Front Plow Features and Nitrogen Down-Pressure System

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Rick then transitions to discussing the front plows, specifically the V-11 (11-foot V-blade) and F-14 (14-foot straight blade). He explains that the Gen 2 V-11 now incorporates the same universal cylinder design as the F-14, consolidating parts. He shows two different cylinder colors (black and orange) on the V-11 plows, explaining that the orange cylinders are used for older Gen 2 models that are offered at a reduced price ($12,000 instead of $16,000) to clear inventory, allowing customers to get the same functionality at a lower cost. He then elaborates on Sno-Power's patented nitrogen down-pressure system. Unlike traditional hydraulic systems that use accumulators and require the pump to push against a ball of nitrogen, Sno-Power's cylinders contain nitrogen directly, providing constant downward pressure without hydraulic pumping for each movement. This makes the plows constantly dig and scrape with nearly 300 pounds of additional force, effectively eliminating the need for complex hydraulic pressure management during operation. Nitrogen is preferred because it is a larger, temperature-stable molecule, similar to its use in aircraft landing gear and snowmobile shocks.

Goal: Highlight the commonality of parts between different front plow models and explain the benefits of Sno-Power's patented nitrogen down-pressure system.

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Sno-Power F-14 Plow Sno-Power — Comparing cylinder designs
Sno-Power V-11 Plow Sno-Power — Showcasing universal cylinder design and nitrogen system

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You got a V11 that's an 11-ft V front blade. Right. And you got your F14 which is your scoop blade really. Is that right? Is that the right way of putting it? >> turn. It just has 3-ft wings and >> Okay. Okay. And and I'm getting I'm getting the V11. That's correct. >> Okay. Now, you've done some things with the V11, right? This is where you took all of the cylinders and made them universal. That's correct. What we did is we took the V11 and the Gen 3 F14 and I incorporated all the cylinders to be the same. This is the Gen 2. It all works. All the cylinders are there, but on the new style V11, Okay. we incorporated the cylinders the same as the new style F14. Now, as I'm looking at this, Rick, I see two different cylinders colors. Yeah, we >> Is there something different there? Cuz I'm looking I I see we've got black here, and here we've got orange. And I think I like the orange better. I don't know, what do you guys like better? Do you like the black with the orange, or do you like the all orange cylinders? And I'm talking about just the cylinders. Why? Why do Why did you do that? So, what we did is we lowered the price this year to 12,000 cuz we wanted to send out these Gen 2s at a better price, and we had some orange cylinders, so that helps us. It's a lower price, so people are going to get orange in the Gen 2 V plow for $12,000 instead of 16. It works flawlessly. The only changes I made is so that you can The dealer can say, "Here's your lift cylinder." Doesn't matter what Gen it is after Gen 3 forward, it's all the same. >> All the same. Okay. Okay. But now I'm looking and I see blue plows. Why am I seeing blue plows, Rick? Uh this guy was so excited. He bought a plow this year. He's up in Petoskey, Dan. A shout out to Dan. Okay. >> And he loved how it was scraping, and he bought a new truck, and because there's not that much salt [snorts] right now, this scrape so he's going to run around and he's going to hit his his contractor or or places to go and explain how well it scrapes and he wanted a great good looking truck to do it. Huh. Okay, so what I'm seeing is this is the same Is this a Gen 3 then? This one here is the new Gen 3. >> Okay, so this is the cylinders that are the universal cylinders. And is a custom color like this something that a guy if he's got a color match truck let's say he's he's got a a custom truck can he actually get you to color paint and the plow in >> Yeah, I got to wait. He…

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