ALT-1 The best Snow Plow Attachment for Trucks
If you live in a rural area, or have a long lane, it may be to your advantage to have your own snow plow. With the new plows on the market, and the easier mounts, it has become a less cumbersome chore to mount a plow onto the front of your truck or SUV.Snow plows and accessories for trucks are made by several different companies, such as Blizzard, Curtis, Fisher, Meyer and Western. Every company has it’s own special features.A big factor in using the plow on the front of your own vehicle is installing it initially, and, then the ease of attaching or detaching it when you need too. In years past, plows were so cumbersome and complicated, that it was just easier to drive around all winter with the plow on the front of the truck.One plow, the SnowSport Utility Plow comes with everything you need to get you started plowing. The front frame that holds the plow attaches to a front mount with a pin, and, the plow is fastened to the frame. This makes it easy to install the plow, and, remove it when the plowing is done. There is no wiring involved with installing this plow, which makes it a lot easier.This particular plow has a three point blade position, pins that hold the plow in place, or up out of the way for transporting, and is mounted low enough so that it does not block the effectiveness of your headlights. It also has a deeper plow for scooping up more snow at a time.The Curtis company advertises a Hitch-N-Run System which is supposed to be the fastest way to hitch up or detach your plow. One of their promos is the challenge that they will pay anyone $5,000. if they find a faster system.The Curtis plows and other snow equipment is also available for other kinds of trucks besides the standard pick up, and John Deere, Snapper, Toro, Polaris, Kawasaki, and Kubota tractors.The Meyer Company has been around since 1926. Starting out in Newburgh, New York, this company has been making plows since they were first made of wood.Meyer built the first snow plow for the Willies Overland Commencer, the first of the four wheel drive vehicles.Their plows are made from either steel or polyethylene, and, there are over thirty five models to choose from.
