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Craig, I took a look this afternoon and I erred in the description: The tabs are welded to the back edge and point toward the tractor, not up. Also, the 6 bars are supposed to have a space between them.
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Anyone using a curtis blade on a JD Qwicktach loader
Snowblowers / Snow Plows
Replies 4 Post by Eben Morrow

Try Curtis folks. I bought a smow blade from them thru my dealer and Curtis was most helpful resolving an issue with the blade (the skid plate shafts weren't long enough to keep the blade out of my gravel and they sent a new set gratis when asked.)

John Deere 1050 weather enclosure
John Deere Tractors
Replies 4 Post by Eben Morrow

In 16 years of using a 1050, I think I heard the whine only several times and that was at 2400 RPM under a heavy load such as pulling a sod drill up a steep hill while planting and while pulling a 7 ft Hesston 1071 mower conditioner up the same hill. If the 1050 had had quick tatch on the loader, syncromesh, and some springs under the seat, I'd probably still have it!

JD1050 Turbo How can I tell if the turbo is working
Tractor Projects
Replies 5 Post by Eben Morrow

I do several gravel drives and have found two things that help. I try to run the the skid shoes of the front blade down the crown of the road and this seems to minimize the gravel movement. I finish using the back blade backwards and this will clean it up nicely. Backwards works as well on pavement since the blade will run up over irregularities in the pavement and not cut the pavement. .

Heavy Or Light Scraper Blade
Operating and Attachments
Replies 12 Post by Eben Morrow

Joe, I have a copy of the 1983 JD Grounds Care Equipment Purchasing Guide that has the specs for the 75 loader. It lists the 75 loader as being for the 850, 950, and 1050 tractors. It is a good one as I bought an 83 1050 and just traded it last Dec. Was very happy with the loader except for when I asked it to do more than it was supposed to! Had no problems with it other than replace a couple of hydraulic hoses whose leaks were my fault. I also have an 89 Purchasing guide that has the 70 loader in it. Would be happy to look up specific questions or fax or mail page copies.
Eben

JD75 loader info needed
John Deere Tractors
Replies 3 Post by Eben Morrow

For what it is worth...Have used a 1050 with a Rhino LB pushing snow backwards for 16 years and except for occasional greater than 10-12 in snows worked fine for the few we get here in central VA. I bought an 8 ft Curtis snow blade 3 years ago and set it up for 75 loader on 1050. Installed it once for a marginally bladeable snow just because I had it. Hardly worth the trouble fooling with the pins and muscling things around to get them to fit. Just traded for 5310 and modified JD bale spear/pallet fork adapter with a simple adapter arrangement dealer and I came up with (and he threw in on the deal) for the Curtis blade. Have used it for several hours twice in the last week and the quick attach totally takes the effort out of switching. Found that with blade angled to right that if I keep the left skid shoe (which is set about 1/2 in below edge of blade) in the center of the gravel road I don't dig too much, in fact hardly at all. I then touch up with a back blade facing forward, angled about 30-35 degrees and pushing backwards. It does stir up the gravel a bit but it packs back down (a possible advantage is that the stirred up gravel mixes with snow, darkens it and helps it melt). I am now using a heavier blade (Gill 84 -wish I had gotten a 96) and it does a better job touching up than the lighter Rhino. Admittedly, this backwards pushing takes getting used to but it ain't too much worse than watching hay equipment on hilly ground. Eben

Snow scraping
Snowblowers / Snow Plows
Replies 9 Post by Eben Morrow