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Assess Current Truck Suspension for Plow Operations

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What happens here

The video opens by showcasing a John Deere tractor and a Can-Am Defender UTV, hinting at the heavy-duty nature of snow removal. The main presenter then transitions to a Ford F-250 Super Duty Lariat truck, highlighting its existing suspension setup with heavy-duty springs and discussing how a previous plow installation caused the bump stops to hit the axle. He emphasizes the need for proper suspension to handle the added weight of a snow plow.

Goal: Understand the current truck's suspension limitations for snow plowing and the need for upgrades.

Tools and materials

  • Can-Am Defender UTV Can-Am — Shown in the intro, indicating heavy-duty equipment
  • Ford F-250 Super Duty Lariat Ford — The truck being discussed and modified for snow plowing
  • John Deere Tractor John Deere — Shown in the intro, indicating heavy-duty equipment

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holy crap you got Haka pales on there huh getting a oh nice nice all right Tim can you come on this side cuz I can't yeah all right so walk us through what we did with the suspension add of the leaf so me too now let got an extra one on there okay and then up here just did the HD HD Springs here so before when I put the plow on this this uh bump bumper was just pretty much touching the the axle so so you were hitting the bump stop before with the plow on and look how much clearance you got you got to have like 6 in of clearance and now probably drops like uh I put the plow on I think it's maybe an inch compress is an inch so but now we're not done yet cuz we're going to be putting new spring or new shocks on right new shocks yeah cuz these shocks right here I think they're uh overextended overextended already noticing hidden bumps it's a a little more violent than it used to be right okay um what are you thinking looking at

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