Just had an old Western plow mounted to my old 90' f150 4X4 W/straight 6 engine. Getting tired of plowing with my ATV. My problem is that obviously the front end is now very heavy and sags a lot! They had to remove the front sway bar to install the plow mount too. My question is do I look for heavier coil springs or will airbags work ok. I can get airbags from JC Whittney for $85.
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I'd put in some heavy duty springs.
Bags can handle it easily. And you can adjust them to your needs. When the plow comes off you can run them at a minimum.
+ on the HD shocks.
+ on the HD shocks.
How heavy is the plow assembly? You may just not have enough truck.
Originally Posted By: Duffman77
How heavy is the plow assembly? You may just not have enough truck.
That's not a bad point.....Is a plow supposed to work on a 1/2 ton?
How heavy is the plow assembly? You may just not have enough truck.
That's not a bad point.....Is a plow supposed to work on a 1/2 ton?
Not sure how heavy in lbs. Dont want to spend too much on this. Any idea cost of heavy duty springs? Do they even make em for a 90' . The truck is a heavy 1/2 F150 at least in the rear, it has overload springs from the factory. Not so sure about the front though. I've seen many older 1/2 ton trucks w/ plows, newer ones won't hold up.
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What happens when you take the plow off? Will you still be driving the truck? If you put on HD springs you will probably need to get the truck aligned. But not with the air bags.
If you go with air bags you can just lower the pressure and you will be right where you were before the plow was put on. Then when the snow falls jack up the bags and throw on the plow.
Call the air lift company and ask questions. Also Napa and Rock auto might be a good source to look for a HD spring set if that's what you want. Rock Auto shows frt spring sets from about $64-$90 range.
Here are some sites that might be worth exploring: The first one looks promising.
http://www.google.com/search?q=snow+plow+forums&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US
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Good luck.
If you go with air bags you can just lower the pressure and you will be right where you were before the plow was put on. Then when the snow falls jack up the bags and throw on the plow.
Call the air lift company and ask questions. Also Napa and Rock auto might be a good source to look for a HD spring set if that's what you want. Rock Auto shows frt spring sets from about $64-$90 range.
Here are some sites that might be worth exploring: The first one looks promising.
http://www.google.com/search?q=snow+plow+forums&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US
fficial&client=firefox-aGood luck.
It's nose heavy with out the plow on it, just with the support frame and lift ram it's a bit unnearving while driving. I use this truck all yr long and want a better riding vehicle than I now have with this plow bracket on. Ground clearence has been reduced alot. I drive in fields and in the woods all the time for work as well as getting firewood. I need more clearence too. The plow frame bracket sticks way low up front and I'm sure I will get me hung up when in the woods. any thoughs?
Body Pucks, Torsion Bars(if applicable).
You add the pucks when plowing, and remove them when your not. Torsion Bars for raising the front end when you have the plow mounted. I don't know if your F150 has T-Bars. Some Heavy Duty Extended Shocks/Springs as well. Add a leaf if necessary(if fronts have leaf springs).
You add the pucks when plowing, and remove them when your not. Torsion Bars for raising the front end when you have the plow mounted. I don't know if your F150 has T-Bars. Some Heavy Duty Extended Shocks/Springs as well. Add a leaf if necessary(if fronts have leaf springs).
Originally Posted By: ridgerunner
It's nose heavy with out the plow on it, just with the support frame and lift ram it's a bit unnearving while driving. I use this truck all yr long and want a better riding vehicle than I now have with this plow bracket on. Ground clearence has been reduced alot. I drive in fields and in the woods all the time for work as well as getting firewood. I need more clearence too. The plow frame bracket sticks way low up front and I'm sure I will get me hung up when in the woods. any thoughs?
How heavy is the support frame? I wouldn't think you'd notice 200lbs on the front so maybe you have other suspension issues? Removing the sway bar with shot front springs and a plow on the front probably does make turning interesting... How much ride height can you get back with air bags? Sounds like the cheapest option to me.
It's nose heavy with out the plow on it, just with the support frame and lift ram it's a bit unnearving while driving. I use this truck all yr long and want a better riding vehicle than I now have with this plow bracket on. Ground clearence has been reduced alot. I drive in fields and in the woods all the time for work as well as getting firewood. I need more clearence too. The plow frame bracket sticks way low up front and I'm sure I will get me hung up when in the woods. any thoughs?
How heavy is the support frame? I wouldn't think you'd notice 200lbs on the front so maybe you have other suspension issues? Removing the sway bar with shot front springs and a plow on the front probably does make turning interesting... How much ride height can you get back with air bags? Sounds like the cheapest option to me.
I think I'm going with the air bags at $85.00. If that don't work I'll just remove the plow bracket off the truck for the rest of the non snow season. Seems like the cheapest option for the old girl.
You can buy an onboard compressor, but again I'm cheap and will fill them up at home. They have an air hose/ valve stem to fill them up just like a tire.
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You can buy an onboard compressor, but again I'm cheap and will fill them up at home. They have an air hose/ valve stem to fill them up just like a tire.
Interesting. Never knew you could do something like that.
You can buy an onboard compressor, but again I'm cheap and will fill them up at home. They have an air hose/ valve stem to fill them up just like a tire.
Interesting. Never knew you could do something like that.
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