I have to defend my Curtis plow here. I live where it snows about every day from Oct. through April (have had about 18" so far since Thanksgiving) and all I do is plow and plow some more. I plow my place and it's about an acre and a half minimum every time, 9 miles on the odometer, times two counting reverse, 18 miles every time I plow the stinking lot. Got it down pat.
This Curtis has given me 100% trouble free operation since I bought the truck in 2003, with the exception of the solenoid frying last pass last winter. It's been so dependable I emphasize it waited till the LAST PASS before it wouldn't pick up anymore...
I am pretty impatient when it comes to hooking up in a blizzard, and this is by far the easiest plow I've ever dealt with. Pull into it, plug in, adjust height if necessary, throw the two cam levers into lock position, done. Most times I time it at 20 seconds to hook up, 10 seconds to drop just for fun.
Had a SnowWay Preditor series last with the down pressure, but the steel moldboard insert instead of the clear lexan one. Downpressure's a beautiful thing, but pressure of any kind on those flimsy SnowWay plows results in some broken up equipment. They aren't built for much more than perfectly level, paved driveways in my eyes. I had that thing beat to a pulp in 2 seasons plowing the same exact area I still do with this Curtis.
My Curtis dealer is 25 minutes away, and has been a good source of help to me as well, can't complain, only compliment them for their service.