2012 - 2013 snowplowing thread

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Re: 2012 - 2013 snowplowing thread

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1999 LS AWD 3" Lift,4.10's,Snowplow,9500lb Ramsey winch

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Re: 2012 - 2013 snowplowing thread

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Nice!
Current rides:
2013 Toyota Tundra DC 4x4
2008 Dodge Nitro 4x4
2005 Nissan Sentra 1.8S Special Edition

Mileage spreadsheet

Vans owned:
1986 Safari 2.5L 4 speed manual - scrapped
1995 Astro 2WD conversion 4.11 posi, shift kit, DHC rock rails - sold to Skippy
1998 Astro 4x4 D44, D60, NP231, full hydraulic system with 9k# Milemarker winch and snow plow - sold to Lockdoc
2003 Astro AWD all stock - traded for a 3/4 ton truck
2005 AWD, 4.10's - sold to skippy

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Re: 2012 - 2013 snowplowing thread

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Here's a few pics from February 2nd.

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Current rides:
2013 Toyota Tundra DC 4x4
2008 Dodge Nitro 4x4
2005 Nissan Sentra 1.8S Special Edition

Mileage spreadsheet

Vans owned:
1986 Safari 2.5L 4 speed manual - scrapped
1995 Astro 2WD conversion 4.11 posi, shift kit, DHC rock rails - sold to Skippy
1998 Astro 4x4 D44, D60, NP231, full hydraulic system with 9k# Milemarker winch and snow plow - sold to Lockdoc
2003 Astro AWD all stock - traded for a 3/4 ton truck
2005 AWD, 4.10's - sold to skippy

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Re: 2012 - 2013 snowplowing thread

Post by LiftedAWDAstro »

Here are some from the storm that came through on the 8th. Supposed to get over a foot...didn't happen!

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I had made a pass the night before. Ben is plowing for the 1st time with the van so we'll see what happens. The winch switch is messing up so he is having trouble with that. Then he has other trouble...

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Here is a spot where I usually get stuck at least once a year. It slopes downward to the left (right as you are driving) and the bank is there so...

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STUCK! :muhaha:

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Used the Nitro and a strap to pull it out. Gonna fix the winch switch Monday and finish plowing.
Current rides:
2013 Toyota Tundra DC 4x4
2008 Dodge Nitro 4x4
2005 Nissan Sentra 1.8S Special Edition

Mileage spreadsheet

Vans owned:
1986 Safari 2.5L 4 speed manual - scrapped
1995 Astro 2WD conversion 4.11 posi, shift kit, DHC rock rails - sold to Skippy
1998 Astro 4x4 D44, D60, NP231, full hydraulic system with 9k# Milemarker winch and snow plow - sold to Lockdoc
2003 Astro AWD all stock - traded for a 3/4 ton truck
2005 AWD, 4.10's - sold to skippy

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Re: 2012 - 2013 snowplowing thread

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How did you mount the plow? I want to mount one on my 1997 AWD Safari.

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Re: 2012 - 2013 snowplowing thread

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I used Snowbear mounts and made a crossmember. If you look through my "Back in the game" thread on about page 4 you will see the mount. When I got my mounts from Snowbear, they only had 1 more set. You can make your own if you have the time, I was running out of time so I bought them.
Current rides:
2013 Toyota Tundra DC 4x4
2008 Dodge Nitro 4x4
2005 Nissan Sentra 1.8S Special Edition

Mileage spreadsheet

Vans owned:
1986 Safari 2.5L 4 speed manual - scrapped
1995 Astro 2WD conversion 4.11 posi, shift kit, DHC rock rails - sold to Skippy
1998 Astro 4x4 D44, D60, NP231, full hydraulic system with 9k# Milemarker winch and snow plow - sold to Lockdoc
2003 Astro AWD all stock - traded for a 3/4 ton truck
2005 AWD, 4.10's - sold to skippy
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