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Snow season is upon us. I mounted the plow on my W300 the other day, adjusted the brakes, topped off the master cylinder. Now to care for the battery situation. The plow is very demanding on a single battery. The battery in the truck is getting weak. I am thinking of buying two new batteries and connecting them so I will have 12 volts, but twice the amperage. The alternative to this is to install an isolator (which I have), and use one of the deep cycle Marine batteries from my boat (which will be dormant for 4 months) on one side of the isolator to power the plow pump, and buy 1 new starting battery. Any thoughts?
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Snow season is upon us. I mounted the plow on my W300 the other day, adjusted the brakes, topped off the master cylinder. Now to care for the battery situation. The plow is very demanding on a single battery. The battery in the truck is getting weak. I am thinking of buying two new batteries and connecting them so I will have 12 volts, but twice the amperage. The alternative to this is to install an isolator (which I have), and use one of the deep cycle Marine batteries from my boat (which will be dormant for 4 months) on one side of the isolator to power the plow pump, and buy 1 new starting battery. Any thoughts?
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Well,it's a little late now But I've always thought the all hydrolic Meyers plows that came on the '70's Sno-fiters were the best. -
I just bought a W600 that has a plow set-up (minus the blade, gonna be looking for that). I haven't seen nor taken possession of the truck yet, But I can tell by the picture of the engine bay that it has a second battery tray from the factory/dealer.
When I get this truck I will know more about whats involved. I once had a fresh 440 with very high compression. I ran dual 950 CCA tractor batteries for the first couple of years, just to spin that tight hoss over.
As with anything Dodge related, wiring connections/grounds, etc are always needing attention to get optimum performance. I'd suspect an electric plow to be in the same boat as well.
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Saw your truck with the plow on it.
Hello i am pretty new to the site and am looking for a project vehicle to work on i would like to find a W200 truck, Town Wagon , Crew Cab or Power Giant. I live in Kimberly and would like to find something in state so i would'nt have to travel out of state. Would you know of a project for sale? .Thank You RickComment
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Rick. Here's a nice looking deal in Idaho. If I didn't have so many things to do I would buy it.
Doug is a good guy. He lives in Genessee, Idaho, south of Coeur d'Alene.
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