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I have the Honda/Moose 60" Plow (same as Cycle Country) and it has proven to be pretty tough so far. I have mainly used it for grading and spreading gravel which is pretty hard on it and it has performed flawlessly. The first day I mounted it I spread over 18 tons of gravel with it and it took everything I threw at it.

FYI, The latest Plow mounts have smaller mounting tabs as compared to earlier versions so clearance is not as bad of an issue as older mounts. I leave my plow mount on all the time and have never had a problem. It actually makes for a pretty tough skid plate since it is made of thick steel.

The only thing I didn't like about it is the use of U bolts to mount the plate. This is way too common in the ATV world and I hate those things! Since the U-bolts slip over the top of the frame tube (and can crush the frame tube if tightened too tight) pointing downward, the legs of the u bolt stuck down pretty far and could catch on stuff. I tossed those in the trash and used the threaded half of a split ring collar with bolts going up from the bottom. This gave me a wider footpint on the frame to reduce the possibilty of frame damage and left a cleaner under belly since only the bolt heads are exposed.

Looking forward to LOTS of snow this winter

 

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QUOTE ("Yooperforeman":7xygpe3s)

Nice mounting job you did there 928GT ! Where did you get the threaded split rings?

Thanks!

You can get those at www.mcmaster.com type split collar in the search box

 

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QUOTE ("Yooperforeman":1cynio44)

Thanks! I might order some just to have around,I'm always working on ATV's and they would be much better than the u-bolts.

Yes I use them for almost everything where a U-bolt would be. Much stronger and less frame/rack damage. Here is a pic of some aluminum ones on my Quick Release Chainsaw/Tool mount on the rear rack.

 

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QUOTE ("JWJR":2j3ha2p9)

can i get a link to the ones your are useing cuz everyone i looked at on that sight was like $10 or more a peice

The aluminum ones shown in the last pic are part number 6436K73 $5.17 each.

The Zinc Plated Steel ones I used on the rear of the frame for the plow mount were part # 2380K31 , $9.58 each. Black Oxide Version is $5.44 each, and the stainless 316 version is $37.83 each ZING!!!


BTW, never said they were cheap BUT a lot cheaper than a new frame or even a new rack.