First big snow of the winter...Snow plow on the rear hitch worked great.

[SpaceEVDriver]

I got a snow plow just before we traded in the Tacoma for the Lightning. But it's been a dry winter (we're about 50 inches below normal) and we haven't had a need for it yet. Last night I finished setting it up for the Lighting's rear tow hitch. We got a few inches, maybe 3-5, of snow last night, so I had the opportunity to try it out. It works wonderfully. Previously I would plow the quarter mile driveway with the tractor and it would take a couple of hours and I'd damage the gravel road no matter how careful I was. Today it took about 20 minutes. I still don't have it perfectly dialed in.

If you have experience backing up trailers, this is pretty easy. It's not as easy as plowing with a front-facing plow, but whatever. Live life for the adventure.

I had to get a drop hitch for it. And I had to cut about a half inch off the plow's hitch mount attachment to fit that cheap drop hitch. Not really an issue. I still have some dialing in on the standoffs and I will probably mount a PVC pipe to the plow blade so I don't tear up the gravel road too much when I get the height wrong. But overall, this works wonderfully.

 

[Smokey]

Anything can be installed on a vehicle if you have the time and patience to do it. Would I mount a front snow blade on the rear of a pickup and drive backwards, no !
With the Lightning, just drive over the snow and go get some donuts and coffee.

 

[SpaceEVDriver]

Anything can be installed on a vehicle if you have the time and patience to do it. Would I mount a front snow blade on the rear of a pickup and drive backwards, no !
With the Lightning, just drive over the snow and go get some donuts and coffee.

You make a lot of silly assumptions here.

 

[Smokey]

Sorry I can't give you the approval that you're looking for mounting a front snow blade on the rear.
Looking at your pictures you are just plowing a couple inches of snow and causing more damage to the road by removing the gravel and exposing the dirt base layer.
I commented because you posted your project and pics looking for comments.
Your truck and your road.

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