I totally agree with Mark, Snow Pushers are the way to go I personally have never had a V-Plow but I do own 5 Straight blades, 4 Fisher 1 Meyers and 1 Pro-Tech pusher and with the pusher teamed up with a truck it is an unstoppable plowing team. I looked into getting one of those Avalanche pushers for a pick up truck that mount on any frame but they wanted over $3,000 for just the pusher pickup model, have any of you guys tried one of the pickup model pushers? Just MY Two Cents
Once again I have to laugh, that people are so quick to knock a product they have never used. It just stands to reason that just maybe, someone else has improved upon the boss idea. I have spoken with many boss operators and they all say the same thing. The plow will beat the living **** out of you and the truck. The trip edge design if nothing else, is a good back up just in case. Now I am sure the boss is a great plow, and if the operators are carefull enough to not hit all the little obstacles that are hidden, then I am sure it wont hurt the truck. I have never seen an operator capapble of this, no matter how good they are. So again just extra insurance of a trip edge is just good sense.
If like the boss I think that is great. But when someone is weighing the issue between to different plows, then I think that it is only prudent to show both the strenghts and weaknesses of both plows. Again just because you like the non trip action of the boss doesnt mean everyone will. If the western and fisher were only one year old, I could see some skeptisism, but thyer are now on the 5th winter with no major problems, will they last as long as your boss plows, I dont know, they havent been around as long, but so far so good.
If your only experience has been with straight plow westerns, then you are missing the point. The western v plow is totally different than a straight blade western. They use a different trip design and power unit. the only shared components are the uni mount.
I have no ajendato sell western plows over boss. They both make good plows, but IMO the trip edge is key on a v plow. And if the boss engineer agrees with that, than that should tell you something. If the guy who builds and designs it, thinks that the trip edge is a good idea, than he may be onto something.
Dino
Dino; I actually have no problem w/ the Western V's, and you are right; I've never used one. But in regards to the Boss plows, we've never had an issue w/ them or w/ our trucks. Maybe the wrong guys are named plowking here?????
Hang on - its snowing here and I have to go. Don't anyone shoot anyone else till get back to watch the fun.
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