November 16, 200520 yr i was wounding if i could hook a homemade snow plow or a manual tractor plow up to a 91 loyale station wagon
November 16, 200520 yr I think anything is possible. Just requires a little creativity. ...and some realistic desigining. I was thinking on putting a plow on the buggy? Glenn, 82 SubaruHummer 84 GL 01 Forester
November 17, 200520 yr funny you should ask... because in the 80s, subaru actually offered an OEM snowplow!
November 17, 200520 yr funny you should ask... because in the 80s, subaru actually offered an OEM snowplow! Good luck finding one though!
November 17, 200520 yr Good luck finding one though! Somebody on the board has one. I can't remember if it's Moosens or Skip, but I think it's one of those two guys.
November 17, 200520 yr On the corner of Third and Monroe in Spokane, WA, there is a car rental place that has an old Brat with a snowplow on it that looks good. Might stop by and see how they did it. I'd imagine it's an OEM one:)
November 17, 200520 yr We were going to put one on my camo wagon. Found a plastic one at a snowmobile swap meet for a jeep cj. It was a manuel turn, you had to get out and pull the pin, turn the plow and reset the pin. Figured I could mount a cheat cable winch to the bumper to lift it up and down. Never happened thou. I get to many idea's and never have the time to do them. Guess I should be on Riddlen lol
November 17, 200520 yr moosens is selling his plow, but its for an early 80s ea81, probly could adapt it to a loyale.
November 17, 200520 yr Keeping in mind that these are unibody cars with light weight noses and a little underpowered, may just be better off investing in a really good snow blower. Snow plow can beat the hell out of a vehical, especially a unibody, and the drive train. nipper
November 17, 200520 yr in 4-lo, i bet you would have plenty of power, plus these cars are not too flimsy.to do a long driveway, it would be a whole lot easier than a snow blower
November 17, 200520 yr Besides, it would be something your neighbors would really be unlikely to have. Imagine the envy.
November 17, 200520 yr I'd asscess your needs, the difference between a plow and a blower are significant. With a plow you will need more space to store the snow every time you use it? In tight places you may not have anywhere for the snow to go? Blowers will get rid of the snow but don't move it very far or do large areas well? A Subie plow is a fun idea but only good in the right application. Something to think about? Glenn 82 SubaruHummer--wants a plow... 84 GL 01 Forester
November 17, 200520 yr I'd asscess your needs, the difference between a plow and a blower are significant. With a plow you will need more space to store the snow every time you use it? In tight places you may not have anywhere for the snow to go? Blowers will get rid of the snow but don't move it very far or do large areas well? A Subie plow is a fun idea but only good in the right application. Something to think about? Glenn 82 SubaruHummer--wants a plow... 84 GL 01 Forester In the right application, it could be alot of fun, you're right. I think for what most people use a blower for, it would be great. We have a 300' long driveway, and some parking areas for 10-20 cars, and a blower would take forever. We have a old 3/4 ton chevy truck dedicated to plowing, and it gets thrown around alot even weighing 7,000 lbs. Ramming the piles of snow at the edges to get the snow farther away/higher is what really does it. It can't handle stuff over about 12" at once unless it's really powdery, so we end up plowing it two times during some storms. For the big spring storms, the backhoe has to come out (or when the plow truck gets high centered -- it has happened). If we had a smaller area to plow, I think a subaru would be great for 4 to 6" of stuff.
December 20, 200520 yr I wouldn't even consider it. I use a 3/4 ton pickup for plowing snow and it's VERY hard on it. No way would I abuse my Subaru that way.
December 20, 200520 yr yeah, if you take it easy and don`t try pushing like 2 ft of snow, you would probly be fine. something with low range like an 88 would be better though
December 20, 200520 yr RX with snowplow Sure it can be done but as weak as a Subaru unibody is it's "not safe at any speed"
March 13, 200620 yr I just made a A-type drag that I pull behind brat, and plowed my driveway, this past snowstorm. Our driveway is pretty steep, so plowing is all downhill. Being the first time, it did well. fine powder. The slower I went the better it did. I have dual range/in low. I used old batteries for weight. I may want to buy a plow, or adapt atv plow...and one of these days I'll learn how to do the picture/photo...rc
March 13, 200620 yr can we see a picture of how it's fitted? does it have any hydraulics or controls to raise/lower, tilt or adjust side to side? i bought a snow plow a couple weeks ago....
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