Joysticks

I had an old Meyers plow and decided to build a simple plow attachment for my Bobcat skid-steer. I used the pallet fork frame as the basis to the attachment. The pallet forks themselves can be re-installed in a couple minutes by removing the plow and bracket. I made the bracket assembly easily removable from the pallet fork frame by sliding 1" square barstock through one side of the pallet fork frame, through the 1 1/2" x 2 1/2" rectangle tubing, and out the other side of the pallet fork frame. The chain is easily removed from the pallet fork frame using the 2000#carabiner.The hydraulic lines are easily disconnected using the quick attach couplers to the auxillary hydraulics on the arms of the machine. The lift movement is controlled by lifting the arms on the machine. The angle cylinders are activated using the switch on the joysticks. I designed it to be a free floating plow. Operation is easy, you simply let the plow down and once you have slack in the chain it is free floating. The red 5/8"pins allow the A-Frame to pivot on the bracket.Using a traditional bucket to clear snow with this machine is not only less efficient, but causes tremendous down pressure, and can easily scratch pavement. The plow moves very quickly, especially when you have the throttle up. This particular machines hydraulic pump can produce 3500psi with a 13gpm flow rate at full throttle, far more than a standard Meyers pump on a truck. If you plan on building something like this research how much ...