farmall 400 with a pipe loader

SDE · Jan 5, 2021

I think the loader is a IH 33A. Are the pipe loaders strong enough to be used to push snow with a 8 or 10 foot snow blade attached to them? The tractor weighs about 7500 and if I am pushing into a pile of snow and the pile causes the tires to spin, then the loader arms are being forced to with stand a lot of force, especially when I am going to use tire chains.
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NY 986 · Jan 5, 2021

I'd say that you were getting on the wide side with an 8 or 10 foot blade for that loader. You would be OK if the snow was dry and loose but if wet and slushy then freezing I don't think that the loader would hold up. I don't know if you have access to a manual for that loader but I would think that a 6 or 7 foot blade would be plenty for a 33A. Put side caps on if the snow needs to be pushed a distance versus a wider blade.

onefarmer · Jan 5, 2021

I can't help you with your 33A loader but my SM with a JD45 would handle it. I have a 8ft one for it and it works pretty good. This loader has a weak spot on the upper pipe, just behind the plate that ties to two sides together. It breaks from lifting to much over the years. I reinforced it with 5ft of 1/4in pipe over the pipe frame. It's now almost bullet proof. After a while I added the hyd cylinders for the tilt

SDE · Jan 5, 2021

The loader that I have, has an arc in the pipe with bridging to re enforce them. With yours being straight, I can see why it is able it with stand the forces applied to it.
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SDE · Jan 5, 2021

I have a blade that I made thirty years ago, for the front of the tractor, but to use it I will need to remove the loader. I thought it would be more convenient to adapt the blade to the loader and just change from a bucket to the blade. The snow is still light and loose here this month, but the next time the snow banks will be hard and that is when I would be likely to damage it.
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ss55 · Jan 5, 2021

You might check how wide the factory snow bucket was for that loader. JD #45 was a similar loader, the regular bucket was 40 inches wide and the snow bucket was 80 inches wide.

I would be concerned about damaging the loader frame with a 120 inch wide blade. If you are pushing snow at 4 or 5 MPH and hit a solid rock, large post or concrete foundation with the edge of the blade 3 feet past the outside of the loader frame, the impact could easily bend the loader frame. After that it would be hard to get the bucket or blade level again.

onefarmer · Jan 5, 2021

One reason I like it so well. BUT it doesn't work with a wide front. They did make 45W with the curved pipes. Very rare and more busted up usually.

farmall 400 with a pipe loader

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