tractoy:

glad to hear your setup works well, as that is the same set-up I have, except for a ramsey winch. I am in the process of mounting mine, as I just got it, and no snow in the forcast until at least next week. We have a 75% chance of a white Christmas here historically, but it may not happen this year. I figure if I bought the plow, and it doesn't snow, then it was money well spent!

As for the skids, I am not planning on putting mine on either. I know that they will make your wear bar last longer, but I want the plow to scrape right down to the pavement to clean it off as good as possible. If I have to replace the wear bar every so often, so be it. I have a friend who plows snow with his Suburban, and he doesn't use the skids on his big plow either, so it will scrape down to the pavement. I know others have said to use them, and with gravel, I probably would, but with my cement drive, I'm going to leave them off.

 

tractoy, I forgot to ask, how much dip do you get on your front end with the weight of the plow attached? How much clearance do you have between the bottom of the plow and the ground when you have it lifted? Is your winch mounted behind the push bars, low in the frame, in the factory location? Is the plow easy on and off? Appreciate the info. The only thing I was worried about was the weight of the County plow on the front end, as the Prairie has fairly soft front springs. Thanks.

 

There is a noticable dip when the plow is on. Probably drops 2" or so. I still have plenty of clearance from the bottom of the blade to the pavement, say 6" or so. The winch is set back in behind all the bars and works real nice for the plow.

As for getting it on on off, it takes less than 5 minutes and I handle it alone every time with no issues.

Good luck, you will be amazed what that thing can push!

Chris

 

If you are real worried about the dip in the front I put the Progressive springs on the front and I put 2 bags of salt or sand on the back to keep it from lifting that really helps keep the front end from diving as much ( at least it doesn't look like it to me) try it and see what you think.

 

Well, after a few delays, I finally got my 60" Moose County Plow mounted on my Prairie 650. It looks good, and only took a couple of hours to get it done. It is a bit of a pain to hook the thing up though. Only two pins, but you got to get them lined up right! The biggest pain was trying to mount the plate underneath. You take off the skid plate, and put the heavy mounting plate on with u-bolts. Got to hold that thing up and get those things lined up perfectly.

The end cap went on with no problems, although you do have to drill two holes in the blade to mount it. It comes with a template, so it was pretty easy. Because the thing bolts on with screws into a threaded hole in the end plate, there is no easy way to mount it quick release, although I guess with just too bolts, it won't be too bad to take off if I need to.

The winch works great to lift it, although I appreciate the suggestion to buy a new hook with a safety catch on it, when the blade goes all the way to the ground, the winch cable can loosen and the hook can pop off the lifting loop. I'm going to buy a new one tomorrow. Although the front end dips a bit when you lift the blade, it is not too bad (the plow IS heavy) and I still have at least 6 inches of clearance, so that shouldn't be a problem.

Now all I have to do is wait for all that Minnesota snow! Actually, we usually have a white Christmas 75% of the time, and there is snow in the forecast, so I will probably get to use the plow before I know it.

 

thanks for the inf and enjoy your new plow!

you'll love it!

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Hello Everyone,

Just wanted to let everyone know I got to try out my plow tonight. After having it for over a month we got some snow and it was a blast plowing with my SP700 and the 60" Moose Plow. I just added a new mini-rocker switch to my Warn A2500 winch and it worked awesome. I would recommend this set-up too anyone that needs to plow snow. The switch was easily reachable with my thumb so I didn't have to remove my hands from the handlebars and I was still able to hold the brake for plowing close to the ditch. I am hoping for more snow so I can plow some more.

Later

 

Got to use the plow again today. All I can say is I wish I had a longer drive way.

 

AMEN!
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i used mine today to scrape the remaining slush from my driveway.

later,
-MT

 

patjaysam,

My rocker switch is mounted right over top of the light switch on the left side of the bars.