Not sure what mechanical solutions would be. Any Ideas? I'm definitely not going to be hopping in and out of the UTV 20-40 times a session to move it up and down. It's a manual tilt left and right, and that's enough of a deterrent that I seldom if ever change the angle, it's easier to just change directions or do extra passes. I may add the hydraulic side to side later. For some uses, it would be nice to switch the direction easily.
Yes, the winch is for pulling out of stuck areas if needed. The extra strength to ensure it can pull it up steep hills around here if needed. With this one, it could easily lift straight up in the air off the ground if needed.
Well, as a alternative it could use a spindle drive that you crank by hand - like they did for decades in the past. I don't really see why you would have to change the height of the shield all the time, at least if the surface that you are clearing is fairly level.
Well, one option to make up for the lack of weight would be, to tie the vehicle to something like a tree or so - if there is one. But then you don't need a vehicle mounted electric winch for that, a portable chain winch would do the same job. And it always works... :)
You have to raise the plow to backup. Lot's of back and forth needed in my two driveways.
Not interested in the manual spindle, spent way too much money for convenience and enclosed cab for that so I don't have to be hanging out in the weather at -20F. And the external spindle would be more prone to freezing up with the snow/rain/freeze. I suppose an option, but not for me.
It needs to be up for reversing? Ok, if you say so. The ones we had in the army didn't need to do that. You would just set the height (at both ends) with threaded spindles and off you go. It wasn't meant to shave down all the way to the tarmac anyway, just to clear so much that cars don't get stuck in the snow. An inch of snow left is not a problem, unless its really steep.
Reversing definitely needed for small areas like here with only limited places to push the snow piles that are out of the way. Now if I'm able to upgrade to that snow-blower for the front next year instead of the plow, then reverse not needed as much. Reverse also needed to pull it back from the house/garage to then plow away, except when little snow and I just do it manually or with the walk blower.