Hitch 'N Plow

[GPintheMitten]

If I could get someone from around mid-Michigan who wanted it, I would build one roughly based on the design elements I talked about. You pay for materials and I'll make it and we'll test it out. You take the product when we're done.

I don't really need one. Eight years ago, I had a 1300' driveway and owned a 6 foot 3pt blade. Today I have about a 100' or less drive and only a 5' blade. Probably a 7 or 8 foot 3 pt blade would be good to pull behind a SUV or truck.

 

[Diamondpilot]

I am only looking to plow about 80' of cement driveway in the suburbs at my Dad's during the snow. Nothing else. No unknown objects to hit. Not even going to get to 5mph.

Just looking at it as an alternative since I already own this blade to a more expensive product like these.
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Getting the plow from place to place will put the greatest stress on it. I am not so sure its meant for transport but just using around your place.

Chris

 

[LRTX1]

A company in Florida selling something to blade snow???? That always leads to fun results. Not for the owner of the new gizzmo, but for those seeing the results.



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I assume the ole boy has seen some snow in his time. Just because the company is in Florida doesn't mean he is. And we all know that nobody from Florida is smart enough to build a snow plow....

 

[GPintheMitten]

Getting the plow from place to place will put the greatest stress on it. I am not so sure its meant for transport but just using around your place.

Chris

Transport really wouldn't be a problem, you could just put a metal strap or chain to help hold it up like a strap used to hold a trailer ramp/gate up.

 

[aczlan]

Getting the plow from place to place will put the greatest stress on it. I am not so sure its meant for transport but just using around your place.

That is probably true. A Woods HBL96-2 (96" medium duty rear blade) weighs 562#, put that on a 63# adapter (out 2-3 feet from the hitch) and it will give you 8-900# of static tongueweight. Not good for driving down the road on many 1/2 ton vehicles, but it should be ok on a heavy hitch.

Aaron Z

 

[GPintheMitten]

I think the main point is to not allow the implement to bounce up and down supported only by the winch cable. If you secure it during transport with a 1/8" x 1" or 1 1/2 " steel strap it will not bounce up and down and should be fine.

 

[Yunksr]

Has anyone out there tried this?

http://www.schmidtproducts.com/7501/7801.html

I am thinking it would be useful to take my rear blade over to my Dad's and snowplow his driveway, instead of loading up and taking the whole tractor.

I bought one at the beginning of winter 2009. Its Great. I have a 800' driveway and it makes quick work of a tedeous job. I'm in NE Ohio and it takes out 10" of snow in no time. I am literally "hooked up, plow, and parked in the warmth of my Trailblazer in 30 minutes. Spent less than $300 for everything. Wish I bought it 5 years ago.

 

[Nightrain1]

One can put hitches on the front also.

 

[iwhitne]

I think the main point is to not allow the implement to bounce up and down supported only by the winch cable. If you secure it during transport with a 1/8" x 1" or 1 1/2 " steel strap it will not bounce up and down and should be fine.

Having a limiting strap or travle safety chain won't stop it from bounching... it will just take the load off the winch... the blade is still going to bounch around a bit.. I ended up having my hitch modified with some gusset plats to make it stronger.. I ended up bending it to the left and right a couple times... worke great last winter... I know work for a landscape firm and we take the plow trucks home during the winter.. sold mine hitch n' plow last spring for $400..

 

[NS Gearhead]

I've had this in mind for a while... though I plan to use it to grade my driveway and trail...

I found this;
T-Point lift vehicle 3 point hitch

It would give downforce, but I worry about the length and leverage that length would cause. I'm not against replacing my rear shocks with rigid bars...

Here's my rig;

Also, I worry about the height required to get proper angles... I think my hitch is 24" off the ground if I remember correctly... or maybe it was 29". I measured once. LOL