Lets bring this back from the death pile.... I just picked up my truck and would like to use it to do my driveway and 2 others. What type of plow setup does everyone recommend? I used to use Fishers all the time back at the dealer.... Anyone know of a decent used one around? Thanks. Truck in sig.

 

Hi guys I have a Meyers MD2 PLow on my truck i put it on a couple days ago to see how much sag i have because im going to get some new shocks .. i have a 2002 F250 5.4 .. I put the plow on and it will go up down and left But will not go right. When i put the button to go right i hear the click and then on my contorller it shows the lighting bolt(i assume its eletrical) I just bought the truck and the plow work fine when i bought it and right before i took it of... Any idea?s

 

Start by cleaning and tightening all the connections. (brake cleaner and dielectric grease or Fluid Film, then if that does not work start looking at other components, including coils and valves. Check the fluid, and the fittings.

There are some dedicated sites that specialize in this sort of thing.

 

Good to see old reliable here back up and running. Got the Boss undercarriage put on my truck awhile back. Haven't had the cash to pick up the blade yet. I'm really starting to wish we had a Blizzard dealer around. I looked at them, and I can see where they would be really productive. But alas, I'll stick with my 9' 2" Boss and my front end will thanks me for not crushing it with 1k lbs. Besides, I kind of like my truck. Now if I had some disposable income and I could find a decent plow truck, I wouldn't care as much.

This much I have realized though. Chain lift blows. If it's over 800 lbs., I can't afford to have it bobbing up and down on my front end every time it sees a frost heave.

 

after considerable debate on whether or not to subject my truck to the abuse and potentially losing much needed beauty sleep, i finally decided to get my own plow and not contract the service this year. i ordered a boss power v-xt 8'2". installed price of $6200 is about $500 less than same options quoted last year. should get it installed within 2 weeks. now it's just a matter of time before all my so-called buddies start begging me for free driveway plowing.

 

I run a hiniker plow on a old beat up 89 F250 with a 351. Plow is worth more than the truck. lol

 

Yeah is nice to have a nice truck to plow in but sometimes storm damage just aint worth it. The best plow trucks ive had are one that i didnt care about the bodies or the truck for that matter. they had one use and that was to plow. now that i use my own personal driver ,thats by the way black (bad color choice for plow vehicle),you get a little more carefull.The last storm we had in NY this year my area got slammed . i was up past 3days straight plowing plus taking care of work and having no electric home.got stuck several times because i have an 8ft western and it barely clears a path wider than the truck and sometimes your rear gets stuck in a drift.Also had a tree branch fall on it while backing up ,break the mirror and scratched the truck up.even after getting paid the damaged out wieghed the profit.No my insurance wouldnt cover,which sucked.Soo good luck to all this winter

 

Congratulations. A bit of free advice:

Be sure to put 1500 Lbs or so of ballast in the tail.

Buy some Fluid Film and apply to anything that moves, has a pin, a fitting, manifold, or connection on the plow, head gear, batteries, relays, etc.

Soap and water are a plow's best friend.

Remember you have a big heavy thing on the nose. Go practice driving a bit and learn the idiosyncrasies of both truck and plow.

Good luck.

 

What he said, plus, congrats on choosing an excellent plow blade. Also, make sure you have good tires. A truck can have all the power in the world, but it won't move a snow mountain on bald tires.

 

finally got it installed...

 

Pics on my 00 F250 7.3 that I just sold.

Big Blue pictures by neil64 - Photobucket

I don't have any pics of 10 F250 with the plow on it yet but I'll get some soon.

 

Think I found the right thread! I just ordered a F350 6.7 CC, SB with a snow plow package. I grew up in Buffalo, plowed my way through high school and before moving out of the area for the Mid Atlantic, probably have plowed close to 30 years. When I was plowing for someone, I never really cared what make of plow, only that it worked. For my personal trucks, I stuck mainly with Meyer's straight blades -- primarily because I had a friend in Buffalo who was able to get me a decent price.

In the Mid Atlantic, we typically don't get a lot of snow (last year was an exception), but any snow paralyzes everything. We also don't have a large selection of snowplow dealers. A few Boss, Fisher, Western and not much else. The Fisher dealer is really close to my home and although I like servicing my own stuff, its' nice to know a parts supplier is close by.

My question for the group. All of my plowing has been with a straight blade. I am considering moving over to an expandable blade or a V. What are your recommendations? Most of my plowing will be residential streets (they don't plow developments where I live) with lots of cul de sacs and driveways. Often these will be drifted because there are so few plows out there. Any thoughts would be appreciated.

 

Blizzards all the way I still love mine 5 years later. And yes, both of them are preDD. Dont know if i'll ever sell them.




I sold the gold one and its plow is going on my dually this year

 

My thought is this.... get the biggest plow your truck and wallet can handle. If you can afford a 9' vee than buy it..you won't regret it. Once you use a vee plow you'll never look back to a straight blade again. In my area Boss has the field covered. Just because you have a fisher dealer close by does not mean he stocks lots of parts. That is what i would look for in a dealer is parts, and more parts on the shelves. Also look at what brand others have and go with the majority. Good luck with your decision.

 

The biggest reason I went with Western this time was I had more dealers close to me so I if I needed parts of service like I did during last year's second huge storm, I will probably be OK. I would have gone Boss but the closest dealer is 50-70 miles away.