Plow Question
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Plow Question
Have a 2015 F350 dually and looking at adding a plow. Really dont want one but my inlaws are having health issues and dont want to risk them getting stuck in their driveway. Their driveway is about 250-300' gravel and about 20' paved. Truck does have the F450 wide front axle so that helps. Could pay someone to do it but rather be more reliable and know I can do it whenever they need it. Any suggestions on a cheaper plow? Ive called around and cheapest so far is $6500 for a straight blade. Been looking used but everything I find has the wrong mount (normally a chevy) and dont know how difficult it would be to find the right mount/wiring.
Fleet Mechanic
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From: NE Ohio
I'm in the same predicament, so I want to watch this. Yet in my limited reading it seems you can buy a frame mount and than install whatever plow you find.
If it came off a chevy you probably just need to remove their mount so the plow will mount to your truck.
Again I might be wrong, I just started researching this week myself.
If it came off a chevy you probably just need to remove their mount so the plow will mount to your truck.
Again I might be wrong, I just started researching this week myself.
More Turbo
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From: Lakeland, MN
Here in NY the easiest plow to do is a Fisher MM2, they were sold plentiful and mounts float around between owners for 250-300 for the truck side. Wiring is kinda universal, yes there are vehicle specific harnesses but they can be spliced into any truck or you buy the adapters.
Western is as I understand the same as Fisher for mounts (like you can have a fisher/western combo either way).
Boss is around but the mounts are more expensive and harder to just look around and find, you have to search a little sometimes to find yours and travel a little.
Curtis is kinda cheaper, not as plentiful at all, and the mounts are very hard to find used
Hiniker here is wicked hard to find a mount for. Love my C-plow but GD is it hard to find anything for it, Now I go to my other house in MN and Hiniker is king there (they're out of Mankato)
If you want to save some dough I'd say find a nice used 8'6" Fisher MM2, 2 plug, with the truck side wiring and the fish stick then look around for a mount, Pretty sure brand new a mount is under 1k. Plow and wiring should be gotten for sub 2k all day on a straight, 3k if you want a V.
Western is as I understand the same as Fisher for mounts (like you can have a fisher/western combo either way).
Boss is around but the mounts are more expensive and harder to just look around and find, you have to search a little sometimes to find yours and travel a little.
Curtis is kinda cheaper, not as plentiful at all, and the mounts are very hard to find used
Hiniker here is wicked hard to find a mount for. Love my C-plow but GD is it hard to find anything for it, Now I go to my other house in MN and Hiniker is king there (they're out of Mankato)
If you want to save some dough I'd say find a nice used 8'6" Fisher MM2, 2 plug, with the truck side wiring and the fish stick then look around for a mount, Pretty sure brand new a mount is under 1k. Plow and wiring should be gotten for sub 2k all day on a straight, 3k if you want a V.
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