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Power Lift Makes Snow Plowing Easier
Ron Stoen makes aluminum snow blades for light trucks and ATVs. The blades are raised and lowered by a nifty winch lift.
The all-aluminum blades with their 4-in. rubber squeegee edge aren't heavy. However, getting down to lower or raise the blade used to be a hassle, especially for Stoen's son who was recently d
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Power Lift Makes Snow Plowing Easier ATV'S ATV'S 32-1-33 Ron Stoen makes aluminum snow blades for light trucks and ATVs. The blades are raised and lowered by a nifty winch lift.
The all-aluminum blades with their 4-in. rubber squeegee edge aren't heavy. However, getting down to lower or raise the blade used to be a hassle, especially for Stoen's son who was recently diagnosed with French Polio.
"It's hard for him to get on and off a four-wheeler or out of a cab," explains Stoen. "With the power lift, he can lower the plow and away he goes without every leaving his seat."
The lift frame consists of two pieces of 1 by 2-in. channel iron with two crosspieces top and bottom. It has a mount that slides into the universal 2-in. receiver hitch found on or easily attached to four-wheeler and pickup front ends. The winch is mounted at the bottom crossbar with the cable running up and through a pulley on the upper crossbar. It's wired to the truck or four-wheeler battery with a control switch mounted in front of the operator.
"The entire unit weighs only 20 lbs. and is priced at $250 with the winch," he says. "The plow for the four-wheeler is $595, while the pickup plow is $995. The lift frame works with both."
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Stoen Farm Supply, P.O. Box 155, Lowry, Minn. 56349 (ph 320 283-5283).
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