What plow do you recomend

jcmseven · Jan 27, 2011

The Boss plow is the nicest, in my opinion. My PowerTach plow (John Deere--made by Brinley-Hardy) is a really heavy plow, too. I do not like it as well as the Boss plow, but it is a little cheaper and has a little better hydraulics. I suppose also the correct plow in part has to do with how much plowing one does. My Powertach blade is already showing signs of significant wear and likely will have to be sanded and painted at the end of the season. I have already reversed my cutting edge and will need a new one by season's end. It still works great, though and no problems with the mounting brackets or hydraulics. A winch operated plow or lighter duty plow would have already given up the ghost on what I plow each year. Though I really liked my Eagle Plow and can highly recommend it, with the amount of snow we have gotten this year I would have probably only gotten one season out of it. Some don't plow that much. I am going to seriously look at a Boss Power V for next year, as I think it is the top plow right now for a UTV (cost independent) with the Meyer and PowerTach being second in a tie. The Eagle Plow in my opinion is the best winch-type reasonably priced plow out there, but it will not last forever in heavy use. Something to keep in mind.

John M

Rio_Grande · Jan 28, 2011

Thanks for the replies
I agree with the comments regarding costs vs quality. I just dont need anythng crazy nice. We will get less than 2 foot of snow for the year. Just looking for somethng good enough to plow a little snow. LOL

I am going to look into the adapting. I have a full shop can cut and weld about anything.

I Gave dad a brand new plow from a yahamma grizzley, I know he hasnt put it on his yamaha, I wonder if I can adapt it to my suzuki? It needed a cutting edge as it was lost before I picked it up.... Wonder if it is worth messing with, appears pop aint gonna mess with it.

SpudHauler · Jan 28, 2011

There you go, you have your plow, start designing and then fabing.
:thumbsup:

GCLL · Jan 30, 2011

I have had the Powertach and I now have the Boss plow. There is no comparison. They are not even in the same ballpark.

In what way is the Powertach hydraulics better? They use the cheapest fittings known to man kind, there is no pressure release so the hoses are a PITA to unhook, it is slow and weak for stacking, etc, etc.

You would be nuts to give $3k for the Powertach instead of $3300 for the Boss.

mud23609 · Jan 30, 2011

jcmseven said:
American Manufacturing makes the Eagle Plow. I have had a couple of them. They seem to be nice people, their plows work well, are well-designed and durable. They are also priced fairly reasonably. I always try to tell folks to keep in mind the Cost to Operate of the plows in question. Many of the really cheap plows are just that, cheap. They have very low initial cost but either do not fit or work well and break easily. Then they are no longer a very good deal. The Eagle Plow, for example, is reasonably priced and will hold up under harder use with good support for cutting edges, etc. Any cheaper than that I am concerned the plow would not be durable enough to offer a good value. There are other similar examples out there from other companies.

John M

They are nice plows. Check out Rockmountainatv.com. They are eagle plows that have been rebranded with rocky's tusk name. Same plow, same quality, a little better price. I dealt with rocky quite a bit in the past. Pretty happy with their service.

As a bouns the mount plate is two piece with the bottom part being held by bolts in key slots. Takes about two minutes to remove the ears and leave the base plate on. Really helps with ground clearance.

Your machine is heavy enough and with the super low range has plenty of power to push a 60 inch plow.

whistlepig · Jan 30, 2011

I have a 54" Cycle Country which is a pretty basic plow. I raise and lower it with a Warn winch. Smaller is better. Less wear and tear on the ATV. Make sure it is wide enough that it will still cover your tracks when angled. The plowing width gets narrower when the blade is angled.

Mike_Kanzer · Jan 31, 2011

I just bought a 72" eagle plow for my 855D Gator. For the money it is a great plow. It is easy to take off, leaving the mounting plate on the gator. I bought the total set-up - plow, mounting bracket and extension arms for around 600$ I would recommend it for light to moderate snow amounts - we usually get about 2foot a year, though last year and this year have been a lot more. - Mike

jcmseven · Jan 31, 2011

GCLL, perhaps mine is not stock. Perhaps mine has upgraded hydraulics. Perhaps mine works better than the one you had. Not a V plow, but not too bad and the price difference was greater than what you mentioned for me.

John M