First, let me say that I survived 17 years in Minnesota. I know what snow is and have shoveled/blown tons of it. My part of Ohio is different. We have a few heavy snowfalls a year. I have only needed to plow my drive 3 to 4 times a year. The remaining snow usually melts between snowfalls.
This past few weeks, I modified a 7-1/2' Meyer ST snow plow to fit the front-end loader on my tractor. Today, as I was about add weldments for the hydraulic unit, I asked myself whether power angling was even necessary. The tractor attachment, unlike the usual light truck attachment, can easily be lifted. Rotating the blade from left to right manually should be easy. The driveway is about 1600 feet, and all I am interested in is getting it clear enough to drive over. Probably one pass on each side going downhill will be sufficient.
Question for those with experience: Is moving the blade manually from right discharge to left discharge really that easy? Is there any need to use angle positions in between the three choices on the Meyer's quadrant (i.e., left, right, center)?
John
This past few weeks, I modified a 7-1/2' Meyer ST snow plow to fit the front-end loader on my tractor. Today, as I was about add weldments for the hydraulic unit, I asked myself whether power angling was even necessary. The tractor attachment, unlike the usual light truck attachment, can easily be lifted. Rotating the blade from left to right manually should be easy. The driveway is about 1600 feet, and all I am interested in is getting it clear enough to drive over. Probably one pass on each side going downhill will be sufficient.
Question for those with experience: Is moving the blade manually from right discharge to left discharge really that easy? Is there any need to use angle positions in between the three choices on the Meyer's quadrant (i.e., left, right, center)?
John