I’m working on setting up my 2008 Escalade to plow my 4 lake home properties. I have a bid from a local shop to install a Snoway series 26 with optional down pressure for $5500. Is that a decent price?
Drb007
Depends what you are comparing to - $5500 for a 7.5' isn't a great price compared to other brands, but other brands are irrelevant as I think SnoWay is pretty much the only company making an application for your Escalade at all. So you are going to pay for a niche plow and considering they basically have a monopoly on it at that point, I don't think $5,500 with downpressure is unreasonable.
I called another plow company and got very different information. This guy has been installing plows for 37 years. He feels he can get a Boss or SnowDogg on the Escalade with no problems. However, he did think it was odd that I wanted a straight blade and down pressure. He says he hasn't sold a plow with down pressure in years. He has back plow edges he puts on the back side of the plow that work well.
The biggest thing is he thinks I should get a V plow. I have only had one plow before, a straight Hiniker, and it worked very well for what I do at the houses, but sucked for the big commercial lot I own. I'm sure the V plow would be better for that.
My concerns:
Where I plow at the lake homes, I do back plow a lot. One house I can just get the plow between the deck and the garage and back plow to the point that I don't even shovel any snow. I worry if I can do that with the V plow?
Also, the smaller Boss, the HTX V looks like it will be too short for my wheelbase. Can I put a bigger V plow on my Escalade?
The biggest thing is he thinks I should get a V plow. I have only had one plow before, a straight Hiniker, and it worked very well for what I do at the houses, but sucked for the big commercial lot I own. I'm sure the V plow would be better for that.
My concerns:
Where I plow at the lake homes, I do back plow a lot. One house I can just get the plow between the deck and the garage and back plow to the point that I don't even shovel any snow. I worry if I can do that with the V plow?
Also, the smaller Boss, the HTX V looks like it will be too short for my wheelbase. Can I put a bigger V plow on my Escalade?
Well, BOSS and SnowDogg seem to disagree but if that guy has been installing them for 37 years then surely he must know. Be sure to post pics later.
They make v plows for half tons.
I plowed with a kid who had a 7.5ft unimount w/wings with an ultramount adapter kit back in the day. It can be done. Just need a truckside bracket, after that it is just a case of how much do you want to throw at it.
I plowed with a kid who had a 7.5ft unimount w/wings with an ultramount adapter kit back in the day. It can be done. Just need a truckside bracket, after that it is just a case of how much do you want to throw at it.
And also @cwren2472 please don't me wrong here. I am not encouraging it as I have seem them plow with my very own eye... between getting bracket hung up on every curb he pushed over, blowing tires and denting 22' rims, "auto 4wd" issues... I would buy a beater with a heater truck just to plow before I would ever take this route, but for the sake of conversation... Just asking the question.
My 2008 Escalade has 180,000 miles on it. It is a very nice looking truck, but it's no show piece.
I needed a plow truck, and something to haul my boat, pull a trailer, etc. I will also drive it to work during the winter (100 miles a day). I didn't want a dedicated plow truck (I just sold the one I had) that just sits 90% of the year.
So I got this sharp looking Escalade knowing I will likely be its last owner, and am ok cutting a couple of careful holes in the fascia.
I might as well plow in style...
So in that case, I can shop for any plow that will work on a 1/2 ton Chevy chassis?
I needed a plow truck, and something to haul my boat, pull a trailer, etc. I will also drive it to work during the winter (100 miles a day). I didn't want a dedicated plow truck (I just sold the one I had) that just sits 90% of the year.
So I got this sharp looking Escalade knowing I will likely be its last owner, and am ok cutting a couple of careful holes in the fascia.
I might as well plow in style...
So in that case, I can shop for any plow that will work on a 1/2 ton Chevy chassis?
Feel free to try but be prepared that it may be more than "careful holes" - if the Caddy bumper sticks out further than the Tahoe bumper, there is a chance of the tower hitting the bumper. The kits are engineered with very tight tolerances on the front end. I do not know that this is the case for the Caddy, merely mentioning the possibility.
With the caveats above in mind, yes, pretty much
It’s auto 4wd. No control. I get that it’s not ideal. I’m not trying to set up the ideal plow truck. I’m making a truck that I can drive 100 miles a day and throw a nice plow on a few times a year to do a few small residential driveways.
I’ll be stopping by the plow shop that wants me to get v plow this weekend. Hoping to learn more.
I’ll be stopping by the plow shop that wants me to get v plow this weekend. Hoping to learn more.
Since you’re only putting it on a few times a year, just get a straight blade, you don’t need a v for what your doing
I would think that if a stock jeep can carry a 7-6 v plow, an escalade should be able to carry an 8'?
Maybe consider a 7-6 with wings?
I'm not sure how the auto 4wd will react. Either way, I'd put some counterweight in the back.
It sounds like you have a knowledgeable plow dealer who isn't afraid to think out of the box. I'm sure he's done a few things that weren't recommended but worked out well.
Good luck.
Maybe consider a 7-6 with wings?
I'm not sure how the auto 4wd will react. Either way, I'd put some counterweight in the back.
It sounds like you have a knowledgeable plow dealer who isn't afraid to think out of the box. I'm sure he's done a few things that weren't recommended but worked out well.
Good luck.
I'm not saying it will not plow as long as you are gentle on it. It just looks violent when that thing starts and stops tires and hops and bucks.
Please remember that I’m going to be plowing a few residential driveways. It’s not like so have super long driveways that drift, and usually only have to make 2 passes and it’s pretty well done. My previous plow truck was an old suburban. With the 4x4 on regular truck tires I got stuck on the hill of one of my houses after I had it plowed. The blacktop was slick enough that I just spun. I put Blizzaks on it and I could push deep snow UP the driveway in 2wd.
I get what you are all saying about what I’m doing. I KNOW I’m not setting up the ideal plow truck. Totally get it. I know that the auto awd is not ideal. But I’m willing to bet that with the Blizzaks I just ordered, and a decent plow set up, that this is going to be a nice plow truck for what I’m doing, plus I can drive it back and forth to work in the winter.
I get what you are all saying about what I’m doing. I KNOW I’m not setting up the ideal plow truck. Totally get it. I know that the auto awd is not ideal. But I’m willing to bet that with the Blizzaks I just ordered, and a decent plow set up, that this is going to be a nice plow truck for what I’m doing, plus I can drive it back and forth to work in the winter.
I spent a long time talking to a local shop that has various brands and options. After showing them the Escalade and what kind of plowing I’ll do, I settled on a Boss HTX V blade. I’ll get a back drag edge installed and the casters to make storing easier. Dropping it off today and will post pictures once the install is done. Thank you all for your advice. I’ll check back in this winter when I find out just how bad the full time awd ends up being (or not).
you will like the V plow; plowing even in just a slight scoop mode really lets you control where the snow is pushed. The scoop mode also works great in breaking up and pushing back snow piles. I've had a V plow for about 13 years; only used the V mode maybe twice.
Regarding the AWD, this link is an older thread, but a poster says he never had any issues
https://www.plowsite.com/threads/plowing-with-awd-denali.88566/
Regarding the AWD, this link is an older thread, but a poster says he never had any issues
https://www.plowsite.com/threads/plowing-with-awd-denali.88566/
Naa that so 2000 . . . I should know I use to install them way back in the day when people purchased them .
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