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homemade snowplow - 10/6/2008 8:18:23 PM

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i was think about making a snowplow anybody else ever make one. any ideas any pic?
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RE: homemade snowplow - 10/6/2008 9:28:19 PM

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This sounds intriguing..... This should lead to some Southern and or Northern Engineering!

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RE: homemade snowplow - 10/7/2008 6:27:19 PM

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actually just made one a few days ago. got a plow off craigslist dot com for $50 and made the mount myself. i have a welding machine but it is broken so i put it all together with bolts and it turned out great and is extremely strong.

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RE: homemade snowplow - 10/7/2008 6:34:21 PM

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here are pics of the plow and this is the best close up i have of the mount

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kenda bear claws(25x12.5x10)-for sale $75+shipping
viper max 3000lb
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RE: homemade snowplow - 10/7/2008 6:37:07 PM

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here is the mount

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RE: homemade snowplow - 10/7/2008 6:39:10 PM

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sorry for all the posts but i dont know how to put more than one pic in a post

here is a picture of the plow i had on my recon last year

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RE: homemade snowplow - 10/7/2008 10:39:24 PM

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hi hondarecon4435 where and how did you conncent the mount under the quad thats the problem i am having

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RE: homemade snowplow - 10/8/2008 11:19:51 AM

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people make them from old water heater tanks 40-60gal usually also old furnace oil tanks are popular just cut out the rounded section.

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RE: homemade snowplow - 10/8/2008 11:34:25 AM

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got a moose 60 inch blade for sale. blade only so you can fab the rest yourself.

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RE: homemade snowplow - 10/9/2008 2:36:22 PM

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I used a 48" plow off of a Gravely lawn mower. I then welded up a under body frame for the sportsman. I love it, however I would not go any smaller then 48" if you have a sportsman or equivalent sized bike. The blade clears a path just wide enough for the atv i would prefer to go with a 52-54" plow if you go bigger then the atv might struggle to push it if you get a heavy snow and/or are going up hill. Also think about getting a blade that has skid shoes on it, mine does not and I need to make up a pair when I find time.

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RE: homemade snowplow - 10/9/2008 5:45:31 PM

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ORIGINAL: hondarecon4435

I would hate to run into something with that setup (ie- flip over). Really nice fab job though. I came up with a setup for my bucket attachment thet loses no ground clearance and is pretty strong. Here's an older pic of the starting point before modifications. I used the black bash plate as a start and welded a piece of angle to it and ran it to the bottom skidplate bolt. Then welded a round perch to hook the bucket / plow to. It is super strong and has positive connection to the frame without any loss of g.c. and is up front and easy to get to. I can get more current pics if anyone is interested.

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RE: homemade snowplow - 10/9/2008 7:04:42 PM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: Massmudman

quote:

ORIGINAL: hondarecon4435

I would hate to run into something with that setup (ie- flip over). Really nice fab job though. I came up with a setup for my bucket attachment thet loses no ground clearance and is pretty strong. Here's an older pic of the starting point before modifications. I used the black bash plate as a start and welded a piece of angle to it and ran it to the bottom skidplate bolt. Then welded a round perch to hook the bucket / plow to. It is super strong and has positive connection to the frame without any loss of g.c. and is up front and easy to get to. I can get more current pics if anyone is interested.

my dada made the plow for the recon and he is very good at welding but doesnt have much experience with plows and how strong they need to be. he used a 1/4" heavy duty door hinge for the flip action and lets just say i had to limp it to the end of plowing season and right at the end it just broke off.partly my fault because i plow like 30 driveways a strorm and hit things pretty often but also it wasnt built like it needed to be.so i am hoping for better luck this year. my plow is off a bolens tractor and is very heavy duty and the mount i made is made out of all 1/4" steel so i am hoping for the best but we will see what happens.

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hl 2 inch lift
amber led's
offroad lights
a-arm skid plates
snow plow
mad dog rear rack bag

2005 rancher 350 2x4
offroad lights
wheelen strobes
led backup lights
bedlined racks
kenda bear claws(25x12.5x10)-for sale $75+shipping
viper max 3000lb
homemade snow plow

1995 honda cr125(for sale $900)

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