1/10th scale snow plow

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This is a 1/10 scale snow plow I designed because I wasn't happy with what was on the market at the time. I've been Iterating on this design for about a year, and while its not perfect, I believe its good enough to finally release the files. I cant recall what % infill I used but these pieces need to be VERY strong so take that into account. Here is a link to a video where I did a time lapse of the plow being used (https://youtube.com/shorts/psXLYdtmNl0?si=bAdm7GO7TQeoMpds).https://youtu.be/SKd1Uo0WJPQ?si=FmjfsLc0731ZL-r9 It's not a direct bolt-on design and will require a bit of tinkering to mount depending on your trucks front bumper situation. I trimmed a notch into the chassis mount part to mount the plow on my Gen 8 bumper. My TRX4 and Gen 8 both have aftermarket bumpers with winches installed, and the winch is used to raise and lower the plow instead of using a huge servo hanging off the front like other designs. I bought some small eyelets and screwed them into the blade to connect the winch to the plow.I used 1/18th scale HobbyPark shocks on the TRX4 and some random ebay shocks I had lying around on the gen 8 because the HobbyPark shocks weren't long enough to allow the plow the travel it needed. The picture of the red shocks has the measurements for the gen 8 shocks I used, and here's an amazon link to the 1/18 scale HobbyPark shocks I used for the TRX4 (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B016Q85BTE/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_image?ie=UTF8&psc=1). You may run into an issue with your winch not being able to raise the plow all the way up depending on your winch's strength, if this happens just experiment with shock oils or different springs, or remove the spring from one of the shocks altogether. I would recommend printing in PETG for added strength, but if you don't use the plow as a battering ram PLA+ holds up pretty well. For added traction, you might want to consider tire chains. I made mine out of some small jack chain I bought from my local hardware store.I assembled the parts together with small screws and pre-driling holes in the posts where the parts join. This is IMPORTANT, because if you do not pre-drill and run a screw in the smaller posts may split. Also, the only parts that I glued are the links from the blade to the arms, otherwise they are prone to popping off. you could screw them but it might be difficult to get a screwdriver in there.We got about two inches of snow last week and I was able to clear my entire driveway and the sidewalk in front of my house with no issues. It takes longer than shoveling but its more fun! I'm working on a salt thrower to go onto the rear hitch receiver, but its still a WIP. note: the chassis mounts are slightly different but both can work on any truck, I just named them based on the trucks I used. One might be better than the other depending on your needs. The Gen 8 chassis mount is much thicker because I used small threaded rod to mount it to my rig.update: I added a 20mm spacer you can slip around your front shock shafts behind your springs to limit the travel if you need additional clearance between the ground and the plow when its raised. One of my trucks suspension was very soft and would squat when the plow was raised, this alleviated that issue.