Quick attach 6' Snow Blade.

Happy Joe super job!!!!! and I'd watch my grab hook welded to the back of your single wall utility bucket for continued deforminity. I'd add a pad eye on the back side of the hook ( inside the bucket) so I could run a 45 degree angled brace support to a blade tip during heavy loading. Make it removable (bolted to the pad eyes) leaving only your pad eyes as permanently welded attachments to the bucket. I would also entertain adding a 1 1/4' angle behind the bent roll backed lip at the rear of your bucket clear across under the lip for added strenght. The angle brace and the reinforced lip will act as a trust system taking the load moment of the cantilevered plow attachment. Remember, every attachment beyond the centerline of the front axle come under tensile stress where every load between the front and rear axles are under compression loading. These are just safety consideration to take into account with your modification. Have fun man and like I said great multifunction set up.

Happy Joe ( I like that name and I hope you don't mind it ) Close MO, but try Mining Engineer and AWS-CWI on top of it. I'd really, at least, straighten out the back of the bucket and reinforce the hook because if the resistance of the snow loading on the blade shifts due to negative pressure created when packing with the blade into a bank of snow "your chain will be pulled" as you pull away from a bank due to the suction created by the low pressure area between the fully loaded blade and the snow bank. Low volume snow (powered) will not attract tension as heavy wet snow will and for this reason I'd also bolt the blade frame through the steel channel tube with grade eight bolts for toughness. Remember, you are adding "point loading" even in the float position so pay attention to your bucket pins for deformation since these will be in double shear across the loader arms and torque tube. Your bucket is designed for break out force not ramming force this fact is why I suggested a removable trust system to surfice this design criteria.
Like I said in the last post it's a good idea and will work trouble free if you pay attention to whats happening to the weldments under tension and stress each time you plow until movement ( creap ) stops.

One last caution DONT LOAD THE FRONT AXLE BEYOND Kubota's rating IT CAN SNAP UNDER SHOCKLOADING.... most of the time you will be spinning when this happens the wheels hit something solid and the wheel ( becomes a first class lever in physics ) torque then drives the small axle gears and they can explode Just thought I'd better mention that fact too.

If you take it easy it should work fine...

I have a Shitty SnowBear Snow Plow and its made Cheaper than that, still works fine after 8 years. I never Ram anything with it, going nice and Slow gets the job done.

I would make sure the springs on the Snow Blade are not too tight so it Breaks away easy.

If you go slow enough, i can't see any problems.....

If you do STOP and fix it...

Hey Joe, It looks like a great addition for your tractor. You will learn a lot this winter, me too I made a blade for my steiner, or I guess my son will learn a lot about it. It is going to his place in Holstein for the winter. The last tractor I sent out for him to use was an 18 horse massey ferguson with a 4 cyl car motor in it. That didn't work out too well. Anyway 0b1 has some very good points, puttin pins in the side blade mounts, and yes the top edge of these buckets is fairly weak. I have seen lots of bent ones. Bottom line you are going to break it. At least chances are you will. That is not a bad thing unless you are 5 miles from home or it endangers someone other than yourself. Everything I build has limits, And I have a son and son in law to help me find those limitations. To me that is half of the fun of building things. It is also why I don't build things for other people.You are going to have a lot of fun with that tractor and the equipment you put with it. I think the blade is awsome. Giver!!!

Did I hear Joe say let it fly, He's ready for winter? John

Joe you got Me a thinking, this Guy will go on this afternoon.

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Ok it's afternoon, just add snow

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Very nicely and simply done! I will be copying this just as soon as I find a good ole used plow! Thank you and God bless!