I guess that is one good thing about my 48" plow, it takes longer! Longer = more fun! First time I used it for snow was Christmas Morning [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]

 

Just finished testing my newly built plow frame for my custom made 48" Plow. Works great!!! 1.5" x 5/16" wall square tubing wont bend this time!!! When I get it painted I'll post some pics.

 

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Originally posted by: Turfguy
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"At what point is the snow so deep and heavy that one would want to put chains. "

Unless you're in very icy conditions, I wouldn't recommend using chains. The biggest problem with riding in snow isn't traction, it's ground clearance. Once you get high centered on wet snow, even the most aggressive tread mud tire won't help you much. Those V-bar chains are great for ice, but they eat up turf, dig into asphalt, and scratch up concrete. If you are plowing in a combination of snow and ice, you can always add a couple of dozen ice studs to your tires to help with the ice.

 

Rubidude, i couldn't agree more!

i had chains on my old SP500 and they scratched-up a brand-new driveway really bad! with my new 700, i haven't used chains and it pushes just fine.

i say add blocks to the rear rack if you need more pushing power.

-MT[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]

 

What does this safety hook look like, or where do you buy it? Also, I'm in the market for a plow to, what is the difference from the warn to the moose? As far as warn 2500 winches, I installed the ramsey wireless remote on it, and it works nice.

 

i gave up on using the skids. the plow does a much nicer job scraping w/o them.

the wear bar will wear-out faster, but they are cheap. no big deal.

"I have a very flat driveway and I am not using the skids, should I be?"--you don't have to use them if you don't want to.

-MT

 

Hey guys,
Thanks for the info on the chains. The only reason I asked was that I am subcontracted by a company to plow many diffrent areas. Such as very long stretches of sidewalk, peoples driveways, and small commercial lots. When pushing the bigger lots the ol wheeler will sometimes slide away from the pile i am attempting to plow. The worst time I had was on christmas day when we had an 8 inch snow. The long stretch of sidewalk I do is next to a four lane road. The heavy snow that was pushed off the road was now on the sidewalk. It was everything that I could do to get the pile moving and stay moving. The tires were spinning and I was barely moving. I would only use the chains in situations like that one. Would you all still agree that it is a bad idea still, especially if its not your concrete that your marking up. Thanks for the responses fellas. (I have made a third of my cost on the quad back already. Its only January, LET IT SNOW[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]

 

chains will give more traction but will kill the pavement, particularly when u spin the tires. i have quite the hill for a driveway and no chains on my prairie. i have pushed over a foot of snow with no problem. if your going sideways when u try to push snow than you need to go faster into the snow pile!!lol. in all seriousness go faster! as far as skids, i found mine to be useless. not enough scraping action. i have set them up high enough that my blade will not get damaged if my wear blade wears down too much.
my only complaint is that, like everybody else, i wish my driveway was alot longer. man what fun!

 

For deeper piles and drifts that don't seem to want to move, make the first pass with the blade up. This will knock it down to a more manageable depth. The more speed you can get up, the farther you will throw the snow. Adding weight to the rear rack will help too.

 

I don't think there is any problem with putting on chains in the situations where you are pushing heavy packed snow, I wouldn't run them all the time, but pushing snow is a function of weight and traction, and you can only add so much weight. If you are prepared to have what you are driving on possibly get torn up a bit, I see nothing wrong with it.