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Ford 960 and snow

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Nebraska Cowman

12-04-2005 14:27:45




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had to cuss at it to get it started, battery was down and then I found the fuel was shut off. Battery is up under the hood where you can't get to it. put the chains on and had to shorten them. Maybe I'll like it fine once I get used to it, But it sure needs some weight on the rear and a couple sizes larger rubber wouldn't hurt it a bit.
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Pajamafied John

12-05-2005 05:53:47




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 Re: Ford 960 and snow in reply to Nebraska Cowman, 12-04-2005 14:27:45  
I LIKE IT!! I'm with the others. Some Calcium or pie weight$ and that puppy should do just fine.



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paul

12-04-2005 22:21:49




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 Re: Ford 960 and snow in reply to Nebraska Cowman, 12-04-2005 14:27:45  
I have about the same tractor, lighter weight blade.

I could write you the paragraphs on how I know, but the short answer:

No fluid in tires, no traction.

With 75% full of CC, it was used for a decade to clear all the snow on this farm in southern MN - where snow never leaves, it just piles up.

Mind you, I much much prefer the blower I have now, but you got a good rig there if you fill the tires. It is helpless without the fluid....

--->Paul

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bcPA

12-04-2005 21:23:50




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 Re: Ford 960 and snow in reply to Nebraska Cowman, 12-04-2005 14:27:45  
bigger tires will give you less pounds per square inch on tire tread. I think you want more in this department. Like having a ladys spike high heel jabbed into your foot. If possible I would turn the blade around and push with the tractor in reverse. Skids runners may be what you need also. But if your whole area to plow is paved then a cutting edge in direct contact with the pavement really does a nice job. If you have frozen ground then a rock sticking up a inch or so frozen solid in the ground will bend or break something or send you flying , off the tractor maybee, when a cutting edge grabs the sticking up object. With the blade turned around you dont pull snow up to your rear wheels where it gets in your way. Also when you stop and raise the blade to go forefard you will then be turning your wheels in the right direction for good traction and the weight of the blade will also help with traction. So you wont get stuck as often. Maybee you know all this but some newbee may benefit. Also I have wheel weights on my 8 n and they really help. I have a 7 ft blade and wish it were wider with a sliding offset feature.

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Don-Wi

12-04-2005 20:58:06




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 Re: Ford 960 and snow in reply to Nebraska Cowman, 12-04-2005 14:27:45  
I'd be more worried about sticking to that seat!!!
I hope you got some styrofoam or something to sit on.....
Donovan from Wisconsin



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RustyFarmall

12-04-2005 16:50:34




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 Re: Ford 960 and snow in reply to Nebraska Cowman, 12-04-2005 14:27:45  
You had the same experience as me everytime I have been on a similar Ford, too light and not enough rubber on the ground. Having said that I would still like to have one.



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Jerry Cent. Mi.

12-04-2005 15:32:04




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 Re: Ford 960 and snow in reply to Nebraska Cowman, 12-04-2005 14:27:45  
Lets see more of the John Deere in the background. The blade seems to extend a long ways out in back. The further out the lighter the front end and the less traction I think.



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Paul Munger

12-04-2005 14:32:24




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 Re: Ford 960 and snow in reply to Nebraska Cowman, 12-04-2005 14:27:45  
Hey there, I love the Ford 900 tractors, but I wonder if the blade you have on yours is too heavy. You don't need a heavy blade to pull snow and with a lighter blade the tractor's weight can focus on the snow and not the blade.



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Galen

12-04-2005 15:27:28




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 Re: Ford 960 and snow in reply to Paul Munger, 12-04-2005 14:32:24  
Looks like the IDENTICAL blade that I have on my 8N! It's an 8 footer - been using it for a couple years and it's done great behind the old girl. That 900 should be able to handle it. I don't even have filled tires (or chains). I'm about 200 miles east of ya, Cowman - down in the SE part of Nebraska! That old Ford would be a nice addition around here!



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steveormary

12-05-2005 14:33:37




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 Re: Ford 960 and snow in reply to Galen, 12-04-2005 15:27:28  
cowman; We had Fords, Fergusons and Farmalls and had blades on all three. The Fords and Fergusons had loaded tires but worked better when we put on chains. No chains for the Farmalls but they would have worked better with them. It would seem to me that if you put larger tires on the rear it would raise the rear end up and you would not have as much weight in the rear tires.

steveormary



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