Hi
I have a 97 T100 and am having a hard time finding a plow setup for it, do you have any suggestions? What do you use, does it work well?
ohweiss@aol.com
Thanks

 

Boy you can tell I don't live up north, I was picturing a titan in a field pulling a plow to make a garden.

 

me too! i thought, hmm, this guy's thinkin about plowin a field with his truck! I gotta read this thread.

 

it's not suggested but one guy has set up a snowplow. we are waiting on a report after the winter.

http://www.titantalk.com/forums/tit.../forums/titan-general-discussion/46122-snow-plow.html?highlight=titan+snow+plow

http://www.titantalk.com/forums/north-east-forum/20015-snowless-winter.html

 

IIRC Western makes a plow for the Titan. If you choose to have one installed go to a reputable truck place and have them equip the truck with airbags up front so the plow weight doesn't trash your front suspension. Also be sure to weight the bed to keep things level. Friend of mines brother plows a few driveways and their church parking lot with his 04 Titan and has had no issues in 3 going on 4 years. Not sure what plow he is using though.

 

I have a 05 Titan that I plow with. I put on a Sno Way which does a excellent job. No Problems at all since the Sno Way is a lightweight plow. It's has the plexiglass front.

 

Personal opinion- I wouldn't put a plow on the front of an IFS vehicle. Leafs or Coils are easy to bolster up with airbags- IFS not really.

 

I have a 2001 nissan xterra and i dont want to buy another plow truck and was wondering if i could put a plow on there pls reply back

Jc Whitney has a package but idk

 

This is not an xterra forum. Idk if anyone can help you here.
Personal opinion- I'm not sure if the xterra has the power for a plow or not.

 

plow tires running boards

fisher homesteader plow frame and harness

Not sure where in NE you are but here are a couple. Maybe email them and ask how there trucks did with a plow.

 

I saw a Titan with a plow once in central IL. The blade itself was smaller than what you usually see on winter plow trucks. After all the money and time and wear on a vehicle equiping a Titan with a plow you're probably better off spending $1500 on an old truck that already has a plow equiped. I know in Wisconsin they're a dime a dozen.

 

There have been several Titan owners with plows- Not sure which plow or set-up they're using.
The local Nissan dealership has a Titan set-up for a plow....

 

you can always put some of these on and easily make it a plow vehicle. these are bad a$$
MATTRACKS rubber track conversions systems for 4x4 vehicles]

 

YouTube - 2006 Nissan Titan Plowing snow (1)

 

Toby Keith's the man!!!

 

I was just thinking of the plow video but HudsonValley beat me to it. Looks like the guy has no trouble pushing the snow. I have also heard that the IFS is not ideal for plowing. Get a beater Ford or Chevy and if it breaks you can still go to the parts store in your Titan.

 

it has nothing to do with IFS, truck wasnt made for the weight (GMs are IFS as well). while you can do it i wouldnt. plowing is more for 3/4 and 1 tons and bigger. the suspension is just a little more HD. that being said ive seen S10s with plows and while they work when the plow comes off the ground the bumper touches the ground

 

I think he meant a Chevy prior to 89 when they were still using SA.

 

my point was a half ton truck wasnt made to carry a plow at all, whether or not it has IFS. it may be worse for an IFS truck to carry a plow than a SA truck but a 3/4 or 1 ton with an IFS is fine for plowing.

 

I agree with your point.

 

I used my S-10 ZR2 for plowing, one of the best ever! That thing was like using a mini snowblower! In and out of the smallest areas. All I did was turn up the torsion bars a bit when the plow was on, and it didn't drop but a inch or two. Torsion bars are good in that way.

 

a 1/2 ton can plow fine it's not about power it's about traction We used to plow with an old 60hp Jeep it had true 4wldrive like a tractor and was unstopable. it all comes down to selecting the proper set up and what you want to plow. For resedential drive ways a Jeep or old Toyota short bed can't be beat as they are very manuverable.

Iwould not put a 9ft plow on a half ton anything and go plw 50 parking lots with it but for your own house and grandma's they will do just fine just select the lighter weight plow set up pretty much every manufacturer has them

We currently use a T100 with a Meyer plastic blade set up The plastic blade has help up great but I needed to weld a few pieces into the plow frame to stiffen it up snapped the frame once. i kind of wonder why more of them don't have that plastic blade set up no rust,snow slides right off,no dents and it's lighter than the steel ones. I'd be looking for that even if I had a 1 ton.

 

www.plowsite.com SnoWay 26 with downward pressure option... perfect fit per my searches not my own experience.

 

The local Nissan dealership has a Titan set-up for a plow....

I saw the same thing today at our Nissan Dealership. We got a foot of snow last nite and they were plowing it away with an '04 titan.

 

first post/new Titan owner - thanks everyone for all the good information so far.

I had been shopping for a plow also. I live in the North West. We don't get snow that often (3-5 times per year). When we do get snow we get "snowed in" for several days at a time. We have a steep gravel driveway off of a fairly long gravel road that does not get plowed by the county. I was not too excited about needing to permanently mount anything to the new truck.

I know it is not exactly a traditional plow. I ended up choosing this one:

Snow Plowing | Rear Plow | Snow Removal Equipment | Pickup Plows

I bought the 8" "EZ"

It just arrived this week. I have not had much of a chance to use it yet, but I am very happy with it so far. It is built well and it seems to works as advertised. It cleaned up the mess left over from our last storm in no time. I can use it on my Jeep Wrangler if needed, and I can loan it to the neighbors (no mods needed on the truck). I'll have to wait for the next snow to give it a real work-out.


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Brian
2009 Pro4X SWB-CC

 

snow plow trivia.........Ford offers a snow plow prep pkg
for the F-150. It includes extra H-D cooling because
according to Ford the plow can decrease air flow
into the radiator.

 

when youre not plowing and the plow is up, it can and will block airflow...whats wrong with extra cooling? all trucks need more cooling than they give them especially tranny cooling

 

anmut, man PLEASE change your avatar. I can't think strait for half an hour after reading one of you post. If that is your women I don't mean any disrespect but you must be smiling every day.

 

I saw a white Titan with a few bright LED orange strobes and a light bar on the roof flashing bright orange. Looked like an awesome truck. Plowing away a parking lot.. That was seen in Aurora, CO