Rogan

I don't know anything about that brand. I bought my plow 2nd hand, for 700$, and another 1200 for the truck side of things. I couldn't be more happy. A 7.5 will be about 60-65" at full angle. Your truck isn't much narrower than that. per Tapatalk on my EVO

I appreciate it. Now, I need a diagram to tell me what wire goes to what ;)

Anyone (mike?) have the pinout of the plug under the driver's floorboard for an 01? I'd like to know what all is controlled through that plug.Thanks!

I had about the exact same car as above ('83 Plymouth Sapporo)AKA: Dodge Challenger, Mitsubishi Galant, etc. Below, you can see my Arctic spreader bar mount. It's fairly unobtrusive.

From what I understand, wheels have to be from a rear disc-equipped truck, if your truck is rear-disc equipped, but I'm not 100% on that.Frame-wise, I believe all 2gens are the same.Oh yeah, when I'm pushing, I throw about 400# of weight in the back, by the tailgate (I use a 2x6 board in the bed slots to keep the weight from sliding around.)I generally use 60# readi-mix concrete bags, as they're cheap. I also put them inside of commercial-grade trash bags, just so if the bag breaks, it's still contained.

Russ, the poly and steel 96" blades are the same weight; Arctic 96" HD units are around 640lbs. I went with the poly, just because of rust. Snow doesn't seem to stick to the poly blade as much, either. Go with a chain-style lift pump. The hydraulic up/down style is nice, because you can add downward pressure in situations that may need it. BUT, if it's down, and the pump takes a crap, you're screwed. With the chain style lifts, and the plow stops working in the down position, it's a simple as getting a jack, jack the blade up off the ground, change the chain position to support it in the lifted position, and move to a repair area or facility. A 96" blade is about 83" plow width at full angle. A V-plow is heavy as hell. usually 850+ lbs and more. It would also likely be too large for what you're wanting to do with it. They're usually 110-120+" wide when extended. As for wiring up my Arctic, it was quite easy. All the connectors (lights, controller, pump control, battery/ground are modular weatherpac-style plugs. The only truck connection is a battery 12V and Ground connection with supplied 4gauge wiring, the plow solenoid to the supplied wiring, and a 12v controller power wire to the battery. The lights have plug-in jumpers (no cutting required) for the factory headlight harnesses, as well as a toggle switch to be mounted in the cab, to transfer headlight output from stocks to plows. It's really simple; I had the entire wiring portion done in about an hour. The truck-side plow mount is straight-forward, and contains 4 pieces: spreader bar (what plow connects to), cross bar (uses existing bumper bolt holes), and 2 torque arms (goes up the framerail on each side, and is all bolted together.) A couple frame holes need opened up a little to clear the large bolts used to hold it all together, and the rest is all bolted up using existing holes. Took me and a friend about 3 hrs to put it on using hand tools. Retains swaybar, and still clears a steering box brace, if you have one of those. Here's mine.. in the below picture, everything to the right of the 4 shiny bolts, is not there when the plow is removed as an assembly (in this pic, I was working on a height issue of the plow with my 295s on... The plow frame (disconnected) is at the angle is should be, and you can see on the truck where it's corresponding mount point was. Changing tires fixed this issue, when I went to the 235s. I don't need the leveling kit for my 235s. They are stock dually height tire version (as is the 215/85s.) I had it on the truck from back when I was running the 295/75-16s. Timbrens are bump-stop replacements. They are about $200/pr, and are longer than stock. They're designed to aid in the front end suspension support of heavy loads. Mike and many others on here run them. They do not interfere with normal suspension travel when no plow is mounted. But when you mount and lift the plow, the nose dives a couple inches. The Timbrens help carry the load and reduce the nose dive. They are also designed to be soft when loaded, so it doesn't feel like you're really bottomed out.

LOL that sucks!

Hey, Russ. You'll have plenty cooling capacity for the transmission, already. I run an Arctic plow (http://www.arcticsnowplows.com/english/index.php) I run the HD-96P on my 2500. It's a poly blade with a carbide cutter. They're really decent plows, and leave minimal parts on the truck when disconnected (only the spreader bar is visible under the front bumper.) I plow commercially and residentially with it, and have had no issues. I run a leveling kit (2") and 235/85-16s. If you have any questions, or want pictures of anything, let me know. Oh, I haven't gotten them yet, but the Timbrens should be on your shopping list, as well, if not already in possession.

It's on topic (enough, anyway)/Out of curiosity, how much was the Red-Head? Is it "new" or "rebuilt"? Their website is an absolute no-frills, minimal information kinda site.

that's a good deal, Russ.Somethind I noticed the other day, while having to use my jumpbox to start mine, is that the alternator (mine, anyway) does NOT charge if I start it and let it idle. Only after I blip the throttle to +1300-1500rpm will the alternator excite and start charging...:cookoo:reminds me of my old VW(s)..

cool, thanks guys. My Flip saves video in (HD 60fps) mp4 format.

Mine has 'em. Hater. nah! I'd wheel it Same thing I thought about that '99 dually I was looking at earlier this week.. no tow mirrors WTF? That one there has a $41K sticker, so I'd guess somewhere around there. ^^ This Same with mine. I practically did. Happens to the best (and worst) of us ;)

Mine has an odd 'stumble' sometimes, at idle. Usually takes place right after I come to a stop at a light or such. It'll stumble just enough to feel it in the chassis. Usually takes place once the fuel level gets down close to 1/4 tank remaining.

Sorry, dually, I had to go all immature on you..

ahh. you know, I thought I remembered seeing a video on this awhile back, right after I posted the thread. Thanks for the reminder!

So, I noticed that my fan clutch is engaged almost ALL the time.. well, sorta. I started the truck this morning (18*F), and the fan was roaring.. I don't know why, or if it's normal, but it was almost as if it were in full lockup. This isn't the first time, and it doesn't seem to be temperature-dependent. Is this normal?

good luck, and let us know how it goes for you.

cool, thanks! Yeah, I was kinda dreading "starting over".. Good ol' Keyser!

He decided not to do it..Apparently, my truck is "too beat up". I have to agree, though. my truck has seen some slightly rough times.Nevermind the fact that my truck is mechanically sound, needs nothing but batteries, but does have a few dents, etc. His has been repainted, visible (poor) bodywork, leaking return line, jacked ABS controller, non-working AC, worn shocks, and with his Adrenaline on 8, pulls like my Edge on 1, maybe 2. I'm a little bitter about his approach, but I can see what he means. From 20 feet away, his does definitely look better. I'll just keep looking, or possibly just fix mine up, do the dually conversion, and call it done. After driving the DRW, even without towing, the rear does feel more "planted", or "stable" than my SRW.

so, yeah. I have a Flip video camera, that records in HD. Problem is, a 5 minute video can be like a Gig is size, easily.What are you guys using to crop/trim your videos, and is it 'free' or purchased? I tried using Handbrake, but it killed the video output; looked like total ___ when it was done. It was also choppy as can be.Also, anything that can 'rotate' a video? If you film with it in 'landscape mode' (holding it sideways), the video is on it's side during playback on the computer..

Oh, look what showed up! LOL

http://www.retailmenot.com/view/tigerdirect.com free shipping coupon for orders over $50 --- Update to the previous post... Are those physical or logical drives?

I'm still trying to talk my wife into us moving into your guest house.. :)she's a snow bunny.. sorta. She loves it, but doesn't get out in it.