Mike Stevens of Snow Plow News talks to Andy McArdle of Fisher Engineering about their new HD2 and HDX snow plows.
When we saw the newly released Fisher Engineering HD2 and HDX plows, we saw the popular HD plows Fisher fans love with beefed up frames and a full line of accessories.
Fisher HD2 Replacing the HD Series
With the introduction of the HD2 plows, Fisher Engineering intends to eliminate its popular HD product. They have beefed up the frame including adding a couple of rib supports to ensure a durable long lasting product. These new plows are also using full 1/2” cutting edges.
Fisher intends not to disappoint as it has a full line of accessories for these plows. The popular plow wings and back drag edge are available as are poly and carbide cutting edges plus a whole lot more.
Fisher HDX Plow for Plowing Excellence
Fisher Engineering is hoping to wow its more sophisticated customers with the HDX plow. It comes with a standard stainless steal mold board as well as an articulated A-frame and an adjustable attack angle.
The articulated A-frame allows the plow to move more in tune with the surface of the road for better cleaning and more even wear on the cutting edge. This helps prevent the problem of needing to change the cutting edge early because one or more edges have been gouged away.
An Adjustable Attack Angle?
Yes, the first adjustable attack angle we know of. The adjustable attack angle allows you to adjust the plowing attack angle to better match the attack angle to the surface, the weather, or your personal preference. Gravel roads, very heavy snow, and ice pack plow better with a 55 degree attack angle while easy rolling snow is best moved with a 75 degree attack angle, and they have a 65 degree attack angle for normal plowing needs.
While you can adjust the attack angle to best clear the surface, weather, and personal preference combination you are dealing with, we did note that right now, you can only change the attack angle by removing bolts and aligning them again with different holes.
Until Fisher allows for on the fly changes to the attack angle, you are likely only going to change the attack angle at most once per snow plowing event when the truck is back in the heated shop.
We liked what we saw with the changes to the Fisher Engineering product line and we think Fisher fans will like them too.
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