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Ak thrower
02-10-2008, 07:09 PM
Hello everyone ! I live in Alaska , and I'm looking into the minis for a lot of reasons ... snow removal being the biggest ,plus working around the house and playing in the hills .

I have a lot to learn about these ,, but I've been reading on here and found a lot of help already . Looking forward to learning more ....... Thanks so far !


Bret
daveintheburbs
02-10-2008, 07:12 PM
There are starting to be a bunch of us Alaskans here. I'm looking forward to even more. Welcome!
Ak thrower
02-10-2008, 07:16 PM
Hi Dave ..

What do you drive ? I'm still trying to deside ,
kmoneil
02-10-2008, 09:12 PM
Welcome to the forum Bret!
greg0187
02-10-2008, 09:54 PM
Welcome to the best and only mini truckin forum.

-Greg
scesnick
02-11-2008, 09:17 AM
Brett

I am in the same boat as you. I am looking for a mini for plowing ALOT of snow. My driveway is up over a mountain and is 2.5 miles long. I have seen a few minis with the Blackline plow installed. But, I am not a big fan of the Blackline but I haven't seen any with any other plow yet.
Ak thrower
02-11-2008, 08:05 PM
scesnick,,,

Like yourself , I'm not a big fan of the Blackline plow either . I've been looking at plows for rhinos and the like . I can fab and weld , so thats not a problem . Just finding the plow I like .
scesnick
02-12-2008, 01:13 PM
scesnick,,,

Like yourself , I'm not a big fan of the Blackline plow either . I've been looking at plows for rhinos and the like . I can fab and weld , so thats not a problem . Just finding the plow I like .


I have a Rhino now and of course, it has a plow. I went with the Cycle Country 72" plow. It has held up well for the past three years. But, the push tubes hook to a skid plate like piece of metal that hooks directly to the frame of the rhino and is right underneath the machine itself. This set up works REALLY well for a rhino but i don't think it would work on a mini truck because you wouldn't be able to raise the plow very high. I think the tubes would end up hitting the front bumper.

I do know that the Eagle plow hooks right into the front receiver of a Rhino. This would work alot better for a mini truck but I have heard stories of them twisting when worked hard. But that isn't anything a few braces and a weld or two couldn't solve..