I just finished a little plow project that I've been dreaming up all summer and thought I would share. A bunch of us ride dirt bikes on the ice in the winter and plowing is always a problem, not many people want to drive their $40k trucks on the ice. The MAX exceeded my expectations after the first mile of plowing. All I did was drive about 100 1/2" gold screws into the tires and I had all the traction I needed. The ability to change directions quickly was also a plus, I could attack a drift quickly and then move onto the next area, unlike an ATV with the constant three point turns and the like.
I had some plates made on the water jett machine for attaching the plow to the bearing plates and welded them to some 1x2 tube stock....
I started by bench welding the rear mount to the tube and then installed it onto the MAX and clamped the remaining mounts for proper location and then welded them on the machine....
A buddy of mine found an old ATV V-plow for $100, so we banged it back into shape and modified the mounting points to fit the custom plow frame. The front of the plow frame is bolted to the two side mounts, allowing the entire frame to be removed in about 10 minutes. The thing plows snow really well, I'm amazed actually! The only issue I'm having now is that the control sticks get really stiff after it's been in the cold for awhile. I'm going to service the T-20 this week and flush out any moisture.
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