[Shop-talk] Trailer Hitch Plows

[Jim Stone]

Thanks, Moose.  I had confidence that someone here would have an educated opinion.  Given the amount of snow we get, I suspect my best bet would just be to replace my old single stage blower - which is pretty much worthless on our gravel driveway - with a decent two-stage one.  Unless you want to swing out to Eastern Long Island when you are out plowing your friends and family. :)

Jim

> On Jan 30, 2026, at 8:47 PM, eric at megageek.com wrote:
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> I don't have any experience with these plows for snow, but I do use something similar behind my tractor for dirt grading. 
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> I've been snow plowing for the past 30 years (not professionally, but I do it for a bunch of people) and I couldn't see how these would work that well.  I mean, how does it lift or lower on to the ground?  Also, do you see the note about it "not designed for use with automobiles"? 
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> Plowing requires good visibility when you have to get close to buildings, walks, fences, etc. so rear mounted in car would be a challenge. 
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> I did have a snow bear plow a long time ago... 
> https://realtruck.com/p/snowbear-home-series-snow-plows 
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> These are light duty, fairly cheap (considering) plows that work on lighter duty trucks.  I even used it on a Ford explorer for a little bit.  I used it for a few years before upgrading to a  real plow, but it did the job, with minium installation on the truck. Basically a plate on the frame and a wire to the battery.  (The controller ran in your window like an old time drive-in movie speaker.) 
> I would go this route before trying to save the money to find something that isn't going to do the job. 
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> NOTE-  There is lots of 'nuance' to plowing.  What type of snow fall, how often you want to plow each event, what the area you are plowing looks like (i.e. hills, curves, places to mound the snow up, heck , even how much sun can hit the driveway) really play into plowing.  Of course the gravel, pavement, or pavers make a HUGE difference as well.  So what works in one area for someone might not work for others.   
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> I currently have a stable of 4 plows and a 'killdozer' snow blower*.  The plows range from an 8' plow on a ford 350 dualie with a dump bed, to one on a jeep TJ, to one one a enclosed zero turn, and one on an ATV.  Throughout the winter, different ones work better than others depending on the snow type. 
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> Wow, this turned into a ramble. 
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> In the end, I think you'll find other options much better that the back plow blade. 
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> *- here it what I mean. It's a hoot to drive. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8WGm5EINjY 
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> Moose 
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> From:        Jim Stone <1789alpine at gmail.com> 
> To:        Shop Talk <shop-talk at autox.team.net> 
> Date:        01/30/2026 20:08 
> Subject:        [Shop-talk] Trailer Hitch Plows 
> Sent by:        "Shop-talk" <shop-talk-bounces at autox.team.net>
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> Since it appears that Moose’s original question has been answered, I have a slightly different question to ask.  An ad for this trailer hitch plow popped up on my wife’s Instagram feed during last week’s storm: https://shop.agricover.com/product/snowsport180. It was intriguing enough that I did a little more digging and there are other brands out there.  For example: https://heavyhitch.com/product/back-plow-blade-with-54-snow-plow-blade/?attribute_pa_color=red-2&attribute_blade-choice=54%22+Heavy+Duty&tm=tt&ap=gads&aaid=adapb1XEOTtCD&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=17338979455&gbraid=0AAAAAD2YpIQ1ryevV51kdERo7cnGu9Qv- 
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> Does anyone here know anything about these?  After spending the last week digging out from the foot of snow that we got on Sunday, the idea of being able to pull my Ridgeline all the way forward in my driveway and just back up to clear a path is very inviting. 
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> Thanks, 
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