HEY OLD {DOZER BLADE ON WD 45}

JR.Frye · Apr 28, 2010

Old as you can see I have the dozer blade done
I all so put two pices of pipe on the corners of the blade. When the blade is on the shop floor
it is flat on the floor it is not twisted or higher on one end or the other.I tryed pushing
nothing on the lawn and it dug in I am not sure why: Would I be helping my self any if I add another 4" pice of pipe in the middle of the blade.If I pull the lift handle down am I locking it down so it can not float, or will it float: And if I push the handle up a little will it take the presure off so the blade will float.or am I not doing somthing right:
Give me your thoughts my good friend.
MANY THANKS
JR.FRYE

Gene Davis (Ga.) · Apr 28, 2010

The pith of the blade is so that it will dig in. You are going to have to tilt the top back some more to keep it from digging in. The split pipe will probably be o.k. on hard surface, but the corners need a longer surface to keep from digging in. You can make a wing to stick out a few inches behind the blade and it would probably help it. They would need to be slightly lower than the edge of the blade to keep it above ground as it slid along. Look at some of the factory snow blades with gauge shoes on the like in the Northern Tool Co. A polyurethane type bottom on the shoe would be good for wear purposes on dry surfaces.

tinny · Apr 28, 2010

If you dont want to dig in run the pipe the full length. I did that on a snowplow and never tore my lawn up and it still cleand the drive good.

Frank (N.Mi.) · Apr 28, 2010

Not to be a pain Gene but don't you mean tilt the top of the blade forward??

S2710 · Apr 28, 2010

no when you tip a grader blade ahead it cuts more tip it back and it will float over the ground better. If you still have any doughts get ahold of anyone that runs a road grader for a living and they will explaine it to you. HTH

Ky Hauler · Apr 29, 2010

Oh my, is that poo on that blade?

Ken Macfarlane · Apr 29, 2010

What are you using it for? You don't have side to side float so it will always follow the level of the back tires.

Pipe will keep you out of frozen ground but not soft soil in your yard.

If the ground is wet and saturated you will need something very wide not to dig in. Sometimes it isn't possible as the ground is as soft as the packed snow. In that case its just a good operator keeping grade.

JMS/.MN · Apr 29, 2010

When the lift handle is all the way down, it is in float. About 3/4 way up, it will hold or start lifting, if you have the ABCD adjustments made properly.

old · Apr 29, 2010

It digs in because the angle of the blade is to much forward on the bottom. Yes if all you want to do is push stuff and not dig in cut a pipe so it will fit on the blade edge and it will stop it from digging in. Of course one problem with the WD/WD45 hyds is it is hard to set it so it stays where you want it it either wants to go up or down and is hard to keep in one place BTDT no my WD45 with 3 point and the brush hog it either going up of down but never stays the same place which is a pain

JR.Frye · Apr 29, 2010

GOOD MORNING:
All I want this blade to do is just push, maybe rocks,a little durt,may by some sand, but mainly snow in the winter. So if I tilt the top of the balde more to the front and stand the cutter blade streat up it should help: Is that right: many thanks:
BY the way how have you and the family been doing.
JR.FRYE

teddy52food · Apr 29, 2010

That is because of the way the bottom of the blade wears. After using for a while with it tilted back it will really dig in & then you have to tilt it ahead again.

Anonymous-0 · Apr 29, 2010

Not to be difficult but I think S2710 is mistaken. When I plow snow with our motor grader for the city, we roll the blade foward and it doesn't cut up the pavement.

JR.Frye · Apr 29, 2010

MANY THANKS MY GOOD FRIEND
JR.FRYE

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