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Read articles →This is a real-world snow-plowing session from an operator using a John Deere 4066R with a Metal Pless Agrimaxx 712 hexagon plow and custom carbide edges on the flat blade. It covers practical setup notes: an 18-inch lift limit from the Metal Pless mount, why they avoid plow arms, and confidence handling roughly a 7-acre lot solo. Useful for buyers weighing plow mounting tradeoffs and joystick-based hydrostatic operation, not a spec walkaround.
Posted by an operator/owner running this rig for their own snow removal work, so expect hands-on field impressions rather than a dealer pitch.
The Metal Pless mount on the front limits the lift height to about 18 inches, which the operator says is the only drawback of the setup.
From years of experience, operators are too rough on arms, causing tweaking, bending, breaking, costly repairs, and extra maintenance, so they stick with the Metal Pless mount.
The operator says they would have no problem trusting the setup alone on about a 7-acre lot with the Agrimaxx 712 hexagon plow.
Yes, it is super simple to train on with hydrostatic drive, a forward reverse pedal, a steering wheel, and all Metal Pless functions built into the joystick.
