I've been seriously considering a plow for my 2010 as well. I'd like to turn a few bucks, but at $50 a pop, it will take quite a while to pay for the plow. I ised to plow as a kid with my Dads 1979 F-150, which had a plow set-up from Fisher Road Equipment. The plow was fantastic and the hydraulics were all under the truck hood where they stayed warm in really cold weather.

I have a quad with a blade that I used to primarily use, but it is not really practical for a good sized driveway. I have been using a quad for snow removal for about ten years, and if you have hours on your hands, they work okay, but anything over six inches of snowfall is a waste of time. Then, the Kubota BX2660 comes out. The 16 inches we had here last week was no match for the quad. Now, with 36 to 48 inches piled up along the driveways, it is useless. Because of time, I have been using my Kubota exclusively now, and crumb with the quad. It's way too fast with a 72" rear blade on the tractor.

I have a friend in town who has a 2009 Supercrew with a plow. From what I hear, he likes it. I think it is a Western. The Fisher looks good, but for the few hundred dollars more, I think that Western has beat them all - especially with the ease of hook-up and the cam-type pin locks. I think the Western is about two hundred pounds heavier though.

Let us know the report and take a few pictures.

 

Only 44 and complainin already??? C'mon.......it ain't that bad...........hehehehe

 

Another good reason to start looking in Florida.

 

I did look at the HT series, I just decided I didn't want the extra approx 200 lbs of weight on the front end. And the HT is about $700 more than the Homesteader. As for Western plows, agreed they are great plows. Funny thing, they are basically the same thing as Fisher. Both Fisher and Western are owned by Douglas Dynamics. The Fisher Homesteader is the same as the Western Suburbanite, and the Fisher HT series is the same as Western's HTS series. I did a lot of research before I decided what to buy. I chose Fisher because the dealer is about ten minutes from my house, the Western dealer is like a 55 minute drive.

I will definitely post some pics when I get it installed, which is next week.

 

Thanks, I will go check that site out.

 

I know, I know. I abused my body too much in my younger days. But Age does still suck.

 

I only offered up the HT because of what I've heard from Homesteader owners and the guys at the Fisher dealer I deal with. Enjoy your new plow. I hope you get some good snow to go play in. I for one am sick of plowing every 2 or 3 days...

 

When i looked at the Fisher site it has a note that the bumper has to be notched, do you have any info on what that intails?

thanks
Dave

 

I looked at the installation sheets for the mounts and it looks like its only the air dam that hangs below on the front end that may have to be trimmed. I don't think the '09's even had this, it was started on the '10's. But I will let you know.

 

Yeah I understand. A friend of mine has an '09 with the Western HTS and I just didn't want the extra weight.

I'm sick of snowblowing here too. Hence the plow. LOL

 

You won't have any issues carrying that around on your half ton. My '04 FX4 has been a plow truck since the day I bought it, and now has 267,000 miles on it. I plow 1.5 miles of driveway, three rural neighbors, and do 2 miles of town road because the county can't seem to get to it very often. I have a Snoway, and the only drawback I can see is the height, which is 26" on my plow. When the snow gets deep, you need a taller plow when you're doing long driveways or roads.

If you were plowing commercial, I'd go with a 3/4 ton, but for your own use, a half ton will do the job just fine. Way faster than a 4-wheeler or a tractor and a heck of a lot more comfortable!

I seem to remember my plow running about $2,600 out the door. Its the second one I've owned. The first one I gave to my Dad which is on my old '97 which has 306k miles and still going strong. Here's a link to my plow:

Snoway 26 Series
http://www.snoway.com/index.cfm/act/plow/s/12

We could use a little global warming up here. Snow's deep and it was -13F this morning!

Ed

 

Amen. Supposed to be comin soon.

 

But not soon enough.

I think we might be headed for an ice age.

 

Always nice to see others who aren't afraid to use their F150's. I hear ya on the global warming wish. Spring is slowly approaching, we're starting to notice a tiny bit of warming when it's sunny. Come on Mud and Black Fly Season!!!!!

 

Well, got the Fisher Homesteader installed today. Can't say I have used it yet, since it was almost 50 degrees today. Driving with the plow on tho, I cannot even tell it's on the front of the truck. The light weight of this plow is great as far as load on the front end of my truck. I don't have any pictures yet, but will post as soon as I get some snapped.

The one thing I noticed tho, after driving this truck for a year now, I forget how big this truck actually is. I just have gotten used to it I guess. But looking at it with a plow blade on the front that is 7'-4" long reminds me how big the truck is. The truck makes this blade look small. LOL. While driving with the plow all the way up, granted this blade is only 22" high I believe, I cannot even see the top of the blade! I do love these trucks.

Anyway, will post pics soon.