Snowplowzzzz....

Looking for photos of 2nd gen Tacomas with snow plows... Specifically looking for pics of the plow subframe without the plow installed. I'm trying to find the most appropriate plow with the best ground clearance without having to remove the entire subframe at the end of every winter.

Thanks in advance.

 

Anybody???? Meyers Drive Pro?

 

I've jumped into a snow plow thread some years back and it wasn't pretty. But I'll try throwing in my 2 cents again here for you OP.

A Toyota Tacoma 2nd gen is not a good plow rig. The frame is not that strong up front. They didn't use a fully boxed frame like on the FJ and other trucks. Mainly the frame is weakened up front to add ride comfort for human passengers. An unfortunate compromise for us wanting heavy duty use.

Now I will say others feel differently. But I do not believe you'll have any long term reliability with the snow plow in actual frequent use. Maybe for infrequent use clearing your own driveway?

 

From the photos and threads I've seen here on TW I would never put a plow on a Tacoma. They aren't built for it.

Rear end a Tacoma and the frame bends.

Can't imagine the front is much stronger.

 

Hmmmm. Thanks for the input. My plowing duties are limited to my driveway and my office parking lot, which is 3 miles from home. Both are paved, level, and free of any obstacles. I've plowed with atv's, tractors, and currently plow everything with a Kaiser-Jeep M715. Not expecting M715-like plowing performance, but I'm thinking the Tacoma will handle my duties with good common sense operating techniques. Maybe I'm wrong.

Anyone else want to chime in?

 

I had a small Fisher on my old '94 Tacoma. I would look into the Sno-Way 22 Series.

 

Did you search the forum? I know I've seen threads of someone who played with his Tacoma. He's on vwvortex, too. I can't remember his username(s)

 

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/snow-plowing.132700/

 

I just sold my Jeep TJ that had a snowbear on it. I'll get bracket for the tacoma and mount it on. The good thing is its not too heavy and the plow frame isn't heavyduty so It would take the abuse befor the truck frame IMO.

 

Did some searching, yes. I'm specifically looking for ground clearance/approach angle info regarding the plow subframe.

It appears that all subframe offer pretty similar ground clearance, as the push rods need to be at s certain height... Standard amongst most plows. The Fisher Homesteader and Western Sub are different, and they have easily removeable brackets, but I'm skeptical about the plow, frame, and trip springs... They all look pretty light.

 

buy a beater plowtruck or plowjeep from a used car dealer

as others said, tacoma frame is designed for some flex which makes it great offroad but also means you can't do f150 chores with it either


tacoma will plow fine but long term not best idea

 

Check out @gusher's build, he's got a plow I believe

 

I have a Curtis plow on my 2008
Plow attached


Side view

That's everything right there!
Pump etc all mounted in plow frame.
Here is the frame with out the plow!

 

You may have a hard time selling that truck in the future if someone knows you used a plow on it.
Like others said, get an old truck / jeep and use that.

 

Sell what's that..
I have 253,000 on it so far going for 500,000 miles.
I drive my vehicles until it's not worth fixing ... then I might just keep it as a plow truck!

 

Tacomas seems a little light and under-powered to do serious snow pushing, no? I definitely wouldn't use a Tacoma, especially MY Tacoma, for snow removal.

I needed a plow after buying a house with a long driveway this year and I went this route...a 46" quick-connect blade on my new toy.
(I told my wife I get a new quad with a plow or she gets a new snow shovel, haha)

 

I hope the heater works good!

 

ATV's and beaters are not good options for me. Read my second post on this thread. Need to be roadworthy, heat/wiper/defrost, and be ultra-reliable. Which is why using the Tacoma seems like a good idea. My current plow truck is a beast but not user friendly. I'll keep it for hauling firewood, coal, hay, and lumber... But for plowing I'd like something nice and clean, with a radio and a cupholder, backup camera, etc. plow at home, drive to my office, plow the parking lot, then open up for the day. We get 8-10 plowable snows per year, usually less than 6" each storm. Everywhere I look, it seems that people who have actually used their Taco for plowing have only good things to report. Those who haven't tend to advise against it. I guess that makes sense.

 

In that case your probably will be fine because you will most likely be plowing fresh snow that hasn't refrozen a few times and turned into ice concrete.

 

Northern VA... he doesn't need a heater. Barely needs a plow! LOL Nice wheeler though!