Best ATV for plowing snow?

[Barndog56]

Do you have to go diagonal across the driveway? I can’t see an atv pushing any appreciable snow for 300’

I know very little about ATV plowing beyond the fact that my parents had a polaris sportsman 500 with a plow when i was a teenager. I think it got used twice on our little suburban neighborhood driveway before my stepdad decided it was a lousy tool for the job.

You angle the plow so the snow is pushed off to the left or right. I go down the center of the drive pushing snow off to one side, then come back pushing to the other side. Move over 3 feet for the next passes. Repeat as needed.

 

[jsasker007]

We made a custom V-plow at work for one of my employees. Light weight and I believe it was made out of material that was less than 1/16" thick lots of little bends to get the shape and add to the strength while keeping the weight down. Pretty sure that went on the front of an Arctic cat wheeler. The building next door was my dad's and was rented out to an Arctic cat dealer and at the time my dad was racing the 550 cat snowmobile in the 1000' drag races around the area. He actually has a plaque from racing and held the world record briefly back in the early-mid 90's.

 

[Barndog56]

So my wallet made the decision for me. Tractor Supply had one on clearance, marked down to $5k. The brand is Massimo, which is a US company, with assembly in Georgia or Texas, using mostly Chinese parts. I read through a ton of reviews, watched a bunch of YouTube videos, and talked to the closest service center listed for the brand. That gave me enough confidence that it'll handle the small amount of work I'll be using it for.

 

[jsasker007]

Don't know about any of the new wheelers but Arctic Cat was a really heavy machine about 20 years ago. Heavy enough that you weren't gonna just dead lift the front if you were stuck in mud. Winch was a must. A heavier machine should push more snow with decent tires.

 

[Jerry-B-WI]

Don't know about any of the new wheelers but Arctic Cat was a really heavy machine about 20 years ago. Heavy enough that you weren't gonna just dead lift the front if you were stuck in mud. Winch was a must. A heavier machine should push more snow with decent tires.

I have a 1998 Arctic Cat 454, the dry weight is 625#. I've been plowing with it since 1998 and it will handle 10 inches of snow in the drive to my cabin.

 

[farmlegend]

Though we had a somewhat cold winter, we had relatively little snow. Never got an opportunity to fire up the RTV1100C with the plow package. Performed magnificently in previous winters.

 

[jsasker007]

Though we had a relatively cold winter, we had relatively little snow. Never got an opportunity to fire up the RTV1100C with the plow package. Performed magnificently in previous winters.

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Probably can listen to the radio too? Crank up the heat and let er buck!

 

[farmlegend]

Probably can listen to the radio too? Crank up the heat and let er buck!

Damn thing has a radio but it's useless when that diesel is banging.

It is pretty awesome when I dump a doe in late December and have to retrieve it from the far end of the farm on a single-digit temperature morning, wearing only a sweatshirt.

 

[jsasker007]

Damn thing has a radio but it's useless when that diesel is banging.

It is pretty awesome when I dump a doe in late December and have to retrieve it from the far end of the farm on a single-digit temperature morning, wearing only a sweatshirt.

Didn't realize it was diesel too. Plenty of power power then. Love that diesel power.

 

[farmlegend]

Didn't realize it was diesel too. Plenty of power power then. Love that diesel power.

Three cylinder Kubota diesel. Top speed 25mph, pulls like a tractor. A/C for summertime chores. Wonderful vehicle.