If you do, what plow do you use? Does the truck handle it OK? I've been thinking of mounting a Blizzard 760LT on my truck and doing some residential work. Maybe a few small parking lots.
Modified intake and throttle body, 265/75R16 Toyo All Terrains, Spicer greasable U joints & Moog ball joints, Delta toolbox, trans cooler and guage, Magnaflow muffler, Reese Class III hitch.
We have a 97 at work. It a salesman's old truck with over 100k miles. we put an old plow on it and it work great. The only problem was we burnt up the alternator it needed a higher amp alt for the hydraulic pump on the plow.
howdy, im new here, im looking to sell my f150 and get into an f250 for plowing. anyhow, go to www.plowsite.com they are GREAT people over there and will help you ALOT. they reccommend a 760lt though, at least they did for me. and you shouldnt get anything that weighs over 500-600lbs
Your truck will handle it, the question is....how much abuse do you want to put your truck thru?
IMO, you are better off picking up a an older F250 or F350 to abuse.
Also if you are interested in picking up some insurance, I can put you in touch with a couple of city/town contacts for plowing. The average is about $50-55 per hour, minimum four hours for storms that go over 2-3 inches.
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2003 Super Crew XLT 4x4 True Blue
Although I own an F-150 and I plow, I drive an F-350 with a Powerstroke Diesel to plow - with an 8' Fisher plow. Personally, I wouldn't ever recommend hanging a plow on any 1/2 ton truck for anything other than plowing my own driveway. They're just not built to take the beating - partiularly in commercial use. We plow apartments and shopping centers with a fleet of F-350's and still break all sorts of stuff. Attempting that kind of stuff with a half ton is foolish. You'll be replacing front end parts u-joints and transmissions so often it will scare you. The only Ford half ton that might be able to handle light plowing is the 7700 package.
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2005 F-150 4x4 XLT Reg. Cab Short Box
5.4 Liter Automatic w/ ESOF
Class 3 Trailer Package
3.55 Limted Slip Rear End
Silverstar H13ST Headlight Bulbs
Silverstar 9005 Fog Light Bulbs
130 watt Watt Hella Driving Lights (Behind the Grill)
Soft Tonneau Cover
Porterfield Brake Pads
American Racing RT-S 20"x8.5" Wheels
Goodyear Eagle GT II P285 50R 20 Tires
Signal Vehicle Systems Interceptor Halogen Light Bar
More Zaino than you can shake a stick at
we use 3/4 ton trucks for plowing with 8' plows, plowing is hard on everything, we use the western, but the new boss plow look great, looks like real easy to hook on. I just think the f-150 my be a little lite duty for plowing. When you have a few accounts to plow time runs out pretty fast and you tend to hurry and beat the truck, so just keep that in mind. just my 2 cents hope it helps
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