I was thinking same thing with plasti dip (rubberizer). I sell electric wheelchair parts on ebay so i have plenty of different actuators and wire harness.i have a kubota g4200 diesel with plow.im looking for snow blower but i might need to fab a different brand to fit.im also in a wheelchair so alll that stuff u did is a necessity. I just plowed 1st storm of season (10").this video is great!i can so my friend thats going to help rather than trying to explain the idea.
I've been looking at lots of plow and thrower and cab setups for my older Craftsman GT 6000.Right now just have a plow blade and trying to figure the best way to lift the blade.I can use the lift lever for the mower deck,but the detent to hold it up doesn't look very strong.The actuators look OK,but seem slow and not very powerfull. Think I'll use the $50 HF winch and leave it on the tractor year round. I do like the cab design.Thanks for posting this vid.
Mr Frog , your cheapest and most direct route would be the HF wench. An actuator is stronger then thought, but slow. You will need to pay dearly for a faster one. I actually purchased a HF winch for 39.00, with intentions to use for up and down of thrower. The fitting it into the area was tough. The actuator was a simple and direct option. I have read blogs of people who have tried to automate all actions of their plows with actuators. The consensus was the actuators snap from the pushing pressures. There are many good videos on you tube for tractors with plows. Most are John Deer. One from a guy in Canada, and one who shows his winch set up he made. A great start for ideas. Good Luck
After looking at your cab, and blower setup, I have just one comment.... Tractor Supply has 4" rubberized metal wheels with bearing hubs.... If you take the bolt from the caster out you can get a cat 5 bolt, then pickup a cat 5 nut... you can then take the skids off, turn them over, weld the nut on this will give you wheels on the bottom... If the wheel comes off you can then just turn the skid off, turn it over till you can get another nut welded on......
Dave Farrell , I’ve thought of this and have also tried riveting pvc to bottom of skid pads. They eventually fell off. About to post my final automation of unit. Thanks for suggestions and watching.
Tony, I used this last season. The actuators are slow, but do the job. The location for the actuator that lifts the unit, stays warm from engine heat. The one on the chute froze up once on me. I coated it with rubber sealant and have had no problem. The power window motor works well, quick , and no issues yet. I have rewired all devices and lights to a power panel with relays. I’ll post that soon. Thanks for watching.
LGH have a question attaching the cab to the tractor you have 4 attach points by bolting to fender @ rear and in front to frame I have a craftsman also and left side rear fender fuel tank very close , also the HF welder you suggest buying different wire what wire Lincoln , thank you very nice job on cab
Streetglide40S&W, I do have the same gas tank on my lawn tractor. It is a 5 gallon tank. I try to keep if full in winter for weight. As for securing the frame, I simply drilled through the body, and used a 3 inch bolt. You are able to fit hands behind the body to secure the bolts. At no time was there a concern of hitting the tank. My reference to HF’s flux wire is that it spatters and makes a mess. You spend more time grinding to clean up that mess. I purchased Lincoln wire at Home Depot. It is a much cleaner weld with less fumes. An investment for any flux weld with HF product. Thanks for watching.
quick question How tall is the frame and How wide is Your,s On The Back Mighty fine work will show ya mine Soon Very easy to Understand Ok Talk Soon Farmer
Sorry for delay. The frame is 43 3/4 high and 33 inches wide. The total is 66 1/2 inches from ground in back. This allows me to go in and out of shed. I do not have a flashing light on top.
very cool dude hey you mite like this site it called wish.com they have a lot of stuff all kindsa stuff cheep from china its all good stuff led lights tools gadgets really cheep go look at it i use them all the time making stuff have fun
dam you are the man!! this is my kinda stuff great content !!!!
I was thinking same thing with plasti dip (rubberizer). I sell electric wheelchair parts on ebay so i have plenty of different actuators and wire harness.i have a kubota g4200 diesel with plow.im looking for snow blower but i might need to fab a different brand to fit.im also in a wheelchair so alll that stuff u did is a necessity. I just plowed 1st storm of season (10").this video is great!i can so my friend thats going to help rather than trying to explain the idea.
I've been looking at lots of plow and thrower and cab setups for my older Craftsman GT 6000.Right now just have a plow blade and trying to figure the best way to lift the blade.I can use the lift lever for the mower deck,but the detent to hold it up doesn't look very strong.The actuators look OK,but seem slow and not very powerfull. Think I'll use the $50 HF winch and leave it on the tractor year round. I do like the cab design.Thanks for posting this vid.
Mr Frog , your cheapest and most direct route would be the HF wench. An actuator is stronger then thought, but slow. You will need to pay dearly for a faster one.
I actually purchased a HF winch for 39.00, with intentions to use for up and down of thrower. The fitting it into the area was tough. The actuator was a simple and direct option. I have read blogs of people who have tried to automate all actions of their plows with actuators. The consensus was the actuators snap from the pushing pressures.
There are many good videos on you tube for tractors with plows. Most are John Deer. One from a guy in Canada, and one who shows his winch set up he made. A great start for ideas. Good Luck
After looking at your cab, and blower setup, I have just one comment.... Tractor Supply has 4" rubberized metal wheels with bearing hubs.... If you take the bolt from the caster out you can get a cat 5 bolt, then pickup a cat 5 nut... you can then take the skids off, turn them over, weld the nut on this will give you wheels on the bottom... If the wheel comes off you can then just turn the skid off, turn it over till you can get another nut welded on......
Dave Farrell , I’ve thought of this and have also tried riveting pvc to bottom of skid pads. They eventually fell off. About to post my final automation of unit. Thanks for suggestions and watching.
THATS TOTALLY BAD ASS!! Do you have any weights for the rear of the tractor?
I have the same set up (sans cab and actuator).... and yes i do have 150pd weights on the rear
wow your mower came out sooo cool i love it !
Raymond J Thanks
Great job! have yo got to use yet?wondering how actuators and window motor will hold up up with getting wet.
Tony, I used this last season. The actuators are slow, but do the job. The location for the actuator that lifts the unit, stays warm from engine heat. The one on the chute froze up once on me. I coated it with rubber sealant and have had no problem. The power window motor works well, quick , and no issues yet. I have rewired all devices and lights to a power panel with relays. I’ll post that soon. Thanks for watching.
iv been looking at those 12 v actuators, thanks for the demo
LGH have a question attaching the cab to the tractor you have 4 attach points by bolting to fender @ rear and in front to frame I have a craftsman also and left side rear fender fuel tank very close , also the HF welder you suggest buying different wire what wire Lincoln , thank you very nice job on cab
Streetglide40S&W, I do have the same gas tank on my lawn tractor. It is a 5 gallon tank. I try to keep if full in winter for weight.
As for securing the frame, I simply drilled through the body, and used a 3 inch bolt. You are able to fit hands behind the body to secure the bolts. At no time was there a concern of hitting the tank.
My reference to HF’s flux wire is that it spatters and makes a mess. You spend more time grinding to clean up that mess. I purchased Lincoln wire at Home Depot. It is a much cleaner weld with less fumes. An investment for any flux weld with HF product.
Thanks for watching.
LGH thank you for reply back
quick question How tall is the frame and How wide is Your,s On The Back Mighty fine work will show ya mine Soon Very easy to Understand Ok Talk Soon Farmer
Sorry for delay. The frame is 43 3/4 high and 33 inches wide. The total is 66 1/2 inches from ground in back. This allows me to go in and out of shed. I do not have a flashing light on top.
all you need now is a yellow blinking light for the top lol
What would you charge to do do this for me
I would not be able to do that. Sorry.
very cool dude hey you mite like this site it called wish.com they have a lot of stuff all kindsa stuff cheep from china its all good stuff led lights tools gadgets really cheep go look at it i use them all the time making stuff have fun