I couldn’t make the mid mount for the snow plow work well so I made a custom front mount instead.
I use a Migatronic focus stick 160 e pfc stick welder with OK48 (7018) 2 mm sticks on this project.
00:00 Sneak peak
00:06 Showing the idea of the project
02:06 Fixing the trip hinge
02:55 Scavenging springs from an old trampoline
03:52 Getting the springs in place
06:15 Fixing a bracket for the angle system
08:42 Figuring out where to put the mounting plate
09:02 Problems I could have solved with a couple of new holes and different clamps
09:37 Starting to create a front mount
10:35 Cutting the mounting plate
11:48 Welding tabs
12:42 First test to see that it fits
14:36 Bending the mounting plate
16:57 More tabs welded in place
18:21 Talking while playing music...oops!
19:24 Using the cut of saw
20:08 Breaking steel pipe with my bare hands
20:18 Mounting the cut of pieces to the plow frame
20:27 Showing what I did in the dark
21:12 Reinforcing the plow frame
22:09 Narrowing the frame to fit the mounting plate
22:32 What will happen if the wire breaks?
23:06 More reinforcement to the plow frame
24:03 Mounting the winch
24:49 First time lifting the plow with the winch
25:31 Found some weakness in the setup
26:47 Some is plowing my test area!
27:08 More welding
28:37 Testing how it works
29:49 Trampoline springs works, but only a few times....
30:36 Adding a different spring
31:06 More testing
33:17 Spraying wd40 on the blade
35:02 FPV snow plowing
36:28 Wife comes home
39:11 Summary and future plans for the setup
40:32 New trip springs!
5 авг 2024
