Pursuant to Bob’s admiration of Bluenoser’s hydraulic blade extensions

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- February 23, 2011 at 5:05 pm #30168
  DavidIAM
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  Grizz,
  That's part of Bluenoser's mod he did awhile back. He installed longer cylinders so he could get more depth of cut. Did a nice job too. He can tell you about it better than I can though.
  
  While copying valuable material which has been designated as short term and then throw away
  
  , comma, I came across the above, which had missed my notice “back when”.
  
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  The depth of cut is WAY shallow on my Yuchai as well: Bluenoser put on “connector extenders” effectively lowereing his cut by about (I would guess) 3 inches.
  
  I'd thought about cutting a .5 thick steel plate to the right width (it's 6″ wide..”)
  
  and bolting it to the current blade,, I've got an oxy/acet. cutter, and a drill:
  
  but I could not make what Bluenoser did. Figger I'd have it cut another 1 1/2 inches..
  
  would this work, or would it fail quickly?
  
  Mostly I move sand and soil: no serious rocks.
  
  thx
- February 23, 2011 at 8:17 pm #31288
  Bluenoser
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  That should work. Is the cutting edge bolted on? Maybe it would be easier to remove the OEM blade and make a new wider one and bolt it back in place? Check around and see if there are old grader blades. If you are moving soft soil that might work.
- February 24, 2011 at 1:28 am #31296
  Bob Rooks
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  If you stop to think about it for a minute, 3″ x 5' is a lot of material and that amount is cubed every 12″ or so. The blade loads quickly which also gives down pressure, so you've got a lot going on in a short period of time. And if you're doing a nice finish grade then you're going slow and real busy on the hydraulics.
  
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- February 24, 2011 at 7:21 am #31300
  Bluenoser
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  Good point, will she push it? that is a lot of extra weight. The other thing I noticed, when I had the root rake on (teeth are about 8- 9″ – penetrating depth) is if you are on uneven ground you do not get yourself in a position where you get hung up and have dificulty truning or backing out. I found this out when working clearing the old orchard and building roads in the wioods. The extra blade length will limit your mobility if things are not relatively flat.
- February 24, 2011 at 1:10 pm #31306
  Bob Rooks
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  I forgot about the root rake and manouvering, good points to remember. I would not add an oversized cutting edge. If your goal is to move larger amounts of material with a minimum amount of roll-out then I suggest you do a “U” mod to your blade instead. This can be accomplished using only 3/16″ AR-400 steel plate, and you will be much happier with it.
  
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- February 25, 2011 at 12:50 am #31311
  Bob Rooks
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  David wrote:
  
  I've got an oxy/acet. cutter, and a drill: but I could not make what Bluenoser did.
  
  He installed longer blade lift cylinders. Pics are in the old forums.
  
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- February 25, 2011 at 7:26 pm #31327
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  That's where i saw them, and my recollection is that the attachment hangers on the ends of the cylinders had been lengthened. i'll look again
- February 28, 2011 at 4:43 pm #31441
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  I think this is the link ya'll are talking about:
  
  http://www.ctoa.net/modules/ne…..8;forum=21
  
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- February 28, 2011 at 7:10 pm #31446
  Bob Rooks
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  Nope. Nice try Hal but it's the wrong end of the dozer. That thread is about my TPH mod where I did away with the tractor's hydraulics and installed my own.
  
  Somewhere there is a thread by Bluenoser about his transom mod and longer cylinders.
  
  But sisnce the OP may no longer be interested, I'd say we're
  
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- March 1, 2011 at 7:46 pm #31470
  Bluenoser
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  I could not figure out how to copy the link but it is
  
  – old forums
  
  -buldozer mods
  
  -dozer blade lift cylinder mod
  
  -posted 2009/5/25
- March 1, 2011 at 8:08 pm #31472
  RichWaugh
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  Bob,
  
  I never think of it as beating a dead horse, I just call it tenderizing the meat!
- March 2, 2011 at 12:36 am #31475
  Bob Rooks
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  Rich wrote:
  
  I never think of it as beating a dead horse, I just call it tenderizing the meat!
  
  Ahhhhh hahahahahahah! Beautiful!
  
  Blue: just copy and paste the link.
  
  http://www.ctoa.net/uploads/ne…..51030d.jpg
  
  http://www.ctoa.net/uploads/ne…..57e405.jpg
  
  http://www.ctoa.net/uploads/ne…..9afa94.jpg
  
  http://www.ctoa.net/uploads/ne…..6c5ea5.jpg
  
  or maybe the whole pic:
  
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