captainwoot

I run a snowbear personal plow, 6' with an elertric winch to raise, works pretty good. Afriend of mine is very handy with the welder so we upgraded the mounts that it came with. Its kind of nice , the plow comes off and on really quickly its almost as easy as starting the snowblower! much warmer too lol

kramerica

Plows are rough on any vehicle. I had heard the same thing about unibodies and I searched and searched and couldn't find anybody with actual horror stories about them. Everything I read was about a guy who knew a guy who knew a guy who heard of... I don't see too many XJs with plows, though. The Western rig I have is comparatively light compared to others I have had on trucks. It does cause some sag when attached, but I also need some new shocks. Stay tuned maybe I'll see it different after winter.

whowey

When I junked mine... it was VERY bad shape... but it was seriously rusted and had been used as for plowing drives for 20 years.

itsanxjthing

Just to revive this thread, does anybody have pics of where the plow mounts to the unibody? anybody have some custom plow ideas? i have an oppurtunity to get an 8' blade and was just wanting to get some ideas

JeepCoMJ

light, under-powered, no good for hard-core use.

if you're plowing 6" or less it's no problem. make sure you push back the snow as far as you can the first time so you don't have to try and push the snow pile.

had one on my 86 and 88 mj...factory meyer's 6' plow. was convenient but again, it's not a commercial use setup.

a friend of mine who moderates on comanche club has a factory plow that the frame is BENT really bad on because someone tried to use it for commercial use.


oh, get some heavy duty front coils or air bags inside the coil springs (they're like $80 for the air bags) that you air up when you have the plow on.

itsanxjthing

do you have any pics of how it mounts up, and i was thinking of running the mounts back to at least behind my doors, to stiffen it up

JeepCoMJ

unfortunately no...I only have a few pics of it and they're on my computer back home (I'm working in socal right now and won't be home in WI til turkey day).

I sold the plows because we have a massey ferguson with a heated cab and a belly and 3 point grater on it as well as a front end loader so it's perfect for plowing.

my bro's picking one up next week I'll post pics when he gets it.

basically they mount through all the spots that the tow hook brackets mount through, plus around the sway bar brackets.

itsanxjthing

i have a half plan as to how i wanna do it, it will be totally homebrewi will post pics if i do it, and will 8ft be too much you figure?

XJD

Great site! I know the guy that runs that place........smart guy knows his stuff about fab work. One hell of a nice guy too

itsanxjthing

That particular thread is not very helpful lol, IMO

XJD

Well go on there and ask what you need or do a search on there..........8ft is way to big

XJD

I'd go with a 6.5 tops and make sure you brace the hell out of the mounting area.

itsanxjthing

lol i was thinking of cutting it t0 6 1/4 and the mountibg area i want to take back 3 feet

JeepCoMJ

6.5' plow max.

8' plow you better also be putting the xj on a fullsize frame

XJD

Yeah def cut it but make sure it can handle.....I usually over build but that's me......you can't have it mount 3ft back, you can mount it brace and strengthen 3ft back though. What plow do you have? What kind of mounting does it have? Do you have the clivis for the plow frame? What are you gonna plow? Just for your home use? there are so many questions you need to figure out the answers to before you start.......I figured out what I needed and made it much stronger than I need. If you need help man just ask I did a similar project last winter. I put a 6.5 blade on fullsize plow frame and have hydraulics for the bigger plows got a clevis for the plow frame and made my own mount kit......