Cable Operated Snow Plow - 24hourcampfire

I posted on the truck sub-forum as well, figured I try here too.

Anybody on here have experience with the old cable operated Western snow plows? If so, I'd like to pick your brain, I could use some help.

Thanks

yup, i do, send me a PM

or post it here, doesn't matter

I ran a lot of cable operated dozers and a pan, but never an actual snowplow. The dozers were old milsurp TD-18's and the pan was an old milsurp Cat. All of these had bench seats to accomodate a gunner and driver. The big Cat pan had a swivel mount for an MG in the roof.

plowed for state highway for years whats you'r problem??? was right at the end of cable plows but some

Originally Posted by gophergunner

I ran a lot of cable operated dozers and a pan, but never an actual snowplow. The dozers were old milsurp TD-18's and the pan was an old milsurp Cat. All of these had bench seats to accomodate a gunner and driver. The big Cat pan had a swivel mount for an MG in the roof.

Not cable operated like a dozer or dragline. The cables manipulate the bastard things inside the pump to direct the fluid around, as opposed to the newer electric controlled ones. So with this kind, there is only one hot wire with makes the motor pump the fluid, no harness to install etc.

Originally Posted by mohick

plowed for state highway for years whats you'r problem??? was right at the end of cable plows but some

Thanks mohick, getting her figured out now. Basically I didn't know wtf I was doing wrong with it. Bought it used, and after building the mount couldn't get reliable function or much of anything out of it. But it's coming along now. Even have it going up and down from the controller inside the cab lol

Originally Posted by BillyGoatGruff

Originally Posted by gophergunner

I ran a lot of cable operated dozers and a pan, but never an actual snowplow. The dozers were old milsurp TD-18's and the pan was an old milsurp Cat. All of these had bench seats to accomodate a gunner and driver. The big Cat pan had a swivel mount for an MG in the roof.

Not cable operated like a dozer or dragline. The cables manipulate the bastard things inside the pump to direct the fluid around, as opposed to the newer electric controlled ones. So with this kind, there is only one hot wire with makes the motor pump the fluid, no harness to install etc.

Ahhhh, ok now I know what you're talking about.. It's been 34 years since I had one of those.. They were quite an improvement over the old, "climb outta the cab, pull a pin, rotate the blade and climb back in' Western Plows that I first bought..

Once you get yours adjusted right they'll work pretty well.

Have fun in the snow..

Originally Posted by Redneck

Ahhhh, ok now I know what you're talking about.. It's been 34 years since I had one of those.. They were quite an improvement over the old, "climb outta the cab, pull a pin, rotate the blade and climb back in' Western Plows that I first bought..

Once you get yours adjusted right they'll work pretty well.

Have fun in the snow..

Well for now I got it going up and down. And right. but not left. Even if all I have is up down, and I gotta get out and horse the blade around and pin it, it beats the ever loving fugk out of shoveling. haha

If you move to town they'll plow the road for you.

Typically...

Clark

Originally Posted by deflave

If you move to town they'll plow the road for you.

Typically...

Clark

I'd rather shovel the drive with a teaspoon than move to town..

Bruce

Originally Posted by deflave

baaaaa-baaaaaaa

Clarke

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Originally Posted by Redneck

I'd rather shovel the drive with a teaspoon than move to town..

Bruce

Not this booty-poppin' city bitch.

Clark

Once it gets cold the cables shrink causing all sorts of issues. Pull it in a garage and the problem repeats itself.