HOW TO MAKE A SNOW PLOW FOR YOUR VEHICLE

menu How to Build a Snow Plow by Steve Smith Build yourself a snowplow. Building your own snowplow could save you several hundred dollars; they are very expensive. However, you will need the right tools, which include welding equipment and metal-bending tools. If you have access to these tools, and enough space to complete the project, you can build a perfectly functioning snowplow that will mount onto a truck or all-terrain vehicle. Draw and cut four arced strips that are at least 2 inches wide and outline the shape of the blade from your sheet metal. These will be welded to the back of the snowplow. Cut the ends at an angle to allow the snowplow to rest at an angle on the ground. Set these aside. Cut the main snowplow shape from the sheet metal. The shape you cut will be a simple rectangle that is about 3 to 4 inches longer than the total height of the blade you want to build. This is to allow for the curve you are going to put in the blade. Attach the sheet to a roller press and slowly heat the middle of the metal sheet with a blowtorch. Bend the sheet around the roller press while heating the entire length of the metal sheet at once. This will create the curve of the snowplow blade. Weld the bracing strips you created in Step 1 to the back of the snowplow blade. Each one should be spaced evenly along the blade and in the vertical position. Attach the iron snowplow blade. This is a 3-inch wide strip of iron that can be ground to a dull point on one end. Simply drill holes into the bottom of the sheet metal blade using a 7/16-inch steel drill bit. Drill matching holes in the iron strip using a carbide-tipped drill bit and high-speed drill. Attach the iron blade to the snowplow blade using steel rivets. Heat and rivet the iron blade to the snowplow using a rivet press. Items you will need Sheet metal, 1/4 inch Welder Shaping form Blowtorch Iron strip or iron snowplow blade Drill with bits Rivets Rivet press by Taboola Sponsored Links You May Like The Simplest Trick To Check If Banks Owe You £1000s Money Advice Direct This app gets you speaking a new language in just 3 weeks - here's how! Babbel The Cost of the Top Hearing Aids Coming Out in 2018 May Surprise You. Hearing Aids | Sponsored Links About the Author Steve Smith has published articles on a wide range of topics including cars, travel, lifestyle, business, golf, weddings and careers. His articles, features and news stories have appeared in newspapers, consumer magazines and on various websites. Smith holds a Bachelor of Arts in English and journalism from University of New Hampshire Durham. More Articles Specifications for a Cat 257 Skid Loader How to Change Michelin Windshield Wipers How to Install Moose ATV Plows How to Make a Small Boat Mast From PVC Pipe How to Build a Wooden Side Panel Assembly for a Truck Bed How to Build a Wood Truck Rack How to Build a Flat Bed for Pickup Truck Homemade Jeep Tops How to Remove the Windshield Wiper Arm From a Honda Photo Credits photo_camera snowstorm image by DeCoste from Fotolia.com Related Articles star How to Build an ATV Snowplow How to Build an ATV Snowplow star How to Cut Through Windshield Urethane With a Sawzall How to Cut Through Windshield Urethane With a Sawzall star_half How to Build a Flatbed Truck Out of Wood How to Build a Flatbed Truck Out of Wood Copyright 2018 Leaf Group Ltd. / Leaf Group Media About Us Terms of Use Privacy Policy Copyright Policy AdChoices