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1. A system for releasably engaging, to a blade of a snow plow, a piece of equipment having a cross member structure and a pair of wheels, the cross member structure and the wheels being arranged in the manner of the cross member structure of a handle frame and the wheels of a walk-behind snow blower, the system comprising:
a first ramp structure, a second ramp structure, and a retaining structure, wherein the system includes a loaded position where the piece of equipment engages the blade of the snow plow and an unloaded position where the piece of equipment is disengaged from the blade of the snow plow,
each of said first and said second ramp structures are disposed on a rear side of said blade to define inclined ramps,said retaining structure is disposed on the rear side of the blade between and above said ramp structures, andsaid ramp structures and retaining structure define a receiving location, wherein the retaining structure is shaped and dimensioned such that, when the piece of equipment is in the receiving location and in the loaded position, the retaining structure releasably engages the cross member structure to suspend the piece of equipment above the ground via the cross member structure, wherein the ramp structures are shaped and dimensioned such that the piece of equipment can be drawn to the receiving location and as the piece of equipment is so drawn, the wheels traverse the ramp structures. |