Alrashid2 445 #76 Posted 6 hours ago (edited) 1 hour ago, pfrederi said: Why not adjust the ramp up into the shed so it doesn't hit. Over time the ramp into my storage shed shifts and I have to periodically make an adjustment Easier than modifing the Wheel Horse. So I went from a math approach again. When the plow hits the shed opening, the wheels are only on the first or second board of the shed. In order to raise the plow high enough to clear the shed, I'd have to build a new ramp and extend it over 5 feet. Just wouldn't work out for me. I'll draw up a quick picture Sorry for the bad art skills. Hope this makes sense. Side profile view of the ramp and plow/front wheel. Just an approximation, I don't have the exact math and measurements on me. But in order to raise the plow up a few inches to clear the opening, the front wheel also has to raise a few inches, and in order to do that the ramp would nearly double in length which is too wide for where I have it. Gotta love trigonometry! Edited 6 hours ago by Alrashid2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handy Don 15,812 #77 Posted 5 hours ago I get your frustration. Still, sometimes the constraints prevent our desired outcome. WH did not engineer high-lift blades and assumed stock equipment. Can you reverse into the shed? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wallfish 19,156 #78 Posted 4 hours ago You should be reversing into the shed to park it. Then plow snow right away down the ramp as soon as it leaves the shed, otherwise you're just getting stuck by reversing right into deep snow. Don't need any more math except for making the ramp go up flat to the shed floor instead of having that speed bump obstacle. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alrashid2 445 #79 Posted 4 hours ago 55 minutes ago, Handy Don said: I get your frustration. Still, sometimes the constraints prevent our desired outcome. WH did not engineer high-lift blades and assumed stock equipment. Can you reverse into the shed? That would solve all of my problems! My wife suggested the same thing and I thought, "why didn't I ever think of that?" Then I remembered I did! The last 4 ft of my shed has a loft shelf where I store backpack leaf blowers, weed wacker etc. The hood of the Horse just fits under it. But obviously not my seat (or my own body haha) if I reversed in. So no dice. I think these spacers will solve my problem. We'll see this weekend and I'll report bakc Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alrashid2 445 #80 Posted 4 hours ago Just now, wallfish said: You should be reversing into the shed to park it. Then plow snow right away down the ramp as soon as it leaves the shed, otherwise you're just getting stuck by reversing right into deep snow. Don't need any more math except for making the ramp go up flat to the shed floor instead of having that speed bump obstacle. Read my other comment - no dice on reversing in. And even if the shed went straight up to the door opening, it wouldnt work. I did the math and even mocked it up. My plow would just hit the ramp instead! In order to make the pitch low enough to not hit my shed would have to be twice as long Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wallfish 19,156 #81 Posted 4 hours ago I would just be doing the math on what size tarp to get ! LOL Then build a quick 4' x 8' lean-to roof off the side of the shed in the spring if there isn't enough room. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alrashid2 445 #82 Posted 4 hours ago I haven't given up yet! I think the spacer job will take me like 20 min max and is worth a shot! Now, if that doesn't work, I might be making this an outdoor gal hahaha Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alrashid2 445 #83 Posted 1 hour ago (edited) Well, with the warm weather a lot of the snow has melted. Still have 2-3" of slushy, wet snow so thought "what the hell" and tried to get the Horse up the hill again! My thought is, if I can get it 30 yards up to the top of the hill, then I can plow the snow the whole way back down and have a clear path. Welp, I made it farther than last time - about 5 yards up the hill - and then got stuck. Couldn't get any farther after about 30 min of back and forth. Oh well! I then thought, since I got it around my bend and had a direct straight line between where I got the tractor and my driveway at the top of the hill, I could pull my Subaru down, hook up to the Horse, and pull it back up! Thank God I didn't try it fully! I pulled my Subaru just 15 feet into the slushy snow, barely on the decline, and she got stuck! Took me 5 minutes of back and forth to get unstuck and it was maybe a 5% grade, if that! I used to off road in this Subaru, uphill, in the mud and the forest. I've driven this Subaru on the roads in the worst of storms. In 10 years, it's never gotten stuck once. And I just broke that record 5 yards off my own driveway in some slush All that to say, it made me not feel so bad that my Wheel Horse is getting stuck. My Subaru, with all of its weight, plus traction control, got stuck in just a few feet on barely any incline. My Wheel Horse on the other hand made it 3 times as far, on a steeper slope! I guess slush snow just really sucks! One thing to ask y'all though. While spinning out, I noticed that one rear wheel was NOT spinning symetrically. The right term is escaping me, but it was waving back and forth while looking at it from above. Almost as if the rim isn't sitting flat on the hub. Other wheel is fine. Any idea there? No idea if it's always been like that and I never noticed or what. Maybe there was some debris in between the rim and hub when I bolted her on? I'll try to take a look if I can ever get it up to the garage. God living on a sloped property can suck! I tried to take a video but i don't know if it's showing what I see in reality PXL_20260218_223421032_TS.mp4 Edited 1 hour ago by Alrashid2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handy Don 15,812 #84 Posted 1 hour ago Could be wheel not mounted flat to the hub, but that isn’t real likely. More likely a bent rim (I’ve seen this before on a tractor that hit and immovable object) but it can also be done when trying to mount a stubborn tire. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alrashid2 445 #85 Posted 48 minutes ago 22 minutes ago, Handy Don said: Could be wheel not mounted flat to the hub, but that isn’t real likely. More likely a bent rim (I’ve seen this before on a tractor that hit and immovable object) but it can also be done when trying to mount a stubborn tire. Oh boy... My guy did say he had trouble mounting one of the tires. Ugh, wonder if he bent it... On a tractor going a max of 6 MPH is it of any concern? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Easton Rich 926 #86 Posted 39 minutes ago It shouldn't be. Rims are cheap anyway. I wouldn't sweat it too much 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alrashid2 445 #87 Posted 36 minutes ago Thanks brother! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
