Use and Care Manual

ManualsBrandsSNOWBEAR ManualsOutdoor Power EquipmentWinter Wolf 82 in. x 19 in. Snow Plow with Custom Mount and Actuator Lift System

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INSTALLINGYOURVEHICLEMOUNTINGHARNESS

Overview:

Snowbear

snowplowmountsareuniquebecausetheyuseexistingholesandattachmentpointsonyourvehiclesframe.Useonly

Snowbear

CertifiedmountswithyourSnowbear

personalsnowplow.

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Allofthemountkitshavebeendesignedusingmanufacturer’sframespecificationsaswellasactualframemeasurements.However

basedonourexperience,weknowthatthesemeasurementsarenotalwaysthesameandcaneasilyvaryby¼”ormore.

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Wehaveattemptedtocompensateforsome

oftheseinconsistenciesbyprovidingslotsinoursupportbracketswhereverpossible.You

mayhoweverstillneedtoadjusttheholesinyourmountingbrackets,orvehicleframe.Thiscanbeeasilydonebyusingafile,asmall

grinder,ordrill.

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Beforebeginningyourinstallationchecktheassemblydrawing

insideoftheboxtoconfirmthatyouhavethepropermountforyour

vehicle.Theaccessorypackageofyourvehicle(e.g.XLT,Custom,Sport,ExtendedCab,SLT,etc.)does notaffecttheframespecifications.

Manufacturerstendtohavemanymodels,butfewplatforms.Ourmountsaredesignedaroundtheseframesandplatforms.

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Installation:

Manycustomersfindthatthemountinstallationisintimidatingbecausetheyarenotfamiliarwiththeundersideoftheirvehicles. In

general,amountingharnessconsistsofacrossmember(shippedwithyourplowhardware)andasetofcustombracketstoattachthe

crossmembertothe

vehicle.

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Beginbylooselyattachingthebracketstotheframeofthevehicle,thenlooselyattachthecrossͲmembertothetwobrackets.

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Becarefulnottopinchanywiresorhosesbetweentheplowmountandyourvehicleframe.

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Whenthepartsareallinplace,pushtheassembly

backasfaraspossible(asthoughyouweretheplow)andbegintotightenthe

hardware.

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NOTE:Wesupplystandardgrade5boltsandlocknutswhichwillappeartightasyouthreadthemontothe

bolts,THISISNORMAL.

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Operation:

Afterplowingforthefirsttime,werecommend

thatyoureͲtightentheboltsonthemountingharness.Onmostvehiclesthe

componentswill“seat”intoeachotherafterthefirstuse.

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2WDvehiclesandvehiclesequippedwithSportpackagewillnormallyhavealowergroundclearanceduetothetiresizeaswellasthe

suspensionpackage.

Youshouldexpectareductioningroundclearance atthefrontofyourvehicle,becausethemountingtubesmust

beexposedbelowthelowestpartofyourvehiclesbody.Addinganextrahelperspring,orincreasingthetiresizewillgiveyoutheextra

clearanceyoumayneed.Minimalgroundclearance

doesnotaffectyourabilitytoplow,but itdoesmeanyoumustuseextracaution

whenplowing.Avoidinganyraisedorunevenareasthatyourplowhardwaremaygetcaughtuponwillensuretroublefreeuse.

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WithsomeapplicationsthemountingforksonthecrossͲmemberwillpoint

slightlydownwardafteruse,thisisanormalpartofthe

“SEATING”processandwillnotaffecttheoperationoftheplow.(Inmostcasessteelshimscanbeusedtobringtheforksbackup,but

youshouldbecarefulnottomakethempointupwardsoritwillbe difficulttoinstallyourplow.

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Yourplowisdesignedtomovefreshlyfallensnow.Itisnotsuitableforsmashingthroughpilesofice,orgradingsandandgravel.

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WARNING:

Ifyouoverloadthemountingharnessitisdesignedtoyieldorbreakbeforeyourploworvehicle’s frameis

severelydamaged.Itis

especiallyimportanttoexercisecautionwithheavierfullsizedtruckstoensurethatyouwillrecei veyearsoftroublefreeservicefrom

yourpersonalsnowplow.

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SnowBear

mountsareanessentialpartoftheSnowBear

plowandaredesignedandmanufacturedtospecificallyfitSnowBear

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snowplows.Thesemountsarenotdesignedtofitothermanufacturers'plows.UsingaSnowBear

mountonanonͲSnowBear

product

willvoidtheSnowbear

mountwarranty.UsinganonͲSnowbear

mountonSnowBear

snowplowswillvoidthemanufacturerwarranty

fortheSnowBear

snowplow.SnowBear

willnotprovideassistancetocustomersusingSnowBear

mountsorsnowplowswithnonͲ

Snowbear

products.

SnowBear

PlowsInc.cannotbeheldresponsible,and disclaimsanyliability,foranypersonalinjuryordamagesthatmayoccurin

connectionwithsuchuseofanyunapprovedproductswithSnowBear

products.

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SnowBear