Anyone ever drive 1500 miles with a snow plow attached?

6.2L 2016 F250

 

No - but I wouldn't worry about doing so. Just don't floor it and keep an eye on the tranny temp.

 

Your fuel mileage will suuuuuuuuuuuuccccckkkk, but you probably knew that already.

 

watch the water temp, too. you'll overheat in warmer weather if the plow is positioned such that it blocks the radiator

 

Load the plow in the bed and don't worry about mileage
Three mine in the bed when I went and picked it up as I didn't hand the mount on the truck yet.

 

Why would you ? Put the blade in the back .

 

Even if you had to pay someone to load the blade in the bed you would be way ahead.

 

Thanks for the responses, thought about the bed, but the blade weighs around 900lbs, and I have no way to get it out at my destination, middle of nowhere Wyoming.

 

So, then find a shop close "enough" and drive the last 100 miles with it hanging on the front!?

 

Put in bed. Upon arrival chain it to a tree and drive away. Rechain to get upright and then put on front. Done!

 

^^^Exactly, I plow but if I ever had to make a trip like that i'd rather have it loaded in the bed.

 

You can do it, but I'd load it in the bed or tow it on a trailer before actually doing that. You can probably reduce it to two half-the-weight pieces pretty easily by pulling the pivot pin and angle cylinders if that helps with the loading/unloading.

 

Absolutely no way I would do it. Too much wear and tear on front bearings and suspension, lousy fuel mileage, poor ride and handling plus a risk of overheating. Even breaking the plow hardware is a possibility they are just not built for that type of service. Find another way. Getting it in and out of the bed will not be that big of a problem.

You can easily find someone with a forklift to set it out near your destination for a few bucks. Most garages would have an engine hoist, forklift, auto lift or something that would do the job and probably happily do it for $50. Guarantee over the long run it will cost more than that to drive with it on the truck and certainly add to your risk of breakdown.

I'm sure a couple guys could easily slide it out and muscle it to the ground without any damage, especially if you could back the truck into a low spot, ditch or recess of some kind. I've muscled my plow around enough to know it can be done. If it's a big honking heavy V plow or something then you will probably need to find something to lift it, but then that's even more reason to not make the drive with it mounted. Even a tree limb and a chain/cable hoist could get the job done.

 

1195 lb. Capacity 48 in. x 96 in. Heavy Duty Folding Trailer

Buy one of those and haul it on that, I bet you would break even on fuel (maybe not) and you would have a neat little trailer that folds up and can be stored against the wall.

 

I would not trust that trailer at all. If he wanted to trailer it and didn't have one a rental would be a safer choice.