I have been down this road with all of you guys before. Go down to a Ford Dealer that sells commercial trucks. See if the snow plow package is avaible on a super duty extended cab, guess what it is. Its avaible on any super duty. If you are worried about over loading the truck there is a simple way to find out.
I am tired of people guessing the weight on the front axel of any truck, and then guessing the amount of weight on the front axel.
Call your state's commercial vehicle police division, the guys that weigh the big rigs. Have them put your pick up's front end on the scale. See what it weights, then figure in the front axel weight.
I am going to have my F 550 crew cab weighed, for this reason. I might even have some of my other trucks weighed with plows. Only because i know a DOT inspector, and i don't have to be worried about getting nailed.
I think an F 250 super cab, would be fine for plowing.
The bottom line is Ford is concerened with front axel weight. They wouldn't offer a snow plow prep package. on a truck that couldn't handel the extra load, thats why the 97 F 150 couldn't plow Ford said it wasn't designed to. However that has changed a snow plow prep package is now avaible, for the f 150. Go to the Ford dealer, you can get a regular, super, or crew cab with or with out dielse, with a snow plow prep
Geoff
Geoff