Kolpin DRIFTER 10-0550 Owners Manual And Assembly
DRIFTER
PLOW-IN-A-BOX
ASSEMBLY / OWNER’S MANUAL
Part No: 10-0550
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
Congratulations! You’ve just purchased one of the industry’s top plow systems. The DRIFTER™ Plow System works great for all types
of plowing. With proper care and maintenance, your plow system will last for many years!
The DRIFTER™ Plow system is easily assembled and attaches to your ATV using a patented, unique Forward Mount™ system. It is
designed to fit most models with 200cc or larger engines. The blade pivot design allows the operator to select multiple angled left-orright positions, and also incorporates a spring-loaded ’trip’ system that allows the blade to handle impacts with small obstructions.
The patented 52” (132 cm) Poly Blade Assembly allows for quality snow moving capacity and snow roll-over characteristics.
Additionally, this system will handle light to medium-duty summer landscape work.
NOTICE
The DRIFTER Plow System
includes these components:
52” (132 cm) Poly Blade
and Blade Hinge Pivot Assembly
Forward Mount™ Push Tube
Universal Forward Mount™ System
Plow operation requires an
additional component for operation:
Winch Kit, Electric Lift or Manual Lift *
PUSH TUBE ENGAGEMENT: Place push tube under the ATV as shown and insert into the left and right channels of the assembled
Forward Mount Weldment, Item #1. Fasten the push tube to the mount with supplied lock pins, Item #13.
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Push Tube
ATTACH LIFTING HOOK OR ELECTRIC LIFT: Attach the lifting hook from a winch or manual lift kit to the push tube as shown. If
using an electric lift kit, install the electric lift at the hole locations shown.
Install lift hook or kit at this location only
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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 pl ow
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 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
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.
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Model Number 10-0550
Hardware Pack # 12-0400
Parts List 1 of 3
Replacement fasteners are common-type and can be purchased
locally. Use minimum Metric 8.8 or SAE Grade 5 fasteners.
PARTS ORDERING INFORMATION:
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Model Number 10-0550
Hardware Pack # CYC1010
Parts List 2 of 3
Replacement fasteners are common-type and can be purchased locally. Use
minimum Metric 8.8 or SAE Grade 5 fasteners.
PARTS ORDERING INFORMATION:
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Model Number 10-0550
Hardware Pack # HK-124
Parts List 3 of 3
Replacement fasteners are common-type and can be purchased
locally. Use minimum metric 8.8 or SAE Grade 5 fasteners.
PARTS ORDERING INFORMATION:
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