Now Meyer has not offered a Drive Pro mount for the Cherokee Sport, and they will not since they stopped making them 15 years ago, but I brought it up to illustrate a point. The Grand Cherokee, the radiator is HUGE and so is the AC Condenser that sits in front of the radiator, and it sits well below the bumper, right where the plow mount would be. Almost the entire radiator sits above the bumper height on the Cherokee Sport. The Cherokee Sport has a radiator that is about 34" long, and 14" high. Why? Having owned both over the years, and having installed plows on the Cherokee Sport, I can tell you why. There has been a Meyer plow available for every year Jeep Cherokee Sport (from 1984 - 2001), but there has NEVER been a plow for a Grand Cherokee. Going back to the vehicle design preventing a plow from being installed, I will use the 2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee for comparison. So since you can't get a mount for your vehicle, and the new plow you were going to buy, or even the used plow you were going to buy and have installed may have cost you around $4k, maybe you should just find an older truck with a plow on it already for about the same cost.
It could lead to brake overheating, and depending on just how overloaded, suspension damage as well. One overlooked fact about overloading the front axle is not just that the front end will sag, or sit low, you are changing the braking characteristics of the front axle by adding the weight to it, increasing braking distances, and overall handling of the vehicle. Second would be that there is not sufficient mounting points on the vehicle to attach the plow mount to, where it could handle the additional load and stress the plow will put on it. There are two main reasons why a mount would not be available for a given vehicle first, putting a plow on it would exceed the FAWR (Front Axle Weight Rating) meaning it would be overloaded, and "illegal" to operate wile overloaded.
MEYER DRIVE PRO INSTALL
Find a shop to install a manufactured trailer hitch, and they are everywhere. It is much like trailer hitches, try and find a shop to fabricate a trailer hitch. When an authorized dealer or distributor of a given plow brand installs a plow manufactured by the plow manufacturer, in accordance with the manufacturer provided install instructions, that shifts most of the liability back to the manufacturer. The fabricator becomes the "manufacturer", and with that come the liability.
MEYER DRIVE PRO FULL
Whoever fabricates a bracket, takes full liability for the plow being installed and used on that vehicle. Yes, of course it is possible to fabricate a mount for a given vehicle. I forgot to address another question that often comes up "Meyer does not make a Mounting Carton for my vehicle, can't you fabricate one?" I have said it so many times in various rantings, not sure if it is here on this site, but here it is again. So when the person selling the plow makes it seem like what is missing is not expensive, think again. Touchpad to Pistol Grip Adapter 07691 - $44.97 (IF you wanted to use a Touchpad)Ģ016 Touchpads are being shipped with the 07691 Adapter in the box.Īt full List Price, using the Pistol Grip Controller, you would be looking at $1189.13 + Headlight Adapters. Universal Round Truck Side Harness 22691S - $239.99 That is up to the Authorized Meyer Dealer or Distributor, but I will give you 2015-16 List Prices.
Of course you are wondering how much all of what you DO NOT have is going to cost. If you are shopping for a used Drive Pro 6' 8" try and get the Universal Clevis with the plow, along with the Universal Round Truck Side Harness and Controller. Up until 2014 the Drive Pro came standard with the E-58H pump. The Controller - You can use a Pistol Grip (22690DC) or a Touchpad (22154) with the 07691 Touchpad to Pistol Grip Adapter. The Headlight Adapter for your vehicle's headlights. The Universal Round Truck Side Harness - 22691S Some of the common ones are:ġ8502 TOYOTA TACOMA 05 & UP (no there is none for older Tacomas)ġ8507 JEEP WRANGLER 07 & UP (to 2016 so far) So since you have nothing for the truck, you would need: IF the plug on the plow is rectangular, you would then need the 22610 Truck Side Harness. It is possible that if the unit is an older one that the local installing dealer decided to use the rectangular harness. The only vehicle specific parts of the system are the Mounting Carton (which is how the Universal Clevis attaches to the vehicle) and the Headlight Adapters that are vehicle headlight BULB specific.
MEYER DRIVE PRO PLUS
The Drive Pro, like other EZ Plus style Meyer plows utilizes a Universal Clevis, and the standard universal round main wiring harness. All you got was the plow, you have NOTHING for the truck. So you bought a used Meyer Drive Pro 6'8".
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