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Mathias NY 11-07-2009 05:39:26 69.207.112.28 456371 Report to Moderator	Does this setup allow the blade to float? Every snowplow setup I have seen uses a chain to raise the plow, allowing it to closely follow the ground. The picture is not of my tractor, but is of one with an identical setup. Mine lacks a blade and most of the cylinder. Since I need to work on it anyway, should I attempt a redesign to make it more useful. Thanks for the feedback. [Reply]   [Send Email]
steve n carol 11-07-2009 16:46:44 71.110.65.26 456391 Report to Moderator	Re: Using the factory front blade on a 3000 in reply to Mathias NY, 11-07-2009 05:39:26   Regarding the "float position"; I don't know if "float" is an option with valves located just in front of the seat atop of the lift cover, perhaps, (you stated that yours has an "identical setup"). Some have installed "shoes" on the bottom of the blade/implement, to prevent digging into the area being worked....sl   [Reply]   [No Email]
TONY JACOBS 11-07-2009 14:23:01 205.188.117.74 456381 Report to Moderator	Re: Using the factory front blade on a 3000 in reply to Mathias NY, 11-07-2009 05:39:26   Hello Mathias , First off the thing everybody is neglecting to notice is that is a Dozer Blade and not a Snow Plow Blade set-up . Which both are different from Ford for this reason . If you in fact have a Ford Frame(not an aftermarket like an Arps, McGee, or one of the other brands made) on your tractor it will have a Tag on it with a Model Number on it , with the number you can look it up New Holland's Website to see what you have . Then you can figure out what to do next, if it is not Ford, then it is a guessing game like you are playing now. Thanks Tony   [Reply]   [Send Email]
RickB 11-08-2009 05:04:54 74.209.23.5 456416 Report to Moderator	Re: Using the factory front blade on a 3000 in reply to TONY JACOBS, 11-07-2009 14:23:01   Doesn't much matter if it's a dozer or snowplow. The Arps/Dearborn/Ford snowplows have the same solid hydraulic cylinder attachment points as the pictured dozer. Same question, same answers.   [Reply]   [No Email]
Mathias NY 11-07-2009 19:54:08 69.207.112.28 456402 Report to Moderator	Re: Using the factory front blade on a 3000 in reply to TONY JACOBS, 11-07-2009 14:23:01   The last 3 years I have plowed my driveway with a Case DO and a Meyers pickup plow. That tractor needs some engine work, so I need another solution. This picture is my Ford and what I have to work with. It sounds like this is setup may not work so well for a snowplow. Since I don't have the original blade, the tubular frame is bent, and it's not really a snowplow anyway, I think I might be better off making a new frame to mount my Meyers plow. Thanks for the replies.   [Reply]   [Send Email]
RickB 11-07-2009 09:08:27 74.209.23.5 456379 Report to Moderator	Re: Using the factory front blade on a 3000 in reply to Mathias NY, 11-07-2009 05:39:26   Even if the valve is operated in the float position, this setup isn't optimal by any means. It will float up fairly well, but floating down will be slow, leaving snow on uneven ground, or just beyond a hump in the driveway, for instance. The colder the oil, the worse it will be. The best you can do with this arrangement is to set the cylinder up as single acting so only half the volume of oil has to be displaced while the blade floats.   [Reply]   [No Email]
sotxbill 11-07-2009 06:59:19 69.152.227.159 456372 Report to Moderator	Re: Using the factory front blade on a 3000 in reply to Mathias NY, 11-07-2009 05:39:26   float is an option that is built into the hydraulics... so you will have to look at that end.   [Reply]   [No Email]
Mathias NY 11-07-2009 07:14:25 69.207.112.28 456374 Report to Moderator	Re: Using the factory front blade on a 3000 in reply to sotxbill, 11-07-2009 06:59:19   How would I be able to tell?   [Reply]   [Send Email]
old 11-07-2009 07:49:05 4.245.4.92 456377 Report to Moderator	Re: Using the factory front blade on a 3000 in reply to Mathias NY, 11-07-2009 07:14:25   Most valve body's if they have a float will lock in a position that is just past the lower position on the valve. So if you push your valve all the way forward if it has float it should lock all the way forward.   [Reply]   [Send Email]