Excursion spring swap VS thoughts
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if You are planning on plowing commercially you might want to also find a dana 60 front axle.
the Dana 50 in your Ex is ill suited to the task. I have never operated a plow but had broken 3 hubs and an axle just getting out of my snowy icy driveway. Anytime the front wheels are spinning and catch traction the hubs blow off. Total PITA.
I finally switched to a free spin kit from Dynatrac with 35 spline axles and Dynatrac hubs. BEEFY but it still leaves the tiny pinion shaft to worry about.
To bad ford never offered a “snow fighter 60” in the super duty like the old 78-79 trucks
the Dana 50 in your Ex is ill suited to the task. I have never operated a plow but had broken 3 hubs and an axle just getting out of my snowy icy driveway. Anytime the front wheels are spinning and catch traction the hubs blow off. Total PITA.
I finally switched to a free spin kit from Dynatrac with 35 spline axles and Dynatrac hubs. BEEFY but it still leaves the tiny pinion shaft to worry about.
To bad ford never offered a “snow fighter 60” in the super duty like the old 78-79 trucks
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if You are planning on plowing commercially you might want to also find a dana 60 front axle.
the Dana 50 in your Ex is ill suited to the task. I have never operated a plow but had broken 3 hubs and an axle just getting out of my snowy icy driveway. Anytime the front wheels are spinning and catch traction the hubs blow off. Total PITA.
I finally switched to a free spin kit from Dynatrac with 35 spline axles and Dynatrac hubs. BEEFY but it still leaves the tiny pinion shaft to worry about.
To bad ford never offered a “snow fighter 60” in the super duty like the old 78-79 trucks
the Dana 50 in your Ex is ill suited to the task. I have never operated a plow but had broken 3 hubs and an axle just getting out of my snowy icy driveway. Anytime the front wheels are spinning and catch traction the hubs blow off. Total PITA.
I finally switched to a free spin kit from Dynatrac with 35 spline axles and Dynatrac hubs. BEEFY but it still leaves the tiny pinion shaft to worry about.
To bad ford never offered a “snow fighter 60” in the super duty like the old 78-79 trucks
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