Im looking to buy a new snow plow. I have a kawasaki prairie 650 and live in the suburbs of Baltimore. Although we recently had a 28" snowfall, 3 or 4 inches is usually the norm. Does anyone have any recommendations as to what kind and where is agood site to buy one? Thanks

 

I went with a Moose 50" plow because of it's reputation. I had one on my Prairie 400 and sold it with the machine. They work great and are probably the most durable plow on the market. I finally installed one on my 650 (been waiting for snow!!!) and finally got to use it. It works great and the 650 has plenty of power. I like the winch lift, had the arm lift on the 400 and it tends to get in the way. My neighbor had a Warn plow and was always complaining about it, we compaired and it is not built as heavy. Hope this helps you decide.

 

Thanks Cammoman. Ive heard a lot of positive remarks on the Moose. Do you think the 50 or 60" and the standard or county blade would be better? I have a Ramsey remote winch. Is it compatible with the Moose hookup? Thanks for your info. Appreciate it....

 

cose
I run a 48"Cycle country blade on my 400 xplorer and love it, i wudnt go with a 60" blade cuz ive had alot of buddies tell me they are kinda big and harder to push around and are more expensive, i wud go with a 48"-50" plow just for a little more ease. As for which brand moose or cycle country ive heard good thing bout both and i like my cycle country but eaither will do just fine, the county plow wud be kinda a waste unless u really needed to throw the snow but keep in mind in only 1 direction, i wud stay with a standard straight blade, and dont even bother with a v-plow in my opinion, id go with a 48-50" straight plow to be honest.

good luck, haz!

 

Thanks Haz,
I was with you in the 50" straight but then I heard someone say that "if you have more then 450cc the 60 inch is no problem". I wonder though if the 60" is worth the extra money and lessened maneuverability possibly. Im in this blizzard mentality right now seeing all this white stuff and thinking the more the better. Do you know if the Ramsey winch can be used as well as any other one? Thanks for the info....Peace

 

Hey Cose,

I’m a short time plow owner but here’s the logic behind my choice for my plow. I chose the Moose 50” blade and use a Warn winch set up with the handle bar mounted rocker switch. Things to consider are (1) the Moose blade is built well and considerably heavier than other cheaper constructed blades, When the blade is lifted it will make the front suspension of your quad squat a bit. The wider 60” blade will only compound this even more and the benefit of the extra 5” on each side is not worth the extra weight. (2) For that once a great while heavy snow (like we just had) you would rather have the 50” blade if you were trying to battle 1or 2 feet of snow. The control and maneuverability of the 50” blade in a heavy wet snow is the way to go. (3) The standard plow is the best option. Although the county plow will have the ability to throw or roll the snow higher, the standard blade does a good job of rolling or throwing the snow as well, without the added weight. (4) I’m not sure about the other blades, but on the Moose blade you can adjust the cut angle or the front tilt of the blade in four different positions to allow for aggressive scraping if needed. (5) The Moose blade has five choices for side angle scraping. Center, two left and two right. Some of the lesser blades only have three.

To answer your question about your winch set up. As long as you have a roller fairlead on your winch you should be okay. The winch cable simply hooks onto a large u bolt on the plow. The cable will be working almost directly up and down and the roller fairlead is a must to extending your cable life. Be prepared to replace your winch cable though. I have snapped my winch cable five times so far. When the winch lifts the blade and it comes up against the bottom of your quad there is no give, period. If you do not let off of the rocker switch at exactly that point, there is a chance you could snap your cable. I do plan on adding a pulley and a heavy-duty spring to my set up to allow for a little “give” in the lifting cable. Some people will argue that you don’t need the winch lift and to go with manual lift. Besides having to lift the blade manually (which gets old in hurry), the blade is either full up or full down. With the winch set up, you have the full range of travel to adjust the height of your blade depending upon what your doing, plowing snow, moving gravel, etc. this can be a very handy feature.

One other point. If you don’t already have the handle bar mounted rocker switch for your winch, plan on getting one. It’s well worth it. I went with the Warn rocker switch. Heavy-duty design, with a great mounting bracket that allows for several different mounting options. Some of the cheaper switches leave you to some creative engineering to get them mounted.

Sorry about the long response. I was just trying to give you as much information as possible to help with your decision.

By the way, I purchased my blade from my ATV dealer. I paid around $360.00 for the blade, mounting plate, push tubes, etc. and another $59.00 for the Warn handlebar mounted rocker switch.

My blade is mounted on a 2001 Kodiak .

 

I agree with the logic of WVhunter...except...I would opt for the 60". Pushing 10" more with each pass does add up.[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img]
You have plenty-0-power to push and I don't think the extra weight is going to bother your big Kawi either. I don't think you will regret going bigger.[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-cool.gif[/img]
Here are a couple sites...hope they are of some help
Montana Jack-Warn Plow
Cabela's-Warn Plow
Dennis Kirk-Moose Plow

 

I went with a 60" Cycle Country because I got a sweet deal. Less than $200 for the whole setup (blade, tube, mount) at a local auction. For the lift I use a winch. Right now it is set up on a King Quad (280cc) and I have had no problems with it. We have had one heck of a winter for snow and it has done great. Alot of people have complained about the CC plows but I don't see it. The plow is strong and has held up to everything I have put it through. This past fall I even did a little grading with it.
I agree with WVHunter that a winch is the way to go. Manuals get old quick and you don't have the height control like a winch. As far as the extra width, I like it because when the blade is angled I am not running over snow with the tires.

 

Just wanted to follow up on a couple of issues.

I know a lot of people are saying the 60" blade works great, and that could be true (never had one or used anyone's machine that had a 60" on it.) I do know, with the 50" blade angled all the way on my kodiak, the blade still sticks out past the tires by about 5"- 6". I also know that while pushing 10"- 12" of snow this weekend, with the blade angled, it wanted to push the machine sideways, away from the snow. This was my reasoning that the larger 60" blade was not worth the extra money or weight. If the 50" wants to push sideways, I would assume the 60" would be worse. Although, you are talking about putting the blade on a larger machine than mine, so it might be okay.

Either way, I don't think you'll be disappointed.

 

Gee Thanks fellas, You all have made my decision easier. I appreciate it very much. Although I havent decided on the length as yet, it looks like the Straight Moose with winch hookup is the way Im gonna go. Thanks again.. Oh and WVhunter I love your state......