Love my new Boss V

[Plow Babe]

I am in the Chevy Duramax this year with a Boss 9.2 Power-V XT. First time plowing with a V-plow, it was strange in my head right at first not to have the solid plow to angle, but after one parking lot I caught on and now am loving it.

I have the push-button control which is hand held or has the leg strap. So far I've been holding it but my left shoulder is getting sore from steering one-armed, so I may try the leg strap and see if that helps.

My route is smaller this year, just one commercial lot and the rest are driveways, mostly longer, and it's great fun to put the wings in the cow catcher position and let the snow fly off both sides - wheeeeee! :redv:
I never thought I'd like anything as well as my old Blizzard, but I'm falling in love with this one fast!

Plus it looks really cool with the tall side flares, and it pushes a lot of snow. I'm also loving the Duramax power, never had a diesel truck before either. Watch out, Plow Babe is getting wild!

[snowjoker]

I would like to see how that V with the flared wings does in very deep snow, It looks like it may be able to toss the snow up over the banks like the real v plows do. If ya get a chance could ya snap a couple picks for us :D I am waiting on plowing with my first diesel this season.. unpatiently:popcorn2

[chtucker]

Well based on my avitar... with just a straight edged V.....






DARN GOOD:D

[cat320]

you can put wings on the XT? i didn't think your could because of the flared ends.

[atgreene]

Yeah, like Howard said. lol

[hlntoiz]

If you are doing a lot of long driveway and only one parking lot then a V is the way to go. Got any pics?

[Plow Babe]

Snapped one picture today, should have knocked the snow clump off first it would look better . . .


cat320 you can put wings on the XT? i didn't think your could because of the flared ends.

I was calling the two parts of the V "wings," sorry!

[cat320]

Karen no problem . so the flared ends on that really place the snow farther like a municiaple type plow? My ford dealer here is a dealer for Boss so I always see them lined up on the front line durring the plow season.

[CGSI]

Hi Karen
I have had my first VXT for 2 years now. We run 3 of them now and 1 flat top V. It is very much set up like a municipal design and will throw snow higher and farther than any plow that has come up against it. I have a 10 foot muni funnel plow and it does not do it any better than my Boss VXT. At about 15mph it will lift snow about 4.5 feet or so and will toss it about 15 feet to the side so long as it is not concrete snow.

Also Karen, A lot o people call them wings so do not feel bad you called them wings. All of our trucks are either Cummins or Powerstrokes(1) and they shove the 9'2" VXT without effort even in the scoop position with 8" of snow on the ground. You will love the set up I am sure.... Also, they have a mount for that controller like a snake mount on a western.

Matt
The V has many benefits (yes, I know its not a power Plow) and fills the bill much more than you have given it credit for in your post.

[stargazer]

I was calling the two parts of the V "wings," sorry!

On the fisher V plows, even the ezV's, the controller has two buttons marked "wing", the buttons that move a "wing" individually. Fisher has built them for years, that's what they call them.

I immediately noticed that my xtreme V (which has more curvature) tosses the snow better than my easy V's, which have less curvatrure and no "flare" or rise at the ends.

I agree about the thrill of blasting through deep snow on a long road in the V position, with snow flying off to both sides. I've had to go through snow almost up to my hood, where the "bow" wave would rise up above my headlights if I went a bit too fast! That's my idea of really living! :burnout I guess that must be "good stress", sure feels good! :grinz Go ahead, get wild!!!! :rockon

The v's also allow you to track straight, no sideways push. The hardest part is the first breakthrough, and happily with the V's the angle cylinders are both fully retracted, their strongest position (I "bump" them a bit outward, to give a bit of hydraulic cushioning, before I start and occasionally on a long run).

For that same reason I don't stack with the scoop position, where the plow is in it's weakest configuration - both rams extended.

[CGSI]

For that same reason I don't stack with the scoop position, where the plow is in it's weakest configuration - both rams extended.

Must be a design issue with Fishers. I have stacked snow in the scoop position for years with all my Bosses and NEVER had to repair or weld any damage from doing so. Why would you consider the scoop position to be the weakest configuration? It has the most hydraulic dampening of all the positions.

[stargazer]

Must be a design issue with Fishers. I have stacked snow in the scoop position for years with all my Bosses and NEVER had to repair or weld any damage from doing so. Why would you consider the scoop position to be the weakest configuration? It has the most hydraulic dampening of all the positions.

Well I've never had anything break either so I don't believe there is a design issue. I consider the scoop position to be the weakest because it is the opposite of the "doubled up" retracted position where the shaft is inside the cylinder. Everything is fully extended with the least engagement between the two parts. Put one cardboard tube inside another. Bend them till they break. Then try again with only the ends engaged. Which breaks easier?

Here in Maine we often get rain and the banks can be full of ice and hard as a rock. I talked to someone who did break his V stacking in th scoop position. Someone local. It was not a fisher plow, but I'm not sure what brand it was. I had been stacking in scoop but decided it was just as easy to straighten my blade just as I stacked. Why take a chance? I'm not rich, and I take care of my equipment.

I'm sure you take care of yours as well and I have no issue with your methods. In fact, I'm impressed with your idea that you have more hydraulic damping. Nevertheless, simple physics/strength of materials tells me that straight is stronger than scoop, which I rarely use, mostly at intersections to clean up. I was just telling Karen (and anyone else) my experiences and ideas. Remember that what works on flat land does not always work in steep country where the stresses are different and real sudden.