Diagonal Snow Plough / Diagonal snow ZOOM-plough

FMG’s areal ploughs have been fully redesigned based on customer needs and test results over many years. FMG’s areal and zoom ploughs are suitable for clearing snow from roads and streets, as well as from yards and terminals. The design offers excellent snow throwing abilities at speeds as low as 15-20 km/h.

The snow plouw shoes can now be replaced with wheels, making it possible to adjust the blade just above the surface of the road and in this way conserve the blade and shoes. This feature is really useful when ploughing in the early winter or on asphalt roads.

The upper wing on the of FMG areal ploughs is angled horizontally forward, which allows the driving wind to clean the wing and helps throw the snow up onto the road bank. In addition, the  vizier on top of upper wing prevents snow from blowing onto the bonnet and windscreen.

The hydraulic suspension acts like a shock absorber, effectively damping vibration from the road surface. In case of an obstacle, the cylinder piston goes forward together with the accumulator, and the correction back is performed easily with the basic hydraulics.

The standard angle of the blade is 45 degrees, which can be adjusted while driving by moving the suspension cylinder forwards or backwards. The adjustment of the suspension cylinder changes the vertical angle of the wing, thereby changing the snow throwing properties. The sensitivity of the hydraulic suspension can also be adjusted by means of the chock valve.

The wing and supports are sturdy, as is the body of the blade, which has been designed for heavy usage, such as cleaning forest roads. Despite the higher weight, the ploughs are easy to handle due to a short plough body and a centre of gravity close to the adapter. Due to their optimal blade angle and wing curvature, the ploughs are also easy to push, which benefits fuel consumption.

Floating the wing is controlled by the floating bar between the wing and the plough body. The wing itself is jointed with three lubricated and locked pins, and there are six plastic bearings for lateral movement. Plastic bearings help reduce wear and efficiently damp the drive noise of the plough. Turning the wing is controlled by two hydraulic cylinders with a diameter 80 mm, which enables stepless turning of 0 to 45 degrees to the right-hand side.

FMG’s popular areal snow plough is joined by a zoom model, which is equipped with hydraulically operated extension wings. The working width can be increased or decreased on the run with a maximum extension of 0.5 m. Zoom ploughs are ideal for roads with varying widths of narrow bridges, for example, where bigger models are not practical. Zoom ploughs are easy to operate using the joystick on the tractor’s armrest.

The equipment connected to the front lift may catch up the wheel in some instances of tractor and wheel combinations. That’s why we offer the possibility to choose between usual and long 3-point linkage. Please, have a look at the drawings and ensure which 3-point linkage suit for your machine.