ATV Snow Plow... Good or Bad Idea? My Honest Review after 10 Years

00:00 Intro/My Property
03:09 Quad Review
13:12 Pros and Cons

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[BigRockOutdoors]

Thanks for tuning in! Should I get a new Polaris to plow snow? Maybe a UTV with a cab so I don't freeze to death? Let me know below.

[smiththers]

I've spent the last two years plowing my driveway with a 2wd 1987 Honda trx250. You can imagine right away how much that is a struggle, so I bought my neighbor's old magnum 325 when she moved.. I thought I was getting a good deal on it but unfortunately it needed almost everything fixed, and obviously was not maintained at all. 10 months later I think it's ready to try pushing snow this winter!

[larsyfsquack]

This is a great video. Extremely helpful. Thankyou!

[avlisk]

I am 73 and beginning to struggle with a 2 stage snow blower. Something to ride on would help. 250' gravel driveway, all downhill, we get a foot or more a few times a year in Maine. I think one of these would do the job for me. Thanks. (BTW, beautiful home/location you have there!)

[billz]

Wow that thing is a bit of a classic! Sure is in nice shape.

[bandit]

Aww please don't change it, it's so old and reliable and sounds like a great machine it no longer owes you anything, i get so attached to old reliable vehicle's, you could buy a new one and get nothing but trouble with it

[papertiger]

I'm in South Florida, and it was 86° here today. This video made me incredibly jealous.

If I'm ever in your area during a snowstorm, I'll pay you to let me plow your neighborhood road. That looked awesome!

[raymondremillard]

I have a Polaris 600 twin 2004 still plowing works great. By the way same colors sportman.

[trevorrichardson]

I use a 16 Yamaha kodiak 700(Yamaha’s work quad version)to plow my way into my cabin. And where ever else I feel like plowing lol. Love it!!

[seaswirl]

Just bought a new 2023 Suzuki King Quad 750. Putting all Warn plow equipment on it. Having a snow blower is all ducky but where I live, if we get a lot of snow and the plow comes by and we have a berm and a the blower REALLY struggles with that. Plus the streets curb and mailbox access needs to be cleared. It takes just too long to be out there with a snow blower.

[AdviceMom-]

You just helped me make a better decision! Thanks!

[RJArrayCPA]

I'm considering getting that new Can-Am Outlander Pro HD7 (new model for 2023) with a Boss 5'6" V-Plow (uses hydraulics, no need for winch). I'll have around 1, 100 yards of dirt/gravel easement to plow. Will be located in Central Minnesota, so I might not have quite the amount of snowfall you have in the mountains, but we do get it frequently and we definitely get pretty cold. Artic weather gear with hand warmers should get me through. Nice video, thank you!

[darrylpaterick]

The reason for the advertisement decal of the " shaft drive system" is up to about 2000 most polaris' had rear chain drive.

[derekgamache]

If you get a new one, keep this one around as a backup.

[allans]

What a fun video I love where you live. I could plow snow all day
Did u say the San Jacinto mountains southeast of big Bear?

[billw]

I have a 2001 Polaris 325 Magnum with a manual Warn plow, very similar to yours, however my machine is camo and not “professional.” I also use a winch to lift and lower the blade and like you, I get off the machine to angle the blade. I plow snow on our private road since our municipal doesn’t plow about 800 feet where our house and 3 others reside. I’m lucky that my driveway is at least flat. I personally will not part with mine, it has been a reliable machine for almost 20 years now. Funny that my rear brake for 10+ years was useless too, just like yours. I broke down and took mine to a Polaris dealer and had it completely serviced about 2 years ago. When getting it serviced I had them fix the rear brake and it has worked great ever since. I didn’t like relying on just one brake. The machine came back running like new! The guy who serviced mine, who services all the modern quads, told me how much he likes the old simple machines that are so much easier to service. Up to you what you do with yours, but for me, I’m hanging on to the old girl, she has been good to me. 😊

[calvinreichelderfer]

When you plow snow do you put weight on the back of the atv?

[yorkchris]

Argo has been working with Clearpath Robotics, but may be more Zamboni.
Not many swamps in Cali huh

[Justforfun-eket]

Are you plowing the whole road for the neighborhood? You getting compensated for that so you can keep the Polaris going strong?

[larrykluckoutdoors]

I am surprise how good they work for plowing, I been using mime for maybe 7 years now