[Ron G]

I bought a brand new HD 8 foot MM2 in 2004, and it's on my 2003 F-250. Almost every Fisher plow I see on the road has a cutting edge. Mine did not come with one---Was it supposed to come with one, or was that an extra cost option ???

RON​

 

[JD Dave]

They are optional, you can run it for quite a while before you put an edge on but I personally would do it from new.

 

[big bird]

I bought a brand new HD 8 foot MM2 in 2004, and it's on my 2003 F-250. Almost every Fisher plow I see on the road has a cutting edge. Mine did not come with one---Was it supposed to come with one, or was that an extra cost option ???

RON​

i had to put a cutting edge on my plow but i keep on busting bults on my edge this is getting $$$$$ and old any idea why

 

[jgibb150]

I would put an edge on it.

 

[Theo Epstein]

i had to put a cutting edge on my plow but i keep on busting bults on my edge this is getting $$$$$ and old any idea why

Quite possibly because you did not grind off any of the slag that had developed on the edge of your base angle due to use/wear. As a result, the cutting edge is not sitting completely flush against the base angle, causing a slight gap. This can cause either repeated bolt failures or the cutting edge itself to fracture.

 

[tkrepairs]

fisher supposedly recommends not having one on for the first season or first however many hours to break in the blade and moldboard???? not sure but that may be why it didnt come with one. i would put one on.

 

[big bird]

Quite possibly because you did not grind off any of the slag that had developed on the edge of your base angle due to use/wear. As a result, the cutting edge is not sitting completely flush against the base angle, causing a slight gap. This can cause either repeated bolt failures or the cutting edge itself to fracture.

i put the cutting edge on before any snow and did not run the plow on the moldboard it has a new moldboard and new cutting edge this year and it still rips the top of the bolts off :crying:

 

[Grn Mtn]

all the dealers around here sell the plows with the cutting edges on them, I wonder if your dealer is taking them off and selling them separately?

 

[hirsch]

i was told you are supposed to wear the trip edge down a little before putting a cutting edge on, it makes it trip better

 

[big bird]

i was told you are supposed to wear the trip edge down a little before putting a cutting edge on, it makes it trip better

if it falls off again i will keep the cutting edge off too wear the trip edge down t/y for the help

 

[JPMAKO]

You are supposed to wear down the base angle before installing the cutting edge.
If you put a cutting edge on a new fisher plow you will not scrape at all down to bare pavement. I have run my 8.0 Fisher for 2 years without the cutting edge and the base angle is only slightly worn down.

Jason

 

[big bird]

You are supposed to wear down the base angle before installing the cutting edge.
If you put a cutting edge on a new fisher plow you will not scrape at all down to bare pavement. I have run my 8.0 Fisher for 2 years without the cutting edge and the base angle is only slightly worn down.

Jason

i was wondering about that thanks :waving:

 

[JPMAKO]

i was wondering about that thanks :waving:

I am not 100% sure that the same applies to an X-Blade, but if it has a base angle like a conventional Fisher than I would wear it down for a season or two before installing a cutting edge. This also depends on how much snow plowing you do and how much snow we get:waving:

Jason

 

[Niteman9]

If you put a cutting edge on a new base angle when the cutting edge wares to the base angle you will start waring both. This will do two things.

1. I will not wear as fast because you now have more material on the pavement.
2. I will not scrape as well because you have more material on the pavement.

You should actually wear the base angle a lot before installing a cutting edge. Just don't go to far as to start getting into the trip spring brackets.

 

[big bird]

If you put a cutting edge on a new base angle when the cutting edge wares to the base angle you will start waring both. This will do two things.

1. I will not wear as fast because you now have more material on the pavement.
2. I will not scrape as well because you have more material on the pavement.

You should actually wear the base angle a lot before installing a cutting edge. Just don't go to far as to start getting into the trip spring brackets.

this plow is new too me never had a fisher before this year thanks a lot

 

[tkrepairs]

If you put a cutting edge on a new base angle when the cutting edge wares to the base angle you will start waring both. This will do two things.

1. I will not wear as fast because you now have more material on the pavement.
2. I will not scrape as well because you have more material on the pavement.

You should actually wear the base angle a lot before installing a cutting edge. Just don't go to far as to start getting into the trip spring brackets.

haha funny you should mention the trip spring brackets. i was talking to a guy who plows a car dealer lot, and he says to me

'i was plowing a couple storms ago and all of a sudden there was thing BANG and something just went flying out from the plow. i didnt know what it was so i kept goin. a short while later there was another BANG and something else came shooting out. now i says holy #$% what the hell was that?! well there was no cuttin edge on the plow and i had worn through the brackets for the springs. so it was the damn springs that was flyin everywhere.'

luckily nothing hit any of the cars .and holy crap this guy plows??!!! first impression was total lol anyway he was a character