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admin
09-07-2016, 11:46 AM
This was originally posted on the Smith Brothers Services web site on January 5, 1012.

We really like the Meyer Drive Pro 6'8". We think it is a great plow. It performs well, and it is reliable. There is just one thing we would change if we could. The Jack Stand. All other Meyer Plows use a Crank Stand. Thanks to Joey Rega (a willing Guinea Pig) it is now a reality for the Drive Pro 6'8" as well. Click on any picture for a larger view.

First, we cut off the tab on the crossbar for the Jack Stand Lock. Then....


Test fitting the post.
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Post tack welded in place.
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All welded and painted.
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Side view. Joey is also using an E-57H.
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Joey keeps his plow on a set of dollies, so he can roll it right up to his Jeep and into the Clevis.
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We sent these pictures to Meyer in January 2012.... and then


(9-1-12) NOTE: As of the 2012 - 2013 Season, Meyer Products is now building the Drive Pro with a Crankstand.


~Admin

admin
09-07-2016, 11:59 AM
Unfortunately, we could not convince Meyer to scrap the single pull design. So....


We took it a step further in January 2012 for two customers that were having a hard time mounting their Drive Pro 6'8" plows on their vehicles.

We turned them into EZ Plus Mounts.

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One of the vehicles was a 2005 Chevy Colorado. The factory front license plate bracket hit the cross bar (bar connecting the two pins) and would unlock the bar, releasing the pins before you could drive the truck into the Clevis. It was VERY frustrating. In the early years, there were also some issues with alignment of the pins with the holes in the Clevis. You could not twist the pins to make engaging or disengaging easier, because of the design. You needed a hammer to seat the pins! This conversion eliminated that problem instantly. Meyer also found out that the front license plate bracket was a problem on late model GM 1500 trucks as well. Their answer was to use spacers to move the Clevis forward. OUR answer is to convert them to two pin EZ Plus mounts! We also do this on the Toyota Tundra. Having the cross bar that connects the two pins leave a very small range in Clevis height. IF the Clevis does not fall in that range, it makes mounting the plow almost impossible. Having two pins eliminates that problem as well. The single pull sounds like a good idea on paper, but in reality, in OUR experience, it only works well with certain vehicles.

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