Allis Chalmers "G" Fitted With Snowplow

Allis Chalmers "G" Fitted With Snowplow SNOWBLOWERS Snowblowers 33-6-27 When Ivan Pettit plows snow on his 100-ft. long driveway, heads turn. That's because he designed a snowplow to fit his 1949 Allis Chalmers G tractor. His son Gordon and grandson Jonathan helped with the welding and cutting. The snowplow measures 4 1/2 ft. wide by 2 ft. high and is raised and lowered by an electric winch and 12-volt battery that mount on a home-built subframe. The winch, originally designed for use on an ATV, acts on a pulley system that's located behind the tractor's front axle. "To raise or lower the blade all I do is press a button," says Pettit. A pair of 2-in. box steel rails support the plow and are attached separately by a steel plate, which extends up to anchor bolts on each side of the tractor's transmission housing (where a cultivator or other implement would normally be attached). A 3/4-in. hitch pin goes through the plates and rails, allowing the hinging action needed to raise and lower the plow. "I had been using a walk-behind snowblower, but the tractor sure beats walking," says Pettit. "The only limitation is that I can't change the angle of the blade, but that isn't much of a problem. "I spent about $300 to build it. My son Gordon already had the snowplow blade. I added the 12-volt battery because I didn't want to alter the tractor's original 6-volt system. I have to recharge the battery occasionally using a separate charging unit." Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Ivan E. Pettit, 223 Maple St., Franklin, Penn. 16323 (ph 814 437-1275).

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