I am thinking of putting a Snow Plow on my 4x4 Sonoma to plow the driveway at my cabin, will not be taking it anywhere else, will a Sonoma handle a 7'6 Myers blade??? I know it's big, but since I won't be driving it further than the driveway as long as it will hold up for 5 or 6 years I'd be happy. Any opinions here?
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Sean Feeney
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Thats alot of plow
old popper
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Western builds a lightweight plow for half ton applications. Plastic moldboard with steel cutting edge (I think). google western plows.
If you cut it down it should be okay for what you want to do. I know a guy that had one on a ford ranger and I asked him how it did and he said it did real good till we got a real heavy wet snow then the front end would want to push away from the angle of the plow. I know another guy that has had the same plow on two dakotas and said they each have done fine. Saw another one last week going down the road on an s10 blazer approx a 92.
gene bender
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You will not want to make it any narrower as the truck is 80in wide and you want the plowed snow away from the trucks wheels
Sean Feeney
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Exterior Measurements
WIDTH 5 ft. 7.9 in. (67.9 in.) HEIGHT 5 ft. 2 in. (62 in.)
LENGTH 15 ft. 10.6 in. (190.6 in.) GROUND CLEARANCE 0 ft. 7.2 in. (7.2 in.)
FRONT TRACK 4 ft. 6.4 in. (54.4 in.) REAR TRACK 4 ft. 6.6 in. (54.6 in.)
WHEEL BASE 9 ft. 0.3 in. (108.3 in.)
WIDTH 5 ft. 7.9 in. (67.9 in.) HEIGHT 5 ft. 2 in. (62 in.)
LENGTH 15 ft. 10.6 in. (190.6 in.) GROUND CLEARANCE 0 ft. 7.2 in. (7.2 in.)
FRONT TRACK 4 ft. 6.4 in. (54.4 in.) REAR TRACK 4 ft. 6.6 in. (54.6 in.)
WHEEL BASE 9 ft. 0.3 in. (108.3 in.)
If i were to do this, I would definately make sure it's a little wider than the wheels. Still debating. The only reason I'm thinking of the Sonoma is because I have it, and do not use it anymore. Just shoveled the snow out of my driveway at the cabin this weekend, do not want to do that again...
chevytaHOE5674
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I have two 7'6" western blades on 1/2 ton trucks. One is an older chevy with a solid front axle and beefed up leaf springs so it supports the weight nicely. The 2nd is a 97 half ton ford and with the plow lifted the front suspension bottoms out and makes nasty noises.
A sonoma is a "mini" truck and needs a plow designed for that size frame. Simply cutting the larger blade down will help with weight but it will still be too heavy. The plows designed for the 1/4 ton trucks have a lighter undercarriage, shorter/narrower/lighter blade, lighter trip springs, etc.
A sonoma is a "mini" truck and needs a plow designed for that size frame. Simply cutting the larger blade down will help with weight but it will still be too heavy. The plows designed for the 1/4 ton trucks have a lighter undercarriage, shorter/narrower/lighter blade, lighter trip springs, etc.
formenwhogrow
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Bad idea. S10 and Sonomas front ends are junk to begin with and that's a lot of pushing for one of those little buggers.
Anonymous-0
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I think it would be better in a lot of ways to trade the Sonoma for a 3/4 ton heavy duty truck or a one ton truck.
I have never been lucky in pushing equipment beyond its design limits. I have a vision of the front end collapsing right after the frame buckles on that Sonoma.
I have never been lucky in pushing equipment beyond its design limits. I have a vision of the front end collapsing right after the frame buckles on that Sonoma.
You'd be better off with a larger truck.
Someone might be happy to trade their gas guzzling 3/4 ton
whatever for a smaller Sonoma they can run on the road.
Win-win. Specially if you can find one the mount is designed for.
Another though would be to re-sell the plow and buy one of the
"homeowner" cheapies. They can be bought new for about the
price of a good used full size plow.
If you have to use it, see if you can get the weigh down.
Someone might be happy to trade their gas guzzling 3/4 ton
whatever for a smaller Sonoma they can run on the road.
Win-win. Specially if you can find one the mount is designed for.
Another though would be to re-sell the plow and buy one of the
"homeowner" cheapies. They can be bought new for about the
price of a good used full size plow.
If you have to use it, see if you can get the weigh down.
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