Good points. My last ATV was a Prairie 400 4x4 which is a forebear to your 360 and the main issue I had was the front shocks compress down when you lift the blade up but even then the blade when raised will be closer to a foot (maybe 10") off the ground than 6 inches. I discovered there is a set of chocks you can purchase to put on the shocks that will stop the compression but I never purchased them. As to the front mount vs. mid; I've just read that the front mounts are suggested for the bigger bore machines (650+) because of weight/frame issues, but I would check with whomever company you are purchasing from as they will probably know for sure what is recommended. I've had two blade setups over the years, the first I think was whomever turned into Country Plow and the last was Moose. I thought the Moose was a little more well built. Moose does make both front and mid mounted. I went with 60" because back when I bought mine they didn't offer a 54".

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