I've been dissed since Christmas. I couldn't post anything. Wrote the forum admin and he said he was sorry, he didn't know what happened to my ID. Just now I got on line and asked the system for my password and BAM! I'm back...
In Michigan, we've got snow, ice, snow and more ice. This morning on my way to work, I jumped in the van to drive off and the wheels were spinning but I couldn't move. Got out, broke ice, shoveled snow, 40 minutes later I was on my way.
Got home from work today, broke up more ice and snow so I won't have that problem tomorrow morning. Took the King Quad out with the Cycle Country Blade attached, to remove the loose ice and snow. When I was done, I backed the quad into the garage and noticed the blade was at an angle. Upon further inspection I could see the bracket that attaches to the quad on the right side was bent.
Has anybody else had this problem with a Cycle Country Blade? What did you do to fix the problem? Thanks for indulgence in my long post. Remember, it's the first in three weeks... They'll get shorter...
Chuck, Suzuki KQ 300, GPS & lunch...

 

Well, I just got my Cycle Country plow this week, so I don't have too much to share. I do have a few questions though. Which Cycle Country mounting bracket did you get? Was it the two piece mount that stretches to the front skid plate (kit number 15-4521)? Or was it the four piece mount that tags onto the foot peg mounts? I got the four piece mount (kit number 15-4520), and the bolt hole for the foot peg mount on the right side didn't line up. I haven't had enough time to try to correct it. I'm also concerned about the stress the plow will put on the rear swing arm mounts. Did you notice any damage there? So far I am happy with the plow (no snow left on the lawn ), but concerned for my King Quad.

 

Kevin, the kit number for my Cycle Country, is 10-4031. Purchased from a local dealer, it was the only one they had to fit our quad model. Yes, it fit the peg bolt holes. All the holes did line up properly. However, I understand your concern for the quad. My quad has been pushing snow since last winter. Still doing fine.
Did you say, you plowed your lawn?
Chuck, Suzuki KQ 300, GPS & lunch...

 

Well, I had a new toy, the driveway was clear, and I just HAD to do something with it. The only place with snow left on it was the lawn.

 

One suggestion,

I would carry an extra pin and clip. I lost one while plowing and only was able to continue since I had an extra one. Maybe two would be nice.

Just a thought.

I have been plowing for about 4 years and this was the first problem I have had. Luckily this year I have a winch to raise and lower it. However It does seem faster with the manual lever but don't have the infinite height adjustment with the manual. I did drill a hole in the plate to give me a height a couple of inches off the ground. This allowed me to plow my neighbor's driveway and not remove her pea size gravel. Worked great.

 

Eric, good call. I'll have to look for a few extra pins. Where did you mount the winch on your bike? I used the Suzuki mount, and it places the winch down low on the front. I never really liked this location. Now with the plow on, if I'm not careful on the winch switch, the push tubes are pulled up into the winch. It prevents the blade from being lifted to its full height (I'm still getting about 6.5" of lift though). The funky thing is the first to hit is the angle lock bar. So I guess I have a remote angle lock release system. Got to look at the bright side of every situation...

 

Hi Eric! Great to see you here again too! Thanks for the advise, as always I will take it to heart and find some pins before the second thing goes wrong... After I got off work today, I took the blade and frame off the quad. What I found was that both flanges on the end of the support tubes were bent. Now, I remember hitting the raised edge of a neighbor's walkway. Almost threw me off. I never went back there after that experience but it was probably too late. Damage was done and I just never checked to see. I did raise the quad to see if there was any other damages, it looks & rides OK. The blade is spring loaded to prevent damage but the sidewalk was raised about three to four inches. There was so much snow, I never saw it coming.
Kevin, my plow is a manual unit and it really doesn't raise too high. Six inches is as high as it will clear and I don't have a winch. Still, my neighbors love me when the snow flies... I'm a chump for 'em...
Chuck, Suzuki KQ 300, GPS & lunch...

 

I was just talking with the folks at Cycle Country. The multi-piece mounting bracket for the King Quad has been a source of many problems(poor fit, failures), so they redesigned that bracket. The new part number is 15-4521, and looks like a two piece skid plate, with tabs for the push tubes to attach. They offered to send on out to me, free of charge, to replace the older design. Now that's customer support!

 

Hey Kevin! You're a life saver, I think. Just saw your post here but I'll contact Cycle Country tomorrow and see if I can get an idea about what to do about this problem of mine. I have the blade attached again and 'am not looking forward to removal. Have to get on my back to remove it and it's cold out there... BRRRR!
Chuck, Suzuki KQ 300, GPS & lunch...

 

Hope you get your questions answered by Cycle Country... they seemed good to me (truth will be told when the package arrives). I have another question for either of you... do you have the blade wing or end cap on your blade? We've been getting a lot of light fluffy snow lately, and I've been spending a lot of time chasing the overflow snow around the driveway. I've been experimenting with smaller bites, plowing faster, plowing slower, faster seems to help. I was wondering if these wings work. I usually push to one side only.

I realized another benefit of the super low range on the King Quad. Plowing a driveway, the blade was tripping a lot. I was able to shift into super low range, and keep the RPM's up, but only crawl along - able to produce lots of power, at a very slow pace. The blade stopped tripping, dug in better, and the plow job was much cleaner.