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G1355 11-06-2012 19:04:37 67.224.60.152 Report to Moderator	Got my snowblower suppose to be for a 716 but will fit my 410 with a little modifications. Took some pictures for you guys to see what you thought and how to mount the snowblower on it. I would appreciate it if someone could share how there 300 or 400 series hooks up so I can make it work. Thanks [Reply]   [No Email]
tractonutjd 11-09-2012 16:33:48 24.59.84.8 Report to Moderator	Re: Got it but need a little help in reply to G1355, 11-06-2012 19:04:37   Hi, you have a hitch for a simplicity with a crankshaft mounted pto! I'm not sure if your 401 has the pto running off the bevel gear box just in front of the seat. I need to see a picture of the front axel to see if that hitch will fit. Blower should work, but need the right hitch. I'm going to go look in the shed, and see what I have and poss post some pictures. [Reply]  [No Email]
G1355 11-10-2012 15:17:31 67.224.60.152 Report to Moderator	Re: Got it but need a little help in reply to tractonutjd, 11-09-2012 16:33:48   And it has the crankshaft pto [Reply]  [No Email]
G1355 11-09-2012 18:51:08 67.224.60.152 Report to Moderator	Re: Got it but need a little help in reply to tractonutjd, 11-09-2012 16:33:48   And that hitch works. [Reply]  [No Email]
G1355 11-09-2012 18:50:16 67.224.60.152 Report to Moderator	Re: Got it but need a little help in reply to tractonutjd, 11-09-2012 16:33:48   I got it mounted on the front axle.... And running off the front clutch from the motor. It all works now can't wait for snow I will post some more pictures one of these days but would like to see how you have it mounted [Reply]  [No Email]
Bret4207 11-09-2012 04:16:28 64.19.90.196 Report to Moderator	Re: Got it but need a little help in reply to G1355, 11-06-2012 19:04:37   Boy, got a lot of help getting the snowblower connected didn't ya?! [Reply]  [No Email]
G1355 11-09-2012 06:31:12 206.72.43.169 Report to Moderator	Re: Got it but need a little help in reply to Bret4207, 11-09-2012 04:16:28   Ya got it know though. [Reply]  [No Email]
Tom Arnold 11-06-2012 19:59:06 174.91.94.71 Report to Moderator	Re: Got it but need a little help in reply to G1355, 11-06-2012 19:04:37   I can't help with the blower however since your tractor does not have 4 wheel drive, you should swap the front rims from one side to the other if you want it to turn better in the snow and elsewhere. [Reply]  [No Email]
G1355 11-07-2012 05:33:09 67.224.60.152 Report to Moderator	Re: Got it but need a little help in reply to Tom Arnold, 11-06-2012 19:59:06   I've had a snowplow on it before and I thought it turned pretty well [Reply]  [No Email]
Traditional Farmer 11-07-2012 04:23:50 67.233.70.253 Report to Moderator	Re: Got it but need a little help in reply to Tom Arnold, 11-06-2012 19:59:06   I'd always heard that but its not true I put a set on a JD 445 one runing one way one the other and absolutely no difference in how they turn [Reply]  [No Email]
Case Nutty 1660 11-07-2012 17:38:57 75.127.24.27 Report to Moderator	Re: Got it but need a little help in reply to Traditional Farmer, 11-07-2012 04:23:50   in my years with construction equipment the fronts (on motor graders) where turned around if not powered so that they would clean better in mud and thus would turn better I did find that true in our slick clay/gumbo soils here anyway, later we went to radial tires that were bidirectional so it did not make a differance then, a few times when we had flats and the shop spare was running the wrong direction you could only tell the differance when in slick muddy conditions in dry dirt or sand I never seen a real differance then my two cents cnt [Reply]  [No Email]
Tom Arnold 11-07-2012 05:26:07 174.91.94.71 Report to Moderator	Re: Got it but need a little help in reply to Traditional Farmer, 11-07-2012 04:23:50   Then you better be sending a letter to John Deere, CAT, Volvo, Case and any other major manufacturer that produces road graders because according to you, they've been mounting front tires the wrong way ever since they began building them. The reason you heard that.....is because it is true. [Reply]  [No Email]
Traditional Farmer 11-07-2012 16:46:53 67.233.70.253 Report to Moderator	Re: Got it but need a little help in reply to Tom Arnold, 11-07-2012 05:26:07   Large tractors and garden tractors are totally different and just for the record I have an Oliver 1650 with tractors treads on the front running 'forward' and it turns just fine. [Reply]  [No Email]
Tom Arnold 11-07-2012 19:46:01 174.91.94.71 Report to Moderator	Re: Got it but need a little help in reply to Traditional Farmer, 11-07-2012 16:46:53   A steering axle is a steering axle no matter whether it is on a motor grader or an Ag tractor or a garden tractor. It's purpose is to make the machine turn in the direction the Operator points it in. The tires are expected to bite into the surface and turn the tractor with no slippage. Running Ag bar tread tires backward on steering axles that are not powered is a long established fact. No reputable tire company would mount them any other way. If the front end of your tractor does not "push" when turning sharply in snow, then don't reverse them. If you find that it does push forward instead of turning immediately, then for all the effort it takes to swap them over, you just might want to give my suggestion a try. Ask yourself this question. Can millions of users be wrong compared to one guy on this forum who claims to have experienced a different result? [Reply]  [No Email]
Traditional Farmer 11-08-2012 04:37:52 67.233.70.253 Report to Moderator	Re: Got it but need a little help in reply to Tom Arnold, 11-07-2012 19:46:01   Go to a dealers lot ALL the 4WD tractors have the the front tires mounted the same as the rear.You need to come out of Mama's basement sometime. [Reply]  [No Email]
Tom Arnold 11-08-2012 07:56:34 174.91.94.71 Report to Moderator	Re: Got it but need a little help in reply to Traditional Farmer, 11-08-2012 04:37:52   If you were half as smart as you think you are, you would know that this discussion is NOT about machinery with front wheel drive. On equipment with powered steering axles, the tires must be mounted the same as the rear tires. On equipment that does not have a powered steering axle, the tires get mounted in reverse. Perhaps you need to return to school to learning how to read and understand written English. [Reply]  [No Email]
Case Nutty 1660 11-08-2012 10:58:06 75.127.24.27 Report to Moderator	Re: Got it but need a little help in reply to Tom Arnold, 11-08-2012 07:56:34   some guy's just don't get it Tom,, not worth the effort to explain as it seems he already knows all [Reply]  [No Email]
Traditional Farmer 11-08-2012 10:35:59 67.233.70.253 Report to Moderator	Re: Got it but need a little help in reply to Tom Arnold, 11-08-2012 07:56:34   You still gotta steer a 4WD as most 4WD tractors are run in 2 WD much of the time.Actually 4WD drives needs them mounted backwards on the front if it has a loader because going into a pile of dirt the frontend comes up anyway and the tractor needs the traction on the front to get a grip to back out.Get Mom to bring you down a glass of warm milk and a couple of Prosac. [Reply]  [No Email]
G1355 11-08-2012 19:00:27 67.224.60.152 Report to Moderator	Re: Got it but need a little help in reply to Traditional Farmer, 11-08-2012 10:35:59   Traditional farmer..... i was reading these forums and seen said you have a lot of garden tractors. I seen you said you had a lot of fords and simplicity's and wondered if you could post some pictures love looking at those. Thanks [Reply]  [No Email]
Tom Arnold 11-08-2012 13:27:43 174.91.94.71 Report to Moderator	Re: Got it but need a little help in reply to Traditional Farmer, 11-08-2012 10:35:59   This sort of thing is pretty typical for Traditional Farmer, I'm afraid. It shows up in quite a few of his posts. All forums have people like this that think they know what they are talking about but come up short all the time. As you can see in his latest post, he is confused about which end of the tractor comes up when you are using a loader. That's pretty sad and very indicative of his lack of expertise. Hopefully his guardian is making sure he is being treated for his malady. He's so convinced he is right about this issue, he will argue that black is actually the new white. In the meantime, I suggest that he be ignored until pronounced "CURED". Oh.... and as for me...... Up until this summer, I owned SEVEN Champion road graders that were used for summer work as well as being on contract for snow clearing work in a major city. Over the course of my career, I have operated 4 wheel drive rubber tired loaders, many brands of skid steer loaders, tractor/loader backhoes, crawler loaders, crawler excavators, dozers, compaction equipment and chain trenchers as well as the graders. I have worked in road building, sewer and water main construction, home building and property development. After 50 years in the construction industry, I'm pretty sure I know which way the tread should face on machinery. [Reply]  [No Email]
Traditional Farmer 11-13-2012 05:16:44 67.233.70.253 Report to Moderator	Re: Got it but need a little help in reply to Tom Arnold, 11-08-2012 13:27:43   I can see you're just the typical Internet BS'er I've run and used all sorts of tractors for over 50 years. [Reply]  [No Email]
G1355 11-08-2012 15:40:12 67.224.60.152 Report to Moderator	Re: Got it but need a little help in reply to Tom Arnold, 11-08-2012 13:27:43   Ya I agree with you. I have them on that direction for a reason. Got the snowblower all hooked up all that's left is to make the pulleys work. I will post pictures when it's all done, maybe a video to if it snows anxious to use it. [Reply]  [No Email]
Traditional Farmer 11-13-2012 05:19:04 67.233.70.253 Report to Moderator	Re: Got it but need a little help in reply to G1355, 11-08-2012 15:40:12   Yep if you are doing dirt work or manure loading and have to get the frontend down hill the ability to back out with a load in the bucket is way more important than going forward pulling. [Reply]  [No Email]