[Oshkosh]

Wausau-Everest Took over Frink.

I believe this is who bought out Frink
http://www.viking-cives.ca

Hello,It was Everest that took over patents and tooling of Frink as noted on this page.
Viking does make a nice plow,cool site.

http://www.wausau-everest.com/news.php?news_id=10

 

[fire&ice]

(USA) Frink's drawings and patents were purchased by EVEREST. After a short legal battle, the FRINK brand name was changed to AMERICAN sno-plows for the road product and remained FRINK for airport use. both products are made in canada however only sold in the states. There is a FRINK Canada which is a different company making the same product. Confused? you should be. It is not easy anymore........

oh yeah EVEREST was also sold to the same company that owns WAUSAU

 

[DWright]

Frink Snow Plows out of Clayton, NY is out of business. There is a Frink Canada now and is listed under Viking-Cives Snow Plows on their web site.
Their web site is Viking-Cives.com

 

[TellGRBill]

Who makes Frink Snowplows?

Thanks for the previous posts!
We just got back from Hartford, New York after picking up a Vplow that we purchased on Ebay. I wondered if these plows are still manufactured. I followed the Wausau-everest link that was posted and found an advertised Vplow that is a newer, smaller version of what we picked up in New Hartford. Our "new" Vplow is 8' wide at the base and 10' wide at the wings. It is 64" at the top of the wings. It's too large for our truck but it should work well on our tractor.
It was tough knowing how to tie it down on our 1 tom Dodge truck so it wouldn't shift and hang out too far! When I got into the truck after loading the plow, I said to my wife, "This is scary to me with this big plow on the back of the truck!" My wife said, "to me too." I was very nervous when we had to fit through tool booth lanes and cross the Canadian boarder.
After driving a couple of hundred miles, we stopped before going off the NY Tollway and when I checked the loaded plow, I found that it had shifted about a foot towards the drivers side. It was hanging pretty far out! After loosening the chains and some struggle with a pry bar, I was able to reposition it and make some changes in how it was fastened to the bed of the truck. It didn't move anymore during the rest of the trip.

We were blessed every step of the way though and even given a strong wind at our back on the way home. LaVerne even found a great motel with a hot tub, swimming pool, and a hot breakfast for a reasonable price. We celebrated the end of the trip by going to a small restaurant near home in Portland, where the rain stopped, sky cleared and the food was good. We got home feeling very good.

Bill

http://www.wausau-everest.com/model_selection.php?market_id=2&brand_id=4&category_id=16

 

[JD Dave]

Frink Snow Plows out of Clayton, NY is out of business. There is a Frink Canada now and is listed under Viking-Cives Snow Plows on their web site.
Their web site is Viking-Cives.com

Viking as far as I know purchased Frink and you can get parts from them. They are in Mount Forest. I own 2 Frink 14ft plows plows and have purchased parts from Viking.