cicnykid;472558 said:
Gotcha. I have yet to see the 88- I am looking at it tomorrow. I was told that it is in "great condition" from the owner, but who doesnt think thier car is great?
I am leaning more and more to the snowbear.
Do they not do well on the highway?!
I only ever drove around town with it on......It was fine
They do not have headlights/turn signals.....
On the Explorer the plow was short enough that it did not block the lights as long as I did not have it all the way up....
I did occasionally drive it on the highway 20 miles to work @ about 55mph.....
It did fine....70mph or long trips might be a different story....
Was it worth the $$?? yes....
Would I buy another one??? yes....if I could not find a decent plow truck for a reasonable price already set up....and I already had somthing 4x4 to put it on....
I bought my current truck...in the pic in my sig....for $2000.00....
I had to replace the rear differential cover....cost about $40.00......
Just had to put a fuel pump in it 2 weeks ago....$400.00......
My transfer case right now jumps out of 4x4 and seems loose in its mounts....
My point with this rant is that with a used truck you will have to put some work into it...
Is it worth it??
To me it was because I have a good running plow truck that does the job I need it to do for about half of what a new Sno-Way plow costs installed....
And it is not my primary vehicle so if it goes down for a few days so I can fix it it is not a big deal.....
That 1ton Dodge all set up MIGHT be the way to fly........It should be a beast...
If you have a place to store it...Will not use it as a primary vehicle...And are willing to accept some maintnance/repair issues...
The Snowbear on your primary vehicle will work but you have to accept the possibility that the vehicle may break and leave you without a car and without a plow truck....
But may be more reliable in the short term.....
Plowing with a truck will raise maintanance/repair costs no matter what the truck is....
Tough choice....Hope I am helping some....
) everything for $1000 (craigslist)
