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Jan 16, 2018 | 10:51 AM

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bigjeezy86

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Originally Posted by troverman

Well, your plow weighs 190lbs more than my standard Fisher HD2 8.5-foot blade. Of course the front drops a little when the blade is up, but not bad. That 190lbs must make all the difference. 550 springs are designed to hold a 10-11-foot blade weighing between 11-1300lbs. So you really need an "in between" spring good for about 1000lbs of plow weight. You could just run the 550 springs in the winter and switch them out for the summer.

Yea plus remember most of the extra weight is more towards the front of the plow. Hydraulics and wings, so that puts it even farther away from the axle.
the extra 190lb might not seem like a lot but it is . Throw 4 50lb salt bags on ur plow and I bet it drops another 1/4in