Skid Steer Snowplow Mounts On Bucket

Skid Steer Snowplow Mounts On Bucket SNOWBLOWERS Snowblowers You can use a skid steer for snow removal without digging up the lawn scratching cement or ripping out paving stones with this new oscillating bucket mount plow that has a heavy rubber cutting edge I remove snow for 20 customers and I can squeegee a brick driveway without leaving a scratch he says Putting the plow out ahead of the bucket lets me use the bucket to carry shovels salt and even a snowblower Schultz prefers the versatility and maneuverability of the skid steer to a pickup-mounted snowplow But he wanted a blade that would oscillate to follow the ground surface Most skid steer attachments are too close to the machine and too rigid By mounting the snowplow to the bucket I can push snow away from the drive and out onto the lawn without the wheels leaving the drive It also lets me raise the snowplow 10 ft in the air to push snow into piles Schultz started with the standard 6-ft wide pickup style snowplow Using 3/8-in thick 36-in long 12-in wide steel plate he fabricated a 6 by 6-in angle iron mounting plate He drilled 4 holes on one face to match the 4 universal holes in the loader bucket edge and bolted that face flat A second angle iron also of 3/8-in steel but 24 in long and with 3 by 3-in sides was fabricated with tabs to match the snowplow s A-frame mounting pins It mounts to the snowplow bracket with its horizontal face up To mount the two angle irons together and provide the desired oscillation for the snowplow Schultz drilled a hole top-center of the 6 by 6-in angle iron and centered on the vertical face of the 3 by 3-in angle iron When bolted together the horizontal face of the 3 by 3 is flush with the top of the vertical face of the 6 by 6 Schultz used a #8 hardness 1-in dia bolt to fasten the two angle irons together Double nuts on the bolt are tightened only enough to allow the angle irons to swivel against each other giving them up to 2 in oscillation At the ends of the 6-ft snowplow that translates into considerably more lift To provide float Schultz hooked lengths of chain from each corner of the bucket to the end of the snowplow frame closest to the plow They allow the plow to flex upward over a rise in the surface However they prevent it from dropping into a trench Schultz realized that if one end of the plow struck a curb or buried object the torque might be enough to rip out even a 1-in bolt To prevent that he fabricated two brackets that he mounted to the vertical face of the 6 by 6 at the ends of the oscillating 3 by 3 angle iron The brackets have tabs that extend over the end of the 3 by 3 angle iron explains Schultz They serve as stops to hold it in place if need be To provide more flexibility and squeegee action Schultz bolted a 4-in wide strip of heavy-duty conveyer belt to the bottom edge of the snowplow blade This added edge also allows him to keep the bucket bottom about 4 in above the surface to be cleared The belting won t tear up grass or lawn; it just passes over the top of it says Schultz If I hit packed snow I just tip the bucket so the edge points down and I chisel the heavy stuff loose Schultz also covered the face of the snowplow with a layer of urethane plastic used in building stock cars It s tough to bend and I needed to use strips of angle iron to retain it against the bucket he says But even wet snow just slides off it Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Gary A Schultz 2436 Belmont Ct Janesville Wis 53548 ph 608 752-7318

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