Progress putting front blade on 1850

We are on shutdown at work this week and I moved getting the Waldon blade mounted on the 1850 to top priority.

It appears to be sprung a little and had been remade and cobbled up some. The curved pieces that hold blade to the frame were gone, so after some measuring, I had new parts cut at work and welded them together and drilled them to fit. Someone had welded in a piece with extra holes where the blade mounts to the frame and they were all broke between the holes, so I welded them shut. I got it together and under the tractor and jacked up into place. Mounting holes didn't match up with holes in tractor frame, so I added a plate to fasten it to.

The long tubes that go back to the rear axle are way off, I am thinking about cutting the cross piece and getting them close to even and welding it back in. Then I will have to remake the brackets that were on it to fit up to the rear axle.

It has the extension on one side to angle the blade on it and I'm wondering how bad it will be to get the huge pin out to put it back straight again.

I'm flying blind here putting this thing on. A local guy has one on a 1950 and I went over to look at how it mounts, but he had taken it off of the tractor. I was surprised that the mounting brackets were of much thinner material than I thought they would be.I'm using heavier steel, so I think it should work. I have seen pictures of them mounted on bigger Olivers but didn't have any dimensions to go by, so I hope this thing works out OK. I have a lot of washouts in my CRP that need attention next spring. Chris

Looks like it should do the job Chris.

You can push a lot of dirt with an angle blade, I'd leave it angled. It's pretty handy when you're finishing.

Wow you are a determined fabricator/ welder/ mechanic/ and all around handy guy. That thing looks like a monster. Looks like you really have a handle on it!!!

I could never figure out why they made those outside push arms. It just seams that it would have been simpler and much more rugged with a center push frame and reinforce the outer edges of the blade with gussets to the center pivot.
Loren

Hi , sure seems like a lot of work. I agree with caseguy. Ed Will Oliver BC

I have some pretty steep hills that have the dirt washed to the bottom and needs pushed back up the hill to fill the washes. I don't think having the blade angled to push dirt 100' to 200' will work very well. Chris

Looks good I wish I had a size blade like that . I Know it must work but it doesn?t look like the front wheels can turn

I was thinking the same thing, thought it was just the way it looked in the pic.

The hayday of those blades was around late 60s or so. Most folks tore out the tractor clutch sooner or latter and most time it was sooner. They are good for knocking down piles of loos gravel and that sort of work but folks tried digging stumps and using them like a dozer and they would just get the tractor clutch.

They will turn a little, no tight turns tho. I slid the front axle tubes in as far as possible, even cut some off of the inner tube to gain 1 more hole narrower. Smaller tires would turn more, but not sure they would carry the weight without sinking in too far.

Heck of a project there but it looks pretty cool!! Tough when your putting something like that back together with not knowing how it was mounted originally. Nice looking 1850 also. Are the rear tires loaded or are you just going to use a bunch of wheel weights?

That?s the only problem I can see do the Oliver?s have good differential brakes on em ?

You are a good machinist.

now if anyone else wants to try their is a blade and frame sitting here waiting on a tractor, I wanted a fwd ollie to install such an instrument, alas it hasn't happened; so someone that can use such an item needs this one.

It has 18.4x38 tires loaded and 1 wheel weight.It's not a track machine, you want the wheels to spin if you are trying to do too much at a time.

Ya I get that, you don't want to be breaking axles or something else. I just figured you would want some type of weight on the rear.