Plow Needed
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Plow Needed
Ok, so I finally replaced my old '79 F150 with an '01 F250 CrewCab, shortbed with the 7.3 Diesel. I was looking to put an 8' Boss plow on it but when I contacted them (Boss), they told me that they don't have a listing for my truck/engine combination because Ford says it would overload the front axle. Now I know the Diesel is heavy but come on, I find that a little hard to believe. Western, Fisher, and Meyer all list anything from 7.5' to 8.5' plows. Does anyone know what the actual remaining weight is for my front axle? I did chip in for the extended warranty so I don't want to give Ford any excuse to back out on work that may need to be done down the road, but I also need a plow.
Also, anyone else have an 8' or larger plow on one of these? If so what brand and type.
Also, anyone else have an 8' or larger plow on one of these? If so what brand and type.
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Overloaded
Believe it or not, the truck WILL be overloaded with a decent sized plow on it. That's why you were never able to order the plow package with a diesel until Ford changed the suspension in 2005. However, that does not mean that YOU cannot put a plow on it. I see 99-04 diesels with plows on them all the time. Just be aware that the truck was not made for it. It would also help if you installed Code "X" front springs on it and ran a few hundred pounds of ballast in the rear.
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I have a 01 with a Boss 8'2 vee plow on the front of my Diesel and yes I do heve the code x springs on it The plow only weighs about 800 my old western vee weighed close to 1000 so yes you can put a plow on a deisel
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Ford thinks you will overload the front axle plowing because they are afraid you will have 4 people riding in the crew cab with you while you plow. Leave your friends at home and that truck will handle an 8' or 8.5' plow.
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I ran a Blizzard 810 which extends from 8' to 10' and weighs around 1000lbs on my '02 F350 supercab 8' bed with the diesel. It will handle it fine. You'll replace ball joints every other year if you do a lot of plowing, and it will wear out the sway bar bushings (NOT the end links) like there's no tomorrow, but they're pretty cheap and easy to fix. (that's what the clunk clunk noise will be when you hit a bump, and you'll be able to feel it in the floorboards.....been there.) Put about 800 lbs in the bed, and let er rip. One nice thing about plowing with a diesel is the extra weight of the motor seems to hold the truck down a lot better and enable it to push snow pretty much until it starts to roll back onto the hood without ever sliding the front end off the row.
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Ok, so I finally replaced my old '79 F150 with an '01 F250 CrewCab, shortbed with the 7.3 Diesel. I was looking to put an 8' Boss plow on it but when I contacted them (Boss), they told me that they don't have a listing for my truck/engine combination because Ford says it would overload the front axle. Now I know the Diesel is heavy but come on, I find that a little hard to believe. Western, Fisher, and Meyer all list anything from 7.5' to 8.5' plows. Does anyone know what the actual remaining weight is for my front axle? I did chip in for the extended warranty so I don't want to give Ford any excuse to back out on work that may need to be done down the road, but I also need a plow.
Also, anyone else have an 8' or larger plow on one of these? If so what brand and type.
Also, anyone else have an 8' or larger plow on one of these? If so what brand and type.
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I put a 7.5' Boss poly straight blade on my '01 F350 crew last year. I would highly recommend upgrading your front springs to "X" codes. By spring my front springs had sagged quite a bit. My front end sits quite a bit lower now. I plan to put the "X" codes in my truck this winter.
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Spring - (Qty. 2) 2C3Z-5310-AF
U-Bolt - (Qty. 4) F81Z-5705-ZA
Nut - (Qty. 8) N805480-S426
Just remember that putting 6K springs up front does not change the fact that your front axle has a max rating of 5200 lbs. Your truck as it sits with out the plow or any cargo/people is going to weigh right around 4500 lbs on the front axle. This is why Ford never offered the plow package on the crew cabs...
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In addition to the X code springs you will want to install a pair of Timbren helper springs.
Surf to www.letstalksnow.com for additional info, plow info, deals, etc.
Surf to www.letstalksnow.com for additional info, plow info, deals, etc.
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Trimbrens ?????
