Plow mounted to a m52 5 ton.

[OilfieldRoughneck]

I had stated in another thread I was mounting a plow to my 5 ton. Well here are some pics. The 12 volt hydraulic pump is mounted to the plow frame. There was no space under the hood for it. I will have the wife sew a insulated cover for it. I also have new heavy duty v-bar chains for all 10 tires. Hopefully this truck will help me keep up with snow removal at 8000ft. And I will be painting the plow green this summer.

 

[dawico]

It looks like it will do the trick. Very well done.

 

[Westech]

How are you powering your pump? If you just hooked it up to the first battery it's going to overcharge the second and fry them both.
But the mounts look great!

 

[OilfieldRoughneck]

How are you powering your pump? If you just hooked it up to the first battery it's going to overcharge the second and fry them both.
But the mounts look great!

Still haven't gotten that figured out yet. I'm going to North Dakota for work for a few weeks. So I will have to tackle that when I get back. Any ideas?

 

[dawico]

Still haven't gotten that figured out yet. I'm going to North Dakota for work for a few weeks. So I will have to tackle that when I get back. Any ideas?

An inverter is the easy solution. No clue on size though.

 

[Westech]

A 3rd battery and and a 24-12 volt inverter. A member is selling 100 amp units for 200 bucks

 

[todds112]

That looks awesome. Sooo jealous of the pole barn.

 

[OilfieldRoughneck]

That looks awesome. Sooo jealous of the pole barn.

Thanks, just put it up this fall. Hopefully pour concrete in spring. I went 30x40x12. Might have to add another 10-15 ft of length this summer. Too many toys

 

[bchauvette]

I'm not a big fan of mounting a plow to the axle.

 

[OilfieldRoughneck]

I'm not a big fan of mounting a plow to the axle.

Why is that? There aren't many options with the truck sitting so high off the ground. Otherwise the plow is in an angle.

 

[Wildchild467]

I'm not a big fan of mounting a plow to the axle.

I know what you mean, but I realize a lot of trucks do this and it has worked for years, so you cant argue that... but I still don't like it. haha. I don't mean that to sound like I don't like Oilfield's plow, I do. I would love to have a plow on mine. So what other options are there? If you put gussets back to the frame at a 45 degree angle from the bottom of the truck frame to the bottom of the plow frame, would that be too much stress on the end of the frame?