advice on type of plow

[SNOWDUTCHESS]

if money is an issue, try a snow dogg. you may be able to get into a "VFX" for the price of other straight blades.

[NCC74656]

lmao, thats nice... i was thinking of something a bit faster however...

i got a line on a V plow from western for about 3K. im thinking of taking it.

[SNOWDUTCHESS]

mvp plus or unimount? 3K ultramount no rust. Jump on that one!

[NCC74656]

i think its a uni mount but im not sure yet. its on my buddies dads work truck a 3500 ram that he is selling

[SNOWDUTCHESS]

unimounts are pin hook ups, hydraulics and frame stay on the truck when unhooking the plow. I should tell you, Western discontiued the line. starting about last year, some of the mounts I could not peice order together. So you may not be able to find a mount or other parts for it. Also some of the wiring harnesses(vehicle light-relay) can no longer be ordered from the factory due to the doide not being made anymore. You can upgrade to 4 port or three port wiring harnesses but that will add to your cost. that and old old style plow lights will have to be replaced to run with new wiring harnesses (9 pin)

[NCC74656]

hmmm, im not sure what the mount is but my buddys dad runs a contracting company. he has 15 or so rams all with these plows on them, ill ask him if he knows where to get parts. i would have to assume that there are 3rd party parts mfg to buy these things from? these plows would be to old for high tech PCB control units on the plow right? so if i wanted i could build my own switches, relays, and wiring harnesses to control the hydraulics and lights. right?

[IC-Smoke]

that bracket looks like the DSS (Dodge Steering Stabilizer aka Darins steering stabilizer) http://www.solidsteel.biz/ If you have that you will either remove or have to custom your mount to work. I wasnt able to put the DSS on my 01 until I removed the plow frame.

I went from a meyer straight blade to a Boss V and the v plow would be excellent for the apt parking lots. you will be able to control the snow better and put it right where you want it.

Good luck on the plow search! wrong time of year to buy but you can find deals out there. For what its worth I bought my 8'2" poly boss vxt with wiring for $4500 (it was a season old) so dont settle!

[NCC74656]

well we wont be buying until December. waiting for the business finances to pan out, still. im trying to keep my options open