I've had this plow on the front of my Kawasaki Brute 750 4x4 for 6 years now. My experience with it has been very positive. The only shortcomings I've run across are when I have tried to push the blade beyond its intended limits. That's more my problem than a problem with the plow.

It moves snow very effectively. And it's kind of a blast, too! As for moving dirt, here's where you have to figure out how to use it best. Take light passes. The relief springs are fairly easy to trip if you try to push too much too soon. This isn't a tractor... keep that in mind. It works best pushing dirt, snow, sand, etc off of asphalt roads and driveways. If you try to push mountains of dirt around your property to build a BMX track, you'll be sorely disappointed.

I use it to clear my driveway of snow and all the run-off that gathers on my driveway (and my neighbor's) after a big rain. It's fantastic at that. I also use it to clear my property of light brush. We have a ton of tumbleweeds and sagebrush and if you set the blade height just right and get some momentum, it lifts them out of the ground easily.

The main drawback I have encountered is if you let the winch out too far when the plow is on the ground you will create a lot of slack in the cable and when you go to lift the plow back up you will pinch the slack, crushing the wire and eventually, it will snap. The key is to keep the plow hanging as much as possible and don't let out the winch too far. I'm guessing a nylon rope might be a good upgrade here but I replaced mine with another steel cable. If for some reason you only use your winch for the plow, the best thing to do would be to just run a very short lead so there isn't much slack when the plow is resting on the ground.

Assembly is fairly easy for anyone with experience turning wrenches. I suspect mushy handed, hipster doofuses with well groomed beards and too much cologne might struggle with it, but my grandmother would be able to do it. Of course my grandmother is a bad mo-fo....

I just leave the plow on my quad all the time but if you want to take it on and off regularly, make sure to lube the pins/holes and keep pliers handy. Sometimes it takes some leverage to pull the pins. One reviewer mentioned to beware of the overhang of the mount when the plow is off.... this is a good point. And be aware that the unit hangs on the frame under your quad so your ride clearance is compromised from stock.

There is a long rope used to change the angle of the blade. In theory, you should be able to do it from your seat, but you'll be happier getting off and making the adjustment much more quickly. There are 5 angles available and they all do what they are supposed to.

All in all it is a practical, beefy, useful addition to my quad. For my property it is a must and I don't really know how I'd get along with out it.

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Amazing blade for the money. Time will tell after it is used for a winter. I do like that the blade can be replaced as it will wear down.

the plow is very heavy duty. but when ups dropped it off the box was falling apart, bolts falling out, not happy with the way swisher packages the plow, n ups handled it terribly, a part that hooks to the plow was damaged, had to call swisher to get a replacement part, the were very good and understanding, had the new part in a week

Had several years now. It's great for snow, and downright fun plowing snow, but don't plan on moving much of anything else with it, certainly not dirt. The stress relief mechanism tips the blade so you can't damage the ATV or mount, which is good. I'd rather make more passes than buy parts to replace what I broke by trying to push too much. I realize the manufacturer wasn't trying to turn your ATV into a dozer. That said, I think it should be an adjustable release as I think it trips too easily, severely limiting the uses of this blade. Also, it's not practical, and even dangerous, to leave the mount on the belly of your ATV if you take the blade off. It is just too close to the ground to be safe and the front where the blade attaches sticks out where it could dig into the ground or catch on something. That's not a complaint just a warning. You could find yourself laying underneath your flipped over ATV if you caught it on a short stump or something similar.