Grader blade/snow blade question

Board shortener Tom

Board shortener Tom

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Hi all!

I've got this grader blade/snow blade set-up that came with my 140 when I bought it. The PO used the mid-mount position to level his driveway. I used it out front to clear the area around my shop of snow. Now that I live much farther north, I see no use in keeping it. I bought a skid steer with a snow bucket and standard "digging" bucket. I can use these buckets to move snow in the winter and grade the driveway in the summer. There is no way the 140 could take care of the snow here. I use it for gardening type things now.

My question is: Can any of you think of a reason to keep this blade unit? I'm planning on passing it on to a new owner soon, otherwise.

Thanks!
 
Well, personally I'd always like to have a backup in case ship hits the fan, but if you can do everything else with the skid steer I get not wanting to deal with the hassle of mounting and unmounting the blade. I have the same 1A-60 blade for my Super A for snow plowing.

The only thing is getting a true grade cut on a front mounted skid steer bucket might be a challenge. With the blade belly-mounted on 140, the front tires will always be on the previous grade which means you'll always get a level cut.
 
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havoc1482 said:
Well, personally I'd always like to have a backup in case ship hits the fan, but if you can do everything else with the skid steer I get not wanting to deal with the hassle of mounting and unmounting the blade. I have the same 1A-60 blade for my Super A for snow plowing.

The only thing is getting a true grade cut on a front mounted skid steer bucket might be a challenge. With the blade belly-mounted on 140, the front tires will always be on the previous grade which means you'll always get a level cut.
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Good point about the grading. I had thought of that. I have a fast hitch on this tractor so the rear mount for using the blade in the middle of the tractor is a bit of a hassle to deal with because of how it mounts in the same place as the brackets for the fast hitch. I don't want it on the tractor while doing "tilling" because of hangs so low. Maybe I'm just going to have to practice on getting a good grade with the skid steer? 😂
 
ricky racer said:
The grader blade for the 100 series is worth about twice that of a Cub so it has resale value should you decide to sell it.
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Thanks Ricky! Mine has had some repairs before I owned it but it does work well. Things are a bit wonky here and there but the blade is in nice shape and it has worked well in the years I have moved snow with it.
 
I do like backup with snow. I did use my blade when I was bush hoging very high Phragmites. I did not know what was in there and the bladed gave the tractor some protection. It also helped to lay down the Phragmites to provide me with some protection.
 

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inairam said:
I do like backup with snow. I did use my blade when I was bush hoging very high Phragmites. I did not know what was in there and the bladed gave the tractor some protection. It also helped to lay down the Phragmites to provide me with some protection.
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That's quite a mower you have there!
 
inairam said:
the 140 ran the wood 60" fine evening in that high stuff. The offset PTO made turns hard on the PTO shaft. I took to turning off the PTO for turns
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Here are three things (that you may already be doing) that can help.
- Hitch the mower as far to the left on the drawbar as you can. This minimizes the offset between the tractor PTO and the mower.
- Use the IH PTO standardizing hitch plate to get the proper front/back distance from the PTO to the hitch point.
- Work your mowing pattern to use right turns as much as possible. Right turns can be a bit tighter before the PTO shaft complains.
 
got a blade here--- they sold it as a cub blade which i knew it wasnt,---so i ended up with it. Figured it would work on the SA or the 140.--- tested the fit and it will work on either one. I will never use it but figure it might make one of the tractors bring a bit more on my estate sale. ---i use the skidders or the Michigan all the time for everything so no need for these---also have the cub blade under one cub---hasnt been used for 10 years!!! once you get on a skidder--- well you never go back to blades OR loaders on tractors!!
 
Jim Becker said:
Here are three things (that you may already be doing) that can help.
- Hitch the mower as far to the left on the drawbar as you can. This minimizes the offset between the tractor PTO and the mower.
- Use the IH PTO standardizing hitch plate to get the proper front/back distance from the PTO to the hitch point.
- Work your mowing pattern to use right turns as much as possible. Right turns can be a bit tighter before the PTO shaft complains.
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Jim you gave me this advice a few years ago when I set the rig up. Doing all three.
 
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