Anyone have a plow on their Express van?
Hi guys. Just curious if anyone's fabricated a plow on their Express van? I have a 2009 2500 155" currently and I'm thinking of trading it in and ordering a new one with a Quigley conversion and then fabricating It to plow light duty so that I can dump my plow truck and combine two trucks into one. Not to mention I'm really sick of driving in the winter without 4 wheel drive. I'm shopping right now for a 17 2500 155" and I did take a quick peek at the frame on the 17s and I'm pretty sure it's not the same as the pickups so there is no plow mount out there that I'm aware of. I was thinking of seeing if one could be fabricated from an existing Mount? Has anyone tried this?
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Why get a 2500 not a 3500? The only difference is one leaf on the rear spring but the payload capacity goes up like 1000 lbs. Isn't it well worth it.
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Can only speak for myself and I can not recall seeing a full size van will a plow. That being said there seems to be no reason you could not fabricate the hardware to mount the plow, a Quigley van certainly would have no problem with traction but you could have other concerns after mounting a plow.
A thought which crossed my mind regarding using a full size van for plowing is these vans are heavily weight biased toward the front in stock form, mounting a plow seems like you would be torturing stock front suspension components. What is your take on adding that additional weight and it's effect on the handling, braking, and durability as it will not be similar to a PU. |
I have been finding out recently how awesome my 2013 awd savana is in the snow. I have had a hard time to get any of the wheels to spin.....
The awd system is lighter duty than a full transfer case, plus its a half ton, but if the load of pushing a plow is no more than say the cargo capacity of the van, then it should be fine....and way cheaper than a quigly.... |
Originally Posted by Artie1
(Post 330681)
Why get a 2500 not a 3500? The only difference is one leaf on the rear spring but the payload capacity goes up like 1000 lbs. Isn't it well worth it.
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Originally Posted by solwav
(Post 330818)
Can only speak for myself and I can not recall seeing a full size van will a plow. That being said there seems to be no reason you could not fabricate the hardware to mount the plow, a Quigley van certainly would have no problem with traction but you could have other concerns after mounting a plow.
A thought which crossed my mind regarding using a full size van for plowing is these vans are heavily weight biased toward the front in stock form, mounting a plow seems like you would be torturing stock front suspension components. What is your take on adding that additional weight and it's effect on the handling, braking, and durability as it will not be similar to a PU. |
have never seen one on a van.
One thing to consider...get a van that has front torsion bars instead of coil springs. You will need to reset ride height after the plow installation...especially if you buy a heavy plow. |
Originally Posted by canucklehead
(Post 330951)
I have been finding out recently how awesome my 2013 awd savana is in the snow. I have had a hard time to get any of the wheels to spin.....
The awd system is lighter duty than a full transfer case, plus its a half ton, but if the load of pushing a plow is no more than say the cargo capacity of the van, then it should be fine....and way cheaper than a quigly.... |
Originally Posted by tech2
(Post 331298)
have never seen one on a van.
One thing to consider...get a van that has front torsion bars instead of coil springs. You will need to reset ride height after the plow installation...especially if you buy a heavy plow. |
no, they use both. some use the same set-up as the pick ups...I know, I worked for a chevy dealer for 10 years and have seen them.
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