Plow for 2017 4x4?

Read and follow the manual?

Heresy!

 

Used to be a guy around my house that had a plow on a Mitsubishi Montero. The plow was like 3ft wide and 2 ft tall. It looked like it was a ATV plow. Looked retarded. Anyways any plow you put on a midsize or even on some full sized trucks are against manufacturer recommendations and doing so you are risking components of your warranty being voided due to added stress and abuse. Most people that plow around here feel the need to drive 30 into the frozen snow bank which pretty much is a pile of ice after a few days and continually bash into the fucking thing trying to push the snow up and move the bank back.

 

Lots of 2nd and 1st Gen Tacoma's use plows including myself. Maybe the 3rd Gen's aren't as capable?

 

Lots of Tacomas with plows here in midcoast Maine.

 

More here....

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/snowplow-on-a-tacoma.192800/

 

Second year with a plow on my third gen. Works great. I think its call s Snowsport plow. Its light, simple to use and strong.

 

You apparently have not seen how folks plow. And that's including individuals and plow companies.

 

Exactly.

 

You can safely ignore all the sissies in this thread.

Go right ahead and put a plow on it. These trucks are *excellent* plow trucks.
I've been running a 7-foot 500# plow on my '11 since new. They handle the weight just fine, no issue. I've heard that the 2016+ springs are stiffer than the 2015- by about 200 pounds per inch.

Anybody who tries to suggest that a bigger truck makes a better plow has never done any *real* plowing. The bigger the truck, the bigger the plow you need, but the same size of wheels you have, so the worse stuck you also get. Your objective isn't to get stuck, its to move the snow.

4-wheelers aren't heavy enough to plow. I tried for 2 years before I got my Tacoma, mainly because I wasn't willing to drop the $5k (canadian) for a good plow kit for the POS I was driving previously.

 

When you put a MORON in the seat, you get stuff broken.
I've been plowing since the 80's, and never bent a frame on any vehicle.
I have broken lots of plows. I have one on a YJ that I've welded back together more times than I can count.

 

The only advantage a smaller vehicle has when it comes to plowing is the maneuverability. It’s easier to get into tighter spots and to turn around due to usually a better turning radius. Traction matters but weight also helps with traction. The frames aren’t made for the abuse. If none of that mattered then maybe you’d see Tacoma’s out plowing the streets and parking lots. But you don’t.


For the people comparing the weight of a plow to aftermarket steel bumpers and sliders and skid plates. That stuff isn’t handing off the front or rear 3 ft. That makes a big difference even with a couple hundred lbs. why do you think when towing tongue weights are important?

 

Tacoma's are only good for mall crawling and getting groceries! Anything else and you are really taking a big risk.

I kid. Its your truck. A truck is a tool just like any other. If you exceed its abilities or abuse it things will break. When I plow I take it easy. I plow my driveway and if I have time I clear several neighbors too. I also clear my parents who are up in years now. I cant imagine being without a plow since I got used to having one for my Tacoma. I don't keep it on my truck all winter. I only put it on when we have larger storms. It only takes a few minutes put it on or take it off.

 

Its a pickup. You can add as much weight as you like.
And these frames are made a heck of a lot better for abuse than a lot of so-called "full size". I'm thinking compared to GM in particular, which are the ones that are typically known for pretzeling under plow load.
Parking lots, aside from really small plazas, shouldn't be done with ANY pickup. Lots tend to be done with heavy equipment -- loaders, backhoes, etc.
Roads also aren't done with pickups -- dumptrucks handle roads.
SMALL private roads are where pickups excel, and the smaller ones cut the snow a lot easier than the fat ones.

But your driving style with a plow is also considerably different than those aftermarket steel parts. You won't be thrashing it around offroad with a plow. You'll be intentionally driving it more gently when the plow is mounted, and similarly, you won't be driving it around with the plow all the time -- goes on with the storm and off when you're done with it.

 

There is no such thing as "3rd". Same frame, same everything that matters.

 

Of course they won’t plow roads or parking lots with Tacoma’s or small trucks. However my city does sometimes use super duties (F350’s) to help plow streets. Lots of plow companies use them for commercial properties and some are pretty large lots. The big loaders handle it easier, and they can also pile the snow better and move it around. A lot of big lots in my area use loaders instead just because of how much we get. I don’t see how a boxed Chevy frame will pretzel before a Tacoma frame that’s partially box and a lot smaller. If I had one to choose I would take the full sized all day long. Especially with the bigger motor and more torque

You’d be surprised how many people drive around with their snowplows on 24/7 in the winter months. A lot of people are just too lazy to take them off. Or don’t realize how much abuse they do driving around with them. You can take a western plow off in about 45 seconds. No reason to leave them on. Also they don’t all drive them easier with a plow on. Some guys beatbthe shit out of their plows. I’ve seen a bunch of bent plow frames and broken springs and other components. Hell some of the guys don’t even grease their zerks on plows that have them.

 

It was a joke son, i say a joke!

 

Frames are not the same

 

Whether or not you can believe it means nothing. It happens when they use tinfoil to make their frames.
And as for Tacoma frames being "a lot smaller", that is completely incorrect. The opposite is actually true. Go look at a GM's frame some time.

You're using the abusive behavior of morons to support the position that a Tacoma shouldn't plow.
Like I've already said, put a moron in the seat, and stuff will get broken, and I really don't care how big or small of a truck it is, a MORON WILL BREAK EVERYTHING.

 

Yes they are.

 

https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwjS_5_rjtrgAhVr9IMKHY2DB14QzPwBegQIARAC&url=https://www.automobilemag.com/news/q-a-with-2016-toyota-tacoma-chief-engineer-mike-sweers/&psig=AOvVaw10ylbUtm0AFtkmKZPj9yE3&ust=1551295131385618

Wrong!