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Old 01-02-2010, 02:50 AM   #3
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Re: Anyone here push snow?

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Originally Posted by jeffspower View Post
I've ran/ worked on many Westerns, and one older Meyer. Alot of different versions of each brand thru the years. The old Meyer a friend had in a 4spd truck. It had 2 toggle switches that could be mounted anywhere. Most of the joystick Westerns I was around were controlled by cables, and you could mount the joystick anywhere the cables would reach. One guy had a Western V-plow, it would really break thru big nasty drifts, or cut thru piles & ruts that were solid.

I don't personally like a manual trans with a snowplow, it's a real workout to get small areas done quickly. And if you catch a curb or something, it can tear up the plow, truck or you in a hurry. Auto trans Blazers or shortboxes were my favorite.
It is a swb k10, and I realize the 4 speed will not be the optimal setup, but its the truck I have, and I really dont plan to use it as much as some do to make money. I just get tired of having a 2' snow drift all the way down my alley, and if I could get a cheap (1,000 bucks or so) plow setup I could take care of that and some other small non-commercial stuff.
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