Front Mounted Snow Plow

[Nate (NY)]

Hi Y"all, I have my eye on a front mounted snow blade (Dearborn or RPS). Found one on craigslist. Has anyone used one of these before? I was going to build one myself but if one of these old models works well I may just pick it up.

I plan on plowing my 600 foot driveway with my 8n this winter. Here in upstate NY we do sometimes get a lot of snow.

Thanks!

 

[Ultradog MN]

An N with good ballast and tire chains will move an awesome amount of snow.
Those front mounted plows are extremely popular.
So by the time you fiddle faddled around asking questions here it's probably already sold.
If it is a good plow with all the brackets it's worth $400 for all the good it will do you.
You'll not only keep your drive cleared but have more fun than you would at 6 Flags.
Wear warm clothes.

 

[BillM (OH)]

We have a front mount Dearborn plow on our 861 (loaded tires and double ring chains) up on our farm near Oneonta. As long as you plow regularly, it works great and has for years.

 

[CJ in Michigan]

I use one- get chains on the rear tires and away you go!
8N snow plowing

 

[wilber]

I LIVE IN THE SNOW BELT NORTH EAST OHIO ABOUT 15 MILES SOUTH OF THE LAKE.MY DRIVEWAY IS 250 FEET LONG I USE A FRONT PLOW WITH TIRE CHAINS AND ABOUT 500 POUND CHUNCK OF STEEL ON THE BACK.IT DOES GREAT I GO DOWN ONE WAY TURN AROUND IN THE ROAD AND COME BACK THE OTHER SIDE AND I AM DONE

 

[NoNewParts]

I plan on plowing my 600 foot driveway with my 8n this winter. Here in upstate NY we do sometimes get a lot of snow.

WNY here.
600' means lots of drifts.
It will plow fine with chains and weight.
I run chains, loaded tires, wheel weights, and a big counter weight
on my snowplow tractor.

My tractors without weight and chains won't even make it
out of the shed in real snow.

put my plow and counterweight on this week, to get it done
before hunting season.......hate the thought of snow being
about a month away...ugh

 

[FiremanKyle]

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[TheBoro]

Nate and No New... where in NY?
I am outside of Utica.

I have a front mount dearborn plow rig on my 9n. It works great on my 250 foot stone driveway. I welded a pipe on the bottom instead of using the plow skids. Works so much better for me on the stone driveway. I have good chains and loaded tires.

Plowing this way takes a little more time, but it beats being inside!

The Boro.

 

[NoNewParts]

(quoted from post at 19:53:33 09/23/10) Nate and No New... where in NY?
I am outside of Utica.

about 190 miles west of you in the NW corner.
In the wind tunnel....13 miles from Lake Ontario,
25 miles or so from Lake Erie.
Don't matter which way the wind
blows in winter....one of the lakes will dump some
lake effect snow on my driveway :roll:

 

[Popster]

(quoted from post at 16:53:33 09/23/10) Nate and No New... where in NY?
I am outside of Utica.

I have a front mount dearborn plow rig on my 9n. It works great on my 250 foot stone driveway. I welded a pipe on the bottom instead of using the plow skids. Works so much better for me on the stone driveway. I have good chains and loaded tires.

Plowing this way takes a little more time, but it beats being inside!

The Boro.

Any chance you could post a pic of the blade? Thanks.

 

[TheBoro]

Gotcha, No New.
Just one of the many benefits of living in The Great New York State!

I went to college out that way, so I had a small taste of those winters!

I am from Northern part of NY. Lake Ontario gave us many snow days during grade school! Needless to say, I learned how to run a shovel at an early age.

 

[TheBoro]

Hope these help Popster.

Pretty simple stuff. The all thread is nice because I can lift up the plow and set the depth in a minute or two. I had the pipe set so about an inch of snow was left for a base on my driveway. I was able to push snow into good size banks across my lawn. No tear up on the grass either.

Good luck.

TB

 

[Nate (NY)]

Awesome! I am located in Spencer, NY. South of Ithaca. I did buy the front blade. It is rusty but seems solid...sure was heavy getting it into my truck. I will post a pic soon. I am going to tear it apart and paint it before I install it. Bring on the snow...easy to say since it is 91 here today!

Thanks!

 

[Popster]

Thanks for the pics! Not what I thought, so the pics were really helpful. Gonna give it a try!