Plowing snow with a Honda fourtrax 300 4x4 atv 

@@JakeRoy98 It's worth it. Comes in very handy. I was able to do several driveways in the neighborhood.

They sure don't make them like this anymore. Just the right size machine for almost everything.

Hello and hopefully you are getting the snow this year! Very little here this year.

Glad to help. Definitely makes dealing with the snow fun. Good luck with your choice.

Yea buddy, your gonna really like that set-up. You've moved into serious snow plowing now. You will crap when you see how much deep( and I mean a foot at least) of snow you can easily move. You'd like a winch lift though --I have an acreage 'cause we dairy farmed and kept our acreage so I need a lot of atv powered machines with no farm machinery now. I have (4) Kawasaki Bayou 300 4x4's . I have machinery and tools on every one. Damn cheap tractors to run instead of full size International regular tractors that's for sure!!! Have fun --good video !!

Perfect it gets you out of the house to have a little fun and you can look like a hero getting the driveway cleared.

These machines are little beasts!

I also have a 96 300 4 trax with exactly same setup i working it extremely hard by farming, hunting, ice fishing and snoplowing,and working the garden and still runs strong

'88. sure is impressive how efficient it is.

@@_AndromedaGalaxy_ super quick and perfect for those annoying 2-4 inch storms. And fun at the same time.

So many people really used these machines. Probably be a good collector market for them in the near future. Last of the best before everything became huge and electronic.

You're going to wish you did that years ago!

Been plowing with my 07 420 for15 years.i leave the plow on for little jobs around the acreage. You get creative when you have it available. I also pull a wagon and use the $49 winch from harbor freight with a snatch block a lot. Super handy during garden season.

In it's day it was one of the biggest atvs you could get. One of things that make this quad great is that it is all manual. No fancy electronics that came on the next models. I have a similar problem with my knee when using an old ford tractor. Constantly pressing the clutch unlike modern tractors that can sit in gear.. Some of these big quads make it so easy to ride that it takes the fun out of it. No skill required.

That's only because you are ready for it! It won't snow now. Enjoy

Chains might help. Whenever I get deeper snow I plan on plowing multiple times just so the pile isn't able to push me off to the side. Plowing on the very edges first helps. Then I have somewhere to put the snow from the middle of the driveway. Love riding in the snow.

I was wondering the same thing. I think the long driveway makes it even more fun to have the atv for plowing. Nice and quick. Rather satisfying.

They work very well!

plowing is by far faster than blowing. id seriously recommend a winch for the plow. my back was so sore from the lifting lever.

@@_AndromedaGalaxy_ I had one with a winch. Loved it. Very precise plow adjustment. And a little easier to lift.

I have1998 Honda FourTrax 450 still going strong

Building a bowl out of wood is extremely difficult. I made sure to keep all my seams to less than 1/8" I wanted a smooth ride and not have wheels catch. Definitely made it difficult to cut precise curves on both edges. Good luck building one. Send me pictures! Here's a link to the wooden skateboard bowl video ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-pJzPqK7elmQ.html

I got lucky and it came on the machine when I bought it. I did like how precise using a winch was.

It works great. However you have to be ready for the snow. If you stay on top and plow every so many inches it is very easy. If you have a foot of light snow no problem. Wet heavy snow is another story and it won't push is. Reality I run out of traction before running out of power. A bigger quad won't help that very much. And it's fun... we had a blast on my buddy's bayou 220 as kids and would ride it with 7 people on it. Should work great for you.

Seth, if your looking at a Kawasaki Bayou 300 4X4 your looking at the best 4 wheeler ever made !!!!!!! You should read my other you-tube posts. I have (5) 300 4x4's . Ranging from a '94 to the last year they made one in 2004. My snow-bike is a 300 with a .30 over bored motor with balanced speed pro piston, off-road racing cam, Kolpin performance exhaust, re-jetted carberator, a 4" lift kit with bigger Mud Claw tires, chains in rear, and Dennis Kirk canvas cab with LED light bars front and rear. My plow is a 60" Moose plow with a 3500 lb. Warn front winch. She plows like a mother!!!!! My 2004 is a sprayer bike with a 20 gallon sprayer with a 48" rear boom. It also pulls my 52" atv mower made by Northern Tool that mows part of acreage. Other bikes do other chores. Now that I quit farming and sold machinery---these are my tractors. These 5-speed 4x4's are the BEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Jim

Hahaha That would probably keep the ice from building up!

On that model honda fourtrax it's all time 4x4

Yes

I need to cut as far as the blade will otherwise the ice buildup on the driveway becomes too much.

You can a little but not much or you lose traction. Plow does like to float when backing up.

I only need to plow my driveway. The Jeeps stay parked all winter to keep the road salt off them. I have a plow for my old ford truck but it is a lot just to keep running. The Honda just fire it up and go.

@@MrBriansAmazingWorld yep lol

I prefer to keep everything as light as possible. Much less wear and tear on every part. Engine has to work a lot harder "tough on main bearings" to get the extra weight moving. Adds a lot of pressure to axles and u joints. And it is harder to turn. I learned that from old tractors being all weighted down for traction. It will push better with weight though.

Having one is real nice for the precision adjustment it gives you. Not bad manually picking up the blade at least.