D2 under mount snowblower

Ah Martin, what an excellent plan. I'd think you could do that although I might be inclined to run the draft arms back to the hitch mount or similar. Shouldn't have any problem running a 5' or 6' as my JD lawnmower runs a 4'. I definitely want to see this : ) I'm thinking of how I'm going to pitch it to the Boss already!

2 issues I see is even first gear is to fast of ground speed for a snow blower and the PTO is not live power, snow blowers are power hogs.

It would look cool though.

If you don't have the front PTO spot occupied by a hydraulic pump, why not power the blower from there?

Not sure first gear would be too fast. I had a 6-foot blower on the back of a Farmall 240. Had to blow in reverse but it was not too fast for the blower.

On the other hand, Lots of snowplows have adjustable feet/shoes so you just drop the blade and go for it. Wouldn't matter that you have the small front idlers.

not a lot of call for snow blowers in north QLD but none the less this will be interest to watch


Paul

Hi, Mog5858.
Do you already have front-mounted hydraulics on your D2? If so, why not go with hydraulic drive on the snow blower. Even if you don't already have the hydraulics, I'd guess that the live front drive would be a better bet for a snow blower.

Azfer mountings, I could say, "Don't be so tight-a$$ed. Fit it with dozer trunnions, attach your snow blower from there and then, when summer comes, you have a good start for saying to the 'finance manager', "Darling, I already have the dozer trunnions. I need a dozer to clear away the BS."

To which, if she is 1/2 smart, she will reply with the line that I am about to dump on MrsMP below.

Hi, MrsMP.
You may not much call for snow blowers up your way but I have been told that they work pretty well on BS too. Maybe you could use one on the island?????????? LOL 😖mile: 😖mile: 😖mile: 😖mile: 😖mile: :target:

Just my 0.02.

Hi, Mog5858.
Do you already have front-mounted hydraulics on your D2? If so, why not go with hydraulic drive on the snow blower. Even if you don't already have the hydraulics, I'd guess that the live front drive would be a better bet for a snow blower.

Azfer mountings, I could say, "Don't be so tight-a$$ed. Fit it with dozer trunnions, attach your snow blower from there and then, when summer comes, you have a good start for saying to the 'finance manager', "Darling, I already have the dozer trunnions. I need a dozer to clear away the BS."

To which, if she is 1/2 smart, she will reply with the line that I am about to dump on MrsMP below.

Hi, MrsMP.
You may not much call for snow blowers up your way but I have been told that they work pretty well on BS too. Maybe you could use one on the island?????????? LOL 😖mile: 😖mile: 😖mile: 😖mile: 😖mile: :target:

Just my 0.02.

[quote="Deas Plant."]Hi, Mog5858.

Hi, MrsMP.
You may not much call for snow blowers up your way but I have been told that they work pretty well on BS too. Maybe you could use one on the island?????????? LOL 😖mile: 😖mile: 😖mile: 😖mile: 😖mile: :target:

Just my 0.02.[/quote]

What you talking about Deas BS ah you must mean Black Soot from them cane fires LOL but if you are talking about the other BS we have no shortage of that especially when Im having a beer or two LOL

seeya

Paul

Using a front PTO may require it to stick out quite a bit to get a decent driveshaft angle. I think the drive shaft from the back is perfect. Trunnion mount as mentioned with a three point built to the front of the frame. Then next you can install a bush hog, rotor tiller, and whom knows what other attachment easily. I think the speed would be just right with a 540 PTO snowblower. Even old hydraulic blowers fletch blood around here where decent 540 RPM tractor PTO blowers are quite reasonable. I look forward to following the build.

CAT considered the mounting arrangement strong enough to put a Hook on for pulling. Theoretically it will take the push pull loading with no issues. As far as carrying weight, a 3pt snowblower is mostly sheet metal. I've seen a few but never studied one closer. One guy had a 6 footer with a 2 cylinder Wisconsin on the back of a Ford 8N and it still steered OK. Weight wise I would guess the front of a D2 would handle it, in retrospect I can't say how the Main Spring will handle the extra weight? I can see it pulling the nose down when the blower isn't sliding on the ground.