ATV Snow Plow! Moose Plow and Honda 450 Foreman
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- čas přidán 26. 08. 2024
- Pushing around 8" of fresh snow with the Foreman 450 ES. Plow is a Moose 60" with UHMW wear bar to protect concrete drive. Amazing how much power the Foreman has!
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Just bought an 04 450 with 1036 miles. Plow set up. Same color and everything.
Nice! How you like it? They are good four wheelers.
Good job! I considered an atv to plow with but we average over 200" of snow every season, I went with a pick up truck
Good decision! That’s a lot of snow!
Whole lotta snow thanks for sharing
Great channel keep it up see you again 💗👍😊
Looks like fun. I did that for a few winters too, but after freezing my butt off so many times, it got old after a while. I decided to make the same thing, only bigger (7'8" blade) and heavier duty, and mounted it on my 1/2 ton pickup. Now I'm toasty warm and playing in the snow in style!! I used almost the same dimensions, and lift it with a 3500 lb. winch. My frame is pretty much the same, but with thicker steel and more bracing on the back of the blade. I still have manual angle, so I have to get out to angle the blade, but that only takes a few seconds and I'm back at it, but now I stay warm and push a hell of a lot more snow!
That’s pretty cool! Never seen a truck with an ATV style plow mount. Great idea! Thanks for the comments
The only problem with the single receiver mount is the fact that is weak and could break the weld or bend the steel (mine has done both) I had to add two lengths of square stock to each end of the plow bracket, that pushes on the sides of the receiver hitch, so it can't bend the 2" receiver mount now. Now I can slam a frozen bank of snow without bending anything. Along with using plow shoes and trip springs to allow the blade to trip when it hits frozen humps, it saves the frame from all the jarring. I've also noticed since I installed a rubber cutting edge (bolted in front of the steel blade, 1" lower) It also helps to prevent scalping on my lawn and scrapes the concrete off like a squeegee. It's forgiving too and rolls over the driveway surface easier.
Great video! Our Foreman 450ES is Yellow. They're great machines! I'll keep it forever.
I have a green 03 with 11,000 miles those things really do run forever
This was surprisingly fun to watch.
Glad you liked it!
Nice job... I have a new Grizzly 700 with a front mount Gen 2 plow 54".. upgrade from last year. I had the Grizzly 550 which also worked Great... Once again good video. Here in PA.
Thank you very much! That should be a nice setup for you. Plenty of power!!
That's a beast! Love plowing with my 420 rancher happy holidays from pa!
Amazing how much snow an ATV can push.
@Nathan Duckeorth - What part of PA are you in? We're in northwest PA, south of Lake Erie. We love using our Foreman 450 to move the lake effect snow!
@@PurpleCollarLife Westmoreland county
@@nathanduckeorth806 That's not too far from us. We're up 79 from you, above I-80.
@@PurpleCollarLife hell were Niebors lol
If I were staying in the Northeast I would want something like that.
Sure makes snow plowing more enjoyable!!
Great job!
Thank you!
Why do you plow with your Forman when you have a tractor?
Because it's more fun?
Is it faster?
I'm considering one vs my garden tractor. I bet it's more fun than my tractor... 😉
It’s faster and easier to maneuver than a tractor. A 500 cc size ATV with 4wd can push amazingly hard. I think a ATV is much better for plowing VS a garden tractor.
@@ProjectKing thanks. I'm working on a reason to get one. 😊
I have a question.Would this work going up a 15 degree slope gravel road as I have to start at the bottom and plow up.I would necessarily put chains on all four wheels.Its approximately 200 feet up and 200 feet down
I’m not sure. I think it would work fairly well if you have good tires with plenty of knobbies for snow. It will certainly plow going down hill!! Lol
Nice machine!
Thank u and thank you for the comment!
+ProjectKing Where did you get the snow plow for your honda foreman?
You're taking too big a bite with that blade...which is why you have to go back and clean it back up. Use about 50-60% of the width of the blade for the passes and you won't have snow rolling off the inboard side.
Go big or go home! Lol!! Thank you for the tips. I’ll adjust technique next time
@@ProjectKing "Go big or go home" Love it!!! I run a 10 foot blade on my dually! Now that's big!!! Over 20 years of plowing with just about everything. Just takes experience (which hopefully you have - since this video is 3 years old!). Today you see a lot of 'box blades' or 'wings' on the sides of blades to help stop spill-over. But you'll never be able to use the full width of any blade without some spill over. Hence, smaller bites.
Be well,
Don
Yes that was one of first times I had plowed with it. That’s awesome you run the big plows. That sounds like a great job. Be safe out there. Thanks for the comments.
@Don Abele - great tip. I make that mistake sometimes too, of taking the entire plow width.
hello, I have a 450 foreman es, looking to put a plow on it where did you get the plow mount winch ect? what was the total cost?
I can't remember. I think the plow came from Rocky Mountain ATV. The winch mount maybe from KFI.
I have the same atv
They are nice machines!
Yep theyre high quality
I have 2001 Honda rubicon 500 , was little concerned about pushing snow with 60 inch plow , or if winging snow to side if the weight would want to push fourwheeler sideways ! Some say def go for 60 and others say 54 inch !
60 works no problem ?
Yes 60" will work. But remember that if the snow gets deeper than 8" or if it freezes solid.... The ATV will not plow it. Just not enough weight. I use a tractor for that.
The 60" is nice because when it's angle the snow still doesn't touch the tires. I'm not sure on a 54". A 56" plow would probably be ideal for 450 size Honda Foremans. Thanks for the comments!
Unfortunately mine came with 48". Adequate but a little small. 55" would be perfect. The 450 is really a 432cc. The 500 will easily push 60" but unless you have a lot to plow, I would pick 55". 2 passes will open anything up and if you do 4 passes 55" is more than enough. Save a little with 55" and buy some v-bar chains if you're off pavement.
just bought a cabin in idaho and in the market for an ATV... you like yur Foreman?...
+craigslistrr O Yes I really like it. The suspension is a little stiff when not loaded. But I think the new ones have very smooth suspension. I like my old 450 because it's air cooled and very reliable. I have heard stories of them having over 40,000 miles on them form forest service duty. Mine has 1200 miles on it so it has plenty of life left! Lol.
ProjectKing looks like the plow on my plow tractor
I have a 2003. Transmission sticks a little, especially coming out of reverse. Has a thermostat cooling fan. I think perfect size of power and manageability.
Have a 42o rancher one check of a machine 4 Plowin or general use!!
what are the thoughts on plowing with a Arctic Cat 400 cc 2007
+J Duggie I have no experience with Artic Cat. If the atv has a low range it should be okay. The plow may stress the cvt belt so a small plow would be better. 50" max. This is all my opinion however!
J Duggie 60" Moose on a 400 Eiger bought new 2004, still plowing strong, IDK how different the Zukis and AC atvs were in some years.
J Duggie
I have 2011 350 4x4 cat with a Eagle 54" plow. The thing is a beast with that plow
What length of plow ?
60 inch! Let me know if you have any more questions. (0:
Is that 4x4
Yes! 2wd can’t push much at all
ProjectKing seems to be doing good!
ProjectKing seems to be doing good! I plow 2wd. And works fine. Get some tire chains helps me a lot
That’s great to hear! Chains make all the difference!!
ProjectKing yes basically makes it 4X4
How old is it?
2003 model. Has around 170 hours and 1100 miles. Thanks for the comment!
ProjectKing i love hondas i have a 87 350 and a 98 450 es thats like yours it has never been touched with a wrench or an oil change it even has the original spark plug i have had some battery problems sense i bought it if i let it sit for 6 months its dead you get the same problem
Your 450 sounds like it just came off the show room floor! Do you run it much?
oh shit ya not much this year but a lot in the winter
i towed a fricken 100 foot tall tree that fell over yesterday I have put 5000 miles on that thing starts first try at minus 30 cel frick she goes and goes my only issue is after 4 to 6 months of sitting battery is dead