I have a 6way JD350B dozer blade that I am fitting up to my Cat 259D3 CTL. I have the QA plate and will weld it in place with the only major mod I have seen so far is adjusting the angle cylinder brackets to allow the blade to set as close to the machine as possible preventing the machine from standing on its toes every time you lift the blade. The inside 6 way blade came off of an early JD350B I purchased last year as a parts machine when I was running my own 350B for road work etc on our farm. The weight seems a bit less than that of a 1300 Grouser and similar makes/models so I should be fine there. JD was using the 6300 series blades then and in total the 72" blade set up rang in at 1315 lbs. Considering I will be cutting off 300 lbs or more off the frame (removing boom cylinders, all framework behind the angle cylinder brackets) maybe more, I feel it should be fine. Unless someone can tell me differently and why. Where I am stumped is the electronic valve body which will allow the float and all other functions to operate as they should. Then I need the wiring harness and 14 pin connector. It isnt rocket science, and the fab work doesn't look as though it will be anything complicated, I just dont want to be reinventing the wheel. Hopefully someone has done this before with great success or at least can guide me on what other manufacturers are using for electronic valve selectors and wiring harness.
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