With a snow plowing truck I would recomend it not be your prize truck. I have gone through alot of front end parts, alignments almost every year after plowing, u joints plus the salt is killer on the truck body. My truck luckily has no rust but alot of my brake lines, tranny cooler lines had to be replaced this yr from rusting out. Money is very good with plowing but you must beready to spend 15-30hrs at a time in your truck which is hell on your back and legs. Also its alot of back and forth, back and forth when plowing big lots. Curbs play hell on plows if you were to hit one of them. Also alot of traffic that is moving around in the lot if there is any, people are always pulling behind you. On a good night I should be home 2500$ cash after paying my sidewalk guy and gas. Luckily I get my salt for trade from another snow plow guy who buys it in bulk. I do acouple of his smaller lots for the salt. So the amount I pay for salt is just in time. I will usually go through 40 gallons of gas in about a 10 hr spand. I remember the year that we had that bad ice storm 2 yrs ago, I was in my truck for 35 hrs straight. I remember sleeping in it for an hour to get some rest then going right back to plow. That time though was a 5k pay day once all accounts were paid. I think i did my route 2x in that time spand. Like said before, plowing is a good paying business but it does have its done falls. Truck maintenance can get costly. Salt is a killer on the truck and the front end of the truck goes through hell. If you were to think about plowing, I wouldnt recomend anything under a 3/4 ton truck. Anything smaller wont last more then a yr if you are lucky. Even 3/4 ton truck have a hard time. The heavier the truck the better and longer it will last. Also when you have a ton of salt in the bed, four wheel drive is never needed unless you get stuck. I never use it nor do I need to..