Home Plow by Meyer

We live at over 8500’ in the Colorado Rockies and have about 200’ of hilly, side-sloping, uneven gravel drive to clear. Our order was delayed by a few weeks. We received our Home Plow Electric, assembled it (using a torque wrench for the blade bolts at 90 ft-lbs), and installed it on our 2005 Jeep LJ just in time for 18” of snow the next day. That was around February 1. Since then, we’ve had somewhere between 4-6 feet of snow, usually 6-12” at a time, and it has performed just fine. Even plowed out a neighbor’s drive after the snow was old and heavy and about 18-24” deep, and it still worked quite well. Yes, it is not a commercial-grade plow, but if you use your noodle, take your time and don’t abuse it, it works great. It’s designed to plow your drive, not run a business – but it doesn’t cost $6000, either. We found an independent YouTube video that was very helpful with the assembly process. We only needed to make a few minor adjustments – preload the trip springs about 3-4 turns beyond the suggested setting (the default setting was too weak for an uneven gravel surface), and shorten the chain about 3-4 links to enable it to be raised to a good traveling height. One advantage of this plow is that the mounting hardware does not reduce the ground clearance on the vehicle, so if you want to off-road it, it won’t be in the way. Most heavy duty plows have mounting hardware systems that may be stronger, but are low enough to make a difference, and also require a substantial amount of effort to remove in the summer, then re-install in the fall. Plus, since this is a standard 2” receiver, we can put other accessories on the front when not using the plow. We bought the recommended Curt #31028 hitch receiver, and it is very well made. Excellent product, with high quality grade 8 hardware. I highly recommend watching Curt’s YouTube video before installing this hitch. And be super careful with the fish-wires when you install the hitch hardware, or a bolt retainer plate can fall inside the frame. Yes, ask me how I know that. It took a while to find it and get it out of there, as it slid downhill in the frame. Had to use a borescope camera to find it, and a snake magnet to extract it. Not too fun when it’s cold. But it’s not Curt’s fault that my dexterity (or brain) was not up to the task that day. Purchased both products from autoaccessoriesgarage.com. Chatted with a couple of the folks there – they were helpful, and the price was reasonable on both the hitch and the plow. One small thing – they said the plow would come with the caster wheels for moving it around when off the vehicle, but it did not. I have noticed others saying this, as well. No big deal, as we’ll be storing it outside, on the ground. Bottom line – both good products. The only change I might possibly suggest would be to spend the extra $$$ and go full hydraulic, as the electric motor is a bit slow, and if you want to angle it very often, it is manual, and you will need to stop and get out. But that just depends on what you are willing to tolerate/spend. I can live with the simpler, less expensive option, as I don’t need to angle it too often. It still beats the heck out of shoveling two feet of snow – and yes, I also know that really well.