Snow Plow Gurus in Here

Post by **Rob R.** » Wed. Jan. 05, 2022 3:33 pm

What are you running for a truck?

Post by **coaledsweat** » Wed. Jan. 05, 2022 4:15 pm

It's a 2016 F250, conventional cab, gas V8. Took me a year and a half to find it. Only has 30K on the clock. But the plow is 25 years old, hence the relay harness.

Round module? What is that?

Post by **Rob R.** » Wed. Jan. 05, 2022 4:25 pm

coaledsweat wrote: ↑
Wed. Jan. 05, 2022 4:15 pm
It's a 2016 F250, conventional cab, gas V8. Took me a year and a half to find it. Only has 30K on the clock. But the plow is 25 years old, hence the relay harness.

Gotcha - you have a plow like the one on my '99 Ford. I kind of miss the old Ford. No computer fighting you in that thing. My new truck was plug and play with the plow, but don't try to creep ahead with the door open a few inches...it locks the up brakes and shifts itself into park.

Post by **coaledsweat** » Wed. Jan. 05, 2022 4:40 pm

This thread started with a 2002 F350 the plow was on. The gremlin moved when I swapped the plow to the newer truck. I had it on an 1988 F450 7.3 before that.

freetown fred · Post by **freetown fred** » Wed. Jan. 05, 2022 7:03 pm

Hell C, I just put pig-tails on my lights with a toggle switch straight from the battery to dash.--my lights were also drawing a lot--now they don't!! LOL Freetown ingenuity!!! double LOL

LouNY · Post by **LouNY** » Thu. Jan. 06, 2022 2:53 pm

That sounds like your lower solenoid is going bad.
It may be stuck in the activated position and dumping or getting a false signal.
Does your control have a float mode in it, mine did.
If active that could case your problems.

Post by **coaledsweat** » Thu. Jan. 06, 2022 5:00 pm

No, it was a bad ground. Any lights, turn signals, even the remote for the door locks made it do goofy things. I forget the numbers but the ground was out in lala land. Ran a dedicated ground and everything works as intended. Yes, it has float.