can take it off fast," Aiken says. Prices range from $850 to $1,150, plus shipping. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Bob Aiken, P.O. Box 156, Albion, Pennsylvania 16401 (ph 800 684-3933; aikentractor @windstream.net; www.aikentrailerand tractor.com).

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