RMATV has chains for the vforce, if that would help.

 

If you plow snow at 60 mile/hour then it would be faster too. I would be more concerned on clutches and swingarms bushings etc... because the V really wasn't made for plowing like your bayou was. Also doesn't the V have narrow tires up front? Stearing will be harder.

 

Isn't the motor/transmission the same one that's in the new prairie 700? I don't see how it will be any different then a prairie *drivetrain wise*. My V has the stock tires on it, i believe their 22-7's, but this is the same as on my bayou, except their 21-7. Either way, steering is fine on the bayou with those tires, should be perfectly fine on the V. The only downside i truly see, is not being able to manuever as precisely as the bayou because the axle doesn't have a unlocking feature like the bayou's differntial. THis may cause the quad to not turn as sharp but with a plow's weight, it will help keep the tires planted also. Guess trial and error.

This is what cycle country had to say.


Corey Kimmet" <ccac@cyclecountry.com>

Iam sorry right now we are not making one for your machine. I will
talk to our R&D department and see what they say.

Maybe if more V owners emailed him and suggested they build one, they'd do it quicker. His email again is: Corey Kimmet" <ccac@cyclecountry.com>

Thanks V owners

 

the v has no low range and is geared higher then the 650-700 you will smoke the belt
the prairie needs to be in low to plow any amount of snow

 

Good point about the gearing... i suppose it also means it wouldn't be very good at towing then, and just putting around the yard because the clutch/belt would always be slipping a little then right? Maybe changing of the clutch spring would help?

also, update from customer service at cycle country:

Corey Kimmet <ccac@cyclecountry.com> wrote:

I talked to our R&D department and I told them that we
have had quite a few calls about the V-force so hopefully in the next week or
two we can get one in here and look and over and get a plow mount made for
it.


So it looks that if enough people want it, they may build it. It doesn't say they definately will, but it looks like their going to see if it's possible.

Laters

 

Here's the update from Cycle Country:

--- Corey Kimmet <ccac@cyclecountry.com> wrote:

Just to let you know, we got a V-Force in here yesterday they did get a plow
mount bracket made for it. It will be about 6 weeks before it will be available though.
Thanks, Corey


Looks like we'll have it soon. And as soon as Rocky Mountain ATV gets the CMP hitch's and CMP rear racks in *late december* I can dump the kawasaki bayou and keep my V-force for a very long time.

Multi-purpose vehicle instead of all terrain vehicle...

Anyone have any thoughts on the whole clutch slipping discussion. I truly don't want to burn up a clutch but if i have to replace a belt once a year, oh well.

Anything else I should consider before i purchase one of these mounts for my V-force?

 

I don't think the belt will be an issue at all.

I used a P650 with a plow last year .... never in low range.

I would believe that if the snow gets deep enough you can not
move it .... it will be the tires spinning, not the belt slipping. It is
snow after all.


again I say ... I have pushed a lot of snow ( in Ohio) with a Cub Cadet
(two wheel drive, open differental) with only a set of chains.

I would buy a plow for my V [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]

 

Im my opinion, and i may be wrong, but i think the belt would slip. If anyone else had there V in a situation where the front wheels are resting up against a hill, or maybe against some rocks and the rear tires aren't spinning you can hear the belt starting to slip. This just may be my machine, but i think with a plow on there and trying to push snow the belt would do the same thing. Just my 2 cents

 

You are absolutly correct about the results given the conditions you stated....

If you have lots of traction ... and are trying to start against a heavy load ... and give it only small amount of throttle ... the belt will slip.

However, I do not believe Those are the conditions I experence when I am pushing snow.
I usally have a bit of a rolling start before I drop the blade, I never have lots of traction,
A "quick short jab technique" on the throttle will take the clutch past the slip point in flash.

Just my opinion .... bring on the blade [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]

 

I myself have never had any expierence in snow plowing. We are lucky if we get an inch around here. I think it should push the snow ok as long as like u said if u had a rolling start at it and not a lot of traction. Once u get some wheel spin or start moving the belt stops slipping. So if u can get it to do either of those it should work ok