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The snow ought not to be touched except by the snow plow. ... Auto snow truck. " We started out and went to the automobile firms and told them that the ...

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Photo shows snowbound area after storm ended next day. Jackknifed truck blocks west lane Footbridge across Thruway Adams' plow westbound toward Angola: 9 pm ...

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The 5-ton trucks are used for plowing until the storm is well in hand; then the plows are detached and the trucks are employed for hauling snow from loading ...

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The department has purchased 60 snow plows for use with heavy trucks and has ... The speakers are supplemented by moving pictures of road building in ...

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AUTO SNOW PLOW SALES CORPORATION, 750 7th Ave., NY — Photos, data and Mason snow plow, which is attached to the front of an auto truck, and, acting the same ...

Snow's absence blessing in disguise

The lack of snow this winter has snow lovers across St. Croix County down in the dumps.

But it also has an effect on the people who would be plowing that snow.

“Without the need to plow, it reduces the amount of overtime the guys have to take and allows them to utilize their vacation time,” County Highway Commissioner for St. Croix County Tim Ramberg said. “During storms we can’t allow the workers to have vacations because they might need to be called in at any time. The more time out in the field means better opportunities to get stuff done.”

Even without snowplowing to take up most of their time, the 65 licensed drivers and 11 member support team has no problem staying busy. They are able to get to projects they normally would not have time for during the winter months, such as experimenting with new salt mixtures, making repairs on their trucks and gear as well as clearing away brush along the highways. It also gives them the chance to get on top of the buckthorn that has been popping up in many areas.

Source: Hudson Star Observer

Happy Thanksgiving in Missoula! « Missoula Red Tape

by admin

The sparkly trees are going up in the newsroom and the little lights are shining. I’m still coming down from Thanksgiving, though.

I made my first turkey roulade, and I didn’t screw it up. In fact, it tasted wonderful and looked beautiful. My sweetie’s uncle taught me how to do a butcher’s wrap to tie it, and I wouldn’t have been embarrassed if Martha Stewart had dropped in for a slice.

I saw how busy folks were with comments about the parking garage when I came back. I’m going to follow up maybe next week on the costs of the garage, and if there’s information that should see the light of day, please holler here or shoot me at note at keila.szpaller@missoulian.com.

I know this post is late. I was so on time for Veterans Day, but Hanukkah is in full swing and here I am posting about Thanksgiving. It’s such a great holiday, though. Friends and cheesy puffs.

I was thinking of the people I’m thankful for on my beat. The neat thing about stories is they can change the way you see things.

Source: Happy Thanksgiving in Missoula! « Missoula Red Tape

Yooper in Crackerland: Snowplow Upgrade??

by Kulkuri

Below is a picture(one of the earliest digital pictures we have. It was on a 3 1/2" floppy that the camera used to store pictures, not like the little memory cards these days.) of me plowing snow with my old Jeepster. The reason it is topless is that I rolled it about 20 years before this picture was taken and as the top was the most solid part of the vehicle, it got bent out of shape and so I removed it. It is now parked in the field directly behind where it is in this picture. I still need to work on the driveline. I think the chain that goes from the transmission to the transfer case is stretched and worn and is jumping teeth under a hard pull or hard acceleration. I hope it's that and not the output shaft on the transmission that is worn as the chain is easier to replace than the shaft because the tranmission doesn't have to be removed. Either way it'll be another couple hundred dollars to get it ready to plow snow next year. The total for what I paid for the truck and what I will have put into fixing it will be less than a thousand dollars which ain't bad. I figure the plow rig alone is worth what I paid for the truck.

Source: Yooper in Crackerland: Snowplow Upgrade??

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$98000 snowplow simulators let drivers practice: Watch out for that deer!

Pioneer Press - Dec 03, 2010

Snow plow driver simulations trainer Brad Swartz negotiates a two-lane road with another plow in the oncoming lane as depicted on an OmniSim VS IV simulator

Show Low ponders snow plan

White Mountain Independent - Nov 24, 2010

This picture was taken looking East on the Deuce of Clubs where dirty snow covers the sidewalks after one of last year's storms and snow plow cleanup.

Best In Snow

Blue Ridge Outdoors Magazine - Nov 30, 2010

The state doesn't plow the road to Pharis, so we drive the truck as far as we can through the snow, then we wrap chains around the tires and drive a little

I'm Not A Snowplow Virgin Anymore

Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog) - Nov 27, 2010

So picture this. Our little Kubota has a snow plow on the front and a minimal truck bed in the back. So we loaded the bags of sand into the back.

Ceremonies set for Capitol Christmas Tree

Dahlonega Nugget - Nov 23, 2010

Then we walked her to the back of the truck and took pictures with all the team. Stuff like that, money can't buy.” Another thrill for the over-the-road