Snow Equipment Buying/Pricing Plow on truck or buy a tractor

[TimberXX]

What I believe is being refereed to is the rear mounted snow blowers that face toward the tractor so you still drive forward and the snow enters the blower - instead of the blower facing away and backing up. To me it doesn't seem like a great idea because in deep snow I'd afraid I'd loose traction.

That's what I was talking about. There are traction issues in some conditions.

 

[akraven]

Just a set of chains for the rear tires and a rear mount blower, and you're ready to go. Majority of time i don't snow blow until the storms over. Couple of feet the rear mount will handle it. Haven't had a good 36 inch storm for quite a few yrs. But i have snowblowed 4ft drifts.

Flying cow does your rear mount face forward or rearward?

 

[flyingcow]

Rear. i have to back up in order to snowblow.

 

[ModMech]

In response to the OP's question....

There is NO WAY I would wreck a good truck by mounting a plow on it, IMO the only option is a tractor with a FEL or PTO blower and maybe BOTH. I know a LOT of farmers back in MN, ND and SD clear snow with OLD tractors using a FEL with a trip bucket :confused2:

 

[flyingcow]

Mounting a plow on a pickup and properly using it isn't what I'd consider wrecking it. IMO it's utilizing a piece of equipment. For the OP it's the least expensive way to go, if he already owns a pickup. I'm moved alot of snow with a 1/2 ton pickup.

 

[Martian]

It may not be considered wrecking a pick up truck but it is far from the best thing you could do for it. Really hard on the suspension. I know I would never have one on any of my vehicles - and I would never buy a used plow truck.

 

[GPintheMitten]

I think we are all more interested in this than the original poster. He posted once in the beginning of Oct and hasn't been back since.