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Replace Cutting Edge and Compare Components

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Westerns Plows have One major flaw- their cutting edge-which I permanently fixed

What happens here

Replace the standard cutting edge with a new heavy-duty carbide-filled cutting edge. Start by removing the existing bolts holding the cutting edge in place using an impact wrench. Compare the weight and thickness of the old Western blade (33 lbs) to the new Winter Equipment blade (41 lbs), noting the new blade is 24% heavier. Also, compare the included bolts: Winter Equipment provides stronger grade 8 bolts (six slash marks) versus standard grade 5 bolts (three slash marks). After comparison, attach the new heavy-duty cutting edge and the accompanying curb guards.

Goal: Install the new, heavier cutting edge and understand the material superiority of the upgrade components.

Tools and materials

  • Cordless Impact Wrench Milwaukee — Removing and installing bolts
  • Grade 8 Bolts — Securing the new cutting edge and curb guards
  • Western Cutting Edge — Original cutting edge being replaced
  • Winter Equipment Cutting Edge — New heavy-duty cutting edge with carbide

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edge with that snow plow. So you got you got the plow blocked up, right, Todd? Right. Right behind you. Yeah. Okay. Safety first, sir. Safety. So, let's see if there's All right. So, this is this my snowplow naked, but let's see how much wears on that blade. We plowed with it one time. Paint's not even scraped off, is it? A little bit. Little tiny bit. Yeah, little bit. Not too bad, though, right? All right. All right. So, last spring I ended up putting two new cutting edges, one on each one of my Western MVP3s. And for this video, I'm actually going to be removing almost a brand new cutting edge to install this system so that I can do a sideby each comparison over the course of the next few years and report back to you. I'm trying to give you a video on my initial impressions, but I want to do another video later on down the line where we do the test of time to see how well these things hold up. So, if you're wondering why I'm removing a brand new cutting edge, it's for you guys. You're welcome. All right, let's see what we got in the boxes. Look at all these boxes for one snow pile. That's not even all of it. We still got more inside. What do we got? What are they included? New bolts. Let me hand me one of those bolts. I want to see if those are grade eight. Western's bolt. Winter Equipment's bolt. Western's bolt. This is how you tell the grades on a bolt. Three slash marks. One. Let's see. I want a better bolt so these guys can see it. You The higher the grade, the stronger the bolt. Three slash marks on a bolt means it's a grade five bolt, which is a medium carbon steel bolt. Six slash marks on a bolt means that it's a grade eight, which is the heaviest bolt that you can get. Which brings me to another point. Why do they got to make things more confusing than they have to be? Why don't they just put five slash marks for a grade five bolt and eight slash marks for a grade eight bolt to make it easy? Holy Jesus. So, tell me about it. God, that'd be cool if that was just one. Dude, that's that's insanely heavy. Like, you grab that thing and it like stops you in your trap. It's heavy. If it's just one in there. I apologize for making fun of you earlier. You're not all these are heavy. Where's the thickness? Oh, it looks like the same thickness, doesn't it? A little bit thicker. No way. Where's your other? Holy crap. It's right over there. Right alongside the toolbox. There's no way that's the I hope we don't have to drill those. Okay. So, holy bucket. Look…

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