ATV Snow Plow Pulley Install 

Excellent thanks for watching

I wish I could sayI invented the concept, but a number of my friends have done something similar. Glad you found it useful.

Glad it helped.

Excellent

Glad to help!

Thank you Daniel!

I just got back into plowing with an atv recently after 15+ years of living in apartments. I will admit it's difficult and time consuming to plow on icy gravel driveways but I'm hoping the chains I added this year will solve that problem!

Hi Cody. Thanks so much. Im glad you’re enjoying them.

Thanks FM. I’m sure it is

Thanks Anthony. Good luck. One think I did learn, make sure the rings on the strap are up high enough, if you set it too low, the hook on the winch will contact the pulley. In this video its fine, but this year I was thinking when I hooked it up and had to adjust it.

I also found adding the pulley slows the blade down enough that I don't worry about raising it too much...

Feesher Care to elaborate your two pullies system? Like to try Dave way and your way

Same! How would I do a double pulley set up?

Hi feesher.. Can you just flip a picture to me at my facebook page. Links get killed in comments.

@@MyOldSled Sorry, I don't have facebook.

Hi Trevor. Thanks for watching.

Thanks Robert!

Thats correct MB. In addition to mechanical advantage, or the difference between the required force and the weight of the object you wish to move, by playing around with placement of the pulley, these setups allow you to reduce flexure and abrasion on the cable as well. I think the reduction in speed is well worth the reduced load on the winch. Thanks for watching and commenting.

Yep I love it. Thanks for watching.

Hi David. Thanks for watching and commenting. Bought an F150 this year. Love it.

Hi Jodie, I appreciate the feedback. I know guys swear by straps and if you have something that works for you thats great, but I have to disagree that they will break no matter what. Two of my neighbours plow with cables and the same pulley setup, and other than this year, we get a ton of snow. I plow my road and driveway a lot and none of us have had a single problem with cables. If they are maintained properly, they are easily able to take the abuse. Normally when cables break its because they haven’t been lubricated properly and corrode from the centre.

I would like to try that. How do you attach the tow strap to the winch drum?

Nice. Thanks for watching and commenting!

Thanks.

Thank you!

Gotta love the blues...

Well, it will help thats for sure. Thanks for watching.

Glad you enjoyed it.

Always been a great machine. Little small, but it does what I need it to.

It is a snowmobile channel ;)

@@MyOldSled Sorry.But I don't have that machine anymore. It was a piece of square stock that hung out off the rack. I had the pulley attached to the arm straight out over the plow. The cable ran through the pulley and dropped straight down to the lift point on the plow. Same concept as the one Dave Northrup posted on RU-vid years ago. Check out his video.

@@MyOldSled Basically just like an old school tow truck with a boom and winch. I was doing snow removal commercially and was averaging 400miles a season. Wore out multiple skids and wear bars plus a set of tires each winter! But never had any problems with the Warren winch or anything else related to the plow being used that much.

Hi James, I found the video on Daves channel. This is essentially the same thing. The lift point on the plow and pivot points on the frame are exactly the same, so it's doing the same job - reducing the effort to lift the plow, just reversing the placement of the pulley. My plow raises and lowers in exactly the same manner. My plow rocks at a very slight angle when it's raised because the attachment point is slightly offset, but it still rests flat on the ground when its down. Your approach works great too. I like this set up because there was no welding, no wrenches needed to mount it and I can just toss the strap and pulley in my storage box when I'm note using it. Worked perfectly all last winter but I'll keep that design in mind if I run into any issues. Thanks for watching.

@@MyOldSled Hi there - no offense but it's not really the same thing. The point is, which the video states at the end and what James said - by putting the pully up by the fairlead using an arm or suspending it from above (from the rack), you can move the pully out so its nearly ABOVE the lift point on the plow. This makes a massive difference in the amount of energy it takes the winch to pull the plow up. Pulling it straight up vs at an angle is a significant change, and that is really James' point. The video does not show that exact implementation but states you can just move it further out to achieve further efficiency.

Thanks!

Thanks! Where are you?

Not at all. The plow will raise until it hits the frame, which you don’t want anyway.

Thanks Joey. Glad you liked it.

Thanks for watching!

The rack is more than strong enough. I can’t speak for all ATVs but I’ve never had an issue.

It doesn’t change maximum height at all if you position the strap high enough. It still lifts as high as the frame which is as high as it can go. Thanks for watching

@@MyOldSled I have one of those pullies I may try that! Because I broke my cable bout a week ago down by the hook that looks like it may take the strain out of it where it bends coming out of the winch thanks!ps I ride sleds 2

If it was the same angle, I probably wouldn’t have said that. I mean, it’s not like I can’t actually see it. The primary reason for adding the pulley on a winch, as with any lifting system, is to reduce the load on the winch, exactly like using a block and tackle. Thanks for watching.

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hi Orvis. Hmm actually no, I've never thought of adding weight to the plow, but I guess that's as good a way as any. I guess the weight would be split between the winch and the front rack. I can't say I'm sure if thats a concern. If it is rated for 60 lbs I would say it would exceed that weight, but I haven't had any issues on mine.

@@MyOldSled Hey thanks for the reply. Just out of curiosity, do you have any experience with plow wings? If so, are they worth it to make/buy and retrofit on a ATV plow?

With a single pulley in this configuration the weight on the rack is half the weight of the plow being lifted.

Actually, the weight is still hanging on the rack at any point in the lift and remains unchanged, the force required to move that weight is reduced with each pulley added.

Mine had the plate when I got it and no skid plate. I would say drill it and see if you have enough clearance to lift the blade, the remove the skid plate if you need to. My guess is you’ll need to

@@MyOldSled .. thanks

I have a 2004 Foreman that came with the bracket already attached. It looks like the skid plate was removed and bracket attached directly to the frame. I'm sure you've already got it mounted by now haha, 2 years ago

Still on the same cable, no issues

Its noticeably. Thats partly how it works, like low gear...same weight being moved, spread out longer.

Yep, it cuts the speed down, spreads load out so it has to. Pulley is good and solid, no woories. Thanks for watching!

Wanderer…still going strong, and I lifted the plow while standing on it….

Yes there is one at each end of the blade.

Hi. Its working fine. My neighbour has a similar set up and has been going for years.

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I’m still running the same setup and it’s working great I did t make any changes

I don't know that much about them, but I think they just pivot further back. Mine pivots pretty much right under me, the one you're buying would go into the receiver and hinge there. I think you lift it with a winch the same as I do with mine.

@@MyOldSled ya iam going to use a u bolt or something under bike to keep up and in center what’s strongest place to do so?

I'm not sure what you mean. I needs to be able to move up and down...maybe I'm just understanding. I guess you'd want to bolt a plat to your frame?

@@MyOldSled it’s a square tube that runs length of bike to the hitch of bike but need to anchor that under bike somewhere

@@MyOldSled I’ll think of something just didn’t wanna bend frame

Hi JK. Well, the advantage is stated in the video. Like any block and tackle arrangement, you trade force for distance. Every pulley you introduce cuts the lifting effort in half. The net result is a reduction in the wear and tear on your winch. That said, I can understand you not feeling the benefit is worth the blade being slightly slower. It takes my blade 2.3 seconds to raise from the ground to its maximum lift. I can make it 2.3 seconds without freezing. I don't have heated grips either...so I wear gloves...because after all, it is winter. ;) in any case I didn’t invent it. Most atv plow and accessory plow companies make a pulley kit for the same reason. Just sharing the quick and easy version I use. Thanks for watching.

Nope. It still raises until it hits the frame which is as high as it can go

A lot of guys suggest ropes. Thanks for watching.

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Can't imagine blowing a muffler up because of plugs, but your manual should tell you which plugs to use.

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@@MyOldSled Thanks. Did you ever do the pulley mod (drilling a hole and moving it a bit closer to the blade) you spoke about in this video?

No, lots going going on this year building the new garage. The Atv was stored at the neighbours.

Still going strong. It will last indefinitely. I mean eventually the cable will wear out like anything but it's getting half the stress. This is a pretty standard mod, the plow manufacturer offers a very similar add on, I just don't like the company much .

Hi Eric, I know a lot of guys use straps or ropes. Personally, this method is my preference as it reduces overall load on winch, and it’s well within capacity of the cable, but I appreciate the suggestion. Thanks for watching and commenting.

Hi M. Sorry, that is not correct. My blade will still lift until it hits the frame, which is as high as it can go. No change.

I haven’t. Thanks for the tip!

Possibly, though because its slower, the winch runs longer.

Hi Terry, the rack could easily support double that weight without bending. Been running like this with no issues for a while now. Thanks for watching.

Thats something I’ve been considering. Wondering if id need a larger pully.

@@MyOldSled I don’t think so. When it stretches it fits right in there. I have a short one that I use just for plowing season. Definitely lasts a lot longer. One season with the original metal cable and I started breaking strands. 4 years on this synthetic plow cable now and it’s not showing any signs of wear. And they’re inexpensive

This is about max for this size ATV. Thanks for watching

Sounds like a movie title. :) No the plow raises just as high and drops just as low as always

What? That’s what you have? What model.

Not that complicated. Half the load on the winch. Most plow companies sell a similar accessory.

@@MyOldSled I didn't say it was complicated, I said it was twice as slow. I don't think the benefits outweigh the cost.

Ah, ok. You said you didn't see the benefit. In that case, I think another second or two to raise the plow is is worth reducing wear and tear by putting half the workload on the winch. Just my opinion. Thanks for watching.