Blade question

Blade mount would be the other problem if inside arms or outside - then if it's a U arm blade carrier it might be just say a foot shorter than the blade itself . Either way reducing the tractor to one without blade should be easier to do then the full oversize permit thing. 

 

Hey JC(WI)

Yes it did see dozer 2x. Checked UC, track, all fluids, hoses. No frame damage or welds, Hydro straight blade but no Hydro angle or tilt. I saw on the arms what appeared to be adjustment points but did not see a pivot point to manually tilt or angel the blade. Not to say that is just didn't notice however.

Ran the machine and all controls work as expected, 3000 actual hours, engine dry as dust, no oil, or grease visible and machine has not been cleaned or power washed. Was impressed overall with the unit. Paid, 10,500 for it. its a HD16DC and the serial number shows up as a 1961.

All that said I did ask the owner about a manual angle capability and the said it was not set up. Your pics are great and thank you very much.

I was mostly concerned about how difficult it was taking off the blade. Owner has a large Loader that would handle it and at my place I have a Bobcat 863 that should be able to get it off the lowboy.

Really appreciate the pics JC. Very nice to see the different blade options. I for sure will be sharing pics when I get her home. Its getting her home that has been the challenge due to all the road construction going on in Michigan. Hauling quote could go from $900 as it is today plus permits to 1400.00 in a blink of an eye due to added hours and miles.

If you look at the photo you can see vertical braces from the push beam to the top of the blade... look close and you will see a horizontal brace from the push beam to the center of the blade... that is for side load support......... it does not tilt or angle... just a brace.

Edited by steve(ill) - 11 Aug 2017 at 11:27am

pic posting from your file manager needs to be less than a 1000 pixels wide...
 And posting from other websites will look like the first photo above showing the HD16 oversized and having to slide the bar to see all of it, will be accepted but for most it is nice to down size so it fits the page.  Some use 640x480... Sometimes I use 980x740 or so.
Here is what It should have looked like in the post if I had 'adjusted it. LOL was 2048 x 1707 now 820 x 683


Not hard to post pics once ye learn the tricks   

A blade question not covered in may manual I have. Just curious on two grease points on my blade. if you look at the pics you sent, you will see at the top of each brace where the brace connects to the blade, there are what look like packings. They are round and each side has one and each one has a grease fitting. is this just a vibration point or pivot point that gets greased. Cannot find where or what is called. Mine hadn't been greases since 1980 I'm guessing based on their look and how hard I had to work to get them to take grease.

Just curious what they do and what they are called.

Thank you.

Well that would make sense Don BC. There does appear to be a threaded option on the brace arms. There is a great fitting mid arm on both sides. The arms attach to a hockey puck shaped hunk of metal with bolts around its circumference. A grease fitting those as well. I got them to take grease and it squeezed out around the middle of each of these things.

Thank you.

Cool. thank you Cal(KS)

Great. Getting better all the time.

No real intention of using that feature but I will for sure have it on the list of times to clean up and get freed up. If it should move and adjust,,, then it will when I am done with it.

I do see a Lincoln stick welder and cutting torches in my future.


Thank you JC(WI)

Great advise and thank you DMiller.

What is 7018 stick welding? Is that a specific rod used for old steel or just a common description for that type of welding.

Thank you

Going through all the paper work and books that came with my 16, I found one manual for just the blade. install instructions for cable and hydraulic blade. Shows how to put them on, and what all the parts are called and for. You boys know your stuff. You were correct on all counts. Those braces can be adjusted as you indicated and this metal round pieces at the end of the braces and at the top of the backside of the blade are basically ball joints to allow the braces to move when and if you adjust the angle of the blade.

Same manual has a section for the Model 75 winch on the back. Servicing it, installing it and adjusting it.

Pretty cool. Thank you everyone.

Thank you Leon. Wow do I have a lot to learn. This will be going into my archive on welding tips and facts.