New Sno-Way

That or, the other problem with lifts is that the mounts are designed for trucks at factory suspension heights. When you raise the truck, you raise the mount higher and that throws off the height of the A-frame relative to the ground, which will make the blade contact the ground unevenly when angled.

Any kind of lift on a truck requires a custom built mount, period.

Most snow plow mounts (including the Sno-Way) are designed to have the mount pin holes on the truck 8"-10" off the ground.

 

So is there a poly plow that works on a taco with a 2 1/2 lift?

 

Yes, any plow. You just have to fab your own mount or modify a factory one so it sits lower.

 

This photo best illustrates plows on lifted trucks. You can see the mount, with the holes at the bottom which the plow/plow A-frame pin into. Those holes need to always be the same distance above the pavement, no matter how high your truck gets.

So you can see that on this lifted truck, the mount is quite substantial. A non-modified factory mount on this truck would have the holes much higher off the ground, making the plow not work.

 

I get that you can fab a mount or modify a factory one, but would it add more stress to the frame or suspension bc of the angle of the mount?

 

literally saw you today!!! cant remember if it was in cleveland heights or near oberlin college - im drunk

 

Yeah that was in Oberlin - I saw your truck parallel parked along main street Friday.

 

Great question, I don't have an answer for that.

 

You have a serious snow removal arsenal there. I prefer a 2 speed compact track loader, myself. They don't move the most snow, but they are the most fun.

 

I had to rent a tracked skid steer recently, and that thing was all different kinds of hilarity. Wheelies, spins, and some sweet jumps were all enjoyed that day

 

If the surface is slick enough and it's a 2 speed machine, you can even make it power-slide!

 

Frame yes. Suspension yes as well, but only because of the extra weight from the longer mounts.
The frame would have more stress at the weld points. An easy illustration would be to lift a can of soup with your hand, and then at the end of a three foot stick. The perceived weight of the can is higher at the end of the stick because your leverage is worse. Same thing applies for longer mounts; the further from the frame you get the more stress you'll be placing on the weld/bolt points on the frame because it's a longer lever.

 

Hey everyone I run a Sno-way 7'6" on my 07 dbl cab it has been doing a plow route of 19 driveways every snow event since winter of 07 and has been super reliable! I have had just a couple small issues with the plow other then that the Tacoma is right out there along the full sizes at all hours of the night. The truck has never let me down and for not having a so called plow prep,the charging system isn't even phased by the load of the plow and my extra lighting. Don't underestimate these trucks they will take a punishment and it is well maintained however.

 

Thanks for the explanation. That makes a lot of sense. I'm probably getting a Western, which should sit on the truck just fine without mods to the suspension.

 

No probs. Silly me had to weld the mounting points on the bucket of my old tractor twice because I didn't stop and think about the whole "leverage" thing the first time I mounted a plow to it and broke one of the tabs off.
The second time I welded it I shortened the arms on the plow first, haha.

Figured I'd save you the same problem.

 

I've never broken a plow mount, but I've hit some stuff where I saw the blade stretch its springs to the max and faceplant on the asphalt and thought "OH CRAP". Nothing puckers your butthole faster than hitting the edge of a manhole cover at 15 mph

 

I was wondering about that Does the poly blade flex, or will it break?

 

Got a storm coming in tonight and tomorrow, and we had the "warm-up" snowfall early today. Good news for me!

 

It won't break from catching things on the pavement with the cutting edge, but if you smack a rock or large fence post (happened to me ) that is buried in the snow in the right way in super cold conditions, you can crack the poly. Very rare tho.

 

Nice truck! Looks like a good setup for you. Up here in upper Michigan, I would be a little leery with that though.

I'd love a 2014 Tundra with an 8' BOSS on it