polaris glacier plow system:input

[Nasty135]

Has anyone bought or used the polaris quick connect glacier plow system?
how did you like it ? I'm sure it beats a shovel /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif I have a sportsman 500

 

[hillslider]

Looks like a slick system....but I have not seen in person yet. Tell you what , go out and buy one and let us know how it works, and then we can decide if we should get one! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[Nasty135]

Well ok, I have looked at them ,and the sales demo it appears to be a snap ,are there any websites to compare
that to a universal snow plow for a value comparison,I have to convince myself first that its absolutley neccessary...

If I do end up with one I'll let you know. /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif

 

[hillslider]

There are alot of universal plows out there.......I looked at alot of them before I bought mine. I decided to stay with the Polaris name brand. The price wasnt much higher. The install though was for my exact ATV(Polaris 325 Magnum) and was easy to install. No drilling into the frame. I have some pics posted in this forum. The plow is also very well made. I was impressed in general.

 

[duck12]

I have one on my ATP and it works great .All works off a small winch mouted on the frame of the plow .So far all I have pushed is about 6 to 9 inches but I had on problems all push buttom.

 

[Nasty135]

well the plows finally came in to the local polaris dealer,
picked it up yesterday will put together tonight and push the 5" of snow on the driveway b4 more comes ,must get used to it will report next chance i get, also read on this site about sandwiching heavy rubber between blade and edge for smoother cleaner operation ,sounds like a winner! /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[duck12]

Just played plow almost off 1 parking lot 4 drive ways 1 Storm not a bad investment ever thang worked great glacier plow on a ATP perfect match.

 

[raynman]

nasty135,

I think this is the same system I bought 3 years ago for my Explorer 400.

It works well and with chains on the rear tires you can push some snow 8+ inches if it's not too wet.

I had plowed a mile of dirt road with it when I first got it, I sure had fun with it. One of the neighbors thought someone had come down the road with a regular truck plow.

I also have pushed some very high piles of snow with it, once you get used to using it you can really pile the snow up. I also have thrown myself off the ATV several times while playing around. /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif

 

[Nasty135]

Yes sir, I finally got the unit installed, I asked the parts man how long it should take to install he said a couple of beers, well for myself if I had a couple of beers the plow probably wouldn't have gotten installed, so about an hour later I was pushing snow, installation was very simple worked very nicely, now if I could just charge a few bucks for doing some neighbors driveways not too make a killing just to help pay for the plow that would be sweet(but that wouldn't be very neighborly would it?) /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

 

[duck12]

IF ITS A OLDER PERSON OUT THERE SHOVELING I WILL DO IT FOR FREE BECOUSE MORE THEN LIKELY SOMEONE WILL RIDE BY TO LAZY TO DO THEIR OWN AND ASKED HOW MUCH I CHARGE SO IT WORKS OUT PRETTY GOOD HELP OLDER PEOPLE AND MAKE MONEY OFF THE LAZY ONES.

 

[Nasty135]

hey that's a great idea ,Always take care of the elderly,after all, we will all be there someday! After i did my driveway getting used to the blade and developing a technique the 16 year old son wanted his turn to joy ride so I said let's take-off this blade, just wanting to see how easily it would come off,lower blade to ground pull release lever and plop! it was off now that was sweet! 5 different plow angles and ease of use make it worth the $430 in my humble opinion,... Installation time was about an hour , including blade assembly , but this 4 wheeler already has a winch, Happy Plowing, stay warm! /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif

 

[Hoosier_Daddy]

Nasty,

Do you ATV anyplace in particular in Southern IN?

Just wondering if there are places to ride down there special.

 

[Nasty135]

Hoosier , In southerm md. there are a lot less than there used to be,
Ah I remember when (geezing now)I was growing up you could hop on
and ride to the open fields , now there's a retirement apartment house
there!! /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif Now if we want to leave the ponderosa we have to loadem up
and movem out, Actually I have heard of only 2 official places local,(budds creek & bowie)
but there are always the power lines /forums/images/graemlins/ooo.giflots of space to roam there.

I just getting back into riding here lately? so I'm really not much help

 

[Hoosier_Daddy]

A fella at the gun show was telling me about the Hatfield trails in WV. http://www.trailsheaven.com/trail.cfm

Haven't checked it out yet but we may this coming spring.

We did the Bluff Mountain thing in Pigeon Forge. The people who own the business are nasty. The fellas who do the rides are really great.

It was OK. Just not great.

 

[jcmseven]

I have the Polaris plow. I have a Ranger SE XP. The plow, as compared with other plows that I have used on my utility vehicles is a solid plow. It is very easy to mount and dismount and I have had good luck with it. None of the UTV plows are very heavy duty so one must use care when plowing with them. Snow generally is not heavy so these plows work pretty well in those cases. My only recent problem is that the plows are non-integratable with some of the accessory bumpers. I am running a pre-runner bumper on mine and have had to adjust my mounting bracket to accommodate it.

John M

 

[Sportsman762]

I also have a Sportsman but because I am to poor to afford a plow I built my own. It takes about 10 minutes to get the frame on. However I leave the frame on all winter and loose 2" of ground clearance. I can take the blade off in a couple seconds though. The Glacier plows looked sweet and if I had the money would have bought one.

 

[Paystar]

I have a 2004.5 Sportsman 500 H.O. with the Glacier 60" Razor blade. I love it. Been pretty much problem free. Very easy on/off, works very well.
Only issues: hard on winch cables (I switched to synthetic winch rope after reading on an atv forum that it was better for this application.....still broke it after a couple days use.) Your best way is to put an old cable or rope on for the winter and use one of those u-clamps to reconnect every time it breaks (usually once per season.) I've also finally wore everything out just enough that the plow can now jump up out of the mounts and detach. My fix for this was to put a piece of styrofoam insulation on the subframe before I drive into it to hook up. It just takes up the slack (now that I have everything bent and wore.
This is no fault of the system.....I plow a 1/4 mile almost daily all winter with a turn around big enough for my transport. And I'm not easy on it. I tend to ram the banks harder than I should. So for normal homeowner use should serve well.