Snow Plows? The good? the bad? the ugly?

[StarvinPilgrim]

Hi Guys,

I'm looking to buy a snowplow for my HD8 before winter and I just wanted to poll the group to see if y'll knew of any that were better than the rest or any brands to stay away from?   I'm currently looking at a steel 72" KFI model from Side by Side stuff .com.

https://www.sidebysidestuff.com/open-trail-by-kfi-straight-steel-blade-snow-plow-can-am-defender.html

I've had a couple recommend the Can Am Alpine flex but honestly I feel that a steel plow would be a better option.

What are your experiences?

Thanks,

 

[Tug Hill]

I had the Alpine Flex on my old commander SXS and in three years went thru 2 cables  and 2 Syn. Ropes. never again.

I just ordered  6ft Westeren Impact fully Hyd. with the straight blade , time will tell I guess.

 

[StarvinPilgrim]

I had the Alpine Flex on my old commander SXS and in three years went thru 2 cables  and 2 Syn. Ropes. never again.

I just ordered  6ft Westeren Impact fully Hyd. with the straight blade , time will tell I guess.

I just searched for that.   That is a serious blade!   Thanks for you feedback on the Alpine.

 

[Tug Hill]

We get some SERIOUS snow up this way.

 

[StarvinPilgrim]

I’m in Missouri so we could get a dusting or a foot or more.   What will probably happen is I’ll buy a plow and we won’t have snow for the next 3-4 winters.   Although that wouldn’t be terrible.  

 

[Tug Hill]

We average about 260 inch's a year, with a good Lake Effect Event we could see 3 to 5 feet depending on how the wind is blowing over a day or two. Yea we get some snow.  Also have a Kubota B3200 with a 60" front  mounted snow blower to move the big stuff  

 

[Tug Hill]

Got the Plow installed. Now just waiting for snow

 

[StarvinPilgrim]

Looks good!     Do you have any pictures of the mount setup?

 

[Tug Hill]

Looks good!     Do you have any pictures of the mount setup?

The base plate is simple 8 bolts, only need to drill 2 -3/8" in front. The main mount, where the 2 clevis pins are is where the plow clips into. It locks into the mount via a locking pin set

Overall well engineered and thought out design. Although running the electrical from the front back into the battery was a pain , but that's on BRP not Western.

 

 

[StarvinPilgrim]

I really like that setup!

Thanks for the pictures.

 

[Tug Hill]

Thanks, can't wait to get tracks on an see what its going to look like. Just ordered the mounting kit for them from BRP. It's going to be a blast this winter,

 

[Mark in Colorado]

StarvinPilgrim - what kinda blade did you end up with?  

 

[Tug Hill]

Happy Thanksgiving everyone.

I got the Apache LT tracks installed this morning on the HD10, also mounted the plow to check clearances. I will need to install cylinder stops on the angle cylinders and modify the plow dolly. It should be a blast running this beast this winter.

Think Snow! :classic_biggrin:

 

[Mark in Colorado]

Looking good!

 

[Savoy]

I just put a 72 inch moose plow on my 2020 Defender 10. Unless I am doing something wrong the plow is a toy. The bloody thing keeps folding under with very little resistance. It needs much heavier springs or something. Anybody else have experience with the Moose set up?

 

[Mikep123456]

Happy Thanksgiving everyone.

I got the Apache LT tracks installed this morning on the HD10, also mounted the plow to check clearances. I will need to install cylinder stops on the angle cylinders and modify the plow dolly. It should be a blast running this beast this winter.

Think Snow! :classic_biggrin:

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Awesome looking set up!

 

[StarvinPilgrim]

StarvinPilgrim - what kinda blade did you end up with?  

Sorry for the delayed response.  I wanted to wait until I got everything installed before I posted.

I went with the KFI Open Trail 72 steel blade in my original post.  So far I think it will be a very solid set-up.  I have done a little back dragging gravel in the driveway and it's a tough blade.   The blade alone weighs 110# and the mounting was super easy.  All hardware included for $655.98 is a great buy in my opinion.

Now I just need some snow to really try it out.  I'm going to try to post a pic and a video I have on my phone.   I'll try to get more detailed pics later.

 

[Mark in Colorado]

Nice!  If you find that your rope or cable is wearing out prematurely, consider upgrading your fairlead to one with and oversized lower roller.  It’ll take some of the stress off the line caused by the sharp bend doing down to your blade.

My stock fairlead actually BENT under the weight of the Can-Am blade, causing the roller to seize after only 4 days of use.   The Warn upgrade seems to fix it.  
 

-Mark

 

[StarvinPilgrim]

Thanks for the tip!  I did notice one of the rollers was already seeing some deformation.