I have the identical truck but a 2003. I love the way it plows. Mine has a 7.5 fisher on it with wings to bring it to 9'8". It has timbrens in front and a few cranks on the torsion bars (3-4 turns). It handles the plow very well, even with the wings. It has no problems even on long pushes as long as you watch how much snow you're pushing or how heavy the snow is - the same as any truck no matter the size. Some guys will always over-push even if you give them an Osh Kosh. I love my truck for the amount of plowing I do and the size of lots and driveways. I hope you have as good of luck with yours as mine has been for me!

 

thanks for the good feedback, i was going to throw wings on mine but i decided i might not but we will see. i have never had a problem with the 1500 pushing and never had any trouble even in the past blizzard we had. i just dont really need a 3/4 ton cause the trucks going to sit alot.

 

Going from a regular cab to a extra cab truck will take some getting used to. Like yourself I plowed with a regular cab for years and I hate plowing with the extra cab. I know some guys don't mind but you just can't see the same. Other than that nice ride.

 

well i drive an extended cap on a regular basis, i have driven a truck just like it and i fell in love. and one got any pics with a boss blade back rack and tool box?

 

The reason I have the wings is to prevent running over any snow on corners and also on a couple of accounts there are some trees hanging right along the edge of what needs to be plowed and I hate running all the branches against my truck. It gives you just that little extra overhanging the edge of the truck sometimes. Now I'll never go back to not using them because productivity is up so much.

 

Here is what I think. Nice looking truck and yes a 1500 will plow snow all day long without a problem.
I plowed for many years with a 1/2 ton truck.
If you keep this truck for any length of time plowing is gonna be really hard on it. In the long run the repairs may equal or cost more than what a 3/4 or 1 ton would cost if you spent the extra now.

 

I have an 03 Sierra extended cab with the 5.3L. 156k on her. I also run wings. The truck looks in great shape. I added a leaf in the rear to help with 600lbs ballast and cranked up the torsions. It plows fine. I would check under the rear fender flares for rust. It is common to cover this problem area with "factory" flares. Hope you can get it for the right price. All the best.Thumbs Up

 

thanks for the inut guys, i have rear air bags for it so weight wont be an issue holding the ballest and other supplies, once i sell my truck im going o be getting another one just going to be a couple weeks but ill deff be looking at a half ton unless i find a 3/4 ton at a resonable price.

 

Nice looking truck. With the right driver and care it will plow many years.

What I would question is price. That seems kind of high and looks like the it will need the console fix if it is reading 70 mph standing still.

I would offer $8,000 and see if they balk.

 

Yea, I have been looking at thatbody style a lot, found a couple nice trucks for around 10 grand so the will come down to eight. More that likely. Also should I do the regular Gm mods or ar there a couple others to do with the newer trucks? T bars, good set or shocks, tires. What else should I do to the from end? I always run weight, up to 700 depending.g on the type of snow.

 

another question, should i get tbar keys(my last truck had them) to level it out or just crank the bars up 3/4 of the way? im going to have airbags in the rear to level the entire truck our in the summer to it wont look rediculas.

 

3-4 Turns should level you out.

 

thanks stik, also i know im full of questions but i always do my reserch before i buy and ask a ton of questions! the gm tow mirriors on the 3/4 tons, will they bolt up to the 1500's? im a really big fan of them and i basically learned how to drive with them on a 250 so iwould love to get a set to stick on there, not that ill be towing alot but ore or less for looks and visibility!

 

they bolt up, my buddy just put a set on his 04 1500.

 

thanks stik, also i know im full of questions but i always do my reserch before i buy and ask a ton of questions! the gm tow mirriors on the 3/4 tons, will they bolt up to the 1500's? im a really big fan of them and i basically learned how to drive with them on a 250 so iwould love to get a set to stick on there, not that ill be towing alot but ore or less for looks and visibility!

I've found that mine have a very large blind spot in them that takes a while to get used to. But otherwise I'm a big fan of them.

 

they bolt up, my buddy just put a set on his 04 1500.

so i can buy them for any 3/4 ton and ill be golden correct?

I've found that mine have a very large blind spot in them that takes a while to get used to. But otherwise I'm a big fan of them.

when my dad had his 6.payup(ford) his had a blind spot in them as well, i loved that truck and was suppossed to get it and then it started having the typical problems and was in the shop more than we could enjoy it so we traded it in lol

im just thinking about the looks and they open up a new world for seeing when towing.

 

yep,

he got them on ebay for couple hundred. (275 i think)

 

can't answer your specific question. but i do see plenty of chevy 1500's with the tow style mirrors on them

 

i see alot of 1500's around me with them, i think it makes the truck. how long does he transmissions last in the trucks if the are cared for? my buddies dad has a 2001 with the 5.3 and he has 180k on his origanial and he uses the piss out of his truck. just curious i have never ownded anything that was an automatic im kinda old school lol

 

Shouldnt have a prob with the trans. The 4l60e is a good little trans. But keep in mind, its little! Take your time from forward to reverse. you wont be able to get a little rough with it like you could with the manual. You'll tear reverse out in a heartbeat. Believe me, ive done it. Lucky i'm a mechanic tho. 200 bucks worth of parts and a weekend later, i had the trans rebuilt and was back in business!

 

keep the fluid clean and don't beat on it and it will last a long time. Maintenance is cheaper than replacement, as with anything

 

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thanks guys, that really my only concern it the trans. my manuel im not going to lie i beat the tar out of it didnt have to stop all the way, could bang gears plowing. i guess im going to just have to take it easy on it and see what happens. do you guys recomend getting a bigget tranny cooler like the dodges or are the factory ones good enough?

im ot going to lie either, i have never owned an automatic in almost 5 years of driving!

 

feel free to throw some comments out there, here is the truck im going to look at saturday. looks sold and clean but pics never justify!

http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.j...ax_price=13000&make=CHEV&seller_type=b&num_records=25&cardist=27&standard=false

 

Its too bad you couldnt have just held on to your old truck for plowing and gotten the new one too. Clean truck your looking at though! Good luck with your purchase!