As you can see, the mounting bracket does not cost you a lot of ground clearance, but you have to look
real close! Don't worry, the mounting bracket is easier to identify in other photos.
I got out the digital camera so I can show what is involved. Please note,
I don't usually put up my
equipment this dirty, but last time I used the
snowplow to clean the horse's pen we were supposed to
be getting a snow storm later in the week, so I didn't clean up the plow.. then it didn't snow.
As you can see, the mounting bracket does not cost you a lot of ground clearance,
but you have to look
real close! Don't worry, the mounting bracket is easier to identify
in other photos.
The Cycle Country 50" "V" plow
Attaching the plow (bracket already installed, using winch for lift)
Park the ATV over the Blade
Put the pins in the rear
Attach Winch cable to the front.
Don't use the hook, it will fall out when there is slack in the cable.
I use a quick-link, but I just read someone else's advise to use a pulley here.
That would halve the stress on the winch, but also make the blade operate (up & down)
at half the speed too.
Different blade angles
You're not supposed to be able to do this (above).
Cycle Country provides some spacers in the installation kit to lock the blade so it cannot pivot on the frame.
If you have the blade set up as a "V" (angled back) and it pivoted on the frame, the blade could hit the
front
tire and cause an accident. I chose to leave out the spacers because I rarley use the blade
with the V in that
position.
"Before" and "After" pictures of an old snowdrift that was in my back yard.
This drift has been here since before Christmas and has been through several cycles
of freezing and thawing.
On a colder day it was hard enough to ride over the top, so I chose to
use the plow as a "V" to make sure
I could bust through it.. but it wasn't necessary.
It was a warm day and the snow was soft enough that I
could have easily left the blade straight.
Work in progress.
Since this is a drift in my back yard, not the driveway, I raised the blade more than enough
to make sure I
didn't gouge it into the grass (don't laugh) as I went up the slope here.
A couple of days later we got some fresh snow. If you can bear the wait while 25 more photos load,
you'll be amazed at just how much snow you can move with a lil' ol' ATV!