Last year I didn't bother putting my 7' snow plow on my bucket. I just used the bucket. I actually found it faster because I had fewer passes to make. With the plow (straight mount) snow would creep out the edges and I would come back again to clean that up. With the bucket it is compressed in as I go- less need for clean up passes. And it is easier to put the snow where I want to, as high as I want to. I'll do this until I get bored and try something else!