I thought I read this in the owners manual that we could not install a snow plow on this model of truck.

I havent gone back and checked this yet, but I wanted to ask here to see if anyone is plowing with their supercrew.

Thanks.

 

We got snow last night and I saw 3 F150's with a plow on them...Personal I would not put a plow on my truck...It will just beat the rig apart and ....you make family and friend's pissed at you if you don't plow them out for free...

Been there done that years ago...

 

Yeah, I can understand how plowing would put a lot of wear and tear on the vehicle.

I just am confused why they would say that. We just got 15 inches of snow here and I see older trucks like Rangers and GMC Jimmy’s running around parking lots pushing snow. Granted these vehicles are on the P.O.S. list, so I don’t think that the owners are too concerned about wear and tear on them.

I am just wondering if it is a design flaw in the supercrew? The amount of snow I would want to plow wouldn’t be that much. Just cleaning up streets and driveways in our homeowner's association after the main crew was done.

Thanks.

 

The crew rides on the same frame as the scab- length wise, so yes you can.... But if your dealership catches wind of you doing that, you risk them saying "you've voided your warranty..." if sumting breaks. The only warning I've heard, that may be well headed, is to disconnect or disable the airbag sensors. Oh- and the other thing, is to watch your engine temp- because basically, your pushing a barn door around (and 150's aren't that heavy duty...) Just my .02

 

S-crew03 - Thanks for your reply. You do offer a couple of good pieces of advice. Specifically the air bags. Would you need to do that in a heavy duty truck like a 250 as well?

As for warrenty, I woudnt have to worry about that since it is past it on miles.

 

I'm pretty sure that if you have a plow setup done on the superduty 250's, its not a problem....However, I'm not sure about the 250's that are based on the 150 platform that ran from '99 (?) to '02(?) with the beefed up suspensions. It seems that they would be a logical step up, but IMHO they never really "took off" popularity wise.... I'll bet a reputable 4x4 garage would know for sure. Or, someone else here that has more knowledge than me. Which is pretty much everyone.

 

I have a plow on my 01 supercrew and it does fine i only do acouple of private driveways though. you shouldnt have to worry about the airbags unless you plow like a maniac. the only thing i did was put in a set of timbren load boosters in the front the truck plows really good.also i put a western ultramount standard on it.

 

Ford came out with this silly crap a number a years ago. They would only warranty a regular cab with a plow?? However I have had an F350 Crew with a plow and have sent it back for warranty work? I have seen alot of contractors switch to a Chevy or GMC because of this reason.

If you are going to do a driveway here and there....fine. If you are going to do this for money on a regular basis, I would at least bump up to an F250 or F350. I plow for a town and would NEVER use my Screw....too much abuse. I whack manhole covers on a regular basis that will bounce your head off the visor.

 

I have several plows on the front of our City Trucks...but nothing smaller than a 250 3/4 ton.

The plows are just too hard on anything small if you are moving any amount of snow. For doing your drive way and a few other places that might take a half hour...okay...but thats it.

The Screw thing i believe has to do with the extra wieght.....a plow would have.

 

It's becuase I live in the south I know. However I have never seen a snow plow on a standard truck. We only have them on dump trucks here. I guess I need to get out more. I would like to have the problem of too much snow. We usually get about one snow storm a year and it's about 3 to 4 inches worth.