Propickup Digital Magazine
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SNOW PLOW PRODUCT SHOWCASE Here's a sampling of the latest and hottest products from the manufacturers we surveyed. Given that last season wasn't much to work with in testing new products, this assortment isn't half-bad. BUYERS PRODUCTS This Ohio-based company is a serious player as a plow and sander/spreader manufacturer as well as a big player in the towing, tool box and commercial truck equipment market (see buyer- sproducts.com). Buyers R & D depart- ment has been hard at work designing several new products for 2013: VMD SERIES: Buyers' new New plows make blazin' snowy roads a breeze By John Tiger IN THE WINGS Plows with adjustable wings are also rising to the top when plowing effi ciency and speed are paramount concerns. Fully adjustable wind plows can be used in just about any degree of any confi guration, making the plowing results infi nitely customizable for each operator's situation and plowing preference. In short, these plows make for quicker work of just about any job because they can be confi gured on the fl y, from the cab, to match the boundaries and parameters of any lot or driveway layout. Operators can adjust width in straight-blade mode, then adjust to use as a scoop or containment plow. SnowDogg VMD Series medium duty V-plow is specifi cally designed for half-ton trucks and SUVs. These plows feature a streamlined new design for better visibility and maneuverability with the same hydraulics and hinges as Buyers' larger VX plows that fi t 3/4-ton and larger trucks. The VMD plows are stainless steel and feature a 70-degree attack angle and 35-degree vertical travel. It has a contoured lifting frame; this combined with its new trip edge design gives the VMD plow better ground clearance. It has a quick attach/detach mounting system with over-center linkage that's operated by locking pins with foot pedals. The in-cab digital controller gives Buyers Products' new VMD-series plows feature stainless moldboard for high corrosion resistance and are designed for half-ton pickups. MUNICIPAL PLOWS: This new trip-edge plow keeps snow in front of the plow while providing smooth trip- ping action. It's a new addition to Buy- ers' line of full-trip reversible plows, which are available in standard rolled carbon steel or optional stainless. Buyers' plows are built with laser one-hand operation and can be used while wearing gloves. Brian Smith, marketing manager at Buyers, says, "The VMD medium duty V-plow is designed to give our customers the same quality and plowing capabilities as our large, HD SnowDogg plows but on smaller trucks and SUVs." SNOWDOGG TRIP-EDGE cut sheet steel assembled with con- tinuous welds for increased strength, rigidity and longer life. These new trip edge plows are available in three sizes: 42-inch height by 10-, 11- and 12-foot lengths. SALTDOGG SHPE6000 SALT SPREADER: This new salt spreader is designed for 1/2-ton pickups but features a heavy duty hopper molded from polycarbonate. Carrying 6 cubic yards of material, the hopper is carried by a stainless steel frame. There's a large-diameter auger that covers the length of the hopper fl oor for continuous material fl ow. In-cab controls independently operate the auger, a spinner and a material vibrator. The auger and spinner are powered by separate, ultra-quiet 12-volt DC direct drive motors. These units can be used with either a salt or sand material, or even a mixture. SALTDOGG SHPE2250 SPREADER: This new heavy- duty spreader is designed to fi t most standard pickup beds. It features a 3/4-horse auger motor and 1/2-horse spinner and vibrator motors. The hopper is 2.2 cubic yards and fi ts all 8-foot truck beds. It also features molded forklift slots for easy installation and removal. The spreader has a variable output width from 5 to 30 feet and a mate- rial fl ow rate of 3.2 cfm (salt) and 2.3 cfm (sand/salt mix). The spinner chute is designed for easy cleaning, and the separate chute mount converts from standard length chute to an extended one. MEYER PRODUCTS Meyer (meyerproducts.com) is an 86-year-old company that built their fi rst plow on a farm in Newburgh, New York. New for 2013 is the Super- VLD -- a lighter-weight version of their Super-V2 plow. The 582-pound Super-VLD is de- signed expressly for smaller half-ton pickups performing light commercial and residential plowing. The 7.5-foot blade can be confi gured in three modes; v-plow, scoop and straight. The moldboards features bottom- trip wings that trip independently in any confi guration while dual-acting cylinders lock the blade in any position, so back-dragging snow can be achieved easily. There's a pistol-grip electronic controller that mounts in the cab, same as with the V2. The Super-Vs are powder coated for corrosion resistance and feature the Meyer EZ-Plus mount- ing system for quicker mount/remove operation. propickupmag.com PROPICKUP 41