Plowing
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From: Cleveland Ohio
Boss Poly Sport. Installed with carriage its about 550lbs, which is why I went with this one. The truck only drops about an inch with the plow lifted. I have 2.5" daystar spacers in the stock front coils, thats it.
The plow is off right now because its not going to snow for at least a week, but when I get it back on, I will take photos showing how much it drops.
The plow is off right now because its not going to snow for at least a week, but when I get it back on, I will take photos showing how much it drops.
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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.
Hell, just "Driving" your truck arround add's wear and tear, give me a break..
You'll be fine.My Dad's been plowing with a Jeep Wrangler for Years! and it's a 4 Cylinder!! Just do what it can do, it if get's too heavy back up.
It's nice to see some people aren't "afraid" to use their truck's a little...
