Jan 29, 2005 · Hi, I have an old pick-up with an old western hydralic/electric plow. I have had a number of problems with this but have gotten by until now. It seems as if the plow will not raise regardless of what I do. The weight of the plow allows it to lower. The plow won't turn either direction as well. I can here the motor of the plow although it does ...You have a quad headlight system and both the high and low beam plugs are backwards. Disconnect the Western harness plug from the truck low beam light plug and flip it over. Do the same with the high beam. The original truck plug is keyed but the Western plug is not so you can try it both ways effectively flipping the wire connections.If the plow did not come with the truck, in addition to checking the pink wire, call your local dealer and run the Isolation Module (a.k.a. "IM") part number by them. If memory serves me some GM trucks with the DRLs (a.k.a. Daytime Running Lights) required a special IM. 2006 F-350, 6.0 PSD, CC/SB, Lariat, 9'Fisher SS X-Blade. Like.Our Company. Plow & Hearth is a trusted national catalog, retail, and internet company specializing in unique, enduring home and lifestyle products that are quality-built and guaranteed to meet our customer's expectations. What began as a small retail store in Madison, Virginia, in 1980 has grown to include our flagship brand, Plow & Hearth ...Mark Oomkes. 68769 posts · Joined 2000. #5 · Feb 7, 2017. There are no more Blizzard plows. SnowEx is your only choice. Boss makes a good plow, although there have been some serious teething pains on the EXT. Maybe they'll have them fixed by next year, maybe not. IMO, your assessment of the other 2 is 100% accurate.The shovel tests were dug only to the depth of the plow-zone, usually 30-40 centimeters. After cleaning, and cataloguing the artifacts recovered from the shovel ...6071 posts · Joined 2014. #46 · Aug 29, 2021. Raising prices for plowing, due to gas prices. Staying the same with salt, as my prices are still based on the high prices a couple years ago, I never came back down. I also have a clause in my contract to raise salt pricing in season due to shortage or price increase.General Snowplowing Topics. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission, which supports our community.03 F-350 srw ext. cab short box. 7.3 4x4 6-spd 03 810 plenty of switches, plenty of lights, to many accounts, not enough time. "did you go to school stupid,,,yea and i come out that way too"10,000/20 = 500. You need to make minimum $500 per storm to cover your overhead. If you can get 25 driveways -- 500/25 = $20 per driveway to cover your overhead. If each driveway takes your 20 minutes... 60 (minutes in an hour)/20 = 4 driveways per hour. 25 (driveways per storm)/4 = 6.25 hours in your route.257 posts · Joined 2004. #15 · Dec 25, 2010. We use google earth and then scale the pics into AutoCAD where we do the markups of area to be plowed, where to pile the snow, walkways and other information such as emergency contact info, etc. We also use it for measuring. Like.Hi, I have an old pick-up with an old western hydralic/electric plow. I have had a number of problems with this but have gotten by until now. It seems as if the plow will not raise regardless of what I do. The weight of the plow allows it to lower. The plow won't turn either direction as well. I can here the motor of the plow although it does ...20 posts · Joined 2015. #1 · Jan 25, 2015. I bought a cummins and it came with a plow. This is the first I'm using it. When I got it the reservoir was leaking so I pulled it off cleaned it and replaced the original and filter. Went to go use it yesterday and it still leaks. It's leaking where the black can slips on to the aluminum part with ...Help Snow Plow & Jeep Lights on at same time, Help with Slow Plow up and left + right. mcarthur. Dec 14, 2022. 3. 814. Dec 14, 2022. by dieselss.No need to worry about triggers, DPW director calls in virtually every storm. Con. DPW director could not call you. Pro. No Chasing money, payment is by city check two to four weeks after a snow event. Con. I'm sure I'm leaving money on the table by not taking on commercial work. Pro.Eau Galle, WI. $1,300 $1,800. 8’6” western v-plow. Amherst, WI. $200. rear snow blade for atv. Kearney, NE. New and used Snow Plows for sale near you on Facebook Marketplace. Find great deals or sell your items for free.The Real Money Post Industrial Average is now up 18.2% -- here's why it could still plow ahead of the Dow and S&P 500....AMZN Would you call a 5K race over when the run...I took the plow off a 1999 Chevrolet Tahoe. Almost identical headlight bulb setup. Wired everything up and had no port 3, driver side high or low, (could plug into 4 and seemed ok) also no plow lights. I even bought another 26400 thinking it could have got damaged somehow. Found a used one on ebay, same results.1383 posts · Joined 2006. #4 · Aug 20, 2009 (Edited) Yup. I have a 7' Meyer MDII Package with Nissian Titan mounting hardware and wiring. I can put it on a pallet and drop it off at one of the local freight terminals if you want to arrange for the shipping. If your interested give me a hollar. Jay 508 753 6617.Have been researching one for my upper driveway. Yes, solar charged ones are available. Here are the key points--So, you use the businesses WIFI. that means their WIFI has to be connected to the net.Then you have to have their passwords and access info.This is a Real-time headline. These are breaking news, delivered the minute it happens, delivered ticker-tape style. Visit www.marketwatch.com or ... Indices Commodities Currencies...Attachments. 1606132993003.gif. 42 bytes Views: 173. 1997 Ford F-350,powerstroke diesel,8'.6" Fisher XV-2 ,whelen hideaway strobes, led backups, Fisher Speed-Caster 900 tailgate spreader. 1999 Toyota Tacoma,6'9" Fisher,whelen hideaway strobes, led backups. 2001 Toyota Tacoma,6'9" Fisher, Whelen led ,led back up from strobes n more.Adept, a startup training AI to use existing software and APIs, has raised $350 million in a funding round, reportedly at an over-$1 billion valuation. Image Credits: EmirMemedovsk...Sign in to retrieve your account settings. Forgot your password? What began as a small retail store in Madison, Virginia in 1980 has grown into a multi-channel online, catalog and retail business. We strive to inspire our customers to create spaces that are comfortable, welcoming, warm and cozy.The only what to get it to start is to get in the cab, turn the key to on to let the plugs count down, and stick a jumper cable from the truck directly to the starter solinoid. If you turn the starter over a few times from the solinoid, you can then go into the cab and use the key again. I know the responce is going to be you need a new starter ...jonniesmooth. 11910 posts · Joined 2008. #2 · Feb 9, 2021. Trucks: 1985 Chevy 3/4 t 4x4 built 350 SnowEx 9.6 Stainless HDV. 1985 Chevy 1/2 t 4x4 built 350 8.5' Meyer poly plow. 1987 Chevy 1 T 4x4 built 454 8-2 Boss V plow. 2002 GMC Yukon XL 3/4 ton 7.5' SnowEx RD plow. SnowEx 1075 spreader.We would like to show you a description here but the site won't allow us.The best National Trust properties to visit around Manchester, including Lyme Park, Little Moreton Hall, Gawthorpe Hall, and Hardcastle Crags. It may be the UK’s third-largest city...Real obvious when looking at the truck from the front : the light bar is crooked compared to the hood of the truck. With the plow off the truck in V position, standing in front of plow, facing plow : If you grab the light bar with two hands and push to the left, the tower moves over and the light bar sits level. Let it go and it leans back down.steve_robert;1124499 said: first off pop your hood and check with a test light that when the selenoid clicks power is going through it. Than if that is working check that power is making it to the end of the truck side cable. If that is working plug the plow in and see if power is making it to the motor. Do the same with the grounds too make ...60 Years Strong. Valley Blades Ltd. began operations in 1962 as a small Canadian manufacturing facility in Cambridge, Ontario. Our original 6,000-square-foot facility was originally used to manufacture carbon snow blades and grader blades only for the local market. In 1976 the original Cambridge manufacturing facility was closed and the company ...Buy a snowblower for your ATV or UTV! Rammy ATV snowblowers are available in 47" and 61" widths. Delivery included to 36 states! www.goodworkstractors.com. Using a tracked walk behind blower would work and it would also take a pretty long time to make a path wide enough for a ATV trail.48615 posts · Joined 2009. #3 · Nov 23, 2022. Hey Jacob welcome to the site. I'm with you're dad on this, $1,600.00 is pretty spendy when you can get a used ATV plow for $150-300 to be used as a donor …Western ultramount. Has been working fine through the last 4 or 5 snows. Picked up a couple of commercial properties so rolling right along. About 2/3 way through my route went lower my plow and it would not go down. Pushed the up button and it turned left. Left/right functions work as they should.When hooked directly to 12v they light up fine. Abrams said because we are going from halogen to LED, that we needed to add resistance, with a resistor. Western said we need a new module for $900. Tried wiring them separately, but the plow control will not light up/ turn on or work with the light harness not in use.Swapping a 454 for a 350. Alaska Boss. Sep 20, 2008. 16. 16K. Aug 6, 2023. by gabrielpruden062. 1 1 of 283 283. Post pictures, questions and comments …I took the plow off a 1999 Chevrolet Tahoe. Almost identical headlight bulb setup. Wired everything up and had no port 3, driver side high or low, (could plug into 4 and seemed ok) also no plow lights. I even bought another 26400 thinking it could have got damaged somehow. Found a used one on ebay, same results.Western Products is the leading manufacturer of snowplows & spreaders for commercial, personal & light municipal snow & ice controlOneManWithAPlow. 231 posts · Joined 2016. #8 · Nov 24, 2016. Push plates 7161 and 7169 will fit 2500s from 99-2007 (or whenever the next generation ends I believe). 7161 (from 99-02) are a bit shorter as the bumper in 03 was changed (to be made bigger). The 7169 plates are a little longer to clear the newer style bumper.Dentco and National Landscaping. used to work for Trammell Crow Co. and managed the snow plowing for about 350 ExxonMobil gas stations across the northeast and midwest. The major retailers were/are being agressively persued by a handful of large property management companies (of which Crow was one).Springwise is noted for been slow paying but usually do get you your money. 45 days out. of all the NSP they seem to have the fewest complaints. Dwan Hall. owner. T. W. Hall. Juneau, Alaska. www.twhall.net. 32 years Local 302, 94 F350 w/Boss 9.2 steal V blade and 2 yd sander, 95 F350 DRW w/Boss 9.2 Poly V @ stellar, 04 F350 w/Boss poly 9.2 V w ...6 posts · Joined 1999. #4 · Jan 1, 2000. We have a total of 7 tailgate spreaders not all on trucks thought. Meyers counting for 4 of them all but one mounted on square stock so can insert into hitch. Meyers work ok for bagged salt NOT for bulk salt or other de-icers.Aug 31, 2022. 29. 5K. Sep 5, 2022. by shawn_. 1 1 of 86 86. Not sure what to charge? Ask for input from other snow professionals on bidding and pricing jobs for residential, commercial or government lots and properties.Swapping a 454 for a 350. Alaska Boss. Sep 20, 2008. 16. 16K. Aug 6, 2023. by gabrielpruden062. 1 1 of 283 283. Post pictures, questions and comments about Chevy trucks and how they relate to your snow plowing and ice management business.10. All new mods for FS22, Farming Simulator 22 on KingMods. Many FS22 mods on PS4, PS5, Xbox and PC everyday!The Blizzaks are not a concern because they one of the premier makers of road snow/ice tires, snow and cold are their bread and butter. Nokian also makes some excellent devoted ice and snow tires.payup. IMHO a good set of winter tires are the best piece of plow equipment you can buy. Email at [email protected], software, and mobile apps. Hi, I will be starting my business soon. Lawn mowing, leaf cleanup, snow removal, and ice management. I'm looking for a computer program or website that I can manage everything through, with a corresponding mobile app for android. To be able to create daily route in the program and assign them to my mobile app.Ive trimmed the wings before its very easy. Lift the plow up and bolt your new edge on. Take a long straight edge or chalk box across the existing edges and mark what you need to cut. Eyeball the bevel angle and cut it with either a circular saw or sawzall if you've got a good hand for it. Western1 and Whiteout Yeti.I have downloaded every manual off the western site and still cannot figure this out. I have the 9 pin 5 relay setup and have checked the schematic time after time and looked at the wiring and everything is wired correctly to western's wiring schematic, I have double and tripled checked it each day and cannot figure where the problem is. With ...cwren2472. 23704 posts · Joined 2014. #2 · Sep 12, 2019. Pretty much any V plow will require all new wiring and controller. Specifically what will depend on the exact plow. But even if you found a very old 12 pin v-plow, it won't have the right connector in the cab for the v plow controller. I just like to argue.15 posts · Joined 2019. #11 · Dec 8, 2019. In 2015 we took Command 7 a/k/a Intergrated a/k/a Symbiot Business Group to the carpet over multiple accounts. They lost in UT courts, badly. Their biggest mistake was sending us a bank wire on a late payment from a Symbiot bank account.No need to worry about triggers, DPW director calls in virtually every storm. Con. DPW director could not call you. Pro. No Chasing money, payment is by city check two to four weeks after a snow event. Con. I'm sure I'm leaving money on the table by not taking on commercial work. Pro.Plowsite.com is now owned by VerticalScope, the leader in online forums. With over 800 forum communities, VerticalScope provides the technology that powers the community. Our team of volunteer moderators and administrators watch over the content, and actively patrol for spam, user behavioural issues, and make sure threads are in the right ...Life is tough... It's even SHORTER if your STUPID. 35+ years plowing only Driveways (about 100 of them) 00 Jeep Wrangler, 7 1/2 Boss V with DP, Front Air Shocks, Duel Batteries, ARBs, Belt Driven Air Comp, Dana 60 Rear, 160 amp alt, Blizzak Tires. 03 Wrangler 7 1/2 Boss VXT with DP, Air Shocks, , 160 amp alt, Backup Camera, Blizzak Tires.A. ABsnow Discussion starter. 34 posts · Joined 2009. #1 · Jan 29, 2010. I have a 3 year old Boss V 8'2". Just went out to start my truck and found a puddle of fluid under my plow. Looks like its coming from the front of the "box". I haven't gotten the pleasure to dive in to that part of the plow yet and am looking for some advice before I start.I charge $75/hr with a half hr minimum. This gives me, on average, $185/hr plowing. The little shoveling that I do, I just charge them a flat fee for shoveling each time. My shoveling averages out to $75/hr. The average for last winter, 2006/2007 snow season, for plowing and shoveling was $165/hr.PlowSite.com is the original and largest web site of its kind in the Snow and Ice Industry. Page · Business & Economy Website. plowsite.com. Rating · 5.0 (5 Reviews)93 posts · Joined 2005. #2 · Dec 30, 2005. From your post, I am not sure exactly what components you have. The Meyer ST series plows use #05810 1-1/2" x 10" cylinders (1-1/2" piston rod x 10" stroke). The C-Series use #05437 1-1/2" x 12" cylinders. Here is the link to the Meyer owners manual that will give you a parts break down http ...Throw a meter inline and see how many amps the coils are drawing. That will tell you if they are failed. If you aren't getting amperage do a amp loss test on your plow harness looking for corrosion. Yank the valves/coil …If you have the same layout as I, pay attention. I have a Hiniker V-plow that hooks up easily. All you do is drive the truck up to it, slide the mount in and turn the pin handle. The problem is that the concrete driveway it is laying on isn't perfectly flat and it is a PITA to maneuver the frame to the mount.83 posts · Joined 2005. #6 · Dec 8, 2005. ISP Plowing said: I broke a pivot pin yesterday, and when it happened I was relieved to find out it was only that. However after trying to get the damn thing out to replace it I found out that it is the worst design ever! I used a torch and blew the stubborn pin out, but I want to change the other ...I was going to add timbens up front but wasn't sure if there was anything else out there for helping the suspension. 97 s10 4x4 Long Bed. Meyers E47 ST 90 6.5 Plow, Monroe Air Shocks, AEM CAI, 31" Goodyear Duratracs. 99 Suzuki Lt300 4x4 King Quad 48" Cycle Country V Force Plow.A forum community dedicated to ice and snow management professionals and enthusiasts. Come join the discussion about equipment, weather, snow management, classifieds, troubleshooting, maintenance, and more!I plow a Target,a Lowes,a K mart,and the old Target plaza which now has a Hobby Lobby a Hastings in that building with a new large Groc. store attached.Each is very diffrent as to the flow of traffic.Arrival times are much earlier for the Lowes which is a Home Depot type store, the large groc. store has issues with shopping carts performance on snowy isles,the large department stores place ...A forum community dedicated to ice and snow management professionals and enthusiasts. Come join the discussion about equipment, weather, snow management, classifieds, troubleshooting, maintenance, and more!Hello all, I'm looking for advice on pricing out snow removal for small commercial lots. We are primarily a roofing/construction company but also offer snow removal during the winter. I've figured out a simple cost estimating "formula" and want to see if/how we should tweak it. I've figured a plow truck at $95/hr, hand-shoveler at $38/hr, and ...6071 posts · Joined 2014. #46 · Aug 29, 2021. Raising prices for plowing, due to gas prices. Staying the same with salt, as my prices are still based on the high prices a couple years ago, I never came back down. I also have a clause in my contract to raise salt pricing in season due to shortage or price increase.The purpose of low range in plowing is to select the right RPM speed for your engine, vehicle ground speed and the load in front of the plow. You count on your torque convertor to give you the same advantage of torque and RPM's. A manual is far more precise means of governing ground speed and engine RPM.Plowsite.com is now owned by VerticalScope, the leader in online forums. With over 800 forum communities, VerticalScope provides the technology that powers the community. Our team of volunteer moderators and administrators watch over the content, and actively patrol for spam, user behavioural issues, and make sure threads are in the right ...If I can get an explanation or pointed in the right direction that would be great. Making brine is a fairly simple concept. The basic concept is as follows, salt is added to water and agitated. The mixture is agitated until a solution of 23.3% brine is achieved. Pumps are your best option for mixing.Or do you have a new cutting edge on the plow that will do it to. SMS Snow Removal. Serving Lake, Geauga and Ashtabula countys. Steve (440) 479-4752. Cell# on 24/7 when the snow is flying. 08 Ford f350 Super duty x-cab 4x4. 8' Western Pro Plus with wings. Backrack and lights. corner strobes & Whelen mini edge.They have a steel trip cutting edge and the end plates are spring loaded. They are lighter then most blades and stand up very well. We have more then 10 of them in sizes from 8 to 16ft. The steel cutting edge will work better because the trucks really pack the snow down. JMO. The RT 520 will push a 10 ft very well .351 posts · Joined 2003. #6 · Jun 17, 2004. As an example: if plowing two inches would take 30 min. then the first 1-3" would be the min. I would charge $100 ( I use $100 as a min charge), and then an additional $60 every 2" after that so: 1-3" $100, 4-5" $160, 6-7" $220. This is just the way I do it.Life is tough... It's even SHORTER if your STUPID. 35+ years plowing only Driveways (about 100 of them) 00 Jeep Wrangler, 7 1/2 Boss V with DP, Front Air Shocks, Duel Batteries, ARBs, Belt Driven Air Comp, Dana 60 Rear, 160 amp alt, Blizzak Tires. 03 Wrangler 7 1/2 Boss VXT with DP, Air Shocks, , 160 amp alt, Backup Camera, Blizzak Tires.15233 posts · Joined 2008. #2 · Feb 10, 2017. If you can heat them red hot go that route. If not grind out the rivets and replace the carriage bolt with stainless and replace the rivets with 1/4 stainless as well. 03 F-350 srw ext. cab short box. 7.3 4x4 6-spd. 03 810.Most of the municipalities around here take the casters off. As was mentioned, they are used on muni plows to reduce cutting edge wear, not to save the pavement. For most municipalities its more important to scrape clean than to save on blade wear. Full weight of the plow helps pull up hard ice, snow pack.I was quoted for $5,500 for the new HTX v plow and timbrens installed on my 2014 JKU Sport. Here in NJ, specifically western essex county the average snowfall is approximately 26" we probably have around 4/5 events over 3" each year. I currently offer a snow removal service using a honda Hss1132ATD and have about 15 clients.Suprman;1644837 said: After the last New England winter I am looking to add a 10-12 foot plow to my 5ton military truck. It's a big truck 6x6 weights in at around 21k and is 8 feet wide. The bumper is just under 3 feet high. I am not going to start out for hire, just for plowing my businesses and then see how it goes.When it comes to purchasing a snow plow truck, one of the first decisions you’ll need to make is whether to buy new or used. Both options have their advantages and disadvantages, s.... Powder coating blades really looks nice, If you’re in the market for a Sno-Way plow i ludbuilt · Jan 7, 2024 · SnoFarmer replied Jan 8, 2024. 6. Load More. A forum community dedicated to all Snowplow owners and enthusiasts. Come join the discussion about models. reviews, tips, modifications, troubleshooting...2003 Chevy Silverado 2500HD 4x4 8ft SnowDogg EX. SaltDogg electric Poly V-box 1.5yd. 2007 Chevy NBS 3500HD dump 8.6 Snowdogg Vplow. Undertailgate spreader. 2010 Bobcat CT225 Tractor-Loader. 2007 Kawasaki Prairie 360 4x4 w/ 48" Cycle Country plow. Craftsman 28" snow blower. Bunch of shovels. Jan 29, 2024. 32. 898. Feb 5, 2024. by cwren2472. 1 1 of 2 Western ultramount. Has been working fine through the last 4 or 5 snows. Picked up a couple of commercial properties so rolling right along. About 2/3 way through my route went lower my plow and it would not go down. Pushed the up button and it turned left. Left/right functions work as they should.Feb 18, 2024 · teek07680. Jun 23, 2022. 5. 2K. Jun 30, 2022. by EWSplow. 1 1 of 39 39. Snow and ice management professionals discuss the use of ATV and UTV snow plows and accessories for their business. If the snowplow shovels are used commercially, say used hard fo...
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