Yes, you too can be Mr. Plow.

I am truly Happy with this post... the rest of you be damned.
Let's see A Ford Super Duty Plow, and Wheel Lift, Dodge Sprinter Cargo and Passenger, A Dodge 5500 Ramp Truck, and a Chevy 5500 ramp truck with a 1960 Impala on it's back!

Call Mr. Plow, that's my name, that name again is Mr. Plow

I hate the front ends of the new F-series Super Duties. The E-vans are even worse, especially the commercial versions with sealed beam headlights. I saw one the other day and the first thing I thought of was:

@LTDScott: Hey, thats the prettiest front end the FORD designers could make with the lego blocks they had!

My company was supposed to have a truck in this display, but we couldn't get one to them in enough time. Now I'm bummed because I could have been all like "hey, that's one of my trucks" and my work would have had relevance to what I do when I'm supposed to be working.

@LuciferV8:

Señor plow no es macho, es solamente un borracho.

The ten-year old still lurking in each of us will no doubt marvel a lot more at machines that are big. Indeed, the bigger the better. The forces of nature harnessed in an eighteen-wheeler are simply greater than those harnessed by a puny Transit Connect.

Bigger = more desirable toy.

However, on a rational level we ought to appreciate the elegance of using the right tool for the right job. Using an extended-length Dodge Sprinter to deliver a dozen pizzas would be grossly inefficient and therefore, ugly.

Correct size = more desirable tool.

Yup, this is the part of me that wants to be the guy on the demolition crew who swings the big ball.

That big Chev's a smart-looking machine and the '60 Impala on the back of it is a thing of beauty.

The 'Dodge' Sprinter looks so wrong to my eyes though (but only because you can't swing a cat aroung here for hitting a Merc Sprinter or a VeeDub LT / Crafter).

I have to drive a 10 year old Dodge cargo van every day for work. Its company provided, and has taught me to NEVER BUY A DODGE! Biggest piece of crap evar. I am not expecting fine corinthian leather or anything, but mirrors that stay put when you close the door, which falls out of alignment every week, would be nice. No legroom, sharp dashboard edges under the steering wheel tht hits you square in the knee caps, and the ergonomics done by Quasimoto.
The newer vans (not the sprinters, those seem cool, they are Mercs or Freightliners after all) have a windshield like a tank slit, so when you pull up to an intersection, you cant see the traffic light without craning your neck on top of the dash and look up. In Queens, a lot of the "Walk / Dont Walk" signs are not timed to the lights to try to save the lives of the pedestrians, (see "Boulevard of Death")so that trick dosent work. We are currently upgrading to Chevy Vans, which seem much nicer... I haven't got one yet.. but your kidneys don't hurt at the end of the day, and you dont go home with a ringing in the ears from all the squeaks and rattles from EVERYTHING. I cannot emphasize enough, Dodge is garbage.

no sign of gm or ford's full-size euro vans?

@boognish: well, i wouldn't get your hopes up for a 99% the same pos gm or ford van. your company should have at least tried the dodge mercedes sprinter - 0% the same as the 4-wheeled poopymobile you currently paddle up shit creek.

That Ford is nice. Start your own snow plow business for fun and profit in the winter, lose the plow and fill it full of bikes and skis in the summer. Money says it comes in a diesel go for the stretch and run it bio or get shipments of williefuel. 'Just tryin to do my part...'

The Ford Super Duty trucks have tended towards the fugly side the last few years. I have been liking the Sprinters though, mostly because it's one of the few vehicles with a 'tall' option from the factory that I can actually stand up in. I'll take one with the ladder racks and shelving, please. Preferably in Freightshaker livery.

The only bad things I've ever heard about them (apart from the above comments) is that it's gutless and the heater never really works. I have to point out that a block of salt is required, since the person who made those comments drives his company Sprinter in Saskatoon.

"Dude, it's -40 on the prairies. You're driving a diesel. If you cover your freaking radiator, your engine will warm up, and so will you."

@zaddikim:
We had a 3500 Sprinter with the tall package as our grip truck at this studio I used to work for. I miss that truck so much. The diesel was a dream, I could haul motorbikes and a full week's worth of location photo equipment in it, and it turned within its wheelbase, making it nearly as agile as my Saturn. My only complaint was the power locks were stupid and counterintuitive.

Saw a Sprinter at the Philly Car Show. Impossibly huge. It looked like it could swallow all the other Chrysler products inside its cavernous cargo area.

I hear nothing but good things about the Sprinter, but considering the breakup from Daimler, will this be the last generation?

This area of the auto show was possibly the most useless section of the show. Its just filler for an overly huge convention center.

In Australia as well as the Sprinter we all the other Euro Vans and the Japanese ones.
I like the IVECO Daily Cab Chassis, here pulling a 30ft 5th wheel.
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@BSAKat: Once I pointed out that his naked radiator may have been the horse-thief, he shut up. He'd only been driving it for a month, and this was last February. Not exactly the best temp range for a diesel. Of course, he was an electrician (like me), but knew nothing of diesels, other than one pulls up to a different pump at Esso.

The only model Sprinter I wouldn't want is the hella long Cruise Ship edition. Christ, that thing must have a "swamper highly recommended" sticker on all of the mirrors.

The big Euro Vans are very economical and all of them are either powered by a 2.5 or 3 litre diesel.
I have seen the IVECO Daily Cab Chassis variant hauling a 30ft 5th wheel.

The Big Euro Vans are either powered by a 2.5 or 3 Litre diesel bu they move a lot of stuff. I have seen a IVECO Daily Cab Chassis variant hauling a 30ft 5th wheel.