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<blockquote data-quote="Earthwerks Unlimited" data-source="post: 22565" data-attributes="member: 1300"><p>Why would you want a plow that oscillates LOL?</p><p>Unless you have a lot of front end weight and using a snow plow, you will find the front wants to slide sideways. Having had a V-plow on a truck, having wings on it is redundant. If you're using a snowpusher you'll need a lot of traction too---you can only push the weight of the machine.</p><p>I have an old Western 8'-6" plow I bought on Craigslist for $100 and adapted it to my skid steer. Mine is rigidly mounted so that it doesn't trip. Bad idea. I hit a raised piece of concrete at less than walking speed. I hit the cab door window, my neck cracked, I blacked out, and when I came to I found my head jammed under the wiper motor. My neck was out of joint for almost a month. Oh, and mine doesn't float either-- which is great for down pressure but sucks driving down a gravel road at 15 MPH (mine's a two-speed). My original thought was to make the plow usable all year round for pushing dirt, debris, etc. Bad idea. The plow itself just isn't strong enough to withstand the tremendous pushing forces of dirt. In fact, I just glanced it off a driveway drain culvert one time and twisted the blade about 4" out of whack.</p><p>I made a similar setup for my buddy for his smaller machine that doesn't trip. Good idea. My buddy's mounts to the inside surface of his heavy grapple bucket via welded-on brackets. It is able to float too. The grapple weight keeps the front end down.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Earthwerks Unlimited, post: 22565, member: 1300"] Why would you want a plow that oscillates LOL? Unless you have a lot of front end weight and using a snow plow, you will find the front wants to slide sideways. Having had a V-plow on a truck, having wings on it is redundant. If you're using a snowpusher you'll need a lot of traction too---you can only push the weight of the machine. I have an old Western 8'-6” plow I bought on Craigslist for $100 and adapted it to my skid steer. Mine is rigidly mounted so that it doesn't trip. Bad idea. I hit a raised piece of concrete at less than walking speed. I hit the cab door window, my neck cracked, I blacked out, and when I came to I found my head jammed under the wiper motor. My neck was out of joint for almost a month. Oh, and mine doesn't float either-- which is great for down pressure but sucks driving down a gravel road at 15 MPH (mine's a two-speed). My original thought was to make the plow usable all year round for pushing dirt, debris, etc. Bad idea. The plow itself just isn't strong enough to withstand the tremendous pushing forces of dirt. In fact, I just glanced it off a driveway drain culvert one time and twisted the blade about 4“ out of whack. I made a similar setup for my buddy for his smaller machine that doesn't trip. Good idea. My buddy's mounts to the inside surface of his heavy grapple bucket via welded-on brackets. It is able to float too. The grapple weight keeps the front end down. [/QUOTE]
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