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I have the snowsport HD plow. I don't have the specs in front of me, but know the angle receiver and blade support weighs about 60 pounds and the blade about 115 pounds for the HD. This is not much weight. The plow has no hydraulics, or electric demand; and does not block airflow or obstruct headlights.
I put a front receiver on my '17 Screw with max tow. My area has received little snow this season but the snow removal capabilities meet all expectations. I do not see how use of this plow will adversely affect the truck for personal use. Towing is far more stressful on the truck than the plow.
I was figuring on getting the LT since it's half the weight of the Heavy and due to nerve damage would realistically not be able to lift the 115 pound version to attach it. I talked to the service department at the local Ford dealer and they said that for residential use the LT for our winters on my F-150 should work fine
I have a 7.5' Fisher HT on my 2015 Scab XLT 5.0 with plow package. I plow my own driveway and for my rental properties. It was installed on the truck when I bought it brand new. I've plowed 2ft storms with it, and it performed great. While I'm sure a super duty with a bigger plow would be better, I only want one truck and I don't want the harsh ride and worse fuel economy for the 99% of the time I'm not plowing. My previous truck was a 99 F150 and it had a similar plow and I used it for the same driveways. I never had any issues with it related to plowing.
As for those little plows, They're probably ok for places that get very little snow, but I'd like to see them plow snow like this.
LOL Around here a snow like that and there'd be nowhere to go. Everything would be closed
Youd be fine. Your choice of plow will be paramount. Get a good LIGHTWEIGHT plow and frame... The biggest issue with plows is how taxing they are to your front suspension due to weight. That weigh is cantilevered over the front axle so the actual weight put on the front end is more than the physical weight of the plow itself.
Youd be fine. Your choice of plow will be paramount. Get a good LIGHTWEIGHT plow and frame... The biggest issue with plows is how taxing they are to your front suspension due to weight. That weigh is cantilevered over the front axle so the actual weight put on the front end is more than the physical weight of the plow itself.
This is definitely true, that is why I put 500 lb in the back, up against the tailgate, when I have the plow on. It doesn't completely negate the weight on the front of course, but it does help.
I ordered the Light Utility version. Depending on the day I may even have issues with the weight of that one but it's by far the lightest of all the ones that I've researched and the weather has been changing that getting snowed in is something happening a few times per winter when 20 years ago it was a rare occurrence and a few years apart and I can't count on anyone to help. I figured I could just do one swipe up the driveway erring to the left side and the same coming back down. That way I can do the whole driveway and not having the ability to angle it shouldn't be a problem. It's not like I'm doing a parking lot. It's just my own driveway but it's a quarter mile long and mostly up hill. Not having it plowed means no deliveries as well as me not getting out
I ended up having Line-X install it. I emailed the pdf regarding installation of the Light Snowsport plow and the dealer was extremely vague about the cost to install and suggested it would take a half a day and then started to ask questions about the hydraulics, winch and electronics none of which this plow has. It is a manual thing. Installation was $90 bucks at Line-X and they fixed the overspray where they got a little bit of bed liner spray into one of the tailgate locking mechanisms (well, Actually I took their word for it. I couldn't test it because I forgot to until getting home and on the way home stopped at the mill to get grain for the sheep and the sacks shifted so when I opened the tailgate the sacks prevented me from closing it again. I'll have to unload the grain to test the tailgate.). It turns out the wording in the pdf was a bit vague. There is a way to hang the plow up (literally a place to hang it) so that you could drive on the road without engaging the plow. It's just a weight issue because it's all manual operation. If I were 35 again I would have gotten the heavy duty (115 pounds dead lift) as it is I'm glad that I got the light duty (68 pounds dead lift) The Snowsport people added the special strap that improves function of the plow. the heavy one uses the weight of the plow. The light version has a strap that you can get to put downward tension on the plow. The whole thing attaches to the new forward 2 inch square receptacle into which I could just use a ball hitch for pulling downed cedars out of the woods (useful in those spots where there's not room to turn around) The guys at the mill were circling and brain gears saying, "I can put a plow on an F-150?"
01-17-2018, 10:58 AM
