SpringHollow
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People asked for pictures so here are a few. There are additional pictures etc on my PT 1850 site:
PT1850 with V-Plow
PT1850 with V-Plow
Snow V Snow Plow on my PT 1850
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MossRoad
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Very nice!!!
cqaigy2
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That looks great! Man i bet you can really clear the snow.
jfh28
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WOW!!! That is fantastic........great job! .........Jack
Bob77064
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Nice setup looks very impressive.
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Do you have any problem with deep snow as you are taking quite a wide swath?
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SpringHollow
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No, the advantage of the V-plow on that long driveway which is much steeper than it looks in the picture (on the web link) is that the V-plow arrangement equalizes the sideways forces so my first pass up the driveway goes pretty easily ( a couple of minutes instead of 15 or so previously). Then I can let gravity help when I go down the hill with the plow now angled to push the snow further back. I tend to drive the uphill run further to the right, then on the downhill run, take a bigger bite with the angled plow relative to the lighter bite on the next uphill run to push the original "right" side further back. It really does take 1/3 of the time to plow now.
The reverse V works really well also in deep snow for exactly the same reasons. I get plenty of traction with the studded chains I use. With an angled plow, the force is always trying to throw the tractor to the side. That is still the only arrangement where sometimes I run into problems from the snow pushing the front of the tractor to the side. So far, that has only happened on uphill runs.
The deepest snow I have plowed so far with this plow is 18" at one time (if you do not count pushing back the piles). I was pleasantly surprised with the large pile I could push along with the reverse V during that cleanup. I would lose a little off to the sides but I would just remove the majority and then do a follow cleanup run.
I have wanted a V-plow for years but it took me a while to find one I could afford. I was lucky to find this one for $350. Cost as much to add the hydraulic circuits, I suspect but they have been extremely handy to have. I wish I added those years ago.
Ken
The reverse V works really well also in deep snow for exactly the same reasons. I get plenty of traction with the studded chains I use. With an angled plow, the force is always trying to throw the tractor to the side. That is still the only arrangement where sometimes I run into problems from the snow pushing the front of the tractor to the side. So far, that has only happened on uphill runs.
The deepest snow I have plowed so far with this plow is 18" at one time (if you do not count pushing back the piles). I was pleasantly surprised with the large pile I could push along with the reverse V during that cleanup. I would lose a little off to the sides but I would just remove the majority and then do a follow cleanup run.
I have wanted a V-plow for years but it took me a while to find one I could afford. I was lucky to find this one for $350. Cost as much to add the hydraulic circuits, I suspect but they have been extremely handy to have. I wish I added those years ago.
Ken
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I think what a lot of non-PT familiar folks don't get until they see it is that the plow on the FEL arms can stack snow higher and faster than a bucket on the FEL. It really is a fantastic tool for snow removal.
ponytug
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A fearsome machine. Great build and design, and many thanks for sharing the photos. It looks even better than I imagined.
All the best,
Peter
All the best,
Peter