Today's Plow Truck

"functionoverfashion" (functionoverfashion)
10/03/2019 at 11:45 • Filed to: call me mr plow

The search for a beater plow truck led me down a different road today. What if I could get a bada** work truck that could also haul everything I ever need to haul including my kids, dogs, bikes, boat, several yards of gravel, AND a kitchen sink?

BEHOLD, 23 FEET OF FORD:

Oh, you have a big bad F-250? 350? Super Duty? That’s cute. WEAK SAUCE!

2010 Ford F550

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Never mind that I’d need two parking spaces and I’d have the approximate turning radius of a small apartment building, this thing is awesome. Keep the dump body because shoveling gravel out the back of a truck is for suckers. Come to think of it, unloading groceries by hand is for suckers, too. Hit the button, dump ‘em out on the ground, done.

Plus I had a work truck once with that V10 and I loved it. I suppose it would work a little harder to move this beast compared to the bare-bones single cab radio-only manual-everything F350 we had, but still.

Compared to the price of a new Suburban, or any truck for that matter, this is a smokin’ deal by comparison. It’s like the price of a 13-year old Tacoma. Can you put a 10' plow on your Tacoma?! I DIDN’T THINK SO

DISCUSSION (32)

For Sweden > functionoverfashion
10/03/2019 at 11:46

The nicest of nice prices

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > functionoverfashion
10/03/2019 at 11:53

Kinja'd!!!

CalzoneGolem > functionoverfashion
10/03/2019 at 12:06

Why gas though?

lone_liberal > CalzoneGolem
10/03/2019 at 12:15

I’m guessing to avoid the 6.0. How long did they produce that?

ETA: Nope, the 6.0 was gone by then so you have a solid question.

CalzoneGolem > lone_liberal
10/03/2019 at 12:17

Maybe for easier starts in the cold?

dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford > CalzoneGolem
10/03/2019 at 12:21

Cheaper, easier to repair, that’s my guess

dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford > functionoverfashion
10/03/2019 at 12:22

That’s a solid NP. If you can convince the wife, that’s the best plow truck you could get

CalzoneGolem > dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford
10/03/2019 at 12:23

I’d buy this if it was a v8 but the v10 can’t be easier or cheaper.

Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness > CalzoneGolem
10/03/2019 at 12:30

The V8 in these is utter crap. Not enough power, terrible economy, trouble prone. The V10 is a much better option IMO.

Stapleface-Now Hyphenated! > functionoverfashion
10/03/2019 at 12:30

That’s a whole lot of truck. And looks like a good deal to boot. You’d never want for anything with that truck.

I presume you saw this one? I know more than you want to spend, but you could see how desperate he is to sell. https://nh.craigslist.org/hvo/d/south-royalton-05-f350-diesel-plow-truck/6974668309.html

Not the best looking truck, but would probably serve your purposes.

dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford > CalzoneGolem
10/03/2019 at 12:31

What LV said, it’s durable but can actually move out of its own way

Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness > lone_liberal
10/03/2019 at 12:32

The 6.4 that followed the 6.0 wasn’t much better.

Honestly, after owning a 6.0PS, they’re an impressive engine once you take care of their known flaws. Loads of power, amazing fuel economy, sound great.

lone_liberal > Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness
10/03/2019 at 12:36

I’m not a fan, but that’s because the one my dad just dumped was a never-ending source of issues for him. I’m sure others have had better experiences.

shop-teacher > functionoverfashion
10/03/2019 at 12:46

M y, that’s a big one!

Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness > lone_liberal
10/03/2019 at 12:54

Our was at first, then I researched and fixed all the common issues. After that it was just normal Diesel things.

CalzoneGolem > Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness
10/03/2019 at 12:56

Now to be clear I meant I’d buy it as in I’d believe the theory that it’s cheaper and easier to repair. Not that I’d buy this truck. I would not buy this truck no matter what power plant was in it.

CalzoneGolem > dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford
10/03/2019 at 12:58

There is no application in which this should not be a diesel.

functionoverfashion > Stapleface-Now Hyphenated!
10/03/2019 at 12:59

Yeah, that guy’s nuts. Needs transmission lines, front axle u-joints, the bed is falling off (don’t really care about that) but with all that he’s still asking $4,500 if you want the plow to come with it.

It’s walking a tough line between having decent value if repaired properly, but for the price, it’s too much for a beater. Fix the issues and he’d probably get $6k for it.

functionoverfashion > dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford
10/03/2019 at 13:00

Totally NP, but I would in fact struggle to find a place to park it at work, especially with that plow on it

functionoverfashion > shop-teacher
10/03/2019 at 13:02

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but seriously, I think this might actually be TOO BIG

shop-teacher > functionoverfashion
10/03/2019 at 13:57

I mean, it’s certainly unnecessary, but too unnecessary???? I dunno.

dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford > CalzoneGolem
10/03/2019 at 14:08

Diesel trucks are way more expensive than gas, that’s probably why.

dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford > functionoverfashion
10/03/2019 at 14:09

Just make a parking spot, it’s not like it wouldn’t have the grunt

CalzoneGolem > dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford
10/03/2019 at 14:19

But are cheaper to run and maintain especially if you already have diesel mechanics on your pay roll because you maintain a fleet of full sized plows/dump trucks/ tractors .

functionoverfashion > dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford
10/03/2019 at 14:43

haha, true. It would be especially funny because my wife has a Mini. Related image:

Kinja'd!!!

functionoverfashion > shop-teacher
10/03/2019 at 14:46

Did you see the plow it comes with??

Kinja'd!!!

Future next gen S2000 owner > functionoverfashion
10/03/2019 at 15:16

My old man taught me about plow trucks. His barely ran, had to heat, and sucked balls in every category. That’s too nice to be a plow truck. His current plow truck is a 80s (?) bronco, full size, with holes in the floor board. Picked it up for 5 00 bucks and got 1K in free tires when the whole Firestone fiasco was happening.

His choices aren’t always the best though............

shop-teacher > functionoverfashion
10/03/2019 at 15:29

Totally set up for plowing a driveway!

Overkill is the best kind of kill, afterall.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > lone_liberal
10/03/2019 at 16:44

The 6.4 was waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay worse. Bulletproofing a 6.0 is a pretty safe option. Bulletproofing a 6.4 is removing the 6.4.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness
10/03/2019 at 17:48

The 6.0 was much better than the 6.4, in fact, supposedly that’s what killed Ford’s partnership with Navistar. Not the engine being bad, Ford refused to keep paying them for it, because they were dealing with so many warranty repairs and buybacks. The 6.4 isn't really an engine you can bulletproof like the 6.0, unless you completely build it.

functionoverfashion > Future next gen S2000 owner
10/04/2019 at 08:55

Well, my father’s current truck should have failed inspection 5 years ago at least. But I made the mistake (?) of introducing him to a friend who was... less scrupulous with his inspections. So now the truck just had a series of issues since then, including tearing up a front driveshaft last year, and a huge coolant leak, not to mention a long list of other “quirks” that come from a life of hard use. That truck only had 90k or so, all of which were difficult I think.

The one before that was even worse. And before that? MUCH worse.

Future next gen S2000 owner > functionoverfashion
10/04/2019 at 10:39

I don’t know why, but I’m glad to see used up trucks. Beaten, battered, bruised, barely soldiering on. They been used in the manner they were intended and then some.