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From: Hudson, WI
4x4whiteSTX,
Can you email me some photos of your plow mount on you f150? i have a friend that is considering doing this and he is curious how the mount will look & attach to the truck. Thanks
chri7s_email at yahoo dot com
Can you email me some photos of your plow mount on you f150? i have a friend that is considering doing this and he is curious how the mount will look & attach to the truck. Thanks
chri7s_email at yahoo dot com
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From: Rochester, NY, USA
I'm not going to argue that you could plow with an F-150. What I would be more willing to debate is how long certain components are going to last over the long haul. For instance, in our fleet of Ford 1 tons (mostly Super Duties), we've yet to get more than 50,000 miles out of a 4R100 transmission. I'd hate to think what that says for the much lighter duty unit in the 150.
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From: Buffalo NY
damn people stop acting like our trucks are a bunch of chevy colorados. These things aint little whimpy pieces of ****. I see plenty of plows. The western and homesteader plows are great. Ive looked into getting one but it wouldnt be worth the cost for me to get one. Those things are great though. They go on without a sweat and are easy to control. They make these plows for chevy trailblazers, the f150 isnt going to perform worse than that thing...
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From: Rhode Island
I agree! For cryin out loud, the F-150 has a fully boxed frame, strongest in it's class, probably stronger than the F-250's produced in the 90's! I've seen plows on Tundra's, (older version), & those frames "suck".........As long as you are not plowing for your local DOT, with your F-150, you will be fine if you are operating smart!.................
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From: Michigan
Well I plowed with my old 99 f150 and now am plowing with my 05 screw f150.I am still using the same plow a 7,6 Boss superduty.The undecarriage I bought for the 99 was actually for an 04-up so I just had to drill a couple holes in the frame but it works out perfect for my 05 so I can't complain.The truck seems to handle it as good as my 97 F350 handled the same plow so I can't complain.I actually think the f150 does a lot better pushing the snow then the 97 F350 did but thats about it.Since I am **** about my trucks,I do go a lot slower then I would with a beater so I don't feel there is any added stress to the truck at all and I like the idea of not having to worry about a break down in the middle of the night.I plow for my in laws who have there own accounts and we do about 55 driveways and 10 buisinesses to do and the truck performs flawlessly.I do agree that most people seem to act like the trucks are eggs and are going to break at the slightest bit of use.I use mine as a truck as it was intended but I take really good care of it as well.Its not a station wagon for crying out loud its a truck 
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From: Rochester, NY, USA
Some of you guys (probably without much "real" plowing experience) seem to be missing my point. Yes, you can plow with and F-150, but you'd better be careful with your expectations. If you're plowing light snow, plowing relatively small areas and not horsing the truck, you can do it. But, it's going to put more strain on many of your drivetrain and suspension parts that the truck was designed for. That said, they're not going to last as long. Oh yea, and Ford will void your warranty in a hearbeat if you don't have the Snowplow Prep Package. (Ask me how I know that.)
As for the type of plowing we do with our fleet of ten F-350s, it's all apartment complexes, shopping centers and offices. We run Fisher plows (8 1/2' and 9') with several V-Plows. The trucks all have Powerstroke diesels (7.3's and 6.0's) and have the 4R100 or 5R100 transmissions and are fully equipped for plowing. We take great care of them and still tear the hell out of ball joints, U-joints, brakes, shift linkages and transmissions - just to name a few. So, I do have some experience here.
As for the type of plowing we do with our fleet of ten F-350s, it's all apartment complexes, shopping centers and offices. We run Fisher plows (8 1/2' and 9') with several V-Plows. The trucks all have Powerstroke diesels (7.3's and 6.0's) and have the 4R100 or 5R100 transmissions and are fully equipped for plowing. We take great care of them and still tear the hell out of ball joints, U-joints, brakes, shift linkages and transmissions - just to name a few. So, I do have some experience here.
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From: Wisconsin
Originally Posted by PHS79
Since you just bought a brand new truck, what I would do is go out and find an older truck to plow with. Being that you are from New York there will be lots of plow trucks around, just keep your eye out for them.... There are good used plow trucks out there, you just have to take your time looking for them.
'99 F-250 SD which with the bigger motor (v10 vs 8) it'll push the snow no problem. The only thing that I don't personally like is seeing all that abuse put on the truck which is basically still "new".
I'd highly suggest you look for some reliable old beater, ford, chebby, whocares so you won't have to worry about ruining a perfectly good truck. It's not a matter of can it do the job but rather do you want it to do the job.
And just in case some of you out there think that plowing snow isn't hard on a truck, just call up a dealership and ask them or price a used truck that has been used as a plowtruck vs an identicle truck that hasn't. BTW you may want to notify your insurance co. which will raise your rates. Your call but if you hit someone/something while plowing and you didn't tell your ins. co. that you were using the truck as a plowtruck, gl.
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From: Cleveland Ohio
Well well, look whats on my truck. Someone smack my hand now and tell me my truck will fall apart.
2stroked, I get what your saying, but I think most people who are going to put a plow on there F-150 don't plan to be doing big commercial lots. If they did, Im sure they would have got a 350 from the start. With mine, I'm doing my driveway (look in the pic, its bigger then some parking lots), my neighbors drives, my 3 apartment buildings and one decently sized retail lot in town. Is it added stress to my truck? Of coarse, Im not a jackass, I know it is not the greatest thing for the truck. Will my truck fall apart tommarow? No, and I know this because I plowed ALOT with a old POS 87 S-10 4x4 for years. I used it to do basically the same stuff I am doing with the F-150. I finally got rid of it not so much because the plow ruined it, but because it had 250,000 miles on it, and it was so rusted I can see the freeway through the floor.
My 2004+ F-150 has a higher GVWR then my friends 91 K2500. All around my truck is stronger then his. My other friend has plowed for 10 years with a K1500 with nothing more then normal problems. I know of at least 10-15 F-150s around town with plows on them, I see them year after year.
Would a F-150 be the ideal choice to do heavy commercial plowing? No, only a jackass would say yes. Can it be used to plow a few drives or small lots here and there? Yeah, just don't drive like a total moron and don't hit things and you will be fine.
I'll make sure and post plowing photos and videos from this season when the snow flies.
2stroked, I get what your saying, but I think most people who are going to put a plow on there F-150 don't plan to be doing big commercial lots. If they did, Im sure they would have got a 350 from the start. With mine, I'm doing my driveway (look in the pic, its bigger then some parking lots), my neighbors drives, my 3 apartment buildings and one decently sized retail lot in town. Is it added stress to my truck? Of coarse, Im not a jackass, I know it is not the greatest thing for the truck. Will my truck fall apart tommarow? No, and I know this because I plowed ALOT with a old POS 87 S-10 4x4 for years. I used it to do basically the same stuff I am doing with the F-150. I finally got rid of it not so much because the plow ruined it, but because it had 250,000 miles on it, and it was so rusted I can see the freeway through the floor.
My 2004+ F-150 has a higher GVWR then my friends 91 K2500. All around my truck is stronger then his. My other friend has plowed for 10 years with a K1500 with nothing more then normal problems. I know of at least 10-15 F-150s around town with plows on them, I see them year after year.
Would a F-150 be the ideal choice to do heavy commercial plowing? No, only a jackass would say yes. Can it be used to plow a few drives or small lots here and there? Yeah, just don't drive like a total moron and don't hit things and you will be fine.
I'll make sure and post plowing photos and videos from this season when the snow flies.
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From: Michigan
Originally Posted by Nico
Well well, look whats on my truck. Someone smack my hand now and tell me my truck will fall apart.
2stroked, I get what your saying, but I think most people who are going to put a plow on there F-150 don't plan to be doing big commercial lots. If they did, Im sure they would have got a 350 from the start. With mine, I'm doing my driveway (look in the pic, its bigger then some parking lots), my neighbors drives, my 3 apartment buildings and one decently sized retail lot in town. Is it added stress to my truck? Of coarse, Im not a jackass, I know it is not the greatest thing for the truck. Will my truck fall apart tommarow? No, and I know this because I plowed ALOT with a old POS 87 S-10 4x4 for years. I used it to do basically the same stuff I am doing with the F-150. I finally got rid of it not so much because the plow ruined it, but because it had 250,000 miles on it, and it was so rusted I can see the freeway through the floor.
My 2004+ F-150 has a higher GVWR then my friends 91 K2500. All around my truck is stronger then his. My other friend has plowed for 10 years with a K1500 with nothing more then normal problems. I know of at least 10-15 F-150s around town with plows on them, I see them year after year.
Would a F-150 be the ideal choice to do heavy commercial plowing? No, only a jackass would say yes. Can it be used to plow a few drives or small lots here and there? Yeah, just don't drive like a total moron and don't hit things and you will be fine.
I'll make sure and post plowing photos and videos from this season when the snow flies.
2stroked, I get what your saying, but I think most people who are going to put a plow on there F-150 don't plan to be doing big commercial lots. If they did, Im sure they would have got a 350 from the start. With mine, I'm doing my driveway (look in the pic, its bigger then some parking lots), my neighbors drives, my 3 apartment buildings and one decently sized retail lot in town. Is it added stress to my truck? Of coarse, Im not a jackass, I know it is not the greatest thing for the truck. Will my truck fall apart tommarow? No, and I know this because I plowed ALOT with a old POS 87 S-10 4x4 for years. I used it to do basically the same stuff I am doing with the F-150. I finally got rid of it not so much because the plow ruined it, but because it had 250,000 miles on it, and it was so rusted I can see the freeway through the floor.
My 2004+ F-150 has a higher GVWR then my friends 91 K2500. All around my truck is stronger then his. My other friend has plowed for 10 years with a K1500 with nothing more then normal problems. I know of at least 10-15 F-150s around town with plows on them, I see them year after year.
Would a F-150 be the ideal choice to do heavy commercial plowing? No, only a jackass would say yes. Can it be used to plow a few drives or small lots here and there? Yeah, just don't drive like a total moron and don't hit things and you will be fine.
I'll make sure and post plowing photos and videos from this season when the snow flies.
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From: Michigan
Originally Posted by Nico
Well well, look whats on my truck. Someone smack my hand now and tell me my truck will fall apart.
2stroked, I get what your saying, but I think most people who are going to put a plow on there F-150 don't plan to be doing big commercial lots. If they did, Im sure they would have got a 350 from the start. With mine, I'm doing my driveway (look in the pic, its bigger then some parking lots), my neighbors drives, my 3 apartment buildings and one decently sized retail lot in town. Is it added stress to my truck? Of coarse, Im not a jackass, I know it is not the greatest thing for the truck. Will my truck fall apart tommarow? No, and I know this because I plowed ALOT with a old POS 87 S-10 4x4 for years. I used it to do basically the same stuff I am doing with the F-150. I finally got rid of it not so much because the plow ruined it, but because it had 250,000 miles on it, and it was so rusted I can see the freeway through the floor.
My 2004+ F-150 has a higher GVWR then my friends 91 K2500. All around my truck is stronger then his. My other friend has plowed for 10 years with a K1500 with nothing more then normal problems. I know of at least 10-15 F-150s around town with plows on them, I see them year after year.
Would a F-150 be the ideal choice to do heavy commercial plowing? No, only a jackass would say yes. Can it be used to plow a few drives or small lots here and there? Yeah, just don't drive like a total moron and don't hit things and you will be fine.
I'll make sure and post plowing photos and videos from this season when the snow flies.
2stroked, I get what your saying, but I think most people who are going to put a plow on there F-150 don't plan to be doing big commercial lots. If they did, Im sure they would have got a 350 from the start. With mine, I'm doing my driveway (look in the pic, its bigger then some parking lots), my neighbors drives, my 3 apartment buildings and one decently sized retail lot in town. Is it added stress to my truck? Of coarse, Im not a jackass, I know it is not the greatest thing for the truck. Will my truck fall apart tommarow? No, and I know this because I plowed ALOT with a old POS 87 S-10 4x4 for years. I used it to do basically the same stuff I am doing with the F-150. I finally got rid of it not so much because the plow ruined it, but because it had 250,000 miles on it, and it was so rusted I can see the freeway through the floor.
My 2004+ F-150 has a higher GVWR then my friends 91 K2500. All around my truck is stronger then his. My other friend has plowed for 10 years with a K1500 with nothing more then normal problems. I know of at least 10-15 F-150s around town with plows on them, I see them year after year.
Would a F-150 be the ideal choice to do heavy commercial plowing? No, only a jackass would say yes. Can it be used to plow a few drives or small lots here and there? Yeah, just don't drive like a total moron and don't hit things and you will be fine.
I'll make sure and post plowing photos and videos from this season when the snow flies.