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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.
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a buddy of mine has an F250 that he made a removable mount for.. it looks like two round tow hitches flush in his front bumper, ill have to find out how he managed
that is an interesting point wormgod.. i didnt think about the extra stress.. you think there will be more beyond just working the engine hard to push the snow? i wouldnt guess it would be any worse than towing/ carrying a heavy load.. and well the look i know wont be great, but the ultimate goal would be something that can be put on/removed in about 30 minutes
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Once I get my welder setup, I am going to use the tow hook mounts to make some sort of bar that I can put up front and tie my canoe to. Right now, the ratchet straps touch my hood when my canoe is up top and rub the hell outta my clear coat. So I want to make something that can be easily bolted up when I carry my canoe. Man, I can't wait to get my shop up.
On the plowing issue, I think this is best left to the bigger trucks that have a trans built for that kind of work.
Bart
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I have alway thought of this too. I understand the VX is not that large or powerfull for this however I have seen many small John Deeres plow snow.
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wouldnt it be hard on the x-case too??? lots of weight on the front of the vehicle? wouldnt that cause the TOD to read the rear wheels as slipping a little and keep moving the power from front to back??
also, i think it would completely destroy the lines of the vehicle...the headlights and the grill are the coolest part of the VX (IMO), and the plow would cover them..
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They make lighter plows now for smaller vehicles. they weigh about 250 lbs. I have also thought about putting a plow on the vx. shawn
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My brother in law has a plow on an ancient bone stock mail jeep. If he can plow out Montana snows with that, I'm sure a VX will have no issues.
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I feel the trannie would be the component I'd be concerned about handling the added stress....Originally Posted by nfpgasmask
I think if you put a light duty plow (as others have indicated...250#) and used it "primarily" for your own needs...not out plowing other lots for cash....it would probably handle it.
I've seen a Jeep Liberty plowing...which I thought was strange as it is a unibody!
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I still wouldn't do it unless I planned my VX on being the topic of a future "parting out" thread.
It's not a matter of "can it do it". Hell, a Big Wheel can do it. Load over time (talking about the actual pushing of snow) is what will bite you in the end.
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x2I still wouldn't do it unless I planned my VX on being the topic of a future "parting out" thread.
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x3I still wouldn't do it unless I planned my VX on being the topic of a future "parting out" thread.
Plowing for fun... that's what beaters are for.
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The same can be said for towing ,4 wheelin, Moab,installing a winch, lifting, bigger tires,etc. I see no problems with doing some light plowing ,by that I mean a few driveways. This would not be for commercial plowing. There is a full frame under the vx it will be just fine. And as far as the "parting out thread" that could be from just driving down the road. shawnI still wouldn't do it unless I planned my VX on being the topic of a future "parting out" thread.
It's not a matter of "can it do it". Hell, a Big Wheel can do it. Load over time (talking about the actual pushing of snow) is what will bite you in the end.
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But we don't PLAN on what you speak of. Unless of course.... you have some death wish.
To each his own though. We have seen enough people do amazing cool and even unspeakable things to their VXs. We all have our opinions, but the most important thing is, we all also have our own VX to do what we want with. Hell, if someone from, say, Fargo, who had a skeleton/skull fetish were to mount a skull from a mammoth on their hood, so be it. It's their VX.
Oh, as for mounted plows on ATVs.... I did that years back. Of course, it was for kicks and I mounted a plow for heavier built, 4x4 ATVs on my old Yamaha Blaster, heh. Not exactly what the manufacturer had in mind. Racing bike with a utility attachment, heh. It was quite the jerry-rig but it worked. Right up to the point where I made 1st and 2nd gear as smooth as a baby's arse, heh. An example of misuse plus, more misuse.
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