I've got a 01 Kodiak 400 w/a 50in Moose blade and electric lift. I've plowed with it about 1/2 a dozen times now and loved it until the last snow. While making some piles the wet heavy packable snow would stick to the blade and the electric lift sometimes didn't have enough power to lift the blade with all the weight, so I would have to get off and kick the snow off the blade, other than that wonderful. Its belt driven and I've had no problems slipping. I do many driveways, the sidewalks in town and our parking lot (hair salon). I plow in high almost always, only needing low on occaison. After the last snow I have contomplated getting a winch, I believe it would be more useful all year around. But the 400 has had more than enough power to push anything

 

Interesting insight on the electric lift not always being able to get the blade up...

That's probably info the original poster would find helpful in deciding how to set his up...

 

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: v2rider


Exactly. You probably saw my earlier post asking if he was MotoF150's Dad.</end quote></div>


Unfortunately, I didn't see it until after I already posted. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif[/img] We're definitely on the same page though. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]

 

rancher 420..nuff said.
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I find the electric lift problem interesting as well. I persosnally have not experienced that type of problem. I have 3 winters of plowing on my lift