Front Mount vs. Center Mount
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Front Mount vs. Center Mount
I have been reading the plow forums and have not really answered my question yet. I have narrowed down to the Provantage but I dont know what mount to go with. I would think the center mount would be stronger but everyone always talks about the front mount. Is the front mount strong enough to push dirt as may do this in the future. And with the center mount, can you just take the blade off and leave the push tube if you just want to go for a quick ride.
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When I had the center mount it stuck down a few inches. Riding in snow wasn't a big deal because the snow built up high enough so I didn't hit much of anything. But I had to take the mount off from spring to fall because I kept hitting rocks and stumps with it. It makes getting over fallen trees interesting too.
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I actually plowed wet, heavy, packed snow last friday night (first time)... it was about 4" of the heaviest stuff you'll find (warm, wind-blown, and ran-over)... Driveway is about 120' long. I scraped clear down to the pavement, angled slightly to the left. I was actually driving sideways into it (that heavy)... hit the soft ground on the other side of the road - plow laid over flat.
There is NO WAY you are going to bend this w/out bending your machine as well... I doubt very much you can bend it (short of ramming a tree). The push tube is 2" steel tubing. The mount kit attaches directly to the frame and has reinforcing members. It also raises very high... i posted pics of my install on this site.
The mount bracket actually sits INSIDE the existing frame... you will NEVER need to remove it - you can hardly even see it. The plow comes off in seconds with two simple pins. It takes longer to unhook the winch cable from the plow than to remove the plow system.
I am very particular... and I my expectations have been exceeded with the quality of this plow system.