I picked up an older 1 ton cab chassis with a flat bed and an 8ft power angle plow. Right now it is set up with single rear wheels, but it came with the rims to put the duals back on. Which way is better for plowing?

I'll only be plowing the dirt road onto my property. The wear bar on the bottom of the plow is crowned about a 1/2". Will that be good enough for dirt or should I use a welder to build it back up?

 

From what i've been told srw is best for snow, since skinnier tires do better in packed ice.
I live in a dessert so dont take my word, this is what ive been t old

 

SRW if empty or have very little weight in the bed. If it has some significant weight in the bed, then DRW will be ok. I used to work for the county hwy dept in the eastern hills of TN and when plowing we usually spread salt/brine which loaded the truck. If the truck was light in the rear, DRW trucks would give you the pucker factor. If they were loaded they were the most stable.

 

SRW would be much easier for you.

 

Thanks for the input!

I think that is why the truck came set up with single rear wheels. I'm not hauling any heavy weight yet but it may get a water tank. Problem being that the water tank would probably not be a good weight source for the bed. I can put the tank on a trailer and probably use a couple of used cattle guards for weight.

Either way I figured that if I bought the truck it wouldn't end up snowing much, and if I didn't buy it there would be tons of snow.

 

A dually may ride up on top of snow at first, then if you spin you're hung up. But every application is different, I'm not sure that there's a 100% right or wrong answer here.

 

It is kind of rare to see a plow on a dually, at least for commercial work. I plow, and would not want a dually.

As far as your cutting edge, half an inch is no big deal for doing your own drive. Besides, you shouldnt be touching the dirt with your blade anyway, right? So if you ride half an inch high, with another half inch in the center of the plow, you are left with an inch of snow in the center of your drive. Gravy.

 

That depends on the size of the plow, a 9.5 foot plow should cover the tracks of a dually. A 8 footer might be a little narrow and you definitely couldn't angle with the blade, which would not be good for long straights. If I had dual

If your doing wal mart parking lots then a dually with a spreader and a 9.5 foot blade is a great set up. If you only doing private drive ways then a SRW and an 8 or 8.5 footer should be fine.