Provided is a material handling assembly, such as a plow, that may contain additional features mounted thereon so as to increase the functionality of the assembly, and an apparatus and method for mounting such an assembly or other like structure onto a vehicle, such as a truck. A plow mounting apparatus may be used for automatically mounting and dismounting a plow blade to an end of an associated vehicle. The plow mounting apparatus includes a plow assembly comprising: an expandable plow blade pivotally attached to a front portion of a plow frame; a lift frame attached to a rear portion of the plow frame; an auxiliary light mounting apparatus attached to the plow frame; and a height adjustment mechanism that is operable to raise and lower the plow blade assembly relative to the ground. The height adjustment mechanism may include a hydraulic cylinder having a top portion and a bottom portion. The vertical pull structure is attached to the lift frame and includes an outer vertical sleeve and an inner vertical member which is slidingly engageable with the outer vertical sleeve. The light mounting apparatus includes a cross member affixed to a lift frame of a plow assembly and first and second horns which are positioned within the interior of the first and second ends of the cross member such that they are adjustable by way of a fastener.

Provided is a material handling assembly, such as a plow, that may contain additional features mounted thereon so as to increase the functionality of the assembly, and an apparatus and method for mounting such an assembly or other like structure onto a vehicle, such as a truck. A plow mounting apparatus may be used for automatically mounting and dismounting a plow blade to an end of an associated vehicle. The plow mounting apparatus includes a plow assembly comprising: an expandable plow blade pivotally attached to a front portion of a plow frame; a lift frame attached to a rear portion of the plow frame; an auxiliary light mounting apparatus attached to the plow frame; and a height adjustment mechanism that is operable to raise and lower the plow blade assembly relative to the ground. The height adjustment mechanism may include a hydraulic cylinder having a top portion and a bottom portion. The vertical pull structure is attached to the lift frame and includes an outer vertical sleeve and an inner vertical member which is slidingly engageable with the outer vertical sleeve. The light mounting apparatus includes a cross member affixed to a lift frame of a plow assembly and first and second horns which are positioned within the interior of the first and second ends of the cross member such that they are adjustable by way of a fastener.

A ground support apparatus for a material moving implement configured for moving a material from a surface. The material moving implement has a front surface and a rear surface. The ground support apparatus includes an actuating system that has at least one skid shoe actuator attached to the rear surface of the material moving implement, and at least one skid shoe operably coupled to the at least one skid shoe actuator. The skid shoe includes a first end configured for coupling to the at least one skid shoe actuator and a second end configured for contacting the surface. The ground support apparatus also includes manually-operated skid shoe controls operably connected to the actuating system and operable to actuate the at least one skid shoe actuator.

A snow removal device in the form of a three panel scoop or plough includes a center panel with two side panels hinged or otherwise connected to the center panel. All three panels can have hand holes for a user manipulating the scoop when pushing or scooping snow from a driveway or other surface. The panels can be substantially planar and have a lip or scraper on a forward edge to assist in scooping snow. The side panels can be hinged to the center panel in an opposite fashion to allow the scoop to be folded for storage in a Z-shaped folding movement to a substantially flat, three layer configuration. A container can be removably attached to one of the panels. The container can be used to hold ice-melting granules for application by a user to icy surfaces during a snow removal operation.

A winch and plow control system is disclosed. The winch and plow control system enables automatic control of a plow attached to a vehicle in order to raise and lower the plow based upon a vehicle parameter. The vehicle parameter can be a gear input that is monitored to automatically raise and lower the plow depending upon the gear selected. Wireless and remote control of the winch is also available, as well as a back-dragging automatic plow mode and a normal automatic plow mode.

A snowplow attachment for a work machine comprises a frame with a front-end portion and a rear-end portion. The front-end portion having an attachment structure pivotally secured to outer ends of the frame. A snowplow mounting plate is pivotally mounted to the work machine frame. A blade assembly including a pair of pivotally mounted supports is pivotally connected at an upper end to the outer ends of the work machine frame. The lower end of the pair of pivotally mounted supports that are pivotally mounted to the frame so that the frame can move towards and away from the work machine. The blade assembly has two sections operatively connected to the attachment structure by at least one operating strut.

A system of actively introducing opposite phase vibrations to reduce or cancel vibrations caused by operating a snow plow. The invention also relates to a method of actively introducing such opposite phase vibrations.

The device includes two opposing lateral wings forming the right and left sides of the scraping device. Each wing includes an upper section through which the wing is attached to the central support about a vertical pivot axis, and a bottom section that is pivotable with respect to the upper section about a first horizontal pivot axis. Each wing can follow the unevenness of the roadway surface and may also include parts that can pivot backwards in case of a frontal impact with an obstacle. The scraping device offers a very high degree of versatility and can clean various kinds of roadway surfaces with an unprecedented level of efficiency.

Provided is a material handling assembly, such as a plow, that may contain additional features mounted thereon so as to increase the functionality of the assembly, and an apparatus and method for mounting such an assembly or other like structure onto a vehicle, such as a truck. A plow mounting apparatus may be used for automatically mounting and dismounting a plow blade to an end of an associated vehicle. The plow mounting apparatus includes a plow assembly comprising: an expandable plow blade; a lift frame; an auxiliary light mounting apparatus;h a height adjustment mechanism; and, a vertical pull structure.

A plow assembly for mounting to a vehicle includes a mounting structure, a plow and a plurality of cutting edge cartridges attached to the blade. Each cutting edge cartridge includes a blade, a front plate, and a biasing element. The front plate is fixedly attached to a lower front surface of the plow, with the biasing element and the blade disposed between the plow and the front plate. The biasing element is disposed above an upper part of the blade and the blade is configured to slide in an upward and downward motion relative to the front plate and the plow. In response to a force applied to the blade, the blade slides upward relative to the backing plate and the plow and compresses the biasing element such that when the force is removed, the biasing element decompresses and urges and slides the blade downward.