Good truck for plowing?

[NickelCityOutdrServ]

I am looking for a truck for plowing i cant really afford a truck how would a explorer be? i know that suvs dont do as well for plowing but are they really bad

[MASTERMOWER]

Go with a 6.5 plow, maybe add a set of timbrens to the front, flush the tranny out and refill, change fluid in transfer case and front differential, add tranny cooler....and IMO, I think you'd be fine for minimal work. Don't expect to plow big lots.

[NickelCityOutdrServ]

No i was hoping to do driveways and maybe small very small paerking lots like 6 to 10 cars big i figure a V6 Explorer with a nice plow and a good set of winter tires should be good

[NicholasMWhite]

You're much better off buying a cheap older truck, Look for something that already has a plow on it. If you have the time and look around enough you can probably find an older truck with a plow for less than it would cost to put a plow on an explorer. Plows are not cheep, new they're atleast 3500 or so installed and going used is tough because you'll still spend atleast a grand getting a mount for it and wiring it up... unless you happen to find a plow that's been pulled of the same year and model of your truck, but what are the chances. Plows are brutal on trucks.... and it'll take it's toll on a small suv pretty quickly.

[NickelCityOutdrServ]

Ok i get what your saying now i have never had anythign besides a car.....do trucks go for alotta miles? like chevys and fords?

[NicholasMWhite]

yeah usually the motors will last a while... the diesel's more than gas, but even a gas will last quite a while. You won't be without problems though. Just because the motor and tranny last 250-300 thousand doesn't mean that all the little things will such as the alternator, radiator, air conditioning, heat, mufflers, fuel pumps and all the stuff. Some you can live without, like the AC and some you can't like a fuel pump. But you should be able to find early and mid 90's trucks with a plow on them and under 200 thousand miles for under 4500.

[NickelCityOutdrServ]

Right now im looking at a 2001 Ford f150 supercrew xlt 4x4 v8 4.6L, i think that should do for some plowing and some lawn cutting right? its got 108,000 miles on it, it seems like alot, maybe not for a truck owner but to me, a car owner it seems huge its only $9500 too

[NicholasMWhite]

a half ton truck like that should do okay. And the price doesn't seem too bad. I wouldn't worry too much about the miles, you'll have small stuff die on you but the truck will keep running. Keep in mind you have to add atleast 3500 for a plow on top of your purchase price. Good luck with it

[NickelCityOutdrServ]

Yea i figured if i got the truck now, advertised in the spring and did lawns in the summer that by winter i should be able to afford a nice plow, but i beleive this truck should do thanx for the help

[btammo]

Do you really need the super crew? You could find a decent reg cab for less than that with a plow already on it. dont waste your money on plowing with an Explorer. Sure you can, but the front ends on those arent made for plowing. Maybe you can get some sidewalks or snow blowing for the winter months until you can afford a truck.

[NickelCityOutdrServ]

Yea i think i know what i am gonna do, buy a used explorer now and get rid of my car, use the explorer for my summer maitnence truck and dailydriver then when winter comes use some cash i earned and buy a older f150 and a plow, a cheaop truck, do estimates in the daily driver, explorer and use the cheap f150 strickly for plowing, i think that will work then sometime downt he road save up enough to get rid of both trucks and buy a good looking silverado 2500 or f250 and a nice plow and use that 24/7