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Logistics Pro
Joined: Jun 2011
Posts: 4,995
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From: u-rah-rah Wisconsin
Plows on city sanitation trucks has been standard practice in many urban areas where snow falls routinely. With the subcontracting of services, the opportunity to re-purpose vehicles like this is much less.
Believe Nothing
Joined: Jun 2004
Posts: 7,516
Likes: 403
From: W. Central FL.
I guess I've been a bit slow the last few days
Blame it on the cold. Please, not on old age.
This must be the first unofficial announcement that you are hosting Truckstock 2015
Edit: For those of you who want the full version of the announcement, go back to permalink 189.
Blame it on the cold. Please, not on old age.This must be the first unofficial announcement that you are hosting Truckstock 2015
Edit: For those of you who want the full version of the announcement, go back to permalink 189.
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Fleet Mechanic
Joined: Mar 2007
Posts: 1,532
Likes: 29
From: northeast Ga
Ok that will be close to me only 110 miles to Atlanta , and I think he will be retired by then . Nice seeing you stepping up to the plate . Maybe Stone mountain would be a good place to have it .
Post Fiend
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 14,325
Likes: 14
From: Island Southeast Alaska
Started raining and blowing here last night. What we call a warm Chinook wind.
Snow is almost gone. Bout 8-10 inches that fast. But the roads where it was plowed and packed it's
an Ice rink with standing water.
I damn sure ain't leaving home without tire chains.
And I ain't got none.
Snow is almost gone. Bout 8-10 inches that fast. But the roads where it was plowed and packed it's
an Ice rink with standing water.
I damn sure ain't leaving home without tire chains.
And I ain't got none.
Senior User
Joined: Nov 2012
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when I first became aware of snow plows...here in Syracuse, n.y. it was always snow plow units under the middle of the garbage trucks. that was in the late 1950's.....my dad's const co. had a few h.d. fords w plows on the front of pick ups like we are use to now and I first drove a truck for money... back then all the f-250's that were h.d.4x4's were tuff to drive. no p.s. and a bear of a 4sp. and no p. angle plows ! you had to get out of the truck, pull the pin and turn the plow by hand and then put the pin back in. jump back in the truck and wait til the next time your plow needs changed. now, a 110ld woman wouldn't even chip a nail doing major plowing. thats progress I guess
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qman
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Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 2,352
Likes: 1
From: Waleska, GA
I guess I've been a bit slow the last few days Blame it on the cold. Please, not on old age.
This must be the first unofficial announcement that you are hosting Truckstock 2015
Edit: For those of you who want the full version of the announcement, go back to permalink 189.
Blame it on the cold. Please, not on old age.This must be the first unofficial announcement that you are hosting Truckstock 2015
Edit: For those of you who want the full version of the announcement, go back to permalink 189.
I went back and fixed it.
Posting Guru
Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 2,352
Likes: 1
From: Waleska, GA
Posting Guru
Joined: Jan 2013
Posts: 1,694
Likes: 5
From: Cary Il
Chicago has plows on all there garbage trucks. That way they can clear the alleyways at the same time!
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Joined: Sep 2006
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From: Island Southeast Alaska
in them alleyways
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Fleet Owner
Joined: Dec 2000
Posts: 25,410
Likes: 5,421
From: Central PA
After we got 8" in Central PA on Thurs into Fri morning and spending most of the day shoveling and blowing snow, I woke up to snow this morning. It is 12:30 as I type and it is still snowing but has slowed down quite a bit. I just measured 4 inches on the walk between my house and garage.... So I am about ready to go out and do it all over again!
Fleet Owner
Joined: Jul 2004
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From: NM
Those of you south of Mason-Dixon can expect some pretty warm air, it's blowing across here last couple days. Expecting near 70 today, a little breezy, but it's moving straight east. So I guess we'll be hearing about the flooding next...
Cargo Master
Joined: Apr 2005
Posts: 3,337
Likes: 165
From: Harpswell Maine
Here on the coast of Maine, I think I get today off from plowing today. I plowed about 10 inches of heavy wet snow yesterday and will wake up tomorrow to plow again. I expect about the same amount by morning but it is not supposed to be nearly as wet. I plow with my 1953 Farmall Cub tractor. It has not missed a storm of plowing since 1978!
