Ahh.. its almost that time of year. For my personal use (just my own driveway) I use a 78 Dodge powerwagon sno commander, Ive only gotten this truck stuck once when I was pushing against a 4 foot high pile of snow and the plow rode up over the snow (my fault), that truck was almost unstoppable...
97 was transition year for Ford trucks, they redesigned the f150 but they didn't change the 3/4 or 1 ton trucks. I know the bolt locations for the doors and fenders didn't change from 87-96 so you'll be ok with the sheetmetal. I've seen some 87 and 88 fords with a round plug instead of a square...