If you’re using a truck snow plow for commercial snow removal, you’ve either A) never known anything better to use, or B) are okay with habitually doing things the hard way. The other day I was sitting in my hotel room in Duluth, MN preparing my video equipment for a day-long video shoot with a property manager that uses KAGE skid steer snow plows and a tractor snow plow handling snow removal for their three multi-unit apartment complexes.
Only the cutting edge you say? Sometimes the hasty choices that we make regarding our snow plow are not so “cutting edge”. The cutting edge of the skid steer plow is like the sole of your boot, or the rubber on your wheels. Decisions that you make when purchasing your snow plow cutting edges can directly affect how your customer views you, your level of service, and your profitability.
Small articulated loaders are carving a dent into the skid steer market. More and more contractors are finding that the compact wheel loader is a suitable, and sometimes better option to buy or rent than a skid steer loader. Snow removal contractors are no exception. There is no perfect formula when you are trying to decide between the two, but we are going to point out some of the important considerations that may be part of your decision.
It’s always been a directive at KAGE® Innovation to closely track how the industry is evolving in machine and equipment manufacturing.2018 Northern Green Expo in Minneapolis
The Perfect Plow – The KAGE® snow plow and pusher system combines the snow pusher capabilities to move large amounts of snow with the versatility of the snow plow for skid steers, wheel loaders, and tractors into one easy to use attachment.
The main difference between the LBK Series Snow Plow System and the SBK Snow Plow System is there’s a floating top link just forward of the quick attach plate. On a compact wheel loader, this floating top link is crucial for keeping the plow blade tight to the plowing surface.
The Advantage of a Well-built Snow Plow MoldboardFor many generations, snow plow moldboards were designed in a similar way – a curved piece of steel with thin ribbing for support at the back of the plow. Enter the 21st century, snow plow crews are now using heavy equipment like skid steers, tractors, wheel loaders and more to take on the larger more demanding snow sites.
31 You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to call him Jesus. 32 He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David, 33 and he will reign over Jacob’s descendants forever; his kingdom will never end.” Here at KAGE, we are constantly reminded of how blessed we are to be a part of something much greater than one can imagine. Celebrating this time of year is important to us, because it’s a time of hope and renewal.
Snow plowing is always going to be a necessity as our country, cities, and towns continue to grow. Those contractors that do what they do best, and do it repeatedly, will usually outperform and out maneuver the competition. KISS is a well known acronym for “Keep It Simple, Stupid”. While this statement may seem derogatory, it holds a lot of truth. Especially when it comes to snow plowing and snow removal operations.
How to Unload and Install Your Snowfire Plow System for Skid Steers
In this video, we’re going to demonstrate the quickest, simplest way to unload and install the KAGE Snow Plow System for your skid steer. From time to time we get customers asking about what they need to do to prepare for unloading their new snow plow system … and more importantly, getting it installed on their machine.
Recent Comments