Kolpin 10-0520 X-Factor Plow - Manual (Page 4)

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© 2011 Kolpin Outdoors Inc.
WARNING
To avoid personal injury or damage to your vehicle:
Do not exceed 5 mph (8 kph) with the blade installed
Be aware that vehicle ground clearance
is reduced with plow system installed
Keep yourself, other people and pets away from the
blade and moving parts during operation
Before adjusting blade angle or disconnecting the plow
system, stop the ATV engine and set the parking brake
Remove your plow system before trail riding
Please read and understand all assembly instructions, notices and warnings before assembling and operating your plow system.
Follow these guidelines to ensure satisfactory operation:
• Read this manual and your ATV operators manual before use.
• Periodically check for wear and tightness of all fasteners. Replace or re-torque fasteners as necessary.
• Before first use, set plow in the furthest right or left angled position to check for clearance between the plow and front tires.
• Operate with extreme caution on slopes and rough terrain. Be familiar with the area before you plow.
• Be aware of immovable objects that could be hidden in the area you are plowing.
• To avoid damage when pushing snow into a pile, reverse direction before raising the plow blade.
• Do not ram the plow blade into piles of snow.
• For best results, set the suspension preload of your ATV to the stiffest setting.
• To reduce steering effort and increase mobility, set the air pressure of your tires to the maximum pressure specification.
• The plow blade assembly is designed to “trip” when it strikes an object or digs in too far. When pressure is released, the plow
springs back into position. Spring tension can be increased by tightening the locknuts on the bottom of the eyebolts. For less
spring tension, loosen the locknuts.
• The plow skids are adjustable. General skid setting is even with the plow wear bar bottom edge, higher settings reduce the
chance of rocks and gravel from being collected. See Page 9 for more information.
• To increase traction during plow operation, operators can try: Securing weight to the ATV for additional tire downforce, reducing
tire air pressure, or installing tire chains.
SAFETY INFORMATION
Our plow systems were designed with your safety in mind. Please read and understand all Cautions, Notices and Warnings in this
manual before you begin. In order to protect you and your ATV, certain parts of the plow system and/or hardware are designed to fail
when the equipment is over-stressed.
WARNING
To avoid personal injury or damage to your vehicle:
Do not install forward mount system over plastic guard
components, which can compress over time and loosen
the installation, resulting in poor product performance
and/or damage to the ATV.
Do not allow forward mount system to interfere with ATV
operational items such as brake lines, coolant hoses,
control cables, steering or any other function.