I'm looking to get a plow for my 97 Dodge Ram 2500. I have no idea where to start and was hoping I could get some ideas/feedback.

 

If you're looking to spend some money and get a decent plow, Meyer plows are a really good brand. I've also seen Boss plows around, people say they're nice too.

http://www.meyerproducts.com/

http://www.bossplow.com/

 

Meyer, fisher, boss, blizzard, snowdogg ($3300 for mine installed), plus others. Just research all you can and once you decide on which one you want find a dealer for pricing. Might want to find a couple for price comparison.

 

For my first plow I was thinking about going on the used. Who knows though.

Does the mount get welded or bolted on?

Whats the best size to get on the Ram?

Is having a lift going to cause issues? I have a 4" lift.

 

OK. A little off topic, but maybe ya'll can help me learn something.

Being from Texas where we don't run snow plows, I have not known who to ask. When I travel to Colorado or to the Northeast, I see lots of personal vehicles with snow plows on them. Do a lot of people mount plows on their trucks and just plow as you go to work or wherever? Do your neighbors just wait until those with plows go to work before they leave? Doesn't the city, county or state plow snow?

Sorry for throwing this in here, but I was just wondering. Not much snow here, but 1" shuts nearly everything down here. Of course with no more snow than that, most idiots don'e remember how to drive!

Thanks.

 

The plws get bolted on for the most part. They attach to the frame of the truck. I have seen where the frames of some older trucks are badly rusted and they get both welded and bolted. I have plowed 3 different trucks with Meyer plows on them. They are decent. The only bad thing about them is they are limited on how high you can push the snow upwards becuase it is a chain system. Boss uses hydrolic pumps to move the blade and it it way sweeter of a setup. the joysticks are more user friendly, and alot more powerful then the meyer. If you get a used one spend the money and have the pumps themselves resaled with the new o-rings and make sure it is working before it gets really cold out. Trust me it sucks when you are trying to mount it in 20 degree weather. As for the size it really depends on what you are plowing. For example, if all you are doing is clearing driveways, an 8' straight blade would be fine. If you are doing commercial lots then the V blade is the way to go. It will cut your plow time in half, cuase you won't have "happy trails" to keep trying to clean up. As for the lift I am not fure, since all the plow trucks I used were Chevys.

 

Most people that have plows run a small plow business on the side of their main job. A way to make really good money! Most people get anywhere from $75 to $125 per hour plowing parking lots, and such. Driveways are about 15 to 20 dollars per drive. And yes the city, and state have plow vehicles, but sometimes they are not able to get the main roads clean so they keep going over the main ddrags, and then the last place to get it is side streets, so some neighborhood associations contract those persons with trucks to plow the neighborhoods. And sometimes the city will hire them to take care of city owned parking lots, and alleys.

 

Great. Thanks. I was wondering why someone would spend that kind of money on a piece of seasonal equipment, but I can now see where it would pay off.

Thanks again! I get smarted just by reading DF!

 

You would get contracts from individuals or business to plow their driveways/parking lots. The streets and highways are done by the town or city. You can make a ton of money. I know people making over $7000 a month just from plowing. A buddy of mine and his dad have a bunch of huge contracts and make over $100,000 a winter.

 

I think I may just spend the extra money and get a new boss. I just need to make sure it will work with a 4" lift and 31" tires.