6 or 7 foot is best for dodge 9 to big and heavy

 

NO THEY DON'T


meyers 8.0' Lot pro steel 820#
meyers 8.0' Lot pro poly 912#
http://www.meyerproducts.com/plows/lotpro.aspx

meyers CP-8 steel 833#
meyers CP-8 Poly 908#
http://www.meyerproducts.com/plows/cseries.aspx


Boss super duty 8' steel 698#
Boss super duty 8' poly 722#
http://www.bossplow.com/content/pdf/...rdutyspecs.pdf

Western 8' Pro plow steel 699#
Western 8' Pro plow poly 727#
http://www.westernplows.com/specific...t=pro#viewplus

anything else?! Know your facts before you open your mouth!! Have you even plowed before?!?!?!

The poly plows weigh more because they require more steel to support the poly moldboard

 

You are still better off getting a poly plow the blade is self wont rust.

 

good point.. and maybe be the only benefit with a poly...

but a poly plow will crack in a short period of time.. the sun's UV rays make the poly brittle over time and therefore is more likely to crack... plus, if you're plowing for a living.. poly just won't hold up as well as steel...

like I said.. check out www.plowsite.com.. lots of great info over there

 

its all good to go with a nice big plow but say buy buy buy to your l front end
after half a season i have replace a crap load of front ends on gen 2 ram last year and thay were all running 8 to 9 foot steel plows go for a poly if you want to go big
but look forward to replaceing your front ball joints and u joints i work for winter snow plowing shop and big and small trucks we changed are hole fleet of rams to poly blades way less work

 

yes i do no my facts for sher lol am a plow truck driver in winter also work in shop

and yes your right some polly are heavy just get ready buy buy front end man

 

I run a 8' Fisher MM1 on my V-10 2500. Its heavy. Also make sure you have enough motor to push 4"-6" of wet snow. Its heavy. Lots of things to think about when plowing.

 

I respectfully disagree....speaking from experience.

In '97 I put a 7.5 Meyer Poly on my 1500. Have to admit, I labored long on the decision between poly or steel. Always been a metal guy, not a fan of plastics, be it guns, plows or what ever.

After 14 years of heavy use (more like abuse), I'm so glad I went with the poly. It has held up beyond my expectations and taken hits than would have easily punched through the thin azz metal skins. I laugh every time I see a metal plow half as old as mine, and it's all rusted to hell with patches welded up all over the place. Plenty of them for sure here in the lake effect snowhellzone.

Cracks...???? Ha ha....whatever.....maybe on the "red plows", but not on mine, never. 14 seasons pushing TONS of snow and ice chunks....and bricks, and logs, and semi wheel chocks, and rebar sticking out of deteriorated curbs, and countless other snow buried treasures that you'll happen across.

Scratches....yes, a couple deep gouges....yes, but with the color throughout, still looks great compared to a steel plow the same age with comparable use. If and when I retire this plow, I'd go poly again without hesitation.

To the OP....get the biggest plow your truck can handle. If not, you'll be looking for a bigger plow within a couple seasons. If you plan on doing a lot of open lots, an 8' with wings or a v plow would be great. If you get any banks, restaurants, etc. with drive thrus, a 7.5 may be a better choice. I've got one credit union with 4 drive thru lanes and my 7.5' clears with about 1-2" on either side. No way an 8' or wider would clear, even angled.


I do about 50% residential and 50% commercial and have had pretty much the same contracts since day one. Dropped a few of the winers here and there so I could take on some better accounts. Some jobs just aren't worth keeping, and with the economy in the crapper around here, everybody with a truck, tractor or 4 wheeler is throwing on a plow. Just let the lowballing, uninsured rookies have the crybaby "call out" $20.00 driveways with 12+ inches of snow. In the long run those crap jobs will cost you money. Find and take the jobs that pay for the wear and tear on your equipment.

Otherwise, I hope you enjoy wrenching on your truck in the freezing cold. You have to love it, cuz it's part of the joy of pushing snow. Nothing beats snapping a u-joint, a pivot pin or blowing a hydraulic hose at 3am in a blinding snowstorm when your only half way finished with your route...don't ask me how I know.....oh what a feeling....enjoy! Nothing ever breaks between storms....always in the middle of the night at the height of the blizzard.

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Plow size? 42'' is all you will ever need: