Broken A Frame on RTV900/Curtis Plow

[lloyd123]

I've been using my RTV900 to plow now for seven winters and just had the A Frame break. Luckily it didn't do any other damage like rip off a hydraulic line for the angle control. I've been tying to find a replacement on-line as my dealer doesn't stock these things and would probably take weeks to get one would cost almost $500. I found some Kawasaki Mule sites on-line that sell the same part number - KAF25-039P (KAF25-039AFRM) for $300 but am not 100% sure if this would have the attachment points for the angle hydraulic tubes.

Anyone out there dealt with one of these breaking before?

I noticed stress cracks just before my sixth season of plowing and had a welder reinforce these areas but it only lasted a season and a half.

 

[SpudHauler]

I put my curtis plow mount on a diet at Christmas and changed the a-frame.

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/...ressure-relief-block-curtis-plow-img_1270.jpg

Where did yours crack?

 

[timswi]

I put my curtis plow mount on a diet at Christmas and changed the a-frame.

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/...ressure-relief-block-curtis-plow-img_1270.jpg

Where did yours crack?

Spud...I like that...gives much more ground clearance....Curtis blew it on this subrame design, it beaches on everything. I could block the Headlights on my 500, I doubt I could even put the 1100 on a trailer with the plow installed.

 

[SpudHauler]

Tim, this one explains what I did.

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/atvs-utility-vehicles/193016-curtis-plow.html

 

[timswi]

Tim, this one explains what I did.

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/atvs-utility-vehicles/193016-curtis-plow.html

Thanks Spud...I'm going to peruse that for a while.