If you plan on running lines in this way into the foreseeable future I would look into a medium duty 4x4. I've seen older 80's Fords from forestry or oilfield jobs on kijiji for reasonable prices. They are heavy and have good ground clearance. Chained up they go a lot of places. Also the drive lines are very heavy and often come stock with full lockers.
For this year I think having a road plowed is a great idea.
I run 35 inch mud tires on my pickup and it makes a huge difference. I would never be able to check my line now with a stock truck. Of course this comes with increased maintenance.
The only other thing I could suggest would be to drop the trailer and pull one cow in with your pickup. This would slow you down considerably but would save your equipment. With practise you should be hooked back up in five minutes or less.
I like the v plow idea as well and may consider that myself when I get moved to an acreage.
Last edited by Tfng; 12-04-2014 at 10:54 AM.
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