Guide Gear Plow Attachment for Lawn Tractor and ATV, 48 Inches Tow-Behind UTV/ATV Plow

This plow was the perfect solution! The sand in my indoor arena was rock solid compressed! I have a harrow drag but it didn't work to loosen the sand footing. I researched and finally found this attachment for my ATV. Easy assembly, durable, strong, I can pick it up and reposition the direction - even with weight added. It will be handy to clean up the paddocks and the outdoor round pen too!

Good, heavy constuction, easy to assemble. Worked okay for what we needed, just wish the teeth would have been longer. Only about a 2" cut into soil.

This thing is solid! We've been trying to get grass to grow in the front yard of our five acres for a couple of years now. It's mostly clay. The builders disturbed the whole right side, about 3/4 acre. I had some light thatch going last year but needed to get the seeds in better this year. I'd been using those flimsy aerators you buy and put together from Lowe's. Total junk. This thing is amazing. It made nice little grooves and disturbed the soil just enough for seed planting. Tips on assembly that I wish I'd had: It looks worse than it is. The instructions could be better, but the pictures are super helpful. I'm a novice, so counting all the pieces and learning the names of each piece was really helpful. YOU NEED A GOOD RATCHET SET!! Make sure you have the larger attachments. I used cans of soup to elevate the plate while assembling. Also need vice grips or plyers as well. After getting the tines/blades on loosely, I flipped the plate so as to get the best depth on the fitting. Also get a stool to sit on while you work. It took me about two hours. I'm extremely happy with the end result.

UPDATE: Just wanted to show a picture. It works great but it’s better with dryer soil. It grabs everything and holds on to it while it’s wet. In the end, it’s a great product. Definitely worth the money. The reason for only 3 stars is the lack of detailed directions and missing hardware. I was missing a couple of lock washers and proper bolts. Nothing a quick trip to the hardware store can’t fix but it’s still bad quality control. Once together it does exactly what I had hoped.

Durable, does more than you'd expect but doesn't like rocks or big roots avoid it for those reasons only, NOTE TO THE MANUFACTURER the bolts suffered some minor damage that was not much trouble to fix, had the threads been any worse I would have not had any extra parts.

I was immediately impressed by the robust construction of this implement: nice, thick steel. Other reviewers have commented on the fragile plastic wheels and somewhat confusing instructions. My main comment has to do with the choice of hardware the designer used, and therefore bears on the instructions. The "axles" are simply bolts, fitted with a combination of washers and nuts, both standard and nyloc, and you're left to guess which goes where. Some of the nuts are intended as spacers, and some are placed adjacent to each other. Maybe I put mine together wrongly, because some of the nuts turned during operation, and caused the wheels to bind. Also, the combination of threaded axle and plastic wheel soon led to grinding and degradation of the hub. I replaced the hardware with suitable hubs (steel wheels with bearings from Tractor Supply; 1/2" axle bolts, bushings [you could use a stack of washers as spacers instead]), and imperial nuts to match the axle bolts, and got vastly improved function. Also, the combination of pins and holes, which allow you to raise and lower the wheels, did not really have an intermediate setting: wheels were either all the way up or down (the intermediate setting is actually a duplicate full up), so I added a hole. Works great now! A comment on use with a lawn tractor: I found that power was not the issue, but traction most definitely is. With wheels up, those curved points dig right in. Starting from a stop was a real problem until I attached the implement to a different tractor, one with pulling tires. One response to the question of clogging with branches said it wasn't a problem: the kids followed her and removed them as needed. I had no kids, so had to stop regularly, detach the implement, and clear it myself...a consideration you want to bear in mind if the area you are working has lots of debris. Do yourself a favor and rake first!

I can finally do a full review on this plow. Overall the plow part, amazing. Was able to plow out a half acre lot for a good plot in about 30 minutes with 2 cinder blocks on the blow with the atv. It did very will with roots, weeds and sticks and dug down about half an inch. The plow works amazing. Now the downside. The tires. These tires are junk. From my residence I have a 1/8th mile trek up a slight hill and threw a 4wheeler path I’ve created over the years. The wheels made it half way before one left the chat and the inner bearing let loose on my first trip up to the plot area. This left me unable to get the plow up to my plot. I had some extra caster heavy duty wheels left over from another project and started modifying the mounts to fit these wheels. I had to spend hours redesigning and slight fab work to get these to fit and work, but now the plow sits higher during transport, allowing it to be clear of debris and rough terrain. Overall the plows fine, but the wheels and the height of the machine in relation to what it is, is little to be desired.

This seems to be a well built design. The assembly was simple, took me about 2 hr. Directions are not the best. Shipping was on time. I watch what I get that is not PRIME, but am pleased with this. I have used it with good results. The grass does get caught up and you need to clear it from the blades, but I would expect that. I have used big equipment in the past that does it all. This is a good simple Plow Attachment for small jobs. I am very pleased with this plow. The ground I was using it on was hard as a rock and full of deep weeds. I started light to get the weeds out and had someone clean the weeds up as I plowed lightly. After that I was able to add weight and then more weight. The final outcome was great for me.