P1000 Denali Pro Plow install issue

[john790]

If you dont have pulley like he has you should get one.Helps alot.

 

[Admin]

 

[Hondasxs]

I would add a spacer and call it a day.
Make it out of some thick wall pipe, some larger nuts, or thick washers.

 

[Stumper]

I’m going to piggy back off this thread rather than start another. The past two days I got to try out my DenaliPro for the first time on my P3-1000. Had to make a few adjustments and one of them was trying to get the feet to land flat when the plow goes down. The shortest side on the stop blocks gives me the most vertical position but the feet are still tilted forward a bit. Has anyone run into this and have a fix? Do I need to grind the edge of the blocks some? I have a number of steep drops in my driveway and I think the plow would ride better if the feet were perfectly flat to the ground - or even a bit rearward tilted.

 

[Sickartistic]

I’m going to piggy back off this thread rather than start another. The past two days I got to try out my DenaliPro for the first time on my P3-1000. Had to make a few adjustments and one of them was trying to get the feet to land flat when the plow goes down. The shortest side on the stop blocks gives me the most vertical position but the feet are still tilted forward a bit. Has anyone run into this and have a fix? Do I need to grind the edge of the blocks some? I have a number of steep drops in my driveway and I think the plow would ride better if the feet were perfectly flat to the ground - or even a bit rearward tilted.

I have the same forward tilt on the feet as well. I have a similar circumstance with my driveway and would like to see them sit a bit flatter.

 

[Stumper]

I have the same forward tilt on the feet as well. I have a similar circumstance with my driveway and would like to see them sit a bit flatter.

The way the blocks work it seems like the best fix is to grind off 1/8” on the shortest side - or find something else to use for stops. Hoping someone has a solution. Wonder if this tilt is a widespread issue - or design?

 

[Stumper]

Well did some modifications on the stops. Initially I ground about 1/16” off the short side of a block but realized it wasn’t near enough. I replaced the blocks with some 3/4” nuts and that got the small side of the plow foot vertical but the large side was still leaning forward. I then put a 5/8” nut on the large side and it’s still tilted…. I’m guessing that the two feet mounts must be fabbed up different or bent or something? (Brand new plow). So at this point t I have the drivers side foot vertical but the passenger side foot still has tilted forward. I did find that just the small change in stop thickness makes a huge change in spring tension - to the point that the original threaded rods couldn’t be adjusted tight. I had to buy some shorter threaded rods at Ace. I also had to make major shim changes on the feet to get the blade off the ground a bit.
i believe the current set up is better than it was but I’m at a loss for why so much modification is needed to get the blade to sit correctly. I don’t think I’ve installed anything incorrectly and my machine is bone stock. Is the plow just made incorrectly?

 

[Stumper]

I have the exact same problems with mine. Motoalliance was no help whatsoever. In fact they talked me into spending another $80 for a kit that lifted machines need ( mine is bone stock) and it still didn’t solve the problem. They did something wrong with either design of fabrication and won’t own up to it.

 

[scttwlsn45]

Vikes! Can we see a pic showing your winch rope where it routes through the shiv block and how you attached it back to the machine

 

[Stumper]

Vikes! Can we see a pic showing your winch rope where it routes through the shiv block and how you attached it back to the machine

I had a bunch of pics that I was sending to the Motoalliance engineer when I was trying to get this straight some months back but I must have deleted them when I gave up. I use their pulley kit with the reattach strap at the top of my bumper. The plow is put up for the year now.

 

[Vikes79]

Vikes! Can we see a pic showing your winch rope where it routes through the shiv block and how you attached it back to the machine

I’ll try and take one of the plow tomorrow

 

[scttwlsn45]

I use their pulley kit with the reattach strap at the top of my bumper. The plow is put up for the year now

@Vikes79 is this what you did?

 

[Vikes79]

@Vikes79 is this what you did?

I used 1/2 the pulley kit. The part that mounted where the fair lead goes I left int the box and just used my regular winch line.

I take my plow on and off a lot sometimes in winter and need to keep the winch line vs the little whip line the kit comes with.

 

[Stumper]

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I used 1/2 the pulley kit. The part that mounted where the fair lead goes I left int the box and just used my regular winch line.

I take my plow on and off a lot sometimes in winter and need to keep the winch line vs the little whip line the kit comes with.

Don’t see where using the winch line would make any difference at all in the plow angle?

 

[Rayger143]

Don’t see where using the winch line would make any difference at all in the plow angle?

It wouldn’t. I think you should try again in October. Enjoy the riding season!

 

[Vikes79]

Don’t see where using the winch line would make any difference at all in the plow angle?

It doesn’t…I don’t believe I ever said it did. Your bolts and cam positions drive that.

 

[scttwlsn45]

Don’t see where using the winch line would make any difference at all in the plow angle?

It doesn’t. It was a side conversation about his setup. They’re supposed to have better geometry for your winch line. Easier lifting easier on the line etc etc