TOOLS , PLANT & EQUIPMENT
New snow blades & spreaders for John Deere Gators
ohn Deere and Douglas
J Dynamics , the parent company of US brands such as Western , Fisher and SnowEx , have entered into an allied partnership agreement for the Western Products range of snow and ice removal solutions for utility vehicles .
Located in Milwaukee , Wisconsin , Western Products is the leading manufacturer of snow and ice control products . It offers a variety of frontmounted blades plus hopper and tailgatemounted sand and salt spreaders , along with a wide selection of performanceenhancing snow plough and spreader accessories and parts .
All Western products can be installed quickly and easily on John Deere ’ s range of Gator utility vehicles . There is a choice of 1.82m ( 72in ) straight and V-blade snow plough models with hydraulic or winch lift , and each comes with replaceable cutting edges and plough markers . The hydraulic blades feature an in-cab joystick control for lifting and angling , and optional accessories include plough shoes , rubber deflectors or poly cutting edges .
Alongside the snow blades , the Western stainless steel spreaders feature variable material flow rates with in-cab speed controls . These include a 340kg capacity hopper unit with a spread width of up to 9m , and two drop spreaders with capacities of 90 or 217kg , fitted plastic covers and adjustable spread pattern widths of 76 , 83 or 91cm .
For more details regarding product information and compatibility with John Deere Gator models , please refer to the online quick match selection system at https :// www . westernplows . com / quickmatch /, or contact your local John Deere dealer .
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