Keith Browning Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 Just curious if anyone has experience with this and what kind of labor it is worth? I am actually switching a plow from a GMC to a new F450 using a brand new mount kit. The plow itself is used. I had to remove the electronics for the plow and lights along with the harnesses. Fortunately I was also supplied with new plow light harness kits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Clayton Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 Used plows can be the biggest pain in the ass you will ever deal with. They are tough enough when it's a brand new kit. Hopefully you are dealing with a Fisher. I rate them as follows: Fisher#1, Boss#2, and everything else is pure junk. We usually get around 4 hours with a kit that has to have the blade assembled. The older ones paid more but you had to drill the frame horns out for 8 bolts (Fisher) or 10 bolts (Boss). New kits go together easy enough but when they don't operate properly is when things go south. I hope this abortion your dealing with goes smoothly. Oh and we get 2 hours to remove old plow kits. So you should be looking at a minimum of 6 hours right out of the gate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Browning Posted July 12, 2012 Author Share Posted July 12, 2012 It's a Fisher plow... and I am charging sales straight time to deal with this but I need to be sure I am "in-line" with what is common for such a project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselD Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 plows...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Browning Posted July 12, 2012 Author Share Posted July 12, 2012 Listen here desert dweller! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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cbriggs Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 I put a brand new 9' western kit on a 450 a few years ago. Was pretty gravy to do, mount was a direct bolt on I beleive, dont remember drilling anything anyways. I seem to remember charging 8 hours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Clayton Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 No more plows for this Southerner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbriggs Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 I am currently installing a Western "wide out" plow with an ultra mount system on an 07 dodge, at home. Told the guy 10 ish hours @75/hr. Not too bad of a cash job. Just have to finish wiring it in the morning and it should roll out the door. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Browning Posted December 2, 2012 Author Share Posted December 2, 2012 I am wondering if there are any official labor times for installing these things. What do shops charge? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Clayton Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 Most of the time it's the "WAG or SWAG" method of finding a labor time. This can be attributed to the awesomely wonderful used car department. They always want to install some plow off one truck to another completely different make and model truck. This makes for a serious abortion of a setup in most cases. The shop had 2 full days in one job, before the whole thing was scrapped. The new Fishers don't require any drilling on the truck frame but the blade does not come assembled so we usually charged a flat 6 hours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbriggs Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 Most of the plow wholesalers I have talked to charge a grand if you buy their plow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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