Where does the front part of a Sportsman Deluxe Plow Frame attach on a Sportman 500HO RSE? The instructions show a bracket ((bell crank shaft) that is not visable on my machine. Am I missing a part or what?

 

Gee had the same issue with mine about a month ago. My dealer and two others claimed there wasn't one so I made a super heavy duty one and a pin for myself. Now someone since then has posted that there is one for $40.00. But I am keeping my setup and I am going to make a front hitch for it soon so I have a forward pull point. I have pics of it minus the pin in my pics. It is made from Chisal plow parts from tractor supply and cost a total of $8.00 in parts. E-mail me if you need anymore help.

 

The bracket comes with the manual lift kit or you can purchase bracket seperate for use with the winch. If you didnt get the manual lift you wont get the bracket.

 

Bumblebee....nice job on your front mount bracket. I thought about making one myself...but it really ticks me off that polaris will sell you a frame, blade and hardware and include a way to attach it in the rear but not the front...go figure. Also why would they include it with the manual lift and not include it if you are useing your winch?

 

Well Polaris and three dealers couldn't answer this question so I took matters into my own hands. Maybe this weekend I can get some updated pics with the pin. This is the only problem I have had with Polaris/My Dealer. I had to go over there and show them what the plow does without the bracket because they said it didn't need it. The thing flies around like Superman. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img] Now they are looking into carrying the bracket. If there was just a listing I would have paid for it but no mention in the catalog. Oh well I have a better one now.

 

There is two front attachment brackets, one for use with a winch and one for use with the manuel lift. It seems that Polaris did not make it clear in the catalog that you have order one or the other separatly from the plow frame as the same thing happened here at our dealership.

 

Not only did Polaris not make it clear in their catalog....two different dealers acted like I was talking in swahelee when I asked about it. I also had one tell me it did not need a front attachment point if you were using the winch to lift. I asked him if there would be considerable lateral movement and he then thought that maybe it did need to be attached. Since my original post the dealer called me back and said that the front bracket was back ordered. So....I guess I'll wait a few days and if I have to..I'll make my own.

 

I have the deluxe and it came with the front bracket.
It mounts to the upper part of the skid plate,ya know where the skid comes from the bottem,it curves up in frount of the radiator about 8",thats where it goes.
Without that,the blade will wonder back and forth between the wheels.

As far as I know thats the only bracket,dosent matter if its manual or winch,you still need the bracket

 

Bigdawg1031, I bought the warn plow setup for my 2000 400 xplor.Do you know if this setup should have a front bracket of which you talk about? I also have a 2000# warn winch. Does the front bracket take away from the lifting height?

I would like to move some snow if this sh&* *** state can produce a good storm.


fullthrottle

 

Fullthrottle: The Polaris Sportsman mount is different than your Warn mount. I ame sure your Warn is built simular to the Polaris standard mount and will not have to worry about a front bracket.