Plow counterweight ideas?
- Thread starter CreepinDeth
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The same way the manufacturer dictates what tire size belongs on my Jeep?
While a vehicle can “Take the weight” what can happen is that you can ever so slightly bend the axel housing or tweek the bearings. It might not be noticeable but down the road but it can cause failure of components months or years later. Riding on the bump stops is not advisable. Sure you can put a pallet of cement or concrete blocks in the back of a F150 but that doesn’t mean no damage will be done. I see it all the time at Lowes and HD.
Put one of these on the back
Then put one of these on the carrier
Then put one of these on the carrier
I've often wondered that. I have a 1998 Dodge 2500. With the factory bed on it, it weighs right around 7500 lbs, empty, making the payload 1300 lbs. Not even close to a realistic number. The GVWR on my TJ seems closer to realistic, but how they came up with the number is still sort of mysterious. The Dana 44 in my Jeep is used in vehicles with a far higher GVW, so I can't imagine that it's based on axle capacity.
And cue all the "don't put a plow on a TJ". I used a Meyers home plow on a 97 2.5L for years. Instead of counterweight, I added front air bags. Airlift 80702
I have the same front air bags installed
Aired up to 50psi, and chain adjusted to allow the plow to rest in float mode. What plow model is that if u dont mind me askin?? Curious what weight is
My Western plow must be heavier. It lifts the ass end off the pavement and I lose SOME traction. It became very obvious on first use. I suspected the short wheelbase might need counterweight before testing it
Took 3 of us to lift that plow off the trailer. Someone had it in use on a TJ because I got the unimount, and harness with it. This is a common setup as 3 were for sale within an hour drive, and its been around 20+ years
Just needed some new Grade8 hardware I sourced from my local McMaster Carr. Im not sweatin the GVWR as this isnt leaving my driveway
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Those of us that can read between the lines tend to understand when there are lots of the same item for sale. For a solid year, every "influencer type" or most anyone with any level of popularity got on the Patagonia bandwagon. In a few months, suddenly, there were lots of low priced very lightly used sets of Patagonia tires for sale. Even multiple sets by the same person. One does not simply sell something that is good at a stellar price if they are actually worth owning.
The giant heavy Jeep plow of the tire world. Neither works well for it's intended purpose.
It seemed to be untouched low hanging fruit…pun intended…
But I am with the sand bag crowd, cheap and and an easy try. I would also try another free trick and drop the rear air pressure down to get some additional squat/weight transfer. Potential crazy idea but I’ll toss it out there- cut the plow length down to lighten it up
But I am with the sand bag crowd, cheap and and an easy try. I would also try another free trick and drop the rear air pressure down to get some additional squat/weight transfer. Potential crazy idea but I’ll toss it out there- cut the plow length down to lighten it up
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