Need tips / advice on attaching Snowplow on Scale / 2-rail, MTH or Atlas Premier SD70ACe

your front pilot appears to be tipped down in the pic. It may just be a digital pic issue here?

I see a gap that should not be there....

I have an SD70ACe with a low plow. From the angle, it appears that the chassis (stamped steel) is slightly bowed. Not enough to cause derailments, but enough for the plow to sit low. I'd remove the chassis and give it a slight bend. I haven't done the errant one I have as I like it without the plow, but eventually I'll do it.

@Engineer-Joe posted:

your front pilot appears to be tipped down in the pic. It may just be a digital pic issue here?

I see a gap that should not be there....

Joe,

Thanks for your feedback. Yes, the pilot appears to be bent back at the lower end, on my model. Also, unlike on the ES44AC, the length of the mounting tabs, on the snowplow causes it to stick out further ahead of the pilot and both these issues appear to cause the snowplow to droop too low.

Closer to this weekend, I plan to unpack my old Overland SD70ACe and see how the pilots and snowplows, compare.

These are just my opinion,

Naveen Rajan

@AGHRMatt posted:

I have an SD70ACe with a low plow. From the angle, it appears that the chassis (stamped steel) is slightly bowed. Not enough to cause derailments, but enough for the plow to sit low. I'd remove the chassis and give it a slight bend. I haven't done the errant one I have as I like it without the plow, but eventually I'll do it.

Matt,

Thanks for your advice.

I haven't looked closely at the chassis yet but if it were bent, would I have to disassemble the model to straighten it?

Naveen Rajan

@naveenrajan posted:

Matt,

Thanks for your advice.

I haven't looked closely at the chassis yet but if it were bent, would I have to disassemble the model to straighten it?

Naveen Rajan

Not necessarily. You can usually just grab the front end of the chassis while holding the middle and give the front some upward pressure.