Patent ID: 8151493
Filing Date: 2012-04-10
Classification: E01H

Abstract:
1. A plowing system comprising: a frame bracket connectable to a vehicle body; a plow bracket pivotably connected to the frame bracket and constructed to engage a plow blade such that the plow blade is laterally pivotable relative to the frame bracket; an actuator having an actuator first end connected to the frame bracket at a location forward of a rearmost edge of the plow bracket and so that operation of the actuator vertically rotates the plow blade relative to the vehicle body and an actuator second end so that only paths along the frame and plow brackets and the actuator connect the plow to the vehicle body; an offset bracket pivotably connected in series between the actuator first end and the frame bracket; a shock arrestor connected between the offset bracket and the plow bracket to allow the plow bracket to move in a vertical direction independent of the frame bracket and independent of a length of the actuator; and an actuator bracket having a first end connected to the actuator second end and attachable to the vehicle body between the first end of the actuator bracket and a second end of the actuator bracket so that the actuator provides down-pressure to the plow blade that is greater than a weight of the plow blade and plow bracket throughout an operating length of the actuator.