Nice truck and plow 👍🏼 for deep stuff like that, it's a good idea to hit it in V but raised up, go as far as you can, back up and then put the plow all the way down in V and clean up the rest
@@DanMarcelino well its all banks on both sides and too much snow to just push through so we gotta wing it back otherwise next storm your totally screwed
@@BurninGas8.1 yes definitely, we ended up buying our own snow blower about 6 years back just to deal with those, but yes I would still attack the banks the same way as blazing a new trail.. plow in V, half way up and then hit it a second time with it all the way down. Otherwise you're putting too much stress on the truck, plow and mount.
@@loganamurray64 I would have to disagree the 6.2 is the best v8 ford has made in a very long time. The current superduty platform as a whole is kickass. The new chevys and dodges certainly aren't built like the superduties that's forsure
Yeah and I suspect no rear ballast. Proper balanced ballast saves a ton of wear on the truck and gets you through tough areas slick as can be without ramming the snot out of expensive vehicles.
There's a lot to be said about real snow tires and shaving layers when it comes to deep snow, works for me and I have a 1/2 ton truck and straight blade. One thing for sure it's still really hard on the truck
Way harder on a 1/2 ton considering you don’t have a solid front axle. Personally, I would never mount a plow on a 1/2 ton, but I also live somewhere where we got 2 feet in 24 hours yesterday. I’m sure the guys running half tons were struggling compared to those running 3/4 and 1 tons. I know all my coworkers were struggling with gassers and the powerstroke I was running never skipped a beat.
I've been in the same situation, and it sucks but it would be nice to have something to quickly bolt on a long thin blade that tapers gradually right in the middle to slice through. nice video. great job
Must be your first time snow plowing? Few quick tips. real snow tires and put at least 1000lbs in the back of the truck. When trying to bust through snow don't open the blade at all that's the point of the V plow.
I would never abuse a 60 to $70K truck like that. Should have kept ahead of it from the beginning instead of letting it get so deep and hard packed. At this point, a tractor with a snowblower would be better.
A pair of aggressive Trygg (Norwegian company that builds there chains in Norway) tire chains for the rear axle (maybe even a pair for the front axle) and around 2,000lbs of weight in the bed are going to make a night and day difference in how well that pickup will plow that snow, on that terrain. It's certainly worth taking the time in having the right tools for this particular job. Cheers!
How to make a snowbank in several easy lessons. Doing the same thing over & over again and expecting a different result. Comedy hour at the snow plow club. Stay tuned for future adventures.
This is a how not to plow a drift video. Slamming the pile will destroy your truck and plow. You have to push it left and right and get the bulk out of the way. Then you can plow normally up the middle. Instead of breaking your plow on one drift pile.
The parabolics of most of those V's just arent curved enough to "lift" the snow up to the side. He'd do better to focus on pushing the snow more to the side instead of forward.
An auger snow blower would be a whole lot better for that depth. With that blade, tire combination w/o chains, a distant chance, maybe when fresh, but you can hear the 'crunch' of the frozen top. Not providing enough inertia to have that blade knife through that depth of snow - and some uphill besides? Doing unnecessary damage to that truck. The right tool at the right time
'Bout need a tractor or loader with those drifts but you got it done with the tools you had. You should be able to adjust the relief valves on those wings so they don't fold back quite so easily. I carry a hitch mounted winch and a hammer drill with long masonry bits and heavy rebar stakes so I can drill a recovery point no matter where I'm at, just in case I get stuck.
i run a meyers 7 foot straight blade on a 1998 ford expedition and dealing with this same amount of snow.we had record snow fall i am guessing well over 2 feet in around 30 hours in kenai,alaska.i was looking into a v-plow but it looks like you are having the same problems i am having.there was a couple of jobs i could not do because of nowhere to put snow and can only move so much.i am just doing a little learning to know what other options i can think of.i was looking into haan tech snowblowers for 1/2 ton trucks but they discontinued them.i was really interested because the loaded weight is 650 pounds.i have about 25 1998 ford expeditions for parts so not worried about breaking them but have had great luck for 3 years and have not broke anything yet.thank you for the informative video.
Pretty sure I saw you guys on the trans Canada and watched you exit off the highway but you had excavator ! Been following workplaytv for awhile , so it fealt like a celebrity sighting
At points in your video such as 6:57, I notice the right wing folding back. I would assume you are not doing that intentionally. While I'm not familiar with Boss plows or with V-plows, I have a Western plow that started doing the same thing some years back. I'd go to pushing snow and the blade would not stay where I wanted it. I bought new hydraulic cylinders 5 years ago and so far it's still working like it's supposed to. So I have to ask the question, is there a chance you need new cylinders or need to rebuild the ones you have? Because if that's how the Boss V-plow is supposed to work, then I'm thankful to have the blade I have.
Started with atv and ut was greet then went to a half ton and it was even better now up to a 3/4 ton and ya feel like a king..... well until mother nature pushes ya down and say nope.... its just crazy...
What kind of tires you running and. Do you have rear ballast weight? I’ve sliced through snow like that but run 1400 pounds ballast weight and winterforce snow tires.
@@BurninGas8.1 lol that makes total sense then man. Had a 20” storm in early December this year and I was sliding everywhere with my 1/2 tread A/T tires. Threw on snow tires and it was a night and day difference. No more slipping and sliding. Looks like I’ll be making the tire swap fall and spring.
Imagine doing this with studded nokian hakkapelitta LT snow tires in the same model and engine but instead single rear wheel crew cab it was a Regular cab Dually 4x4 6.7 power stroke with limited slip /locking differential
Ya know. Some times one has the wrong equipment for the job. Way too much snow for a pickup plow. Fine if you're only plowing a 50 or 100 yd long driveway.
I would put on tire chains for better traction. Grab a wheel loader to push snow instead tearing up 70 to 80 thousands dollars truck., that what I would do. Thanks for the video so I can share it with my people what not to do and a creative action to get the job done right.
If you had proper ballist, tires & push side to side & nibble your way forward. This is a truck & plow destroying event and a texted book on not how to plow.
Why if you have heavy equipment would you just sit there and beat on your truck like that ?,nevermind I watched the "excavator" work...thought you meant a excavator not a garden trowel with tracks....that video made me cringe...
@@bullboss7698 its called bein told to do a job and being given this for equipment that bein said the truck has done this hundreds of times 220000kms nothin major broke yet... i also use my truck much worse then this ford and 7 yrs only minor issues i see no point in babying a truck ... its a truck ... its built to work so work it
Nice truck, however that BOSS plow is useless. Boss and Sno-Way are very similar in design and construction They are simply junk. The driver is inexperienced but he can learn. Get rid of the plow and buy a fisher, western or Artic. Anything else will be a disappointment
Can always tell the guys that have never run one. Jack of all master of none. Just good enough to maybe get a task done... just like a plow on a truck....
Rookies. should have loaded back of truck with a shit load Of snow with excavator for weight. I have same truck but with western 9ft 9 mvp v plow and a 3yrd snow x salt hopper. I was sent to brick nj years ago to help community they had 2ft with wind drift up to 4 to 5ft my truck did amazing but I had to keep hopper full at all times and drive the truck like I stole it.
The person filming had it right should try opening up left and right. I was waiting for your plow to jump the bank and get you buried . Pounding the bank is only hurting you truck n gear
@@ditryn lol not my truck or choices I was just sent to do job work&playtv is one who made us do this with no tires or chains or ballast in -25 celcius
I use a 2014 f350 dually with a flat bed at work, boss straight blade, 6.2 liter gas, I like it, I prefer the gmc with the 6.0 liter gas motor, it’s got a road dogg straight blade. The gmc has a better Turning radius than the ford.