“On The Cheap” Snowplow Tractor

“On The Cheap” Snowplow Tractor SNOWBLOWERS “It isn’t fancy but it takes care of the snow and I can work in comfort ” says Doug Kalnbach Nashville Mich about his Kubota B 6100 14 hp 4-WD tractor fitted with a 10-ft wood snow blade and a “shower curtain” cab “I don’t have much money tied up and they work great ” says Kalnbach He clamped a 2-in dia heavy steel pipe vertically onto each side of the tractor’s loader support frame then screwed a 4-ft sq 1/2-in thick plastic board on top for the roof The shower curtains are attached to the roof’s edges with 1/2-in binder clamps and are attached to the pipes on front with big plastic clamps that serve as door latches On front of the cab he attached wooden strips to the pipes to form a rectangular windshield To make a canvas heat houser around the engine he bought new canvas and wrapped it around the hood making sure to cover the tractor’s hydraulic pump After cutting holes for the headlights he tied the canvas underneath the tractor “The heat from the engine comes directly back into the cab Even during winter it can get so hot that I often have to open the side curtains ” says Kalnbach “The shower curtain can be easily punctured while driving through brush so usually I have to buy a new curtain about every other year However that’s a small price to pay ” He built the wooden snow blade by bolting an 8-ft 2 by 8 on top of a 10-ft 2 by 12 The blade C-clamps onto the frame of a home-built 3-pt log skidder “A turnbuckle on the log skidder’s frame is used to adjust the blade’s angle ” notes Kalnbach Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Doug Kalnbach 8270 Thornapple Lake Rd Nashville Mich 49073 517 204-2871; dougkal1056@gmail com

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