cb in wisc
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After doing some net surfing and seeing the video on Youtube of the Power Platform truck, I was wondering if anyone ever converted a combine for plowing snow?
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Tom from Ontario
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New Idea had a snowblower attachment for the Uni-System back when. Farm Show magazine had a few articles about people who had put blowers on combines. Not sure that combines would have enough frame strength for a snowplough of any size.
On the Prairie Farm Report last week there was a guy who had built 4 similar loaders out of Cockshutt 5555 combines. All super nice units. I don't remember for sure their website. farmvideos.com or something like that. A search would find it. No doubt could buy the video with that on it.
Anonymous-0
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That was "Farm Show" magazine.
Anonymous-0
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Farm show is the print version of yt.
Entertainment only, although it probably does have a higher percentage of REAL farmers, instead of the yuppies, wanna bees, and small time gardeners that comprise yt.
I love their best and worst buy section, where some yahoo buys something used, and it turns out to be a real POS, as if that wasn't why it was traded off in the first place.
Entertainment only, although it probably does have a higher percentage of REAL farmers, instead of the yuppies, wanna bees, and small time gardeners that comprise yt.
I love their best and worst buy section, where some yahoo buys something used, and it turns out to be a real POS, as if that wasn't why it was traded off in the first place.
Dave Sherburne NY
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If the picture isn't there after you hit the
PREVIEW YOUR REPLY BUTTON it ain't gonna be in your
post. I always put my pictures in the GALLERIES
on the left, nothin to it just follow the
instructions. Some day I'll take the time to
figure out how to make them bigger, but then again
maybe not.
PREVIEW YOUR REPLY BUTTON it ain't gonna be in your
post. I always put my pictures in the GALLERIES
on the left, nothin to it just follow the
instructions. Some day I'll take the time to
figure out how to make them bigger, but then again
maybe not.
I live in north central ND.
I built it the winter of '75 - '76 as an FFA shop project.
It's been used all these years 'till several years ago when the lower end failed in the 261 Chevy truck engine that moves it. I have picked up another engine, getting it in there is another matter.
An IH truck V-8 powers the blower.
I built it the winter of '75 - '76 as an FFA shop project.
It's been used all these years 'till several years ago when the lower end failed in the 261 Chevy truck engine that moves it. I have picked up another engine, getting it in there is another matter.
An IH truck V-8 powers the blower.
buickanddeere
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Why fool around pushing snow? It only makes the next storm drift in worse. And eventually you run out of room to push.
Combines have hydraulics,a heavy front drive axle, usually a raised cab and oodles of power with HD drive to the front of the machine. Ideal for mounting a dedicated snowblower.
Combines have hydraulics,a heavy front drive axle, usually a raised cab and oodles of power with HD drive to the front of the machine. Ideal for mounting a dedicated snowblower.
chevytaHOE5674
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Pushing is much faster than blowing. I have 1 mile of drive to plow daily, before work. Would take half my day to blow the drives open ever day, when the plow truck will move at 20+mph. Just make sure you push the majority of snow downwind and your drifting will be much less. Been working for me for as long as I can remember and we get 300-400+ inches of snow yearly (over 150 inches so far this season).
cadet rooper
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That"s funny I was thinking a self propelled forage harvester should take very little conversion mechanics it"s my retirement dream or move to a warm climate. Gee that"s a tough choice but then if I"m retired why should I worry about getting ouy the drive? :->
axlehandle
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a guy that live 50 miles away did one on a older one but he keeps breking belts on the drives if you go over a edge you are done for
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