My little snowbear plow
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You are correct. It's a simple pusher. I call them old man plows. They are affordable compared to outrageausly priced hydraulic normal plows and will save your back and your arthritis if your old...lol
They just lift up and drop down. They only can lift up so much and still stay really close to the ground. The brackets often get trashed because people try and move large amounts of snow and they are not made for that. A big truck like the Ram could do some damage control on the frame of those things. They are really meant for smaller trucks like rangers or dakotas.
They just lift up and drop down. They only can lift up so much and still stay really close to the ground. The brackets often get trashed because people try and move large amounts of snow and they are not made for that. A big truck like the Ram could do some damage control on the frame of those things. They are really meant for smaller trucks like rangers or dakotas.
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2' really? I wonder if it makes a difference on the initial truck height? My uncle had one on his Ranger and it would only lift roughly 1' high.
And yeah, the frame isn't that chincy when you compare it to everyday use metals, but compared to what it's bolted to, then yeah it's chincy...lol
And yeah, the frame isn't that chincy when you compare it to everyday use metals, but compared to what it's bolted to, then yeah it's chincy...lol
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Not to mention the 3/32" steel it's made out of.
http://www.dodge.com/shared/2009/ram...mary/frame.jpg
http://www.i-car.com/graphics/about_...ize/fig_03.jpg
http://dodgeram.info/2004/image/Frame.gif
At least the 06+ has replaceable rail tips available.
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plowing will beat the crap out of any truck, regardless of how "heavy duty" it is. i might be in the market for a commercial snowplow within the next year or two. instead of putting one on my 1500 i might buy an old wrangler or something cheap to beat on but make money with.
