UTV Vee Plow

[GreatWhitehunter]

I know it's a bit early but winter will be here before you know it. I'd like to buy a vee plow for my new Kawasaki 4010 Mule. I was really impressed with the Boss Vee plow but have read a lot of complaints about the units weight. I've also been looking at the moose vee plow. Are there others I should consider? I'd really like to hear from guys who have either of these units.

Matt

 

[DIXIEDOG]

I have the American Eagle V plow and I think it's great for the money. That said I'd like to have the Boss for the extra blade height (the Eagle is only 18" plus your rubber flaps...the Boss is 24") and the fully hydraulic operation which would be a very nice thing on some storms.

 

[GreatWhitehunter]

I actually added Blizzard to the mix as well but not a vee plow. I'm really concerned with the weight. I'm adding a cab an feel that the front end is going to get torn up. What does the American weight?

Matt

 

[DIXIEDOG]

I believe the Eagle is 100-120 lbs but I don't have a way to weigh it. It's fairly heavy but nothing like the Boss....I'm able to pick it up and move it around alone but it's not something I'd want to lug for miles.

 

[SteveCornell]

I have the Boss V Plow on my Kubota RTV 1100 and it works great!
I'm extremely happy with it, however it is very heavy, my RTV handles it fine and I think it's a great combo for plowing, not sure how well it works with other UTVs.

 

[GreatWhitehunter]

Thought I'd show pics of the finished install. All that's left is the cab and dump kit.

 

[DIXIEDOG]

Looks good...you've got the first light kit I've seen on one. What did it take to wire in the lights with the Boss light kit?

 

[GreatWhitehunter]

Looks good...you've got the first light kit I've seen on one. What did it take to wire in the lights with the Boss light kit?

It's plug and play to add the lights on the plow side, the switch is straight forward as well since it comes with it's own harness. The lights are very bright, since the plow lifts so high I can't imagine being without thens. I also end up doing 90% of my plowing at night so it's a big help.

 

[DIXIEDOG]

It's plug and play to add the lights on the plow side, the switch is straight forward as well since it comes with it's own harness. The lights are very bright, since the plow lifts so high I can't imagine being without thens. I also end up doing 90% of my plowing at night so it's a big help.

So there wasn't any splicing at all?

 

[GreatWhitehunter]

So there wasn't any splicing at all?

Not really, I should note that I'm an electrician so my perspective may be off. But the lights get plugged into the plow side harness and the vehicle side requires mounting the switch and running a small fused harness to a 12v power source and plugging in(blade terminal) to the vehicle side harness. It was probably the easiest piece of the kit to install. The smart hitch 2 required a more detailed understanding of wiring diagrams. I contemplated tying the aux lights into the switch for my headlights but it's nice to have the flexibility to switch them independently.

Matt

 

[DIXIEDOG]

Not really, I should note that I'm an electrician so my perspective may be off. But the lights get plugged into the plow side harness and the vehicle side requires mounting the switch and running a small fused harness to a 12v power source and plugging in(blade terminal) to the vehicle side harness. It was probably the easiest piece of the kit to install. The smart hitch 2 required a more detailed understanding of wiring diagrams. I contemplated tying the aux lights into the switch for my headlights but it's nice to have the flexibility to switch them independently.

Matt

Excellent....now I guess I gotta get on the horn and get some lights coming....sounds like they are exactly what I want.

 

[MotorSeven]

I have a honest question, most of y'all have tractors, so why not plow or blow the snow with your tractor? Would that not be a more appropriate tool for that task?

 

[GGB]

Great question, M7. In my case, I don't have a cab on my tractor, but do have on my XUV. I'll still be using my tractor for any place I need the loader, but will use the XUV everywhere else.

I'm grateful to have both, because my tractor is in the shop right now. But it sure was nice to be out of the wind the other day.

 

[Tkblacktail]

I have a honest question, most of y'all have tractors, so why not plow or blow the snow with your tractor? Would that not be a more appropriate tool for that task?

The $10.00 windshield I bought from a golf-cart accessory house does a fine job of blocking the cold wind; can't figure out a way to get one of them onto my 3016 (for $10.00)

 

[DIXIEDOG]

I have a honest question, most of y'all have tractors, so why not plow or blow the snow with your tractor? Would that not be a more appropriate tool for that task?

The reason I don't use my International 2544 or my father's BX 1860 for snow removal is speed.....neither machine can come close to the speed of my Gator moving snow. The Gator is also more comfortable than either tractor and can move as much snow as Maine has dished out in a long time.....I've got the International if I end up needing a massive bank mover but since I got rid of my RTV 500 and got the Gator I can move banks back with ease so I haven't needed to use it.

 

[GreatWhitehunter]

I have a honest question, most of y'all have tractors, so why not plow or blow the snow with your tractor? Would that not be a more appropriate tool for that task?

M7, as others have said(and I've experienced) R4's suck in the snow. My driveway is steep and after several slides down the plow toboggan(my Deere) I went back to my atv to plow. I found myself needing a utv over atv so I sold the atv. I've plowed with trucks, tractor, atv's and find atv/utv's do the best job 99% of the time. I thought about adding chains to the deere but then run the risk of damaging the pavement. A cab is on order for my mule so being that my tractor is an OS it makes my decision real easy.


Matt

 

[MotorSeven]

Interesting, I never would have thought Utv's would be faster or more surefooted while pushing snow.

HD called yesterday, I can pick mine up tomorrow. We don't get enough snow to plow, but I am looking forward to it's other non ATV attributes.

 

[Piston]

I have a honest question, most of y'all have tractors, so why not plow or blow the snow with your tractor? Would that not be a more appropriate tool for that task?

Surprised no one mentioned the fun factor as well! I don't have a UTV, but I do dream about them :laughing: As well as stop by almost every dealership I drive by and imagine how fun they would be. If I did have one, I'd certainly plow with it based on fun factor alone!

Thought I'd show pics of the finished install. All that's left is the cab and dump kit.

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Lookin good Matt! :thumbsup: I'm envious of your setup!

Did you get any good plow time from that storm we had last week?

 

[DIXIEDOG]

Surprised no one mentioned the fun factor as well! I don't have a UTV, but I do dream about them :laughing: As well as stop by almost every dealership I drive by and imagine how fun they would be. If I did have one, I'd certainly plow with it based on fun factor alone!

The fun factor goes away after about the second time you have to get up at 3AM to plow before work.....nothing fun about it then. lol.

 

[timswi]

Surprised no one mentioned the fun factor as well! I don't have a UTV, but I do dream about them As well as stop by almost every dealership I drive by and imagine how fun they would be. If I did have one, I'd certainly plow with it based on fun factor alone!

It is fun now that I don't have to freeze my arse off...Before that, not so much.