KFI plow updates

ArlyA · Jan 15, 2023

We have snow in our forecast and got the 6x6 back in operation so the plow will need go back on today for testing.

ArlyA · Jan 15, 2023

I got it on late today along with a strap on the winch for lifting purposes and discovered the angle holes I made were off..... and the blade hits the pods.

Feel free to call me stupid for not testing it before drilling them.

jjeff · Jan 15, 2023

Imo stupid entails sitting on your ace complaining about the problems your having with it vs actually doing something to mod or repair definitely not stupid its learning imo.

NHBX · Jan 15, 2023

Arly, my wife usually just calls me a dumb a$$ lol. If we got everything perfect the 1st time around life would be darn boring, it’s how we learn

pmsmechanic · Jan 16, 2023

If the blade is hitting the pods you could extend the blade out a bit more to clear the them. Especially if you like the present angle.

ArlyA · Jan 17, 2023

We just have modest snow in the forecast but I'm working full days which makes is hard to get home and tear this machine apart to drill new holes. Must take day off.

ArlyA · Jan 18, 2023

I did get it apart today and I'll get it welded or corrected asap. Not enough snow in the forecast to worry about..

ArlyA · Jan 21, 2023

I am working on this today and will post pics if I can.

ArlyA · Jan 24, 2023

Got it together today and modestly tested. It worked great!

In these photos, you can see my new and goofy angle lock pin. The original only one was .5 inch and held down with a light weight spring. Since I went to 5/8 and couldn't use the original spring, I thought I'd try gravity. It needed to stick out enough for me to grab so all those nuts were added for extra weight. You can see we switched to a flat tow belt for plow lift.

jjeff · Jan 26, 2023

Hey if it works good on you , If it was me I probably would have tried to reconfigure a way to use a heavier duty spring on the plow tilt latching mechanism, having experienced how much those plows vibrate and jump around on the tilt swivel. I'm kind of intrigued a 6' plow blade does not seem to hold up well with the tilt mechanism. Going on third winter with my 5' kfi plow and it's held up really well so far.