Put a snow plow on a F-150 4x4 withan ecoboost 6 cyl. engine

Bobkatz

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Does anyone have this setup?
I,ve been told not to do it & heard U can. I have a
2013 Ford 4X4 with 6 cyl. ecoboost engine & would
only use it on my own driveway. Thanks for any
infomation.
Bob
 
I wouldn't put a snowplow on any half ton truck. And for sure not eith such an expensive maxed out engine.

Glenn
 
I run 4 I/2 ton dodges with western 8 ft plows on them all winter long plowing for hire . this bs about not using a 1/2 ton for plowing is just that bs. I beat the hel- out of the one I plow with and do not brake any thing more or less then the guys with 3/4 or 1 tons. are mine over worked and over loaded you bet. we plow in Wisconsin so we get snow and cold. so for your own use and a little drive way you should have no trouble at all. when plowing and pushing hard do not turn real sharp you could brake a front u joint
 
Plowing snow is very hard on any pickup, especially on the front end and drivetrain.

I would never think of putting a snowplow on a new vehicle unless I was contract plowing with it.

An old 4x4 beater is a much better choice for that task IMHO.

Brad
 
There a lot of plows on half tons, if you only do your driveway you would most likely be ok, BUT the intercooler is right down there below the front bumper and plow trucks always pack that area with snow, blocking airflow to the intercooler could cause you big problems and likely won't be warrantable.
 
I've heard you can't, and from what I understand it's not to do with it being a 1/2 ton, but rather to do with the electric steering and airflow being blocked, both by the plow itself, and snow that finds it's way in there.
 
Data is a few years old, Ford offered a plow package on 1/2 tons in 2010/2011 but only LWB trucks. Chevy/GMC offered a plow package on 1/2 tons SWB and LWB. The SWB truck were handier for snow removal as they are a lot more maneuverable. To the best of my knowledge at that time Dodge didn't offer a plow package on the 1/2 ton. I know this because I was specking a plow truck for the county, we wanted a SWB and ended up with a Chevy.
 
I had customer go through this, the plow overloaded the front axle weight. We know it really won t make any difference but some company's will not bolt one on, and we can see why.
 
We used to have a 2001 Honda Crv that I put a Snowbear plow on & it worked great.They have mounts for almost any vehicle.
 

I called a sno-way plow dealer & spoke with the man who installs them, they do have one for it. He said they don't

recomend putting one on this truck with the ecoboost engine. It has to do with the electric steering and airflow being blocked for the intercooler, both by the plow itself, and snow that finds it's way in there.

Just what farmer boy and robgIN stated!

He did say he has done it for some & no real problems came up, especially if you only do your own driveway.

Thanks for the replies, I'm still holding off for now.
 
Why not? I don't believe the concerns about the cooling, electric steering, or weight.

Cooling? I assume you plow your snow in the winter, not summer? If the Ford has enough air flow to stay cool at a red light on a hot summer day, I suspect plowing snow in the winter will be fine.

Electric steering? Snow plow or not -steering doesn't take much strain when you're moving and snow adds some "slip."

Weight? Lots of 1/2 ton rigs around with snow plows. My best plow truck is a 1983 Chevy K5 diesel Blazer. 1/2 ton and short. Handier then any of my bigger trucks since it's so short. I don't drive around all year with a plow dangling from the front. I take it off when not used.

When I'm at my other place in northern Michigan - my plow truck is a 1995 Ford F150 with a 4.9 liter straight-six and E40D. Been a plow rig since new (for private use) and has 70K miles on it. Only had two repairs since new. New oil pan (old one rusted out) and universal joints dried out in the rear driveshaft. I find it hard to believe a new Ford F150 Ecoboost cannot do what a 1995 F150 can do.
 
Instead of spending many many many thousands of dollars to hang a plow on your fancy new truck, why not buy an entire plow truck...?

I have a 1986 K10 Chevy with a 7.5' western on the front that I paid like $600 for many years ago. Sure its rusty and beat up but it plows tons of snow every winter (22.6 FEET total last winter), and I don't feel bad about going forward to reverse 10,000 times a day, or accidentally backing into a snow bank, or getting it stuck, or when a giant frozen ice/snow block slides down whats left of the rocker panels, etc. Just my 2 cents but I would never put a plow on a vehicle that I wanted to keep in good condition.
 
I use an old 1948 Farmall cub with a snow plow, tire chains & front & rear weights, This is my plow vehicle, I leave it set up year round does't take up much space in the shed, A few years back I even modified the plow to angle it by hydralics works slick. Dave F.
 
Given the beating that "plow trucks" take I'd never mount one on a new pickup and I'd *&%$ sure never buy one that had one mounted on it to use as a working truck. Half ton or 3/4 ton.

The guys I know that plow on contracts usually have several 10-20 year old 3/4 tons to tear the crap out of them.
 
(quoted from post at 05:24:31 09/17/13) Why not? I don't believe the concerns about the cooling, electric steering, or weight.

This is a TWIN TURBO Ecoboost Ford F150.

There is a big air scoop in the middle of the front bumper that feeds air to the intercooler. Notice how some of the new Fords on the road have the license plate off to one side? That's not a fashion statement.

It's CRITICAL that the airflow to that intercooler is not blocked in any way, shape or form. They run the engine very very lean to get the fuel economy, and everything that goes into the engine needs to be as cold as possible to keep the engine from melting down.

If you just put the plow on, plowed your driveway, and took the plow off, I would say "No problem!" too.

If you plan on driving around with the plow on the truck all winter long, I would not do it.
 
(quoted from post at 10:33:29 09/17/13) Instead of spending many many many thousands of dollars to hang a plow on your fancy new truck, why not buy an entire plow truck...?

I have a 1986 K10 Chevy with a 7.5' western on the front that I paid like $600 for many years ago. Sure its rusty and beat up but it plows tons of snow every winter (22.6 FEET total last winter), and I don't feel bad about going forward to reverse 10,000 times a day, or accidentally backing into a snow bank, or getting it stuck, or when a giant frozen ice/snow block slides down whats left of the rocker panels, etc. Just my 2 cents but I would never put a plow on a vehicle that I wanted to keep in good condition.

This guy has the right idea in my opinion.

I plow with this fine unit. Bought the Jeep for 500 bucks, built the plow from my junk pile. 4 cyl. 4 spd. sips gas and in low range has plenty of power to move a lot of snow.


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The key word here is dodge. They still had mono beam front axles and leaf springs on a 1/2 ton and could handle it.
 
I have a '78 Chevy K10 with a plow on it. I bought it from a neighbor (without the plow) for $400 about 12 years ago. I had the plow to put on it.

I don't bother with plates or insurance on it, just use it off road around the farm for plowing snow, cutting firewood, deer hunting, ets. I don't even know when was the last time the transfer case was shifted out of low.

It looks about like what you'd expect a '78 Chevy to look like, but it's perfectly healthy mechanically. I don't know how many times over the years I've gotten my $400 worth out of the old gal.
 
That's easy. Move somewhere where there is very little snow and retire. That way on the few days you wake up and see that white stuff you can roll back over and bug the old lady because you do not have to go anywhere anyway.
 

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