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Blade Height and Cost Analysis

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Western Snow Plow Review after 13 years - Plagued with Problems

What happens here

The creator performs a measurement of the remaining blade height on a Western plow that had its blade changed in 2016 and another plow (Hiniker/Boss) with a 'C-scoop' blade that has been used for 4-5 seasons. The Western blade, after about a season and a half of use, shows 0.75 inches of material left. In contrast, the Hiniker/Boss C-scoop blade, after 4-5 seasons of use, still has 2 inches of material remaining. The Western blade required replacement, costing the owner approximately $842.79 after tax for a new cutting edge and curb guards.

Goal: Quantify the wear difference between plow blades and analyze the cost implications.

Tools and materials

  • Hiniker C-Scoop Plow Hiniker — Measuring its cutting edge
  • Receipt/Invoice — Showing the cost of the new cutting edge
  • Tape Measure — Measuring the remaining blade material
  • Western V-Plow Western — Measuring its cutting edge

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half yeah I think that makes sense all right guys we've got we're gonna measure our blades on the western blade that was a new blade in 2016 this is the second blade we put on this snow pile time do you think we plot on this thing not very bene I mean last year was bunk so we got three quarters of an inch three quarters of an inch on the western blade and that was the upgraded blade and that plow was adjusted and the C scoop has how many inches on their plate left to two inches and that's got how many seasons five four or five four I think it's five seasons two inches left 2016 so a season and a half that's got three quarters of an inch left Western versus Heinicke was it I can remember like 150 bucks for that cutting edge hoes dog I don't remember what we paid for that I know it was high there's like five hundred anywhere from three to five yeah so in the first season we spent around four to five hundred dollars to get a new cutting edge put on and now we're going into year number three and we're going to spend eight hundred and forty two dollars and 79 cents to have a new cutting edge put on but we're also updating it and putting the curb guards on it and getting again the thickest cutting edge we can and having the blade readjusted for the third time yes this plow is nickel and diming us to death go Western fifteen to twenty fifteen that's punk that wasn't much of a snowfall no

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