I let my dealer talk me into the glacier setup on my '04 650 (the great discount helped in the decision [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img]). With all the talk about the no-brainer decision to go with the glacier if you own a P, there must be something to it.

First off - there is nothing different in the blade or the flow frame, the only difference is in the mounting plate. The mounting plate fits up just fine, but it seems to be lacking slightly in the rear attachment. It sandwiches the ATV frame with the mounting plate, a strap of steel, and two bolts. It should do the trick, but not integrated as nice as it could potentially be.

The plow frame attaches nicely to the machine & has a small riser block included for the bottom of the frame to account for the increased ground clearance we enjoy with our cats.

The issue came up when I attached my winch cable to the plow & began to raise it into position for the quick attachment. The cable rubs across the plow frame! [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-disgusted.gif[/img] Right about now I wish I had a dig cam, but I'll try to describe: There is a lever for the glacier that flips up to lock the mechanism in place. With the winch mounted in the standard position with A/C's mounting plate, the cable exits through the roller fairlead pretty low off the machine.

Fix in progress: I modified my mounting plate with an additional cable through-hole & am going to mount my winch upside down, giving an exit point 3 inches higher than standard. This will give me clearance above the plow frame & prevent the winch cable from rubbing. I have not yet re-assembled everything & have no snow yet to plow anyway.

Bottom line - if you are thinking about a glacier setup for your Cat, be prepared to make slight modifications to get the setup to work.

woodduck
'04 650 Cat

 

Uffda, that's no good!

I don't know what kind of plow I have, it is just the yellow plastic one from Cat and it works great! I had about 15 inches of snow to plow last night, and I have a long driveway. I can normally do it in 30 minutes, well last night it took me 2.5 hours! We have been getting so much snow I needed to push my banks back. It was a lot of fun anyways. Good luck with your plow woodduck[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-cool.gif[/img]