wow...haven't seen this thread in a long long time.
funny, but I never noticed an issue with snow when I lived in Seattle. Guess it's only a problem for you heavy snow drift guys.
@ 2004 XLT
how hard was it to remove that spline key? I run 26 & 24" blades on my Expy and it would be nice if there was more sweep to the thing. I ran 24" blades on my 2006 FX4 and they had a pretty good pattern, but I've found 26" is just a tiny bit better