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Posted by: OldGrump
Hey guys, I'm going to buy a snow plow for my Brute Force 650 in case we get some snow. I have a fairly long drive way and already have a winch on my Brute Force. I want some opinions on the best mounting system and brand. Also I'm not sure whether it would be better to get straight blade or angled blade. any help will be appreciated.
Posted by: neversunk
Blackline....the only way to go. Heavy duty....and it has its own lifting motor so you don't have to constantly wreck the cable on your winch or have it fail in the middle of a night of snow plowing. Check one out personnally and you won't believe the quality of it compared to the cycle country. It will actually lift the front tires of your quad off the ground if you adjust it with that much lift. Plenty of downforce to say the least, but I did have to put highlifter springs on my Griz to stop the springs from absorbing all the movement when lifting the blade.
Posted by: hollowcd
Kingluvr, do you have the American Eagle 60" plow, if so is it the standard or "country" plow blade. I am looking into getting one of these for my 750 Brute Force and I am having trouble on which to go with. LEt me know if you have any tips for me. Thanks
Posted by: kelly67
i use a vee plow by cycle country. its a little pricey but when ya use it a few times its well worth the money. the forward vee cuts plow time almost in half. when ya scoop the snow. the cost for mount plate push tube an blade 50" its about $600.00 when i got it its about $650 if you know of anyone that has one i'd say try an you'll be sold
Posted by: kelly67
sorry i didnt mention how it works it is called a vee but each side moves forward an back it has 6 different positions you can have it in a forward vee to scoop or straight or you can angle it as you would a straight blade or i can angle each side what ever direction i want to. i think you were thinking it was a solid vee but its moveable both sides forward an back. very nice ya can get spoiled quick
Posted by: kingluvr
i have an eagle 60" on my kingquad. it was 385 delivered. it is very strong and the mount is my favorite part. it is two piece. no u-bolts to tear-up and no trimming of plastic. the main part stays bolted on all the time and doubles as a skid plate. in winter, you bolt the other piece on. then you roll atv over plow and attach. it takes about 30 seconds to hook up after 2nd piece is bolted on. i love it.img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-frown.gif" border="0">
Posted by: kingluvr
yea, its the american eagle plow. i got the straight blade. we havent had enough snow to plow yet, but i tell ya this plow is stout. its rather heavy, which is good. i cant talk enough about the two piece mount and it is well designed. i would definitely get the 60" for your brute. it has plentyof power to push it just like my king. the only thing i have pushed with it so far was a downed tree from a wind storm. NO PROBLEM! the price was right too. got it from creekside powersports for 385 to my door. thats for blade, push tubes and mount. i am useing my winch for a lift mechanism.
Posted by: kingluvr
fishertown, i boughtmine at creekside powersports.com. with 2wd AND tire chains you should be ok. the plow was 385 to my door in about a week. you should probably drop your tire pressure down to about 3# that helps with traction too. just be carefull how fast you drive down the road if you go to plow someone else out. the combination of heavy wight and low tire pressure and wind on the blade can make it a real handfull.
Posted by: skidoog
I have a Vinson 500 and it pushes a 60" blade with no problem. You can change the angle of the blade from left to right or make it straight. Mine is a "Cycle Country" and the whole set up was about $450 for the blade, push tube and mounting bracket.
I never used a V blade - what is the advantage? It seems you would only have half the blade to use at a time - except for the first run. Is the advantage because you don't have to change the blade angle? Very curious.....
Happy plowing, Doug
Posted by: Fishertown
Kingluvr,
I am looking for a plow for a Honda 500 Foreman, where did you buy yours?
Since my Foreman is a 2WD I am thinking about an Eagle 54". I will also put chains on the Foreman.
Thanks
Posted by: Fishertown
Where did you buy the Glacier from, and how much was it? What guage of steel?
How do you like it?
Thanks
Posted by: Augie
I have a 48" Glacier plow (I know I should've bought bigger but I bought it before I found this place.) Quick and easy mount and dismount, so far everything seems very durable, but all I've pushed is about 3 inches of slush with it, so I can't say for sure.
Posted by: Augie
I bought the Glacier system from my polaris dealer. They have up to 60" blades, v-plows, county plows, my setup was right around $400. The blade is a snow/dirt blade so I would imagine it is rather heavy steel, but I couldn't tell you the guage, I just know that I tried to lift it by hand to move it detatched from the bike and it was a bit of a workout.
