Snowplow for the CJ5

[90bronco]

nice job , needs a creepy sticker though

[Creepy]

if the feet were on the blade, there would be zero support when it trips, it would dig in like crazy.

These center of the feet are only 2.5" behind the plow. And supports the frame to stay up on the snow while the plow trips.

feet in the air (mounted on the blade) do nothing to stop it from digging in.

Maybe you see feet on the plow of other trip blades because they did it wrong. ;D

We'll see.

Thx for the comments.

[theonlybull]

i think they figure when the blade is tripping, the cutting edge goes to a negative angle, so it doesn't want to dig in... heck, i've seen some, that would trip, unless they had a blade full of snow...... now that was annoying to plow with.

you know we're full of comments :-) but if this winter continues the way it's going, you won't even get to try it

[Creepy]

got the CJ5 fired up and moving around the yard



dropped the winch line down under the drum.










;D Ready for snow! ......bring on Feburary!

[The Garagemahal]

Paint it !!!

[Creepy]

maybe a little.

there is a problem with the feet. they need to go inside some pipe so they don't flop. the tab they are mounted thru lets them flip back and dig into the soft ground. if it was frozen it would prob be ok, but its worth fixing.

the big winch raises and lowers the plow pretty quick, not like those little puny 2000# ones with a pully block. The 12000# is as quick as hydro.

pushed some dirt, the trip springs seem to be the proper rating. It pushes good, then when it hooks up solid, it takes some extra gas to get it to flip. it will stall the V8 before it trips from just above idle.Seems like it will work fine in that regard.

[The Garagemahal]

I thought I mentioned using pipe to mount the shoes ? or double tab it

[bill richards]

redesign the foot with a bent up edge?

Bill

[Creepy]

Jan 26, 2012 11:50:54 GMT -4 The Garagemahal said:

I thought I mentioned using pipe to mount the shoes ? or double tab it

If you did, I didn't catch on. Easy fix.

Bill - the shoe is a cast plow foot, the error is in the mounting.

[bill richards]

This is more what I had in mind... www.ebay.com/itm/230723444084
I can see both solutions being of benefit.

Bill

[The Garagemahal]

I have a set of those ones here , consiterably lighter , and dished out alot more then what Jan has now

[Creepy]

Would have made no difference. Its just dished a little more, still would have dug in. the mounting is the same....and that is the problem. Not the shape of the foot.

[bill richards]

little sensitive to any comments? I have no doubt that you have confirmed the problem is the mounting method. I offered up a different style of foot which may ALSO be of benefit...seeing as they are available, they must serve some purpose in life. I also brought it up because in the past I have noticed this same rounded style and can envision it being more forgiving on uneven surfaces... regardless of the mount.

Next time I'll reply with a simple "wow... great job jan".

Bill

[kilo69]

BILLJAN

[Creepy]

What the hell? Are you joking? I'm not looking for a handjob.

Changing the shoe would have made no difference to what is wrong. sorry if you don't like that. lol