grader blade

[Mac from NS]

Hi everyone, I’m going to build a snow blade
/ grader blade for my cub and was wondering
how high the blade should be? I thought maybe
20 inches but will that give me enough room
under the belly? thankyou.

[Ron L]

Mac. The standard blade for a cub measures approx 13 inches high without the snow extension add on. Not sure if the 7 additional inches would interfere as a belly mount or not, but I would think it to be OK.... Maybe someone who has it belly mounted now can give you an approximate clearance measurement.

[Donny M]

Mac,

My blade is 13.5" high without the added cutting edge. It's 14.5" with the edge. The depth of the blade is 2" without the edge. 20" under the tractor wouldn't be enough to allow you to lift the blade much as there's only about 23" of clearance between the torque tube and the ground.

['Country' Elliott]

Hello Mac...Carol Elizabeth & I have some very close friends living on the coast in Nova Scotia. ..George & Pat Masters of Church Point. George just got his hands on a BEAUTIFULLY RESTORED 1961 Chevy Corvette . Photos and an article are featured in the Dec. 2004 issue of Canadian Classics & Performance magazine on page 16 !

George is coming to Knoxville this Spring for the Corvette Expo.

[moe1942]

Mac.

Do you plan to duplicate the original Cub blade or do you have a better idea in mind? I plan to build a grader blade and would like to see what others have done.

[George Willer]

Mac.

Do you plan to duplicate the original Cub blade or do you have a better idea in mind? I plan to build a grader blade and would like to see what others have done.

Moe,

Here's the shop built blade on my '47. This Cub left home in 1999.

This blade was very rigidly mounted and was used in my business to prepare grade for concrete before I retired. The cutting edge remained parallel with the rear wheel track even when I stood on the end of it.

[Ron L]

20" under the tractor wouldn't be enough to allow you to lift the blade much as there's only about 23" of clearance between the torque tube and the ground.

Donny. Just had to go out & measure mine as I thought 23" was way too little clearance and thought you may have measured a Lowboy. Well, it's 23".................

George. That blade looks to be about 15" or so, high.........

[Donny M]

Ron

Ye of little faith

[Mac from NS]

'Country' Elliott: I know some people in
Church Point but not George & Pat sorry.
It's 20 to 25 minutes away.

Moe: I like the cub blade but I think I'm
going to make it a little heavier ,change
the springs maybe.When you have it half
built and you are sitting there looking at it,
sometimes you change your mind 2 or3
times hopfully for the better.Good luck
with yours.

George Willer:thanks for the pictures
I hope mine will look as good.

[moe1942]

George W,

That is a fine looking blade. Did you fab the blade itself, or did you modify one from another application?

Also, did you follow the original design from the blade to the mount? If not, do you have pictures aft of the blade. Having seen examples of your work I know I could get some good ideas.

[George Willer]

George W,

That is a fine looking blade. Did you fab the blade itself, or did you modify one from another application?

Also, did you follow the original design from the blade to the mount? If not, do you have pictures aft of the blade. Having seen examples of your work I know I could get some good ideas.

Moe,

The blade and its' mount were built from scratch. Unfortunately the tractor is long gone and I've already shown all the pictures I have. The frame is nothing like the IH mount... it's much more rigid and pivots from special brackets on the final drives. The same brackets were used for mounting the modified finish mower.

[moe1942]

Thanks George. Your last picture answered most of my question. I was thinking of mounting to the final drive also. I like the idea of spreading out the side load. That is what I don't like in the OEM design.

Did you incorporate the trip spring behind the blade?

[George Willer]

Thanks George. Your last picture answered most of my question. I was thinking of mounting to the final drive also. I like the idea of spreading out the side load. That is what I don't like in the OEM design.

Did you incorporate the trip spring behind the blade?

Moe,

No spring, but I thought of another detail that may help. The tube for one side was made to telescope to adjust the angle. Both tubes were hinged to the back of the blade and there was a series of holes to allow adjusting the blade sideways also. All adjustments were by changing the holes pins were in.

The side tube that was fixed length had a diagonal brace to handle side thrust.

[moe1942]

George W,

Thanks for some good ideas and getting this old brain in gear. When you said telescoping tube to adjust blade angle it dawned on me. I have a 1250 Cub Cadet with a blade and it is designed similarly. I have pushed many yards of dirt with it. All I have to do is make one to fit a Cub.