oldgixxer
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I have a nightmare driveway,very steep,and winds down hill like a large S almost 1000' to the house. People that come to plow it always slide off and get stuck in the lawn&a large storm costs me a small fortune. Been successfully using a large snowblower since '02 but thats getting parked this winter.
I've been tossing around the idea of buying an old Jeep Wrangler. Examples with hi mileage and a slightly rusted frame can be had for $2500-4000 with a plow set up. Dont care about the rust issue cause they all do eventually,and wouldnt register/insure it as Id use it solely for the driveway in winter months&then park it in the garage during the summer. But I decided against it for a few reasons and went this route instead:
Bought a 2015 Polaris 570 Sportsman last week,and ordered a Warn 3500# winch and Polaris 60" Glacier Pro Plow(super easy to mount&dismount) which should be here tomorrow. Also have a salt spreader to mount on back. Will easily handle 8-12" with a few passes and for the huge storms(which we seemed to have a lot of here in NY) as long as I plow with the storm I'll be fine.
Another plus is that my daughter and I can now trail ride together as we have a smaller quad too. Already made some trails on the 2acre lot next to us and she's been having a blast.
Heres some pics taken in the backyard:
I've been tossing around the idea of buying an old Jeep Wrangler. Examples with hi mileage and a slightly rusted frame can be had for $2500-4000 with a plow set up. Dont care about the rust issue cause they all do eventually,and wouldnt register/insure it as Id use it solely for the driveway in winter months&then park it in the garage during the summer. But I decided against it for a few reasons and went this route instead:
Bought a 2015 Polaris 570 Sportsman last week,and ordered a Warn 3500# winch and Polaris 60" Glacier Pro Plow(super easy to mount&dismount) which should be here tomorrow. Also have a salt spreader to mount on back. Will easily handle 8-12" with a few passes and for the huge storms(which we seemed to have a lot of here in NY) as long as I plow with the storm I'll be fine.
Another plus is that my daughter and I can now trail ride together as we have a smaller quad too. Already made some trails on the 2acre lot next to us and she's been having a blast.
Heres some pics taken in the backyard:
If it does,Im not worried,I'll mount chains like you said.
