They Made A Corn Head Snow Blade

They Made A Corn Head Snow Blade When Jon and Curtis Boylen picked up a used corn head, it was for its gearboxes. However, Curtis suggested stripping the head down to its bare bones. “It was his idea to strip it down, and once we did, he looked at it and suggested it could work as a snow blade,” says Jon Boylen. “All we had to do was fabricate quick-connects to match the front-end loader on our tractor. It has more than paid for itself.” Boylen credits the success of the corn head snow blade to the 4 by 4-in. tubing along the bottom edge of the head. “It works perfectly for scraping the snow off and is heavy enough to handle any amount of snow,” says Boylen. “It takes a pretty wide swath. You do have to be careful because it sticks out wider than the tractor.” In recognition of Curtis’s inspiration, the converted snow blade is named “The Curtis.” Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Jon Boylen, 778 850 E St., Mount Sterling, Ill. 62353 (ph 217-257-5276).

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