Snow plow

[danovercash]

Is it possible that the pivot arm was repurposed to mount the pulley on! If so, you only need the round rods made to be near original.

[Streamwalker]

Khutchins
I have a 49 can I get couple dementions from you. I'm missing the front rod that goes to the plow. And I'm missing the left axle brace.

[k hutchins]

Front rod is 21" long overall made of 5/8 rod with a 1" long bend at each end. Then a cotter pin hole drilled in each end. The ends are like an elongated S.
The rear rod is the same but 24 1/4" long.
The flat piece you have the pulley on is your pivot arm.
If you search through some of the other grading/leveling blade threads you'll find pictures of these.

[k hutchins]

By left axle brace are you talking about the short flat mounting brace that goes to the bell housing mount?
It is pictured in the pics in pg 1 of this thread.

I don't have that demention right now but if that's what you needed I can get it to you later today.

[k hutchins]

viewtopic.php?f=11&t=47415
here's a link to cowboys inventive ingenuity.
if you just want it to work and not necessarily be original this should work. Or use flat stock with holesand bolts. I would use shoulder bolts so the tthreads don't elongate your holes when they pivot, then locking nuts so they don't work loose.

[Streamwalker]

Yes I'm talking the flat stock that goes to the belly bracket. It's the longer one I need the one that mounts closes to the driver. There should be a bend in it

[Streamwalker]

Khutchins it would be the flat stock that bolts to the back mount

[k hutchins]

I should be able to do measurements and maybe pics tomorrow. I also had another thought.
If you want to pm me your address, I'll trace it onto paper or poster board and mail you the pattern.
I'm just concerned about measuring the bend point properly for you. With a pattern it's just trace and cut to fabricate.
I'd like to see you ready for first snow.

[k hutchins]

Still can't figure out how to post pictures

here are the demensions for that mounting arm.
2"x1/2" flat stock.
from the end to the inside center of the 45* bend 21 1/2"
from the short end to inside center of the bend 6"
2 holes standard ih mounting bolt size (5/8"?) 3/4" center from ea end

hope this helps
I took pictures using a yardstick to give a better idea, but still can't figure out how to
post them on here.

[Don McCombs]

Photos 1-6 ...

[Don McCombs]

Photos 7-8 ...

[k hutchins]

Streamwalker
here are the pics I took to get the demensions for you and to give you an idea how it all hooks up.
Big thanks to Don McComb for posting them for me.
A couple things to note.
the long curved piece has a slight bend at the straight end so it sits away from the U frame.
Also, and I don't know if this was original, but they've been there for 50 years that I know of. Where the 2 mounting arms attach to the U frame there about a 10 gauge wire places between the arm and U frame to prevent the pieces rubbing and binding together.
Good luck, hope this helps anyone with a '48 blade, and thanks again Don.

[Streamwalker]

Thank you guys for the pictures and the demensions that helps alot. It started snowing yesterday here in PA nothing on the ground but in the air

[danovercash]

Here you go! This is what I started out with, I now a 54-A setup.
http://www.tmtractor.com/tm-tractor/gim/early_blade.htm

[k hutchins]

Mine never had part #13 as shown in the exploded versions. I just hook the rod directly into the rocker arm. Of course I don't have hydraulics so that may be an issue with space.