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Post by smsmith on Jan 20, 2020 7:40:22 GMT -6
In my search fo a new truck. I found out that on Chevy and GMC that there is an option for snow plow in 1/2 ton/1500. Don't know if Ford offers this option.It gives you a heavy duty front end. It also comes with the 6.2 gas engine. Ford does have a plow prep package available |
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Post by smsmith on Jan 20, 2020 7:44:20 GMT -6
Plows are rough on trucks period. I've got a plow on my ATV and it pushes at lot of snow. If your looking at doing your dad's commercial property maybe he should be making the majority cost of this venture. Both of our properties in WI have been sold for a good number of years  |
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Post by smsmith on Jan 20, 2020 7:49:23 GMT -6
Buy a $10,000 skidsteer with a 9’ snow bucket. Then you can use it on other things. I was talking with a farmer in town over the weekend. He's got a skidsteer with an 8' bucket and it wasn't easy moving the drifts. He said he usually uses a 6' bucket. 9' bucket would be too wide, I'd need something smaller for some areas that are a tight fit. Wouldn't a $10K skid steer have an awful lot of hours on it? I'm not mechanically inclined. I don't need something else that will require fixing that I can't do. I can't come up with anything I'd use a skidsteer to do around here with any regularity besides plow snow. |
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Post by smsmith on Jan 20, 2020 7:52:10 GMT -6
^ If you are only plowing your own place and you are always driving the truck I think you would be fine with a 1/2 ton. I would manage how hard you work your truck, plow multiple times when snow is heavy or deep. I would have a backup guy with a big truck when the snow is super heavy and deep. I would upgrade to a new truck and get rid of at least one if not two trucks. Based on mileage and years your headed to this decision anyway. Most months of the year you would have a nice new ride and just manage the work load on the 1/2 ton. Yep, I go round and round on that too. I have decided that we need two trucks. I've gotten the plow truck stuck a few times and without another 4WD truck I'd have to call somebody else for help. |
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Post by kl9 on Jan 20, 2020 7:54:25 GMT -6
Are you looking to upgrade your every day truck as well?
If so, sell both trucks and get one vehicle. For the amount of plowing it sounds like you do, it isn’t that hard on a truck. Plus new snow plows you can disconnect and reconnect them within 1-2 minutes. I have 2 Western V plows and can have either off the truck in this time. You would have to buy a newer plow to get this mount system that is super easy to use though.
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Post by badbrad on Jan 20, 2020 7:56:48 GMT -6
I've been really impressed with my side by side Kawasaki Mule pushing snow. Thing is a best even with deep snow.
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Post by smsmith on Jan 20, 2020 7:57:38 GMT -6
I've been really impressed with my side by side Kawasaki Mule pushing snow. Thing is a best even with deep snow. How high can you pile snow? |
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Post by badbrad on Jan 20, 2020 8:00:42 GMT -6
I've been really impressed with my side by side Kawasaki Mule pushing snow. Thing is a best even with deep snow. How high can you pile snow? Seems to be able to pile it up pretty good. Prob not as high as a truck. I suppose that is solved by pushing everything farther back to start the season to give yourselve more room That is what I did at least. |
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Post by MoBuckChaser on Jan 20, 2020 8:02:01 GMT -6
Buy a $10,000 skidsteer with a 9’ snow bucket. Then you can use it on other things. I was talking with a farmer in town over the weekend. He's got a skidsteer with an 8' bucket and it wasn't easy moving the drifts. He said he usually uses a 6' bucket. 9' bucket would be too wide, I'd need something smaller for some areas that are a tight fit. Wouldn't a $10K skid steer have an awful lot of hours on it? I'm not mechanically inclined. I don't need something else that will require fixing that I can't do. I can't come up with anything I'd use a skidsteer to do around here with any regularity besides plow snow. My 1840 case cost me $7800 with less than 2000 hours on it. We use our wheel skidsteer to replace everything we used a wheel barrow for. Has a 5’ bucket for dirt and grading the driveway. Has a rock bucket for picking rocks. Has a set of pallet forks for moving crap around. Has a boom for lifting things and we use it for tipping up box blinds. 5’ brush mower for mowing back field edges and trails. The snow bucket has no problem moving drifts. It also piles snow higher so no need to push snow back as far. I had a 8’ snow plow for the skid steer and sold it. Snow bucket did a better job and was just as fast if not faster. |
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Post by kooch on Jan 20, 2020 8:15:19 GMT -6
My FIL uses a mighty snow blower on the back of his old open to the elements blue tractor. Poor dude has to reverse around blowing the snow. But man does it throw it. If I buy that place, I'll get invest in something enclosed. He's got tractors, but his skid loader is old, broken and low flow. Maybe an enclosed high-flow skidder with a blower on the font.
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Post by smsmith on Jan 20, 2020 8:23:14 GMT -6
My FIL uses a mighty snow blower on the back of his old open to the elements blue tractor. Poor dude has to reverse around blowing the snow. But man does it throw it. If I buy that place, I'll get invest in something enclosed. He's got tractors, but his skid loader is old, broken and low flow. Maybe an enclosed high-flow skidder with a blower on the font. Yup, I'm not going to do that. Once you are used to plowing snow from a heated cab with the radio on you get spoiled. My Dad plowed snow for years with a Ford Workmaster with a bucket and a back blade. Once he put a plow on a pickup he kicked himself for not doing it years earlier. |
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Post by MoBuckChaser on Jan 20, 2020 8:28:38 GMT -6
I have 3, 4 wheel drive trucks to put plows on. The cost of plows and plow parts has kept me from doing it. Man they ain’t cheap no more.
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Post by smsmith on Jan 20, 2020 8:39:55 GMT -6
I have 3, 4 wheel drive trucks to put plows on. The cost of plows and plow parts has kept me from doing it. Man they ain’t cheap no more. I've got a feeling you move a lot more snow than I do. Other than the initial cost of the plow, all I've put into mine is a couple hydraulic hoses and new fluid. I'm considering having my existing plow gone over and rebuilt. New hydro pump and whatever else could/will go wrong. Between that cost and the cost of keeping my F250 in running condition, it would have to be less than a new plow...at least for a number of years anyway. |
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Post by MoBuckChaser on Jan 20, 2020 8:41:28 GMT -6
I have 3, 4 wheel drive trucks to put plows on. The cost of plows and plow parts has kept me from doing it. Man they ain’t cheap no more. I've got a feeling you move a lot more snow than I do. Other than the initial cost of the plow, all I've put into mine is a couple hydraulic hoses and new fluid. I'm considering having my existing plow gone over and rebuilt. New hydro pump and whatever else could/will go wrong. Between that cost and the cost of keeping my F250 in running condition, it would have to be less than a new plow...at least for a number of years anyway. Would just hiring it done be an option? $100 gets a lot of snow plowed. |
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Post by smsmith on Jan 20, 2020 8:51:35 GMT -6
I've got a feeling you move a lot more snow than I do. Other than the initial cost of the plow, all I've put into mine is a couple hydraulic hoses and new fluid. I'm considering having my existing plow gone over and rebuilt. New hydro pump and whatever else could/will go wrong. Between that cost and the cost of keeping my F250 in running condition, it would have to be less than a new plow...at least for a number of years anyway. Would just hiring it done be an option? $100 gets a lot of snow plowed. Yup, I've thought about it. If we ever become snow birds or just leave for a few weeks from time to time in the winter, we'd need to hire it done anyway. |
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