Deere John
03-27-2009, 05:19 PM
I got talking to the new owner of this Buyer plow at our local HD last Saturday. I asked him how he liked it, and he said it was OK, not too hard on the truck, easy to push, but it didn't scrape well the way the dealer set it up. I took a look, and aside from the obvious plow shoes (they would make it easy to push, alright), it still is not set up properly.
He was also quick to point out the slight bend you can see in the cutting edge and mouldboard on the passenger side. He chewed the rag about that for a while, saying that it was impossible to hit anything hard this winter because of all of the snow that kept coming and coming. He said the dealer claimed it must have been a collision. I said welcome to plowing.
I don't know these plows at all, nor do I know the Dodge half tons, but either the truck needs the front lifted about 2 inches, or the mount needs to be tucked up by the same amount to get this outfit riding right. This was a dealer install - he never touched it.
Does anyone have any specific advise on helping this guy get better set up than he is? I see him from time to time?
He was also quick to point out the slight bend you can see in the cutting edge and mouldboard on the passenger side. He chewed the rag about that for a while, saying that it was impossible to hit anything hard this winter because of all of the snow that kept coming and coming. He said the dealer claimed it must have been a collision. I said welcome to plowing.
I don't know these plows at all, nor do I know the Dodge half tons, but either the truck needs the front lifted about 2 inches, or the mount needs to be tucked up by the same amount to get this outfit riding right. This was a dealer install - he never touched it.
Does anyone have any specific advise on helping this guy get better set up than he is? I see him from time to time?