Best Plow!!!!!
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Mountain Pass
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Best Plow!!!!!
I just had a 8 foot Boss plow installed on my 09 F250. It has a 5.4 with a 6 speed transmission. All I can say is that it is outstanding!!! I have a 140 foot driveway with parking for about 10 cars at the top. I used to plow it with my quad and it took a long time. We just had almost a foot of snow this past Thursday and I got to try it out. It made short work of my driveway and I made $600 as well on other driveways. It has surpassed all my expectations. In your opinion, what do you guys think is the best plow out there??
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From: West Cornwall, CT
All of the commercial duty plows work fine. The best plow is one that you can get support and parts for locally. It also helps if the plow is easy to attach and detach.
I looked a the Boss brand and ended up with an equivalent Fisher. Both are popular around here and both are rock solid units.
Lou Braun
I looked a the Boss brand and ended up with an equivalent Fisher. Both are popular around here and both are rock solid units.
Lou Braun
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I think Fisher makes a great plow, I've never had problems with the ones I've owned.
I will say the plow that's got my interest now is the Sno-Way with down pressure....alot can be said for having down pressure when it comes to scraping down snow.
I will say the plow that's got my interest now is the Sno-Way with down pressure....alot can be said for having down pressure when it comes to scraping down snow.
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Don't have a plow currently but if I was to buy one I would get an Arctic they make galvanized plows and our landscape equipment dealer sells them
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From: St Croix Falls,WI
i like my dad's Boss V-plow. I use to have a 7' 6" older western and it worked great. both are well built. if i bought a new plow tomorrow it would probably be a western because i know the local dealer well
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I'm a big Western fan. Seemingly bulletproof after 20+ years. The Pro-plow is very heavily built.
I'm sure Fisher makes a decent plow, but the ones I see have a pretty short moldboard (it's not very tall) and look lightly built (as far as frame structure behind the blade). Unless you run into many objects, I suspect most plows are plenty durable for a sensible operator.
I'm sure Fisher makes a decent plow, but the ones I see have a pretty short moldboard (it's not very tall) and look lightly built (as far as frame structure behind the blade). Unless you run into many objects, I suspect most plows are plenty durable for a sensible operator.
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I push a 9' Fisher MM,,purchased it in 99',,,still going strong,,had to do the filter this year,,,looked like alge/snot hanging from it,,and thats with changing the fluid often too,,,Another thing too,,also has to do with the truck mount,,Fisher is like the Best setup,,simple, and easy to put on and take off,,,I have seen guys with other models struggle to install there plow,,,Plus the Fisher Dealer is about a mile away from where we do the majority of our plowing !
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I'm a big Western fan. Seemingly bulletproof after 20+ years. The Pro-plow is very heavily built.
I'm sure Fisher makes a decent plow, but the ones I see have a pretty short moldboard (it's not very tall) and look lightly built (as far as frame structure behind the blade). Unless you run into many objects, I suspect most plows are plenty durable for a sensible operator.
I'm sure Fisher makes a decent plow, but the ones I see have a pretty short moldboard (it's not very tall) and look lightly built (as far as frame structure behind the blade). Unless you run into many objects, I suspect most plows are plenty durable for a sensible operator.
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Westerns and Fishers bar none!!! Ive had westerns my whole life from the old style to the unimount. Unimounts are great and parts are everywhere. Alot of Western and Fisher parts are interchangable. My Western plow that was on my old F-250 had a Fisher joystick. Now....I have a Boss plow on my Superduty. The ONLY reason I bought a Boss was because my truck already had a Boss mount and wiring. Everyone I know that has a Boss has had nothing but problems with them. The joystick is big and bulky so I bought the handheld one and I still dont like it. The Boss standard blades arent very tall. My Standard Western Unimount was 6 inches taller than the boss. The Boss blade I bought came with that stupid snowflap that flips up and blocks airflow when Im driving down the road. No other brand plow comes with it but Boss seems to think they need it. But it pushes snow so I can live with it. But If I was to buy new, Boss would be pretty far down on my list.