PLOW ACCESSORIES AND ENHANCEMENTS
HOW THE PLOW WORKS
1. Plastic Wear Bar an ultra high molecular weight plastic bar that replaces the steel bar. This bar prevents wear of the blade and will minimize plow scraping on concrete or brick surfaces. 2. Blade Side Wall controls run off of material as it is piled in front of blade. The heavy duty steel construction will prevent material from escaping and better allow you to move the material off to one side. 3. Snow Control Flap is a flexible rubber flap that bolts to the top of the plow blade. This accessory keeps the snow (or light material) from flowing up over the blade, keeping the snow in front of the blade out of the operator’s vision. 4. Plow Lift or Winch are methods for lifting the plow. Unlike the Winch, the Plow Lift is specifically designed to lift the plow blade and does not use a rope. 5. Plow Lift Rope is a durable, synthetic rope that replaces the winch rope. This rope stands up to the repeated sharp angle pulls used to lift a heavy plow blade. Use this rope with the Plow Roller Fairlead for maximum rope life.
6. Roller Fairlead for Plow Lifting designed for use with Warn winches that raise and lower the plow blade. The larger diameter lower roller reduces wear of the rope. 7. Power -Pivot replaces the pivot latching system on the plow. This heavy duty electric device will pivot the plow blade in either direction with the push of a button. It is powerful enough to rotate your blade while plowing. Plow loads are transmitted to the base though an electric over hydraulic system. This accessory greatly improves productivity. 8. Plow Markers clearly mark the corners of your blade. These markers are flexible and two feet high to improve plow visibility when plowing close to objects in deep snow.
WARNING Always check the winch for back-driving and nesting before plowing. Failure to do so may cause the plow to creep downward when in the up position. If the plow creeps down low enough, the blade may hit a stationary object ejecting the rider from the vehicle and causing serious injury or death. WARNING Always check lift mechanism, straps or winch rope integrity before plowing. Failure to do so may cause the plow to drop suddenly from the up position and impact a low-lying object, potentially ejecting the rider from the vehicle and causing serious injury or death.
Plow Mechanics
Now that you are familiar with your
The plow skids may be used to control how deep the blade will cut into the material on the plow surface. The skids may be set to raise the wear bar the maximum distance off the surface. The area may be plowed to
WARN plow and its components, we can begin reviewing how it works. The plow wear bar contacts the surface to be plowed and scrapes the material from the surface. The material is then pushed into the blade by the material on the plow surface and slides along the moldboard. The material rolls over and falls on top of the material in front of the plow as it reaches the top of the moldboard. When the blade is set at a pivot angle, the plowed material will roll over and flow to the side of the vehicle, leaving the area plowed. As the material rolls over in t rd s along r and the plow d. t p w fro fr db l n m a er ri t m he top bo blade is set at a pivot an erial will roll over and flow he vehicle, leaving the . terial rolls over in s set roll ov eav ver in e is ll rol cle, le ng w v a nd e ng t a ov v in s s rol e ve e ill r cle v r ow gle, the w to he
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