He Likes His Simple ATV Snowplow

2008 - Volume #32, Issue #1, Page #40

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"It's kind of a Mickey Mouse set up, but it sure works good." That's how Bill Katarynych describes his ATV snowplow, a home-built, two-part attachment he's been using for the last 20 years.
  The front and back blade mount on his Suzuki ATV.
  "The front blade is made from what was originally a Magnatrac garden tractor blade. I did a little bit of remodeling to mount it onto the Suzuki. It mounts to the machine's front A-frames with angle iron," Katarynych says. "I added side extensions on the blade to keep the snow from running off, and we can still angle the blade either way."
  He originally used a 12-volt winch to raise and lower the blade, but found it was too slow and replaced that with a wood hand lever and cable, which connects to the blade arm. The cable runs through a piece of plywood that sits on the front rack, and a wooden wedge is nailed onto the board, creating a fulcrum for the load.
  "When the blade is raised, the bottom end of the handle slides up and over the wedge and hooks there, so you don't have to hold it in place. Everything just sits on top of the rack û it's not bolted on. The more snow there is in the plow, the tighter the cable is," he explains.
  The back blade operates by a similar principle, however the blade was made from scratch using 1/4-in. steel plate. When the wood hand lever is lowered, it raises the blade.
  The rear blade has two angle iron braces that mount onto the machine's lower frame with pins.
  Both blades are a few inches wider than the ATV on each side, and they can be mounted or taken off in less than five minutes with no tools, according to Katarynych.
  Katarynych notes that when it came time to replace the Suzuki's battery, he opted for a big 12-volt instead, and mounted it on the front rack. This gives him more weight, and better power for starting the machine and operating the light.
  Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Bill Katarynych, P. O. Box 587, Delisle, Sask., Canada S0L 0P0 (ph 306 493-8105).

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He Likes His Simple ATV Snowplow ATV'S ATV'S 32-1-40 "It's kind of a Mickey Mouse set up, but it sure works good." That's how Bill Katarynych describes his ATV snowplow, a home-built, two-part attachment he's been using for the last 20 years. The front and back blade mount on his Suzuki ATV. "The front blade is made from what was originally a Magnatrac garden tractor blade. I did a little bit of remodeling to mount it onto the Suzuki. It mounts to the machine's front A-frames with angle iron," Katarynych says. "I added side extensions on the blade to keep the snow from running off, and we can still angle the blade either way." He originally used a 12-volt winch to raise and lower the blade, but found it was too slow and replaced that with a wood hand lever and cable, which connects to the blade arm. The cable runs through a piece of plywood that sits on the front rack, and a wooden wedge is nailed onto the board, creating a fulcrum for the load. "When the blade is raised, the bottom end of the handle slides up and over the wedge and hooks there, so you don't have to hold it in place. Everything just sits on top of the rack û it's not bolted on. The more snow there is in the plow, the tighter the cable is," he explains. The back blade operates by a similar principle, however the blade was made from scratch using 1/4-in. steel plate. When the wood hand lever is lowered, it raises the blade. The rear blade has two angle iron braces that mount onto the machine's lower frame with pins. Both blades are a few inches wider than the ATV on each side, and they can be mounted or taken off in less than five minutes with no tools, according to Katarynych. Katarynych notes that when it came time to replace the Suzuki's battery, he opted for a big 12-volt instead, and mounted it on the front rack. This gives him more weight, and better power for starting the machine and operating the light. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Bill Katarynych, P. O. Box 587, Delisle, Sask., Canada S0L 0P0 (ph 306 493-8105).

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