snow plow..

[etlsport]

has anyone ever mounted a plow on the front of a VX? id love to try it! i dont have any experience with plows, but was thinking that the two mounting points for the front tow hooks would be a pretty good location for a removable mount.. might be something i try once i get my welder and get some practice in (with any luck it should arrive today!)

any reason not to do this (other than unrelenting requests for favors) ? or has anyone tried it?



edit: doh.. just got a call.. welder got delayed again! thats the 3rd time

[VehiGAZ]

That's just freaky etlsport... at the very moment you were posting this, I was thinking about how no one has ever put a plow on a VX.

[Riff Raff]

Hmmm, a Snowplow on a VX. Let me ponder that for a moment..........pause..........ponder..........pau se..........ponder..........NO!!!

[etlsport]

Hmmm, a Snowplow on a VX. Let me ponder that for a moment..........pause..........ponder..........pau se..........ponder..........NO!!!

ohhh.. well in that case let me forget the idea right now

[WormGod]

I don't imagine the VX wheelbase would be very plow friendly. In my head, I am trying to picture pushing a full load of snow and trying to turn, hehe. It looks like more fun than it should be.

Never been a fan of plows on "consumer" vehicles, unless advertised as "super duty". The stress you put on a vehicle that that kind of labor is pretty intense.

[MSHardeman]

etl,

I've seen plows on other trucks and jeeps before and it always looks like a massive amount of stuff up front. There are mounting brackets on top of mounting brackets that usually end up pretty close to the ground, and depending on how fancy of a plow you got you would need to run electrical or hydraulic lines to control the rake and pitch of the blade. I don't think that it would be very practicle, but then again neither is the VX to begin with. It would be an interesting look for sure.

[Amnesia]

Thread revival!!

Ok - No one has mentioned this. I'm all for plowing & my driveway (and neighbors) need it badly! This one mounts in the receiver hitch and I've read nothing but positive reviews. I'm thinking that with a front hitch mount (which is what I'm going to search for next), this might just be the hot ticket for me.

For your consideration:
http://www.fasttrackracks.com/p-3648...snow-plow.aspx

AMNESIA

[tom4bren]

I know there was at least one VX on the forum with a front receiver but I can't remember who.

Travelin2 has 2 receivers offset up front for the tow bar so he's not the one I was thinking of.

[CrnCnn]

Greg (Orion) has a hitch mount in the front.

[Ldub]

If you search early posts by user "I wanna retire" from Rhinelander WI.

You'll find he asked the same question, with many of the same responses...

[Ldub]

Here tis..http://www.vehicross.info/forums/showthread.php?t=6458

[djvx]

too bad no one has done up a snow plow. i see plenty of jeeps with them, and alot of ATV's (4 wheelers) with them.

[nfpgasmask]

I don't know people, the VehiCROSS is WAY too pretty to stick a PLOW on the front of it...

Bart

[WormGod]

Thought I would throw this in here since it relates....

A friend of mine bought a Rubicon a couple years ago. It had a few mods and a 3" lift with 33's. He had a plow and used it for some HOA contracts his small company holds (even though he owns a small fleet of pick ups, heh). His Jeep was 2 years old and was in for a performance alignment after new tires. They couldn't properly align it for whatever reason. They said nothing was calibrating properly. After a body shop inspection, it appeared his frame was bowed upward and sideways. We are both are pretty good friends with the guys who work at the performance shop and the body shop so I highly doubt they were conspiring to blow hot air up his arse, heh.

He has since parted it out and bought an H3 (uhg). It appears the plow "most likely" stressed his structure over time. It's never actually been offroad and never been in an accident so the math just adds up in one direction. The real sad part is, we get very little snow around here, especially in the last 2 years, so that isnt saying much. Damn if it wouldnt have been handy this winter with the snow we get just about every week now.

In any case, I still stand by my guns. I would never put a plow on my VX. If I did.... it would never get used. But, fire away. I would prefer something with some length, locking hubs, and a manual tranny.

[JNUVX]

Sorry I know it's stupid....but I couldn't resist I had to park it over the plow. There's no way that would ever work on the VX.