Hello,
I have a 94 Ram 2500 4x4 and I would like to add a plow. My brother in law has a Fisher plow from his 94 Ram 2500 that has been sitting in his yard for a couple of years. Its is a little rusty and needs a paint job. He has all the pieces that came with it. It uses a pulley for the hydraulics. My question is does anyone know how much of a nightmare this will be to install this plow on my truck? Do I have to drill holes in the frame or does it use existing holes?

Thanks for any help or additional info

 

Without the factory snowplow prep you will probably have to drill holes. To summarize you pull off the bumper drill a few holes in the frame. Attach the mounting, put the bumper back on. Hook up the hydraulics and electric if it has lights. Not a big deal. Get good hardware and contact Fisher or check their website they may have the whole hookup procedure in PDF for you.

 

I don't have any expeirence with the fisher brand but I have owned a Meyer's and currently Western. As long as ALL the parts are there
it just takes some time to install, no drilling will be required since the frame mount is from the same truck. If he does not have the owners/installation manual you should be able to locate a dealer close by or via the intertnet to get your hands on. Without that it would be a very daunting task to get all the correct wiring done, the hard parts are a breeze. I used to take my frame mount off every spring to put the full brush guard back on my 87 Dakota (meyer plow). Pulley system for the hydraulics, wow, thats old school, wonder how much power that robs? Could that be updated to an electric pump? I would consider talking to a dealer about that and then do some looking for a used pump.

 

Thanks for the help. I went to Fishers site and found some documentation on the plow that will help. I'll let people know how I make out, I picking up the plow this weekend.

 

The snow plow prep. package has nothing to do with it. 95% of the plows out there are designed to bolt to existing frame holes. You just have to have a mount for the correct model and year.

The plow prep package consisted of a larger alternator, larger battery, skid plates, stiffer springs for the front, and the NV241-HD transfer case which was designed with plowing in mind. The heavy duty cooling group, which consisted of a larger radiator and a tranny cooler was a good thing to have as well.

 

Unfortunatly Mr. Rom you can't google everything...

Wow a regular Einstein are you.

Google is good for this sort of thing.

Read my post carefully I'm assuming he does not have a frame bolt on mount hence the reason for the drilling. Yet despite what you may think you know if he does not have a frame mount and has the dare I say it; snowplow prep package then welding is a viable option and in many cases faster than drilling. Oh and I better clarify before Mr. Rom goes ranting about welding to the frame, he would weld the mount to a bracket that bolted in. The extra leverage created by the bracket would put more stress on his frontend hence the recommended snow plow prep package and my use of the word "probably".

 

had you read the original post carefully, you would have noticed he said that he had ALL the pieces, and you would not be assuming.

 

And again you are assuming his borther in law did not drill his frame. This is not mentioned in the OP. He is asking if it is a nightmare. I'm telling him even if he has to drill or weld it is not. Others are telling him if it is a bolt on job it is not a nightmare. Who is providing the more useful info? That is up to the OP not you and not me.

Didn't know I would take this much flak from Mopar guys I thought they liked getting their hands dirty. Live and learn.

 

Unfortunately, you ASSume too much....like the assumption that I used google. I did not. Not even for the plow package components. That was all out of my head. I also have a great deal of knowledge about snow plows. You almost have to when you live out in the country in a snow belt state. I've owned several vehicles with plows. Currently I have two. A Ramcharger and a Silverado. One has a BOSS and the other has a Meyer. Something else I also know is that Fisher used bolt on frames for the 2nd gen Rams. Now maybe the frame isn't originally for a 2nd gen Ram. Maybe it's for something else. In that case, nobody's going to know what's going on but the guy that has access to the plow and the truck.....or maybe access to the brother-in-law who should know how the plow was attached to his truck. The only way anyone's going to know any of that is if the original poster figures it out. Just assuming that he will have to bolt or weld isn't providing accurate information....especially if your reasoning for that is because he doesn't have a plow package.

"Without the factory snowplow prep you will probably have to drill holes."

That was your first post. I still want to know what the hell not having the prep-package has to do with drilling holes. A truck with a prep-package doesn't have any more holes than a truck without one.

You're catching so much flak because you're attacking other people and making many assumptions that are incorrect. There's nobody to blame for that but you.

 

Didn't know Einstein had lost so much cred in the new millennium. I practically called you the smartest scientist who ever lived and you call it an attack.

Anyway this has all been fun but it's gotten way off topic and I answered your question in the previous post and stand by my statement think of it what you will.

Hope the OP has a smooth process this weekend and makes some money with his new plow.