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Old 10-05-2016, 01:00 PM
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I think its time for you to stop painting and start fabing up a stretch frame Cadet!
I've you've got the money, I've got the time.
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Someone already did.....
There's a video somewhere of him using it
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That's cool but there doesn't appear to be alot of cub left, if I were to do it I'd want to be how Ford did it so it still looks like a cub.
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I've you've got the money, I've got the time.
Well it appears this project has hit a roadblock already! Guess you are going to need a venture capitalist.
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I finally found some pictures of my belly mount blade.


My blade has a side cover on it

There is a 3 inch gap between the ground and bottom of the blade when the blade is up.

I have used the blade for leveling my driveway.
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Merk, yours is pulling from the front end, I'm pretty certain mine is pushing--I think your setup may be better. Do you let yours float like a mower deck? I never could find that sweet spot of down pressure the way mine is rigged with the hydraulics.
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Merk, yours is pulling from the front end, I'm pretty certain mine is pushing--I think your setup may be better. Do you let yours float like a mower deck? I never could find that sweet spot of down pressure the way mine is rigged with the hydraulics.
My blade floats like a mower deck.
My 100 has a manual lift. It looks like you could stand on this blade if you need more down pressure. To me a belly blade should be used for finish type work.

I found this blade at a garage sale. The gent that built the blade passed away a few years ago. It is a neat set up that could be used on a narrow or wide frame Cub Cadet. You just need to change the mule drive.
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My blade floats like a mower deck.
My 100 has a manual lift. It looks like you could stand on this blade if you need more down pressure. To me a belly blade should be used for finish type work.

I found this blade at a garage sale. The gent that built the blade passed away a few years ago. It is a neat set up that could be used on a narrow or wide frame Cub Cadet. You just need to change the mule drive.
Yeah, as discussed earlier, the Cadet (or any mower) is awfully lightweight and short in the wheelbase dept. compared to a road grader. I've never fooled with a blade of any type on anything other than farm tractors. Have you ever ran one on the rear of a mower to compare how it does to the belly mount setup? I wouldn't mind trying to get mine to float so I can use it for touchups after storms.
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Yeah, as discussed earlier, the Cadet (or any mower) is awfully lightweight and short in the wheelbase dept. compared to a road grader. I've never fooled with a blade of any type on anything other than farm tractors. Have you ever ran one on the rear of a mower to compare how it does to the belly mount setup? I wouldn't mind trying to get mine to float so I can use it for touchups after storms.
I've ran front, mid and rear mount blades. The rear mount blade was an utility (IH 504) tractor that had a loader on it. The only way I would use the mid mount/belly blade is on the Cub Cadet with manual lift. I have better/faster/finer control that way.

My blade has the floating lift links from a mower frame assembly. I like to try a non floating strap/lift link. I think I will have better control.

I have better control of a mid mount blade over a rear mount blade.

I haven't ran the blade very much this year because of health issues. I always thought of a mid mount blade as a finish blade.
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My blade has the floating lift links from a mower frame assembly. I like to try a non floating strap/lift link. I think I will have better control.
I agree with that--seems the entire blade would have to float as opposed to just one side.
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