JD plow install on B7500

[Bisleybob]

So, I'm doing a retrofitting a John Deere 54", full hydraulic blade on my B7500, it is nearly complete, waiting on a few more fittings to tidy up the hydraulics on the plow. I will post pictures after 5 posts. I wanted to send a plug out to Weingartz Supply for taking care of my needs throughout this project. After some deep searching for a remote hydraulic adapter for my B7500, I found them and ordered it at an extremely fair price. They did mess up the order, but were very swift to correct it without any trouble, hence the plug.

 

[Bisleybob]

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[Bisleybob]

 

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[Bisleybob]

Please, do not mind the messy garage! Lots of after work nights, some metal fab and welding, some paint, and there you have it. The fittings I'm waiting for will allow me to replace the J.D. hoses, and then I will make a bracket to attach the hoses to the right side of the tractor, where they wont get damaged or be in the way when she goes back into mowing detail in the spring. I will post more pictures after completion.

 

[Lil Foot]

Looks good to me!

 

[dlsmith]

Good job on the retrofit project.
A messy garage is a sign of a brilliant mind!

I have the same blade in the shop, I bought it for my JD430 years ago, but later but a snow blower on it instead.
I have been eyeing it lately and am going to make an adapter to mount it to my BX2230. I think I'll paint the blade Kubota orange like you did too. Only a tractor nerd will know it's a JD blade.
Another guy here, PaPow adapted the same blade to his BX a while back and he sent me pictures of the project.

 

[aaluck]

Nicely done.

 

[bearbait]

Awesome, nice job!!

 

[Ping]

Great job on that repurposed blade!!!
If it makes you feel any better, my organizational method is, a pile for everything and everything in its pile!
Regards

 

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NICE JOB!!!
Glad to see someone else fab & prove that a JD blade will work on a Kubota besides me...lol. I fabbed my JD 54" blade up onto my Kubota BX23s. Had many people tell me along the way that its not possible to do. I dont have mine listed here on the OTT forums, but it is on another tractor forum called TBN w/pics.

I didnt paint mine up, it`s still JD yellow. I chose to leave it that way. Makes people go, huhhhhhhh???? lol

 

[Bisleybob]

Thanks for the support guys! Got the rest of my fittings in, and started mocking up the hose support and added the new hoses to the plow. Will need to add 2 bends to the bracket, and finish weld the hose mounts, then paint and it will be complete.

 

[NHSleddog]

Could you update the thread title to something relevant? It will help people searching for it.

 

[Bisleybob]

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[Lil Foot]

Good write up & pics!

 

[NHSleddog]

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You did an excellent job on this project, others will want to be able to find it.

 

[Bisleybob]

Finally completed, bracket finished up and just clears tire in all positions, and can barely get side cover off.

 

[Bisleybob]

A few more little things, sick of bungee cord on the top link, excuse the booger welds

 

[Bisleybob]

Place for my garage door remote

 

[Bisleybob]

And just to make it mine