Saw this pic today and was wondering if you would put a plow on your 1500?
Ummm...for those of you that get snow that is. I know you Southern guys don't get much snow like we do up here.....

 

I would say anything is possible. However, I would certainly be very careful about how much the plow weighs. Some plows can weigh as much as 800-900 lbs. I wouldn't want that much weight on the front end of my truck. Some time back I saw a company advertising a snowplow for 1/2 ton pickups but, at this moment can't remember the name.

 

No way. Voids a good chunk of your warranty since the manual says not to mount a plow to a 1500.

 

You'd also need to worry about your airbags going off. There's a warning in the owners manual that specifically tells you not to put snowplows on the 1500's.

 

Ya I read the same thing in manual

 

Yeah I was pretty surprised to see that plow mounted on that 1500 as well. Not something I would do. I'd go buy an old 2500-3500 4x4 first.....

 

Owners Manual says:

SNOWPLOW
NOTE:
Do not use this model vehicle for snowplow
applications.

WARNING!
Snowplows and other aftermarket equipment should
not be added to the front end of your vehicle. The
airbag crash sensors may be affected by the change in
the front end structure. The airbags could deploy
unexpectedly or could fail to deploy during a collision
resulting in serious injury or death.
CAUTION!
Using this vehicle for snowplow applications can
cause damage to the vehicle.
WARNING!
Attaching a snowplow to this vehicle could adversely
affect performance of the airbag system in an accident.
Do not expect that the airbag will perform as
described earlier in this manual

 

my buddy has one mounted on his 09 1500. no level kit, sits real low in front too. i think dealer installed it too.

 

I have a full sized Western plow on my 2010 1500 Laramie. Added 2" Readylit leveling blocks and it rides just like stock. Plus, added height looks better IMO ... and the plow does not hang down so low. This will be the first year with the Dodge plowing, but have done so with a Dakota previously. No problemo.

Regarding the warranty, well ... it may void the warranty if you plow for a living. I just do my 1/4 mile driveway. Have done so with 6-7 trucks without a problem.

Wonder how the 2500 Ram differs from the 1500 regarding sensors for air bag deployment. Some 2500s come equipped with snow plow packages. Are the sensors different on the two trucks? I would doubt it.

 

i personally wouldnt especially with the plastic bumper offered in the sport package one loose bolt and there goes your entire front end


secondly why would he use the street ready ram when hes got the work horse sitting right next to it.... musta got a little confused