Side wing plow positioner

In combination, a vehicle having a cab and side window, a side wing snow plow, means connected between said vehicle cab and said side wing snow plow for positioning the side wing snow plow from a laterally-extending operative position to a retracted inoperative position, the improvement comprising:

• a side wing plow positioner for locating the wing plow in a retracted position against the whicle cab without obstructing vision from the adjacent side window and automatically locating the side wing plow in a laterally-extending operative position relative to the passenger cab of said vehicle, said positioner comprising an elongated guide track secured to and extending substantially vertically to a rear portion of said wing plow adjacent a discharge end thereof and from a lower edge therefrom, a slide member engaged with said track for limited longitudinal, vertical displacement therealong, arresting means to retain said slide member in a lowermost position in a lower end portion of said track, displaceable linkage means secured to said slide member for displacing said slide member along said guide track, said arresting means having an automatic actuation mechanism to arrest said slide member in said lower end portion of said track when the slide member is in its lowermost position.