Best truck for a snow plow?

Question

Whats the best truck for a snow plow?

Answer 1

Ford F250 or F350.
V10 or Diesel

Which one you choose will depend on what else you plan to use the truck for & also what kind of plowing you intend....commercial, residential, roads, highways, parking lots...etc.

Answer 2

When I first moved from the 'city' to the 'country' I had to learn about snow plowing. When I bough the house with the 600 foot (but totally flat) driveway I also bought the yard equipment from the old owner which included a plow truck. The truck was a late 60's F-350 (or whatever they called em then). It was 2wd and had a utility box on it with all the boxes and compartments that was all steel so it was fairly heavy. It was a rusty beater that had not been off the property in years so it had tire chains on the back. It had a vintage western 6.5 foot plow on it and I plowed with that the first winter I lived there. Once I got the truck started and the transmission to shift it worked alright. We never got a huge snow that year and I did not have anything to compare to but it seemed to work as long as I was careful what I drove into. Problem was the thing was just too beat to be even remotely reliable so that summer I looked for another truck. I found a good running but rusted out 80 F-150 and hacked the plow onto that. In 2wd with the plow on and nothing in the back you could not even drive it on flat ground because the weight of the plow took too much weight off the back wheels. Luckily this was a 4x4 and a manual so working in 4 low did alright except for the heavy snow later in the season when you had to push hard and fast enough to get it over the bank of old snow. I tried driving on the streets with the plow on and it was just too heavy for that truck and made it sort of unstable and un predictable on the roads. I replaced that truck with a 80 Chev K30 (4wd dually) that had a 8' Leo plow and a 11" dump box on it. That truck you could be stupid and drive into or plow just about anything. Absolutely no comparison to trying to plow with the 150. Since you mention living on a farm I would be looking for some big old truck to use as a year round utility truck around the farm and use that to plow in the winter. Even if you are not farming there is always some work to do on the property that would be easier with a big old 4x4. If you dont have to drive it off the property you can deal with one that maybe has ugly miss matched tires, a little to a lot of rust, and you dont have to license or insure it if you dont want to.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

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Answer 5

If you're doing commercial lots, or residential drives go with a Ford Super Duty. Diesel and V10 are good if you need a LOT of low end torque....but the 5.4L V8 is very good, too.

Avoid a Dually for applications such as these, becuase of the dual wheels, you would need a 9.5 foot plow just to clear your back tires. (Can be especially bad if you are plowing in deep snow, and then need to back up on the same area you just plowed.)

And it should go without saying.....but get a 4x4. You wouldn't believe the number of people who I have seen ask "Can I plow with a 4x2.

If you are getting started in the industry, go to www.plowsite.com. Its a community forum with a lot of good information.

Answer 6

I've got an old army 6x6 semi truck that works amazing. However, pick-up truck sized, I'd say Ford F-350, or 450, or the Dodge equivelant.

Answer 7

Hummer h2 is a great plow truck

Answer 8

What's the budget?

If it's anything; go for a Deisel Ram dually.

Answer 9

one ton gmc