New Sno-Way

Well not new, the plow is a couple years old and was on another truck. But it's new to this truck! Pretty excited, I haven't run the SnoWay on a Tacoma yet.

Unfortunately this is the older 3-point mount Snoway, and there are no 3-point mounts available for the 2nd gen, so I had to custom weld a mount which was a huge pain in the butt.

Of course it's 50* F here today and not a flake in sight!

 

cool! i wonder how the taco will handle some deep snow pushing

 

It has no problems. I've plowed before with this truck.

In fact this Sno-Way is a little bit undersized for the truck. This Sno-Way is a 6' 8" poly blade, but really the best fit for the Tacoma would be a 7.5' steel blade, which is what I had before.

 

Looks good, He could use the Deere as a back-up!

Jay

 

Yeah I got the blower on the JD, and if things get really bad I've got a CAT TH560B with a 3.5 cuft loose material bucket. Great for stacking with the telescoping boom!

 

I need this.

 

Tough winter in new Orleans?

 

Why did you get rid of the steel blade?

 

The a frame was badly corroded. I could have welded it but the moldboard was also on its way out and I had this snoway so I said fuck it

 

What depths (wet and dry) are you comfortable pushing around with the snowway?

 

Not sure what you're asking.

How much (depth) you can push depends on how heavy the snow is, what your traction is like, and whether you have the blade angled or straight.

I will push whatever I can until the truck stops moving and starts spinning the tires. Then I will take it in slices (half a blade width) from there on.

But usually I plow with the storm. So I don't have to handle more than a few inches at a time.

 

nice , is the truck a 5spd or a auto ?

I think id feel more comfortable plowing with a manual toyota , not sure how our auto would hold up...

 

The truck is a manual, but automatics are always a better choice for plowing. Easier to drive (Ever try steering, shifting gears, AND pushing buttons on the plow controller with only two hands? ), and easier on the transmission too. Plowing with manual gearboxes absolutely SHREDS clutches.

 

The tacoms auto can handle it? or are you saying generally the auto is better ?

I think id rather replace a clutch rather then rebuild a trans any day

 

I was under the impression the Tacoma automatics were more robust than the manuals.

 

mrbadwrench, nice looking setup! Are you running stock front end? Any lift? I've been considering the sno-way for my 06, and wasn't sure if I should just run it as-is (stock wheel size, Bilstein 5100's set at .75" lift). From what I can tell these plows aren't too heavy.

 

These plows are about 300 lbs including the frame mount. I don't have anything special for my suspension and I don't have any problems.

 

I've read good things about the snoway. I want one as soon as I'm out from under the Truck payment.

Right now I'm spending a couple hours walking behind a blower to do my driveway. There is a lot of value in being able to jump into my truck and plow on my way out of the garage while heading to work.

 

The Achilles heel of the Sno-Ways used to be the wireless controllers. They would go "on the fritz" a lot. So if you buy a used SnoWay with the older wireless controller (Grey unit), make sure you test it carefully.

If you buy a new Sno-Way, they now use a different controller (Black/Yellow unit) and nobody is reporting any problems.

 

If your go w a poly plow, do not get a lift. With the lift, the plow may not be able to scrape pavement. Don't ask me how I know this.