plow monster
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$4500. $5000 maybe. Pushing it!! That truck is a worn out, rode hard POS. Just the tires size, type and the wheel width alone is a major clue. The guy is knocking off nearly $2K just for the big tires. Take the plow out of the equation and that doesn't say much for the rest of the truck. The plow is worth the majority of the truck's value, if it is in good shape.
Jason
Jason
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From: Southern Oregon USA
Until there are pictures of that truck plowing over 6" of snow, I personally wouldn't consider it a beast.
Jason
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From: Nutter Fort, WV
Well I am back in.
Our flurries suddenly turned in to 6" on the ground about 5 AM.
6" is not enough for me to lock the front hubs in when I plow.
I would have like to see that truck in this snow storm.
We had about 1" of ice, then 28" of snow on top of it.
Plowed 16 hours a day for 2 weeks straight before we got caught up.
Our flurries suddenly turned in to 6" on the ground about 5 AM.
6" is not enough for me to lock the front hubs in when I plow.
I would have like to see that truck in this snow storm.
We had about 1" of ice, then 28" of snow on top of it.
Plowed 16 hours a day for 2 weeks straight before we got caught up.
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From: Southern Oregon USA
Well I am back in.
Our flurries suddenly turned in to 6" on the ground about 5 AM.
6" is not enough for me to lock the front hubs in when I plow.
I would have like to see that truck in this snow storm.
We had about 1" of ice, then 28" of snow on top of it.
Plowed 16 hours a day for 2 weeks straight before we got caught up.
Our flurries suddenly turned in to 6" on the ground about 5 AM.
6" is not enough for me to lock the front hubs in when I plow.
I would have like to see that truck in this snow storm.
We had about 1" of ice, then 28" of snow on top of it.
Plowed 16 hours a day for 2 weeks straight before we got caught up.
This year, we've had a few good storms, but we had an unseasonable
60*F spell and most of it has melted off.
Jason
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From: Dryden, ON, Canada
Yep, that truck would be absolutely useless pushing any decent amount of snow, not enough ground pressure for traction.
I recently widened out a driveway for one of my customers, her nephew had plowed it a few times previous this winter, and her driveway was getting narrow. I was able to take about 2-3 feet out of the snow bank the length of the driveway in one pass and carry as much as the blade could hold. The snow was about 2" higher than the hood of the truck once I got partway down the driveway. Truck was 1st gear, high range, just off idle. Sure, I had to make a second pass to clean up the spillage, but pushing that bank was not an issue.
I'd like to have a taller tire than the 235/85's, but, I have no use for skis for the winter.
Sure, I'm pushing with a Goat, but, a 6.9 truck will do just the same, my buddy's old 86 ex cab pushed around an 8.5 foot straight blade just as easily.
I can't push in 2wd tho, I don't have enough ballast to offset the 2000+ LBS of engine and plow on the front end.
I recently widened out a driveway for one of my customers, her nephew had plowed it a few times previous this winter, and her driveway was getting narrow. I was able to take about 2-3 feet out of the snow bank the length of the driveway in one pass and carry as much as the blade could hold. The snow was about 2" higher than the hood of the truck once I got partway down the driveway. Truck was 1st gear, high range, just off idle. Sure, I had to make a second pass to clean up the spillage, but pushing that bank was not an issue.
I'd like to have a taller tire than the 235/85's, but, I have no use for skis for the winter.
Sure, I'm pushing with a Goat, but, a 6.9 truck will do just the same, my buddy's old 86 ex cab pushed around an 8.5 foot straight blade just as easily.
I can't push in 2wd tho, I don't have enough ballast to offset the 2000+ LBS of engine and plow on the front end.
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From: Dryden, ON, Canada
My ugly old heap, in winter trim:
That Scooby could probably do a MUCH better job... LOL
As for that snowblower, umm SBC power?
I just got back from doing 5 miles of road into a hunting camp that hadn't been touched in a bit over a month, so, 8-10" of snow complete with a nice hardpacked snowmobile trail and all that fun sort of stuff, road is just a rough finished bush style road, almost made me wish I had the shoes on the plow, found some of the bigger rocks... LOL To make it even more fun, it's not any sort of constant width, and the last time it was plowed it was with a grader with a wing, and they pushed it about 4 feet wider than the road actually is in quite a few places...
I definitley need a snow flap though, I'm going to have some nice frozen wiper linkage tomorrow, I just know it...
That Scooby could probably do a MUCH better job... LOL
As for that snowblower, umm SBC power?
I just got back from doing 5 miles of road into a hunting camp that hadn't been touched in a bit over a month, so, 8-10" of snow complete with a nice hardpacked snowmobile trail and all that fun sort of stuff, road is just a rough finished bush style road, almost made me wish I had the shoes on the plow, found some of the bigger rocks... LOL To make it even more fun, it's not any sort of constant width, and the last time it was plowed it was with a grader with a wing, and they pushed it about 4 feet wider than the road actually is in quite a few places...
I definitley need a snow flap though, I'm going to have some nice frozen wiper linkage tomorrow, I just know it...
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Last I heard they are selling kits for those snow blowers. Its not a joke either, I saw a brief report on it on the discovery channel. Blows hot air on the operator, the handle is heated, has hydraulic drive, and cup holder comes standard! LOL
