2006 Polaris Sportsman 500 HO stacking snow

I made this video to show how to "stack" snow. What I do first is angle plow my driveway until all the snow is piled up at the edge of the drive. So that the snow doesn't just keep building up and making your driveway narrower and narrower, you have to push it back, or "stack" it.

The easiest way to do this is to start with the blade raised about six inches above the ground, and drive into the snow bank at a shallow angle. With the blade slightly off the ground, your front tire closest to the bank will roll over the snow that the blade glided over, and start the ATV on a climb, which effectively raises the plow blade at the same time. You'll need some momentum and throttle in order to push the snow and climb the bank. Once you get toward the top, let off the throttle and grab the brake. Shift into reverse and back down the bank. Thats it!

If you haven't done this before, it will take you some practice before being able to do it consistently. The most importantly thing to remember is not to hit the snow bank perfectly square. You can see in the video where I did that one time, and the result was the blade dug too deeply into the bank and folded the blade over and stopped the climb. A shallow angle works the best. One other point, once you set the blade height, you don't have to mess with it while you're stacking.

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• ATV
• AWD
• snowplow
• Moose
• County
• snow
• plowing

[KHSrider12x]

how do you like those moose plows?

[sheepdogMSP8117]

They have been very dependable for me. Three years without having to replace any parts.  The County plow is nice for the road, but the flat blade is better overall.

[sheepdogMSP8117]

KHSrider12x , sorry I accidentally removed your reply. The 500 does an excellent job of plowing snow. I plowed over 200 inches of snow each year for two years in a row, my driveway and my neighbors as well, both are long driveways.

[crashingkid]

why is the light pod on top blue and the rest yellow?

[sheepdogMSP8117]

The ATV was originally blue. My wife got this one when I got my 800, and she wanted it yellow, so I changed the plastic, just didn't change the pod...lol!

[blackSmurf1000]

how good is that atv in the snow im looking to get one

[ddakota90]

Where did you get the plow bracket? I looked on the polaris site and can only find glacier mount, I have the moose country plow too.-Thanks

[Imjustgonnadoit]

thats how its done. you can stack snow pretty high if you got room.

[mtnbiker49]

How much snow have you ever ployed at one time?