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New Boss 8'2" V-XT Plow!

Finally picked up my truck from the plow shop.
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Re: New Boss 8'2" V-XT Plow!

Postby starspangled6.0 [OP] » Dec 01 2011, 10:30pm

The plow made my truck look so good, I think I'll keep it on all year round :lol:.
Here's what you see if you're pile of snow, and happen to be in the way :twisted:!
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Re: New Boss 8'2" V-XT Plow!

Postby jepics » Dec 01 2011, 10:35pm

AWESOME looking setup. I hope you make tons of money plowing!
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Re: New Boss 8'2" V-XT Plow!

Postby Centurion » Dec 01 2011, 10:39pm

Very nice stars. Good luck! Hope you get a lot of snow to pay it off and turn a profit.
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Re: New Boss 8'2" V-XT Plow!

Postby starspangled6.0 [OP] » Dec 06 2011, 10:57pm

Most of the competition utilizes a trip-edge design on their plows, meaning that the first 4" or so of the plow is on a set of springs, so that when you hit an obstacle, the edge of the plow trips forward, saving wear and tear on the plow and truck. However, this only allows for smaller obstacles, leaving the risk of severely damaging the plow and truck if you hit something larger than the trip edge can handle. BOSS, on the other hand, uses a full moldboard trip design, meaning that the entire plow will trip forward. This means that you can hit just about anything, and the combination of trip springs and relief valves in the hydraulics will absorb all of the impact. This feature works in any of the infinite positions of the V-plow. I've seen and felt it in action a few times (darn you, manhole cover :x !), and it works to perfection. Here's a killer video, demonstrating BOSS's superiority in this area:

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Re: New Boss 8'2" V-XT Plow!

Postby themutt101 » Dec 07 2011, 4:24am

Glad you like your plow. :mrgreen: I haven't even gotten to plow yet up in Vermont. Which is really weird, It's kinda upsetting seeing how I was thinking I would have made some extra $$$ buy now :(
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Re: New Boss 8'2" V-XT Plow!

Postby starspangled6.0 [OP] » Dec 07 2011, 6:19pm

I hear ya, man. It's only snowed twice here... supposedly this was going to be another record year, but the storm track is stuck to the south.
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Re: New Boss 8'2" V-XT Plow!

Postby themutt101 » Dec 08 2011, 1:25am

Well we're suppose to get 4-6 inches tonight so I'm keeping my fingers crossed
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Re: New Boss 8'2" V-XT Plow!

Postby tdadamson » Dec 24 2011, 2:54pm

starspangled6.0 - After seeing your plow I knew I had to get one for myself
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Re: New Boss 8'2" V-XT Plow!

Postby kaddas » Dec 24 2011, 3:51pm

wish if we have snow in here, but we have alot of sand :D

pushing all that snow away for hours will it have effect of the truck?
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Re: New Boss 8'2" V-XT Plow!

Postby starspangled6.0 [OP] » Dec 24 2011, 5:19pm

The trucks we use are 3\4 tons, which are built a lot stronger than the 1\2 tons. For my truck, I did do some modifications before I started plowing. I emptied all the fluids (in the front and rear diffs, transfer case, engine oil, and transmission) and replaced them with AMSOIL products. AMSOIL is a synthetic oil maker, and their oils are supposed to be the best you can buy. I also added some helper springs to the front suspension, to help keep the front end level when the plow is on. That's all I've done to prepare for plowing.

I've put in about 20 hours of plowing so far this year, and my initial findings are very promising- the truck doesn't seem to mind plowing at all. Plus, most of the plow trucks that are used around here are GM trucks, so I know I picked the right truck :D!
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