I am looking at buying a 7 1/2 ft meyer plow for 300 bucks, just for the blade and the a-frame part. he had it mounted on his 78 f150, i have a 97 f150. I measured the a-frame at the attach points from the outside and it measured around 23 inches. this truck wont be a daily driver or any thing since ill be buying a geo or something this summer so taking the plow of in a minute is not a big deal for me since it wont be driven as much. I know the f150 isnt the best to plow with, but for what i need it for it will be fine, ill mainly be plowing my uncles 3/8 mile driveway since hes getting really sick from hotchkins disease and cant get out on the tractor anymore, my grandparents, a neighbors drive and our 50 ft drive. Any help is appreciated.
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what are you trying to ask?

i have one on my 3/4 dodge... as well as the last couple trucks we had

 

what kinda mount do i need? the plow is ancient so i dont know if you can get the mount kit for it because maybe the new ones changed dimensions or something

 

what happened to the head gear piece?? its the type where the frame is always on the truck right?

 

I would personaly steer clear. If you can afford it go and buy a new Boss or Western that fits the truck. It sounds like you will be plowing quite a bit and you want to have something reliable to use. Trust me you will be hating life if it breaks at 4 am and you have 2 to 3 feet of snow that you have to plow. This is coming from someone that used to live in an area that got 10+ feet of snow a year and had his plow quit a few times in a storm. The other thing is you have to buy the hydraulics to run the plow and the wiring harness for lights and controls as well as the frame you are going pay as much for those as you would for a new plow. I was going to put an older Western Unimount on my truck and the frame and wiring harness was 1700$ and that didnt include the plow which was an extra 600$. A new Boss or Western straight blade is about 4000$ and comes with a warranty. Hope this helps

 

i agree. its a pain trying to piece a plow together. im not sure in your area but.. some of the junkyards have complete plow setups you can get cheap.i have a 8 foot western unimount that came with my truck and i like it..no problems at all.