Yuke's Retrofits

So I see that f150s are not rated to plow unless you have the 6.2. and the issue is mainly with the epas. Has anybody safely plowed with a f150? Is there a way to beef up the epas to handle it?

I look at old beat up 80s and 90s f150s out there plowing and cant get over the fact that my 2013 5.0 cannot plow. Seems like a huge oversight to me. I know I will get the responses like go buy a f250 but honestly I would not plow very much and cant justify the 250.

Thanks

iRub1Out

I've seen a lot of 150's plowing their own drives or small parking lots.

Idk any of them personally and haven't plowed with a 150 myself, but don't see why it would be harmful if you got a small plow, and weren't doing commercial jobs.

I do plow snow commercially with a 250 for work, but again I do very large lots and a 1/2 ton simply couldn't do what I do.

But like I said idk why it would be any issue if you were doing a small lot or your own drive.

RES4CUE

There was a guy last month that put a snow way plow on his ecoboost. He did a thread about it but can't find it now.

mamonti

Check out Sno-Way! They were doing testing and waiting for Ford to give them the go ahead! I know they have several EB on the road plowing with no issues! I was going to go that route but I have a Ford Ranger with a sno-way plow I use. I have plowed tons of miles with it and had it on a 2 Nissan Frontiers and the ranger. They not only are light but have some of the best features. Down pressure is one of them. you can see the front of the truck raise up when you hit the button and it is used for back plowing which really comes in handy when doing driveways. All you do is pull up to the garage door, hit the down pressure and back up. I know they have them listed on the site and the year I bought my F150 was a bad year for plows *no snow* so they didn't get enough data for Fords testing. But I am sure they should have an update by now, it is especially designed for the epas

mamonti

here you go I just thought I would see what is up!

http://www.snoway.com/news.cfm?id=11

mamonti

rbrais

The new F-150s are not built like the old ones. They are light duty, where as the old F-150's had the same frame as a 250 and 350. Having a light-weight plow for your own driveway should be fine, but I wouldn't leave it on all winter for regular driving and certainly not for commercial plowing. Even the Super Duty trucks get beat from plowing commercially.

Howler

I was under the impression that it had nothing to do with the actualy build of the trucks but the power draw that a plow required to change angle and height. This draw made the EPS not function correctly.

I could be very wrong also...

RES4CUE

You're correct I believe. Nothing to do with build as the one with a 6.2 is recommended for plowing.

mamonti

The first snoway plow I had was on a Subaru Brat! Which was no different than the car. Then I got one for a Nissan / Datsun truck... both of these vehicles were no where near the built quality of the Ford. The Ranger isn't any heavier duty than the F150 and I am using and have been using it so years. Now granted the one for the F150 will weigh a little more than the one for the ranger but it comes down to a 7 foot plow verses a 9 foot plow, the hardware is the same other than the plow blade itself. As for the mounting,, first it is all self contained. so there is nothing but a mounting bar under the bumper once the plow is off. all the wiring and lights stay with the plow. you need two plugs, one for = and - and the other for the lighting. Again it is automatic so once you drive up to the plow, the quick connect which is very easy snaps the plow on. then you plug in the two plugs, and the controller is a remote so again no hacking or wiring what so ever inside the cab. So even on the ranger, the plow is sitting in the driveway unless I need to plow. once I am done I disconnect it and go on my way. I would say in under 1 minute to install and 1 to remove.