Sweet! Thank you! I heard we might get 8" on Monday? Don't know if it's confirmed or not

 

Wonder how much that plow set up weighs ? 300 lbs, -more ??

The 7700's 10.25 tall gear wouldn't have a problem pushing it, that's for sure. That's a tall torquey gear.

At least there isn't a suck frame on the front anymore, that came on the generation before these with a plow set up.

 

I got a 98 F250, I call her Big Red, with a 8' western plow setup on there. I know it was a previous plow truck so it has the double radiator on there. But it plows like a champ. Been plowing with it for 4 seasons now and I love the setup. Has 130k on the engine.

 

I'm planning on getting a snoway 26r with down pressure for my 99 off road and gonna put a set of Timbrens on it. Plus if I need to counter balance then I'm just gonna make a concrete form the length and width of the bed so it won't slide around.


Here's the sno way plow
http://www.snoway.com/plows.cfm?id=7


Here's Timbren's website
http://www.timbren.com/


Regardless if you use a 1/2, 3/4 or 1 ton you're still going to wear out parts quicker than you would if you were just using it as a DD.


I'm pushing snow with a guy that still has someone driving his first plow truck, which has been used to push for atleast 15 years. It's is a mid 90's 1/2 ton Chevy std cab short bed and it pushes snow just as well as the 98 Chevy 1 ton ext cab long bed DRW I've been using.


Plus some manufactures are putting a lifetime warranties on front end parts so what does it matter if it's rebuilt every year if it's free?

 

I've been plowing since pre-power angle.. yup, raise the plow get out, pull the pin, angle the blade, re-insert pin. Have used western, myers, and sno way.
I like the sno way on the newer trucks since they don't seem as solid as the older trucks. ( 70's-80's. more steel, less plastic). The sno way with the poly blade is a lighter unit on the truck, but with the down pressure option, it actually works better than the heavier metal blades. Like i said, i use low range and don't get stupid and have had no problems piling up the snow in the yard, or plowing my neighbors 1/2 mile long gravel driveway up the mountain. I credit a lot to using actual "snow" tires, not the "all season" crap. Firestone wintermarks haven't let me down.

 

Thanks for your input from someone with actual experience and insight on this.

 

I work on a school districts ground crew and in winter we plow and all the trucks have salt dogg for Salter and boss for the plow and they work great. So might wanna look into those brands unless you already have one that is.

 

i have a snow removal company in Kansas City, and we use a few 99-01 f150's, f250's, f350s and even a couple 450s and 550s. One of the F150's is my daily driver and has been since new in 99. I have 7.5ft western plows on all the f150s and i would put them against any of our 3/4 ton trucks any day. If you are not stupid with what you are tiring to do they will push anything in font of them. My rig is a 99 super-cab lariat with a 7.5 ft western poly blade.(183750 miles and still going strong.) i have had my plow on since 2001 and have not had any abnormal wear. Just keep everything well Maintained and it will be fine. there is truly something to be said about having the small truck for tight areas. we have some lots that are small enough you simply cant do them with the larger trucks. on another note i have 1 2001 7700 f150 and honestly the difference between the way it handles snow and mine is so small it really isn't worth the argument.