Decisions

[PeteB]

I am about to order a new truck, I am a homebuilder in Orange COunty, ny. I use the truck all year long running from site to site and to carry materials from time to time. I am currently driving a F150 super crew cab and it is to light. I am considering the f250 super crew cab with the 6.75 foot bed. A few friends have told me that the difference between the 250 and 350 in terms of fuel cost is minor and that no matter which truck I get I should get the V-10. They say it is more fuel efficient? Obviously fuel cost is going to be high but I am just trying to compare the 250 vs 350 and the v8 vs the v10.
I currently have a fisher on one of my job trucks but was considering getting the sno way--v plow mainly for the Down Pressure system, however I plow a lot of site drives with rocks and scrap wood. I have heard horror stories about the leaxn shattering. I would appreciate any thoughts or feedback.
Pete

[pbeering]

Buy the F350. It has heavier springs and makes a better work truck. I have had both the V10 and the 6.0PSD. Diesel is worth the extra coin. Pulls better, pushes better, and has tons of torque.

As for the plow, the SnoWay V is a very solid plow. I'm not sure where the Lexan mythology began, but it is perfectly strong as long as it isn't abused. They have a powder coated steel and a stainless steel mold board for the V plow (and most of the rest of the line). I rather like the stainless, but your budget may dictate otherwise. (We have the steel on our Predator 32 and simply love the plow.)

If you are going to plow a ton of rough places, a urethane edge might also be a good idea. We've used both the MPT Artic Groomer and the Superior. Both are solid and we will not have a plow without urethane on the bottom.

[wyldman]

I would get the 350,due to the higher GVWR.I'm not crazy about gas motors,and usually go diesel,but I am hesitant to recommend the new Powerstroke.If you do a lot of driving,get the 5.4L V8,the fuel savings will pay off over the V10.If you need the power,get the V10,or the diesel.

I have a few Snoway plows,and it's pretty hard to punch a hole in the Lexan.It will crack (more as it gets older),but it takes a pretty hard hit.I'm not a big fan of the Snoway V's,I think there are better plows out there.A Boss or Fisher\Western V,or even a Blizzard 810 would be a better choice IMO.

[cutntrim]

We managed to punch a hole in one of our Snoways a few years ago, so it can be done. Went to steel after that and had no problems. I have not used the Snoway V, so can't comment. I do however have a Fisher V, and it is a solid plow. As far as the V10, I would think that would be the least fuel efficient engine choice offered.

[Alan]

I've got a Sno-Way vee and I love it. Mine has the steel skins though, Lexan wasn't an option when I got mine. I also have two of their straight blades with Lexan. Something on the order of 20 years of plowing time on the two of them now and in that time we've wasted one skin and punched a hole in another. I don't know where the stories come from, Lexan seems to hold up just fine. We don't baby these plows either.

[Jerre Heyer]

No stories on the Lexan here. They are great till they shatter or crack. We usually replace 4 or so per year with stainless. I used to replace them with lexan but most of the customers came back within a year or so to have them stainless replaced.

Don't shy away from them as a plow though because of that. As Alan said. They are a very strong plow and getting better every year. Peter didn't reveal the newest changes out from them.

Boss style mounting points and pins, and botom trip plow with an AWESOME 10" to the pivot point. They are offering it with a Stainless face, Steel face or lexan face. The lower trip and the area just above the trip are reinforced and the upper is Stainless faced.

It was a SWEET looking plow unit.

Jerre

[pbeering]

Ouch!

They also use the Monarch pump which is a very solid unit.

The new units have NO RELAYS in the lighting harness. A very significant improvement.