Mounted a plow on the Tacoma

Had this plow on my Sierra 1500 previously. Snowdogg MD75. 7.5' hydraulic stainless steel blade with electric controller in cab. Truck is 2013 Tacoma TRD sport v6 access cab with tow package. Suspension is SPC UCAs, OME 9000s and 886 springs with OME 60091s in the rear with Dakar 600# leafs. Purchased from Headstrong. 33” Cooper STT pros on 17" Mamba wheels. Bushwacker flares. Flares need more trimming to eliminate rub under load. Wanted to post so others that thought about mounting a plow can see how the front carries the weight. Their is no offsetting ballast weight for this video. Bed is empty.

 

Looks good and capable!

 

Now all you need is some snow!

 

Looks Great! I have a Brother in Alaska that could put that to good use right now.

 

Looks like a lot of weight for an empty plow. Wait until you have a load on it and try to push into a pile and lift. I personally would find a narrower plow or narrow this one to drop the weight.

When I built the plow for my tractor it seemed fine just lifting like you are. Once loaded I was lifting the front wheels off the ground (mounted to 3ph). Then the load slid off and I was slamming the front end back into the ground. I did some heavy mods and cut 30% of the weight and it has been awesome since.

 

I want to see that thing in action!

 

I'll shoot some video when it's pushing. It does 2 driveways . One is short and fat and the other is long and skinny. I plow with the blade angled on the long driveway making multiple passes to lessen the load. I like that the blade is wider than the truck. Hopefully will avoid packing snow with the tires when angled.

Also have 500# of tube sand that goes in the back for ballast. It runs with that full time. Wanted to show the worst case drop caused by no rear weight.

 

Nice setup and a damn good looking truck.

 

Took my md75 off my 09 and mounted it on my 2019.

 

That's a big plow for that truck. I had six foot plows on my Jeeps and I still took half blade widths in deep snow.I learned from a guy who plowed for years with Willys 4 cylinder Jeeps and never broke anything. I think you will need to plow only in low range since those taller tires will raise the gear ratio. Those Jeeps sometimes had a hard time opening up that first pass in deep or heavy wet snow. My 1970 had a 225 v6 with 4:27 gears if I recall right. My 78 was a 258 straight six with a higher rear. Your front suspension looks like it has no problem with the weight though. I had an old Western and an old Meyers plow and they were very heavy steel. Good luck with your new setup.

 

Cool! I live in the land of ice and snow and have NEVER seen a plow on a Tacoma-or really even a Tundra. Chevs? Dodge? Ford? Yup. Even the Dakota, Colorado and Rangers... I don't want a plow on my truck, but nice to know I can if ever I want.

 

Plowing a couple of driveways with a Tacoma isn’t so bad. But plowing in general is hard on trucks. I see the merit in owning a Tacoma and putting a plow on it for your property. Nice setups guys, ‘tis the snow plow season. I used to plow the work driveway and parking lot with an F-250, glad it was not my truck.

 

Agreed. 2 driveways as necessary, plowing with the storm. Put amsoil in the diffs and will do a yearly trans drain/fill. Should be absolutely g2g

 

I can't say anything for ford or fiat, but I can tell you that putting a plow on a GM is a terrible mistake. You know those plastic plows with the rubber band trip springs? They were invented FOR GM's, because GM's have a couple of seriously bad weak points in their frames, all localized to right ahead of the front cab mounts. One of the problems is the dimensions of the frame in that area -- too small to handle the PUSH without crumpling. The second is in the thickness of the metal at the rear mount of the UCA. They are known for RIPPING OUT.

 

A Tacoma with factory wheels needs to have a 7'0" minimum. If you go shorter than that, it will not clear the wheels. Most plow manufacturers still skip from 6'6" to 7'6". There may also be an issue with OP's setup since his wheels are bigger.

I have a 7'0" on mine, but looks like 7'6" is the sweet spot for OP.

 

I think you should post some pictures of your home made tractor plow, because what you're describing doesn't make any sense for a conventional plow. A lot of what you're describing is also completely impossible for a truck, regardless of why it happened for you. For instance, it is *IMPOSSIBLE* for an electro-hydraulic plow lift to pull the back wheels off the ground. Not only does the truck have a SUSPENSION that your tractor does not have, the lift pump is also very limited, being that its a 12 volt electric pump, a very small (1.5") lift cylinder, and it will go over the bypass pressure LONG before there is enough to lift the back of the truck up.

 

This was the md75 on my 09 back in 2009. Just traded the truck in and kept the plow to mount on my 2019. Never had any issue with plow, truck or pushing snow.

 

You are an idiot.

The point remains too heavy is too heavy. At no point did I say that because my tractor pulled wheels off the ground that that would happen to a Tacoma. I was simply stating that my plow didn’t seem too heavy drooping like the OP’s until it was loaded with snow. The point is when your plow is too heavy it beats the crap out of the vehicle it is attached to. That means if your suspension droops under the weight of the plow it will droop even more when a load is on the plow which will put undue wear and tear on the suspension.

Personally that is too much plow and weight without heavier springs. Some may agree and others obviously don’t. I wouldn’t leave that plow on my own personal truck without modification. I said my piece and moved on.

 

Why even respond to him?