After this last storm I've decided that its time to look for a set of wings. I do have a couple questions for you guys that have them. On one of the drives that I do, the snow gets stacked in a narrow spot so I would have to remove the wings. Do you notice any snow come through the larger hole in the mold board? Also, how bad is install on these? Finally where is the best place to get them? I can get them from a local dealer for 225 out the door. Centralparts.com has them for 180 minus shipping. If its close to 200 I might as well drive the 20 min and just pick them up that way instead of ordering them.
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After this last storm I've decided that its time to look for a set of wings. I do have a couple questions for you guys that have them. On one of the drives that I do, the snow gets stacked in a narrow spot so I would have to remove the wings. Do you notice any snow come through the larger hole in the mold board? Also, how bad is install on these? Finally where is the best place to get them? I can get them from a local dealer for 225 out the door. Centralparts.com has them for 180 minus shipping. If its close to 200 I might as well drive the 20 min and just pick them up that way instead of ordering them.
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As far as installation the pro wings are easy bolt on and have two brackets that hang off the side of the plow all the time. Check with Jerry on the "Danger Wings" for it. The danger wings have some welding required (I think) but are pretty tough. I think Garagekeeper (John) sells mega scoops. All pretty good stuff. A matter of taking your pick and price.
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Will,
When I had my western, I ended up with the mega scoops, I picked them up from Garage Keeper (great guy to deal with also). They were great, effectively makes the plow into a box pusher. I did't loose any width on the plow, so you would still be albe to make it into tight spots. They are bolt on, no drilling required also. I never did try the wings on my western, so I have no first had knowledge on them.
When I had my western, I ended up with the mega scoops, I picked them up from Garage Keeper (great guy to deal with also). They were great, effectively makes the plow into a box pusher. I did't loose any width on the plow, so you would still be albe to make it into tight spots. They are bolt on, no drilling required also. I never did try the wings on my western, so I have no first had knowledge on them.
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Hmmm, more bolt on accessories. Wonder where this thread is going to end up. 
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Will, I just had this conversation the other night with Paul (remember him, from Pekin?) Anyway, I've got a set on my blade and I really liked them. However I always seem to bump a curb just right to bend them enough to render their forward angle useless. I had some scrap steel laying around this fall so I finally braced them up a bit and they seem to be holding up better.
I'm planning to make my own set of "better" wings this spring. The Pro-Wings don't angle forward enough to be that useful, and their general design doesn't lend themselves to being very strong. I do however like the added width and slight forward pitch for windrowing in larger lots, they do save a lot of time.
I'm planning to make my own set of "better" wings this spring. The Pro-Wings don't angle forward enough to be that useful, and their general design doesn't lend themselves to being very strong. I do however like the added width and slight forward pitch for windrowing in larger lots, they do save a lot of time.
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One thing I like about the prowings is that it adds width to the plow, which is especially nice when you're using a 7.5' like mine.
We planned on removing them alot before we used them, but now we never take them off. They stay on the plow 100% of the time. I like that they can stay on and windrow fine.
Like John said, the wings don't have much of a forward angle, so the amount of snow containment is limited.
I personally would prefer a set of wings with more strength and more of a forward angle. The danger wings seem like a great setup.
We have modified ours quite a bit. First we added 2 additional bolts (4 total per side) to keep the wing from folding back. Then we replaced the rubber edges with urethane and left some overhang for curb guards. That made a huge improvement. The last thing we did was beef the wings up just a bit. The bottom corners bent every time we plowed. We welded a piece of angle (see pictures) down to the corner to strengthen it up some. We had one ice/1" storm and just recently a 3" storm. So far they have held up well.
Here are a couple pics of the modded wings. We had to repaint them after the reinforcing so we changed it to red.
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We planned on removing them alot before we used them, but now we never take them off. They stay on the plow 100% of the time. I like that they can stay on and windrow fine.
Like John said, the wings don't have much of a forward angle, so the amount of snow containment is limited.
I personally would prefer a set of wings with more strength and more of a forward angle. The danger wings seem like a great setup.
We have modified ours quite a bit. First we added 2 additional bolts (4 total per side) to keep the wing from folding back. Then we replaced the rubber edges with urethane and left some overhang for curb guards. That made a huge improvement. The last thing we did was beef the wings up just a bit. The bottom corners bent every time we plowed. We welded a piece of angle (see pictures) down to the corner to strengthen it up some. We had one ice/1" storm and just recently a 3" storm. So far they have held up well.
Here are a couple pics of the modded wings. We had to repaint them after the reinforcing so we changed it to red.
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I was doing some thinking about these. Everyone seems to have a problem with the rubber bending back. This might be a stupid idea, but what if a person were to add a piece of thin steel, like 1/8" or 3/16" thick, and add it behind the rubber and go most of the way down? Possibly bolt the rubber to the steel. That way it would help to support the rubber piece, but I would think something that thin, would give some if hit by a hard object.
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Chris, the problem of edges bending back has been remedied by adding U-edge and some bracing. However the entire wing is poorly supported, causing the entire wing to bend. I'm very careful with my equipment, but I still find this to be a problem. My new wing design should completely solve any/all issues.
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When you get done modifying your wings, make sure you get some pics Johnny.JohnnyU said:
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Does anybody have a blueprint or drawing? I have a laser at work with cad these wings would be a breezr to make.
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Well Im off tomorrow to go get a set of wings. The local dealer is havin a sale and selling the wings for $125. Hundred bucks off his normal price Any tips or tricks to installing these?
Any tips or tricks to installing these?
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William B. said:Well Im off tomorrow to go get a set of wings. The local dealer is havin a sale and selling the wings for $125. Hundred bucks off his normal price
UMMM...won't you be plowing? Just missing us. :headwall The weather channel "says" it is temp -17 in Lakeville right now. Too cold to snow.
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Its snowin here, but theres not enough down yet. I've got time to go get them and hopefully install them. If I had known about this sale I would have gone down during the day yesturday and got them.BDB said:UMMM...won't you be plowing? Just missing us. :headwall The weather channel "says" it is temp -17 in Lakeville right now. Too cold to snow.
Johnny- Looked at your gallery. Looks like this is something I can handle.
MDsnowPRO-Thanks for the tip. I can get the one from work to drill the hole. Just got to take my time and measure a couple times to make sure I get it right.
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