Getting my snow blower rig ready for operation today I started thinking it would be wise to have a SMV sign mounted somewhere. Especially since I help take care of a few neighbor’s driveway that live nearby. And it’s getting harder to time the trip between driveways with the increased traffic on the roadway. At first it looked like the answer was to build a new mounting bracket for the SMV and attach it to the snow blower. Then I spotted the unused bracket on the backhoe and as the French would say, “Voila!” Or for the Norwegians amongst us, “Hoot Tee Too!” (although I’ve never been able to find the correct spelling for that phrase.)
One part was removed from the bracket. The “socket” part was reversed on the bracket as the bracket gets bolted on upside down on the back of the snow blower. One could even remove the socket part and just bolt the sign to the bracket with those same screws. But not knowing how much vibration there’ll be on the mounting, I chose to be able to remove the sign if need be and store it inside the cab. Then it can just be placed in the socket when traveling on the road.
To try it out first, a tywrap going through the SMV and around the bracket should keep it from vibrating out and getting chewed up in the blower. I’ll feel a little safer on the very short road trips between neighbors with both flashers and the SMV sign being visible. Come spring, it’s only one bolt to remove and a couple of minutes to put it back together for mounting on the backhoe or the rear of the tractor again. Things never go this well………there must be a gremlin hiding somewhere!
Here’s some pics:
One part was removed from the bracket. The “socket” part was reversed on the bracket as the bracket gets bolted on upside down on the back of the snow blower. One could even remove the socket part and just bolt the sign to the bracket with those same screws. But not knowing how much vibration there’ll be on the mounting, I chose to be able to remove the sign if need be and store it inside the cab. Then it can just be placed in the socket when traveling on the road.
To try it out first, a tywrap going through the SMV and around the bracket should keep it from vibrating out and getting chewed up in the blower. I’ll feel a little safer on the very short road trips between neighbors with both flashers and the SMV sign being visible. Come spring, it’s only one bolt to remove and a couple of minutes to put it back together for mounting on the backhoe or the rear of the tractor again. Things never go this well………there must be a gremlin hiding somewhere!
Here’s some pics:
