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Will be purchasing a plow setup for my P 1000-3 this fall. Any experience out there with the Poly blades? Currently looking at the open trail 72" plows and wonder if the extra $ for Poly is worth it
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If your plowing consists of heavy snow and or ice then stay away from poly plows. They are nice and light but pokybjust can't take the same abuse steel can in a snow plow.
Ditto @dweber23tr.
I don't have experience with poly, but I have 8 years of of heavy-duty use on my 72" steel Open Trail.
I'm at 8,000 feet in the mountains near Snowbird, Park City, and Deer Valley resorts.
It's handled super deep snow and ice on a road-base driveway, and I've full-stop hit ice ridges so hard that I came out of my seat.
It's still in great shape. I'm planning to go at least one more year before I flip the steel wear bar for the first time.
I've posted this elsewhere on this site, but if lifting a heavy steel blade is an issue - see my $25 setup below.
There are 3 caster wheels underneath this 2x4 and 2x8 dolly (small shims between the boards are out of sight).
It wheels into place - insert pins, attach winch, and you are off. Drop blade onto dolly, detach, and roll away when done.
During the summer I flip it blade down so it takes up less room.
I don't have experience with poly, but I have 8 years of of heavy-duty use on my 72" steel Open Trail.
I'm at 8,000 feet in the mountains near Snowbird, Park City, and Deer Valley resorts.
It's handled super deep snow and ice on a road-base driveway, and I've full-stop hit ice ridges so hard that I came out of my seat.
It's still in great shape. I'm planning to go at least one more year before I flip the steel wear bar for the first time.
I've posted this elsewhere on this site, but if lifting a heavy steel blade is an issue - see my $25 setup below.
There are 3 caster wheels underneath this 2x4 and 2x8 dolly (small shims between the boards are out of sight).
It wheels into place - insert pins, attach winch, and you are off. Drop blade onto dolly, detach, and roll away when done.
During the summer I flip it blade down so it takes up less room.
IMO, the best alternative is a steel blade with a UHMW-PE liner. I lined my tractor front mount blower with it. UHMW (sometimes used for skid plates on SXS's, is the mechanically strongest plastic. It's also close to Teflon in terms of low surface friction, so snow is less likely to stick and clump up. Note that UHMW's coefficient of thermal expansion is much higher than the plow (or blower) blade it's attached to, so mounting points need to allow for this (e.g. I fixed one end and slotted the other end screw holes). 1/8" thick works well. On my blower is increase throw distance by at least 25%, but the main plus is the chute almost never gets plugged up with slushy snow.
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Not a P1, but I run KFI's pro-poly (UHMW) blade on my P5. Its the same exact weight as their steel version, but it's about 6" taller. We don't get extensive snow here in central Ohio, but it's done just fine for what we get and I have zero concerns about its durability. I've probably used it to push dirt and brush just as much as I've used it for pushing snow and it shows essentially no wear. Even if it did, its $50 to replace the poly face which seems very reasonable to me. Plus, its slippery. I also have steel box wings on the side of the plow and bent the hell out of one my first time out by catching it on the end of a driveway.
Keep in mind, most folks run poly skid plates these days over steel and they're constantly getting raked over boulders, so there's that.
My 3 cents.
Keep in mind, most folks run poly skid plates these days over steel and they're constantly getting raked over boulders, so there's that.
My 3 cents.
I have had both a Warn steel plow and a KFI Poly Pro.
The snow doesn't pack up on the poly plow and have not had any breaks or problems after 3 years now.
I am way happier with my KFI Ploy Pro.
The snow doesn't pack up on the poly plow and have not had any breaks or problems after 3 years now.
I am way happier with my KFI Ploy Pro.
Separate from the OP, I appreciate hearing about people's experience with poly blades. Good to know. 👍
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Well said StewB. Lots of knowledge on this site. The snow in north east Washington is very dry for the most part. I am leaning to the poly plow at this time. Will run it up the flagpole with local dealer
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She thought the plow was too expensive until I had her help shovel.
That's not a Subaru - it's a 4Runner with a 3" lift and 33" tires.
That's not a Subaru - it's a 4Runner with a 3" lift and 33" tires.
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Ended up purchasing the Denali Pro Steel snow plow from SXS store. Good price based on my research and free shipping. Whats not to like
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Denali Pro snow plow arrived yesterday. Really impressed with the quality of the materials used as well as the prompt shipping of this large and heavy item. Thumbs up to Club Store
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22+ should be the same, start a conversation with @Hondasxs for 100% confirmed fitment
A word of caution on wide plows in heavy, wet snow like we get here, AKA Sierra Cement.
I don’t have a plow on my 1000-5 but do on my old bulletproof 450 Foreman/52”plow and I am traction limited even with all new tires, not power limited. On occasions I have had to repeatedly ram the cement every ~10ft to punch the initial “hole” if I let it get much deeper than 6” and amazingly my cheap Tusk plow has not bent. IMHO If you have to move heavy wet snow with the 72” plan on chains. The snow here is so wet it can have an aqua blue tint in the sunlight.
I don’t have a plow on my 1000-5 but do on my old bulletproof 450 Foreman/52”plow and I am traction limited even with all new tires, not power limited. On occasions I have had to repeatedly ram the cement every ~10ft to punch the initial “hole” if I let it get much deeper than 6” and amazingly my cheap Tusk plow has not bent. IMHO If you have to move heavy wet snow with the 72” plan on chains. The snow here is so wet it can have an aqua blue tint in the sunlight.
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That picture wasn't this year, was it? Over on the west side of the valley, we have had just an inch or two so far. I put the blower on the front of my tractor and it's just been sitting there waiting - no snow! And I could have used the front loader or pallet forks.
Doing a neighbors house:
