Power Wagon Snow Plow

[Grand Mesa]

The Power Wagon probably makes a good snow plow truck. Under the right conditions with a snow plow attached to any old Dodge 4x4 pickup truck one can make $35K of pocket change in just a few days of work.

http://mynorthwest.com/1280404/idaho-teen-plows-seattle-snow/?

 

[Low_Sky]

There are folks who do it, but FCA recommends against plowing with a PW. If one was really serious about a dedicated PW plow truck, it’d be a good idea to swap in some stiffer HD truck springs and coil spacers. For keeping the truck stock, look for a lightweight plow.


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[Grand Mesa]

I actually overlooked the lighter springs on the Power Wagon. No, it's lighter capabilities wouldn't cut it as a heavy duty snow plow with a salt and sand spreader in the back and a plow up front.

 

[Derek Powers]

Alot of guys don't make 35k in a year let alone 4 days. Lol. $500-$750/hr is highway robbery but since hes donating a little he feels better about it.

 

[TatertotScott]

Alot of guys don't make 35k in a year let alone 4 days. Lol. $500-$750/hr is highway robbery but since hes donating a little he feels better about it.

Only highway robbery where there is an expectation of large enough amounts of snow on a regular basis as to have a fleet of plows....Seattle, WA... like Vancouver, WA....gets 3-5 inches per year of snow on average....and rarely all at once.

 

[olyelr]

I actually overlooked the lighter springs on the Power Wagon. No, it's lighter capabilities wouldn't cut it as a heavy duty snow plow with a salt and sand spreader in the back and a plow up front.

Yea, but like lowsky suggested, put the regular 2500 coils under it (with spacers if you want the pw ride height still) and it will perform just like a non pw.... but with lockers

 

[56PW17]

Yea, but like lowsky suggested, put the regular 2500 coils under it (with spacers if you want the pw ride height still) and it will perform just like a non pw.... but with lockers

Im thinking of running a plow this winter, i know i have a few accounts lined up already. Instead of buying another truck i am thinking of running the plow on the PW.

Would you swap the coils on all four corners? I do not think I'm going to put a spreader in the bed.

 

[olyelr]

Im thinking of running a plow this winter, i know i have a few accounts lined up already. Instead of buying another truck i am thinking of running the plow on the PW.

Would you swap the coils on all four corners? I do not think I'm going to put a spreader in the bed.

Nah, I wouldnt. If you were loading it heavily I would consider it, or get bags installed, but if the bed is mostly empty I would just keep the stock coils on there.

 

[56PW17]

Nah, I wouldnt. If you were loading it heavily I would consider it, or get bags installed, but if the bed is mostly empty I would just keep the stock coils on there.

how drastically different do you think the regular 2500 coils will ride when the plow is not installed?

 

[olyelr]

how drastically different do you think the regular 2500 coils will ride when the plow is not installed?

I wouldn’t think it would be horribly worse, but probably noticeable.

 

[56PW17]

I wouldn’t think it would be horribly worse, but probably noticeable.

found a nice fisher plow I'm going to try and pick up. plow weighs 900 lbs so i know I'm going to need those stiffer springs. i can always switch it back out after the season is done

 

[olyelr]

found a nice fisher plow I'm going to try and pick up. plow weighs 900 lbs so i know I'm going to need those stiffer springs. i can always switch it back out after the season is done

Im not so sure they will be NEEDED, its just gonna keep it from sagging so much.

 

[powerwagonbill]

All stock with 35 1250 17 on truck

 

[carverwagon]

View attachment 245862 All stock with 35 1250 17 on truck

Any mounting issues with the winch getting in the way?

 

[4xdad]

you can starve waiting for it to snow the only time I ever made really good money pushing snow was on union jobs double time hell yeah but its all gone now now please god let there be another oil boom I promise not to **** it all away this time

 

[4xdad]

think the drivelines will take extra wear u joints and such

 

[4xdad]

not so much the weight of the plow but the forces of the work load watch out for curbs and manholes if you want to make money pushing snow get machine and tow with the pw. that setup looks good but it is hard on the truck