How much forward lean is too much with an elevated plow??

You still have some travel so I wouldn't be too concerned. Throw a couple sandbags in back for a counterweight, and try it out. Just a tip- when you hook up the lift chain, don't hook it tight- set it so when the plow is on the ground you still have about an inch of cylinder showing- that way the plow will stay on the ground if you go over a hump. Then put a zip tie on the chain link you have in the hook so you can go right to that setting next time you put the plow on.

 

Sounds like a great idea, thanks!

 

I've got HD 9 (IIRC) leaf springs in the front, with a double wrap on the eyelets. Handles a plow like nobody's business, even with an 8274 up front. They were installed by the PO. Downside is, they are darn hard without the plow on there.

 

Here are some pictures with my plow on the jeep.




Mark

 

Nice looking plow rig! Can't beat a jeep for the tight parking areas, sidewalks and small driveways. I worked for a guy plowing, he had two old Cj5's he'd restored every summer for the plow business, and only he and one expert employee
were allowed to drive them. The rest of us drove full size pickups and a one ton... A few years later I got a Wrangler with a Western for my own route, and it was a lot of fun being able to turn around so quickly and in such small areas.. There was the temptation to push too far and too hard , and more than once I had to call my buddy to pull me off a large snowbank.

Your jeep has the appropriate front end squat for a good plow rig....almost none. (You don't want to use all your ram just to compress the leaf springs..lol)

 

Looks good! I don't think your plow markers are quite long enough. They need the little flags up on top!

 

Lol, the original meyer ones are long gone. Those are some old cb antennae that I had lying around. Haven't gotten around to cutting them down and painting them a brighter color.

 

On my CJ5, when the plow is down, very little weight is hanging on the jeep. The majority of the plow weight will be sitting on the ground while plowing.

 

I plowed parking lots and driveways with my 69 for years with no counter weight. Never had a problem. IMO that's a little too much sag but if your just doing local driveways shouldn't be a problem.

 

The help from a rear counter weight may be two-fold in my experience.

Pushing a large mass of snow, my jeep will kick the rear-end over sideways, as a reaction to the angle of the plow. Getting unsideways-ed can be a problem in a big mess of snow.

And backing up out of any mess of snow it can be tricky without much traction from the rear tires. In that situation the plow is most likely lifted, leaving almost no weight in the rear.