P1000 66" Blade for P1K5?

[Slurugger]

I'm looking to take advantage of the sale on honda sxs club store and get my Denali plow blade. I don't have the biggest driveway and garage space is always a premium. Has anyone tried the 66" blade size on a P1K5 and if so what are your thoughts? If it causes issues then ill just have to find a place to store the 72" but wanted to get any thoughts first. Thanks!

 

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[Hondasxs]

I do recomend the 72. But the 66 is fine on a stock width machine.

While I say 66. At full tilt it has a 59 wide push path.
Stock pioneer 1000 is 63 wide.
So you will have 2 inches each side of tire scrub when full tilt.
Or just don't go full 25 degs.

And honestly. Might not be a big deal. Really. It would only be one side as the opposite side would already been pushed. Assuming.





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[toddvdh]

I’ve been plowing for a long time. Bigger is always better.

I usually store my plow standing on the face of it so that extra 6” isn’t a big deal for storing, but it will make a big difference when using.

 

[Slurugger]

I do recomend the 72. But the 66 is fine on a stock width machine.

While I say 66. At full tilt it has a 59 wide push path.
Stock pioneer 1000 is 63 wide.
So you will have 2 inches each side of tire scrub when full tilt.
Or just don't go full 25 degs.

And honestly. Might not be a big deal. Really. It would only be one side as the opposite side would already been pushed. Assuming.



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That's a good point. Assuming I'm wind rowing, after the first pass it only scrubs on one side. And being in the midwest snow is usually a few inches, not feet.

 

[Buggyman]

I'm looking to take advantage of the sale on honda sxs club store and get my Denali plow blade. I don't have the biggest driveway and garage space is always a premium. Has anyone tried the 66" blade size on a P1K5 and if so what are your thoughts? If it causes issues then ill just have to find a place to store the 72" but wanted to get any thoughts first. Thanks!

I would recommend the 72" and get a set of wheel dollies to flip it up on when not using. less space and easy to move if needed. JMO.

 

[StewB]

I attached a 66" and it just didn't seem wide enough - especially, as above, when angled.
I built a dolly to move it around and to help line up the pins.
In the summer I flip it up on the dolly and move it out of the way.


Late Edit: yeah, should have clarified that after ditching the 66" blade, I went with a 72" blade.
I think that 72" is the best way to go with a P1K5.

 

[trigger]

66" is perfect for a P500. I'd recommend 72" for a 1000.

 

[Dirtstiffs-1000]

I too have been thinking about buying a 72" from Hondasxs.com store.

Good advice from other's in thread.
IMO,
A wider plow is my preference.
I'd want a blade that kicks the snow away from my wheel track, so that I'm not running over the windrow and packing down and making the snow harder to move.
This also keeps the blade attack angle, flat.

Years ago, I plowed snow on an industrial scale for a living.
I think that's why I'm dragging my feet on buying a sxs plow.
Didnt realize how many friends I had when i plowed..

 

[Slurugger]

Thanks everyone, I went with the 72 bases on your feedback!

 

[StewB]

I too have been thinking about buying a 72" from Hondasxs.com store.

Good advice from other's in thread.
IMO,
A wider plow is my preference.
I'd want a blade that kicks the snow away from my wheel track, so that I'm not running over the windrow and packing down and making the snow harder to move.
This also keeps the blade attack angle, flat.

Years ago, I plowed snow on an industrial scale for a living.
I think that's why I'm dragging my feet on buying a sxs plow.
Didnt realize how many friends I had when i plowed..

Friends and sympathizers.
As I just edited above, I didn't like that the 66" blade left my tires to pack down the side windrows.
Later this year, because it's too crazy to discuss today when the temperature crossed 103 degrees, I'll install and show off my brand new v-bar tire chains. I have a road base (mixed crushed gravel) driveway and if I plow every time it snows, the redrock road base packs into the snow bank. And I have to pay someone to bring it back and roll it flat.
So I bought chains to try to be able to leave a base layer of snow and ice, but still get the deep stuff off - without digging up road base. Will report back in November when it snows.
But for today, flip flops and a six of Sam Adams Summer Ale.

 

[Eldorado]

Really love the 72" on my P3, game changer. there is a hole forward of the fairlead mount that you can use with the winch to help line up the pins.

 

[Vikes79]

If you’re getting a plow you should use a snatch block and a soft shackle tied up on the bumper somewhere. Running a single connection to the plow will just shock the crap outta the winch and wear out your line faster.

Here’s a simple video of me plowing snow with my 72” Denali plow.

 

[StewB]

Amazing how much truck this snowplow thread is getting here in mid-July, whilst I wither in this 102 degree heat.

(Of course, as normal, Imma big part of the problem. Mom always told me so. )

 

[Dirtstiffs-1000]

If you’re getting a plow you should use a snatch block and a soft shackle tied up on the bumper somewhere. Running a single connection to the plow will just shock the crap outta the winch and wear out your line faster.

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Here’s a simple video of me plowing snow with my 72” Denali plow.

Crisco, floor wax, dish and laundry soap on the clean blade helps keep snow from sticking. Diesel in the old days..

 

[Vikes79]

Crisco, floor wax, dish and laundry soap on the clean blade helps keep snow from sticking. Diesel in the old days..

Yeah that picture isnt that awesome in that regard. When I do have to plow, I move so much snow that I don’t even mess with the potions….they wear off quickly….. too quickly. As long as the plow is the same temp as the snow, I usually don’t have any buildup vs when I start from the heated garage.

 

[Slurugger]

that's what the old timers taught me when I was running a bobcat in the early 2000s, splash of diesel every morning in the bucket when you fueled the machine. And that was back when diesel was expensive, like $1.50 per gallon...