If you are interested in adding a permanent front mount plow system to your Grizzly but you have a Yamaha HD front bumper, you will need to modify the front mount to be able to fit. I recently added the Cycle Country front mount plow system to my ’07 Grizzly 700 and had to make a couple of cuts to the front mount for it to fit. I do not know if the Warn ProVantage front mount will need modification but after studying the pictures, I am of the belief the Warn front mount will not work without modification. If someone takes the plunge and finds it does fit along with the Yamaha HD front bumper, please update this thread and I will change the original post to reflect the new information.

Question: Didn’t I already have a slow plow? Yes, I did already have a snow plow but it was a smaller plow, 52” and was a universal mid-plow mount. The “problem” I had with my original purchase was that the blade was too small. The width of the blade was problematic as snow spilled out the sides frequently and also over the top. Where I live, I frequently get storms that drop 10” + of very light snow and a larger blade should have been part of the original purchase. I really should have thought out my original purchase better as I rushed to purchase an ATV plow without fully thinking it through… add that I was able to get a very good price on the original plow kit and rushed to make a premature purchase.

So after two seasons plowing with the smaller plow, I ended up purchasing a 60” Cycle Country Poly plow with front mount. I went front mount to allow the mount to stay on the Grizzly year round and, admittedly, I was envious of Rio’s front mount where he keeps the mount on year round. Anyway… here is what is needed, along with pictures, to get the Cycle Country front mount to the fit with the Yamaha HD front bumper.

Cycle Country Front Mount Grizzly 700/550 plow system – this is using a fully boxed horizontal bar that allowed me to modify the bar for my purposes by making two cuts into it which I feel do not compromise the strength of the front mount for ATV plowing duty.

For comparison: Warn Front Mount Grizzly 700/550 plow system – notice that Warn uses an angle iron style horizontal bar with additional round horizontal bar with drop tabs. I do not know if this will fit with the Yamaha HD front bumper without modification to the front bar or HD bumper.

Here is the CC front mount after modifications were done. I had to make two cuts in the horizontal bar and also drill four holes in my Warn winch plate. The four holes drilled into the Warn winch plate was so I could avoid using the additional plate, third item in this picture. I didn’t feel that the third plate would be able to fit since space is somewhat tight.

This picture shows everything installed after the modifications were done. Two U-bolts hold the front mount, four bolts between the winch plate and front mount and two additional bolts hold the winch plate to the vertical components to the Grizzly frame. There are also two additional bolts that mount on the front horizontal section of the Warn winch plate.

This picture shows the two drop tabs on the front mount that slide over the outside of the bottom tabs of the HD front bumper… both get bolted to the frame.

Different view of everything in place. Everything fits nicely and will not rub when out having fun in the dirt. The A-arm guard looks close but there is actually about 2" of space between the guard and front mount.

So, there it is. This took the better part of a day to get the modifications done and everything mounted up. I admit that I took my time making sure to measure ten times and cut once. At $120 for the front mount… I didn’t want to ruin it by rushing to modify.

I am pleased with the results.