How To Bend Sheet Metal For A Snow Plow

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How to bend sheet metal for a snow plow.

Be precise on the bottom edge and top edge. I am an a p and taught sheet metal at local trade school. If you want to have the snow roll in front of the plow just increase the bend at the top of the plow but keep the attack angle of the blade around 18 to 20 degees. A straight curved blade will simply have a straight edge on the top and bottom but a shaped blade that throws snow to the side will be much wider on one end.

More than that and you start trying to lift the snow instead of pushing it translating to more weight on the blade wich makes the plow harder to push and wear faster. To bend the metal you will need a metal bending fabrication tool. 3 jacks would have worked better for re adjustment reasons. Well its almost done.

I used 14 ga sheetmetal a 2x4 and a hyd jack with a chain wraped around the plow and the metal jacked down using the chain on top of the jack. Bending aluminum accurately is an art. I just need to bolt the cutting edge on when it comes in. Little sketchy that the wood was rotten.

Depending on whether you want the snow to be thrown to one side or to both sides you will need to bend the steel into a curve to match your criteria. Driving a big chevy up onto a pipe to bend it. Watch our video of bending sheet metal for custom plow fabrication.