People you don't purchase a plow vehicle and think about fuel millage. I assume this will be a work truck going work truck things. From my experience from plowing the more heavy duty the better. In the end this will equate to less things braking. Under stressed is a good thing.
Does the truck come with a plow? If is in decent shape that is worth somthing. I was just shopping a complete plow set up. A SD fisher MM2 installed is easily over 3k. A HD is closer to 4k.
That vintage is going to be full time 4WD too, or basically what we think of as awd with a locking center differential.
It's going to be a perfect plow truck.
My dad went through two short box sno commanders, both 360 autos. One was nice with headers and side pipes as a DD for him, that got traded for my moms mercury lynx wagon. The second was a plow truck and dirt bike hauler, rusty crusty and tough. A great plow truck. The only thing better was our ex city jeep, a half cab CJ5 with a front and rear plow. The rear plow rigging made a great lift moving heavy things.
sesto elemento wrote:
Much want, even though I know its totally impractical for any use I have.
If you have a rear blade on your tractor you can turn it 180 degrees and plow snow just fine in reverse. Or you can buy a truck plow and mount it to your front bucket and plow. If you have neither of these things why do you have a tractor.
In reply to markwemple:
LS swap, bagged, sweet rims...
;-)
A long time ago I had a 80 Dodge Power Wagon 4x4 - 3/4 ton with a 360. Great winter vehicle. It was lifted 2 inches, had 33's, 4.56 gear - with an Edelbrock cam - intake - 750 electric choke carb I usually got 12-13 mpg. Headers also. I didn't plow snow, however.
These trucks are "like tanks". Mine had some electric gremlin issues, with some aged wiring. The 360 was a good cold start motor - didn't care how cold it was.
AngryCorvair wrote: In reply to markwemple: LS swap, bagged, sweet rims... ;-)
Even if he does that to the tractor, it's still 2wd and doesn't have a loader 
In reply to AngryCorvair:
Lol
It sold before I got there
markwemple wrote: In reply to AngryCorvair: Lol
I was half afraid my attempt at humor wouldn't come through. I'm glad it did.
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