Plow setup
TruckMaster
Joined: Sep 2013
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From: Escanaba, Mi
Good luck then. Plowing with anything less then a 3/4 ton is stupid, especially if it's a truck you care about. If it's a crappy old truck a few years away from a scrap yard go ahead but if you plan on driving it don't bother. It'll break everything eventully over time. A 7700 has a heavier transmission and a beefier front end, get one of those if you want to plow or an f250 (or bigger). We used to plow with a half ton, every part of it broke at some point or another, the transmission went and the frame broke.
It's not the weight of the plow as much as it is the weight of what you're pushing. You're attaching a pretty good sized peice of metal and all the things to support it to the front of your truck which already weighs a lot and then you're moving large quanities of snow. Most people don't realize how heavy snow really is, it puts a huge strain on your entire powertrain and is just asking for problems. We have a 1 ton v10 here to plow with and it barely revs and stuff is holding together far better then our previous half ton plow rig. Not only that but the transmission, differential and suspension are much heavier and better to stand the abuse.
Plowing is hard on stuff. Don't plow with a truck you care about
It's not the weight of the plow as much as it is the weight of what you're pushing. You're attaching a pretty good sized peice of metal and all the things to support it to the front of your truck which already weighs a lot and then you're moving large quanities of snow. Most people don't realize how heavy snow really is, it puts a huge strain on your entire powertrain and is just asking for problems. We have a 1 ton v10 here to plow with and it barely revs and stuff is holding together far better then our previous half ton plow rig. Not only that but the transmission, differential and suspension are much heavier and better to stand the abuse.
Plowing is hard on stuff. Don't plow with a truck you care about
I care about my truck too, but I also use if for my everyday needs, recreation use, and to make money.
If you upgrade T-bars/Supsension and have the 4R100 a mid-grade plow would be find your usage. Why do you think the 7700's are listed to use plows.
If you upgrade T-bars/Supsension and have the 4R100 a mid-grade plow would be find your usage. Why do you think the 7700's are listed to use plows.
The 7700 package has heavy duty axels torsion bars it's basically a f250 with a 150 body my dad has one for his personal driveway and it works but if he had to do it again he would get a super duty
Sure a HD would be better, but gotta work with what you have.
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Joined: Sep 2013
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From: New Brunswick/Alberta
I wasn't talking about 7700's, I was talking about stock half tons. I hate to see guys ruin nice trucks because they over-estimate what they got and start breaking stuff. If you don't have the right tool for the job, you buy the right tool instead of doing a crappy job with the wrong one. Don't ruin up your half ton, get the right truck for the right job. It's a lot better in the end. We ruined an alright half ton here plowing, our v10 is doing great however.
The 7700 with a 3.73 re-end has the same GCWR as a F250 with the 5.4. 13,500 lbs
The 7700 with the 4.10 has the same GCWR as a F250 with the 5.4 15,000 lbs.
A standard F150 supercab with 3.55's actually has the ability to tow more than an F250 super cab with the 3.73's... So think about that for a moment. Lower gear ratio and has a higher trailer capacity 7500 vs 7100
The V10 F250 with 3.73's is only rated two haul 1500 more pounds than a stock 7700. This means a F250 V10 is only capable of a GCWR of 16,500. A mere 3000 lbs more than a stock f150 5.4L
So no I dont think I will be trading mine in anytime soon!
The 7700 with the 4.10 has the same GCWR as a F250 with the 5.4 15,000 lbs.
A standard F150 supercab with 3.55's actually has the ability to tow more than an F250 super cab with the 3.73's... So think about that for a moment. Lower gear ratio and has a higher trailer capacity 7500 vs 7100
The V10 F250 with 3.73's is only rated two haul 1500 more pounds than a stock 7700. This means a F250 V10 is only capable of a GCWR of 16,500. A mere 3000 lbs more than a stock f150 5.4L
So no I dont think I will be trading mine in anytime soon!