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1999 - Volume #23, Issue #6, Page #37

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"Back It Off" Snowplow

As Roy Dove drove into Denver, Colorado, to work a few years ago, after clearing his driveway of one of the area's frequent light snowfalls, he was particularly struck by the number of big snowplows mounted on the front of vehicles he encountered.
    "I thought about all these people trying to clear their driveways before they went to work and how great it would be if you could just push out the snow as you backed out of the garage in the morning," Dove says.
    A couple of hours later, Dove had scribbled out a rough plan to build a simple, lightweight snow blade that would mount on his pickup's receiver hitch.
    Later that year, he took his plan to a friend's welding shop and built three prototypes.    He selected the prototype that worked best and put it into production.
    The plow blade, made of 16 ga. steel, is 5 ft. wide and 24 in. high. It slips into the receiver hitch and is locked into place with a pin, just like a trailer hitch. Once mounted, the user can adjust the plow to his/her vehicle by changing three manually set pins. The plow angles in either direction, depending on which way the operator wants to push the snow.
    It rides close in to the vehicle, which makes it more easily maneuvered. At its maximum angle setting, the blade is 4 in. from the bumper on one side and about 18 in. away on the other. It weighs only 70 lbs., so it can be hitched up or removed easily and quickly by one person," he says. "If you want, you can back the snow off of the driveway, and then take the plow off before leaving home."
    If you choose to leave the plow in place, you simply manually move the plow into its raised position, where it doubles as a receiver-mounted carryall. The blade comes complete with tie-down anchors. "Some people have bought it just as a carry-all," says Dove, who now makes his home in the Texas Panhandle.
    The Back It Off Snowplow sells for $199.95 and can be delivered anywhere by UPS. Call 800 529-2602 for a free video showing the plow in action.
    Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Back It Off Snowplow, Box 86, Hartley, Texas 79044. Fax information requests or orders to 806 365-4027. Website: http:// sites.netscape.net/dovesnowplow.

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Back It Off Snowplow SNOWBLOWERS Snowblowers As Roy Dove drove into Denver Colorado to work a few years ago after clearing his driveway of one of the area s frequent light snowfalls he was particularly struck by the number of big snowplows mounted on the front of vehicles he encountered I thought about all these people trying to clear their driveways before they went to work and how great it would be if you could just push out the snow as you backed out of the garage in the morning Dove says A couple of hours later Dove had scribbled out a rough plan to build a simple lightweight snow blade that would mount on his pickup s receiver hitch Later that year he took his plan to a friend s welding shop and built three prototypes He selected the prototype that worked best and put it into production The plow blade made of 16 ga steel is 5 ft wide and 24 in high It slips into the receiver hitch and is locked into place with a pin just like a trailer hitch Once mounted the user can adjust the plow to his/her vehicle by changing three manually set pins The plow angles in either direction depending on which way the operator wants to push the snow It rides close in to the vehicle which makes it more easily maneuvered At its maximum angle setting the blade is 4 in from the bumper on one side and about 18 in away on the other It weighs only 70 lbs so it can be hitched up or removed easily and quickly by one person he says If you want you can back the snow off of the driveway and then take the plow off before leaving home If you choose to leave the plow in place you simply manually move the plow into its raised position where it doubles as a receiver-mounted carryall The blade comes complete with tie-down anchors Some people have bought it just as a carry-all says Dove who now makes his home in the Texas Panhandle The Back It Off Snowplow sells for $199 95 and can be delivered anywhere by UPS Call 800 529-2602 for a free video showing the plow in action Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Back It Off Snowplow Box 86 Hartley Texas 79044 Fax information requests or orders to 806 365-4027 Website: http:// sites netscape net/dovesnowplow

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