Snow plow from Taco

A tractor can do many things. A plow can only push shit. You should get the tractor.

And I'm there with you on the doing things yourself. About killed me paying someone to shovel my driveway when we went to New Orleans over Christmas. But it kicked ass not having to clean the better part of 24" of snow we got that week when I got home!

 

So you hired someone to "date" her?

 

Snow blower or SnowSport plow or both, they work and are decently priced especially if bought used. A tractor just to plow your driveway? Lol, nice if you have the money to buy/maintain and a place to put it other than parked on the lawn.

 

I have both. I’ve had the snowblower for over 20 years. Added a Snowsport a couple years ago. I have front and rear hitches on both my Wrangler and my DCOR and have used it on both vehicles with great effectiveness.

 

When I buy rural land, next 2-3 years, I expect a long driveway. However I won't put a plow on my Tacoma, I have 4WD 90s Ranger beater that'll be kept as a plow truck and by that time it won't be worth as much as it is now and stay just as reliable.

I'd say just pick up a cheap beater 4WD truck/SUV/hatchback like a Suzuki and attach a plow to that if you have a shop or garage it can live in permanently, taking it on and off of your Tacoma would be a waste of time and energy when you don't need/want it.

 

Doc62, nice set-up. I bought that plow last year and it works surprisingly well...and yup I use a blower for the tight places where plows can't go. As long as the snow isn't too heavy (plow with the storms) and you don't abuse it (or the truck) like a commercial application would the SnowSport plow does work on a Tacoma. At roughly 200# they don't beat up the front suspension and there's nothing to maintain or mod up...a pretty slick snow mover.

 

Thanks. It does do wonders when the township plow blocks in the driveway. Still need the snowblower for the sidewalks though. One thing I noticed with the Jeep’s HD rear camera, it’s almost easier to plow with the Snowsport in the rear receiver. Gives you a good view of where the blade is. I wish the taco had a better rear camera.

 

The blower works better where the town plow stacks snow at the driveway entrance, that can be 3'-4' high and packed in wide and tight. But a light plow like the SnowSport floats well, doesn't hurt lawns/dig up gravel and can do a fair depth of soft driveway snow even with a small truck, just add 300-400# in the bed between the wheel wells.

The SnowSport is an odd duck among small plows...mine is an HD version and between the blade (100#) and push rails/angle box (100#) there's not much that can hurt the truck or go wrong mechanically (no electronics/hydraulics) as long as you push easy with it (a manual tranny helps). It literally only takes a minute to put the plow on/off the truck and the hitch (40#) stays on the truck year-round...about as easy as it gets. It doesn't back drag or auto-angle but that's not a big deal for doing one driveway. I can plow front or back but have no backup camera so front end gets the nod for me.

These plows are under-rated for what they cost vs. what they can do. No carbs, tune-ups, augers, fuel, engine wires, oil lines or hand controllers to mess with and they store easy. No regrets from me on the purchase.

 

I would never put a plow on my Taco. I have a side x side with a 5 plow on it for average snow fall and a Diesel tractor with a front mounted snow blower for heavier or for blowing snow banks out of the way. Taco are not really made for plowing if you want get a bigger truck but still the wear and tear on the front ends is disastrous. Just saying.

 

This 100%. Then you don’t have a plow hanging off your Tacoma all winter, plus the added usefulness of the larger tractor.

 

Then put the plow on the back like I have done.

 

Would like to see a pic of that.

 

https://www.agricover.com/snowsport/180/

 

To each his own. It's nice to have a yard full of high-end toys and if I had an extra $50K in my pocket I might consider that too. But for most normal home situations snow moving doesn't require big fancy rigs. Just be smart about how you do it, take your time, don't abuse your equipment and it'll work out. Heck, lots of folks still clean up their driveways with a shovel. Nothin' wrong with just using what ya got, if that's all ya got.

 

Snow plowing puts alot of abuse on your truck

 

Bobcat on tracks for serious snow

 

I agree with you. I too started with a shovel then slowly graduated to walk behind blower. Then I bought a bigger property and got a ATV with plow on it and did that for about 13 years. As I aged got sick of freezing my ass off on the ATV so bought a tractor with front mount with no cab and got sick of eating snow lol. so I bought a cab for it with heat. Which was great for heavy snow or clearing snow banks. I traded my ATV for a side x side with enclosed cab for light or fast snow removal. This took many years to be with the equipment that I have today. I live in a remoter area where not too many contractors to do your driveway for you. My driveway is about 1/4 mile long and have a parking area near my garage and front of the house so need something dependable to get this done. So I have been there done it. Just saying.

 

No thanks cannot see myself pushing backwards even with the camera. I would not even put that on my side x side which has a front and rear receiver if this works for you better than shoveling. Just saying.

 

Looks familiar! Do you have a power angle blade?

 

Yes twins lol. Great machine for snow plowing lots of power and traction. The only downfall is the cab noise and mirror removal when installing top windows other than that love it.