snow plow question
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snow plow question
Recently I upgraded my plow truck and got a 9'2" Boss Power VXT. Have only got to use it twice, not complaining 
Biggest thing I'm not sure of is the dealer says shoes are optional and not needed, anyone out there using shoes on a V plow? All the lots and drives I do are dirt/gravel. Thanks for the input!
Biggest thing I'm not sure of is the dealer says shoes are optional and not needed, anyone out there using shoes on a V plow? All the lots and drives I do are dirt/gravel. Thanks for the input!
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I don't run the plows, but have shoes on the blower. It depends on a few things: what kind of surface are you cleaning, and do you mind replacing the blade (if you do it a lot). The shoes keep it from digging in, so if you clear gravel driveways, you aren't also blading the rock off as well. The other thing is cutting edge blade wear. If you have no shoes, and do enough cement/asphalt work, you will wear the blade edge down, and have to replace it regularly. If you don't do a lot of plow work, it isn't as immediately noticeable.
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The dealer says in the float position the blade is designed to skif....I have my doubts. I know my straight blade pushed stones and so on off, both times w/the v-plow this year the ground wasn't froze so all it definately got the rock
My old boss straight blade has shoes and I didn't get a lot of blade wear, but it all depends on how the year goes. Last year I lived in the truck Feb thru March. This year I only plowed 6-8 times.
My old boss straight blade has shoes and I didn't get a lot of blade wear, but it all depends on how the year goes. Last year I lived in the truck Feb thru March. This year I only plowed 6-8 times.
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I would definitely run shoes. Even in float, you have the whole weight of the blade on the cutting edge, so it will pick up gravel. How's the shoe adjustment on that? Can you just pull a pin and move them up and down for different surfaces, or is it a process? If they are not readily adjustable, maybe it would be cheaper and easier to make a set that you could quickly adjust.
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the plow in float sits on the cutting edge or the shoes. if you do not use shoes, you wear out the cutting edge.
i set my plows to sit 1/4 -1/2 inch off the flat surface. i get 9-10 years out of a cutting edge. the other guys i plow with in my area do not use shoes. they use 2 cutting edges per year.
i set my plows to sit 1/4 -1/2 inch off the flat surface. i get 9-10 years out of a cutting edge. the other guys i plow with in my area do not use shoes. they use 2 cutting edges per year.
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