Category Archives: Snow Plows

A Walter in Iowa

Posted on June 29, 2017 by Eric

While cruising the lots of the Iowa 80 truck stop and all the chrome plated modern age large cars I somehow found myself staring through a chain link fence at a Walter Snow-Fighter! It’s a truck I certainly wasn’t expecting … Continue reading →

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Heavy Snow Removal – A Photographic Archive

Posted on April 20, 2017 by Eric

It has been over a year since the concept of a snow plow book was presented on these electronic pages and while there has been no update since that time rest assured that action was taking place behind the scenes. … Continue reading →

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A Fond Farewell

Posted on April 7, 2017 by Eric

This past November I started using a dashcam to capture snow plow action with the idea being to film an entire winter for the creation of one mind blowing super mix. The project started out great with a snowy November that lead … Continue reading →

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The Plows of March

Posted on March 28, 2017 by Eric

As I alluded to yesterday in the Autocar Mondays post, Tom recently spent some time cruising through a variety of towns. Like any rational person he stopped at the local garages to check out their plow trucks. The Town of … Continue reading →

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Winter Storm Stella

Posted on March 15, 2017 by Eric

As you probably know by now the east coast of the United States just had experienced a wonderful two day winter storm by the name of Stella. There have been more than enough jokes on the internet about this one … Continue reading →

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Land of Big Snow

Posted on March 14, 2017 by Eric

While two foot of snow in most areas is considered record breaking, the snow fighting crews out west can only chuckle and shake their heads in amusement. With over 50 feet of snow falling in the Sierra Nevada this winter … Continue reading →

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Growing Up Is Hard To Do

Posted on March 7, 2017 by Eric

The last time we saw this Mack Granite it was little more than a bare frame and now it’s a full grown snow plow. After my trip to Trius I know how much work goes into these trucks to get … Continue reading →

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Record Warmth

Posted on February 23, 2017 by Eric

What better day to post about snow plows than the second warmest February 23rd ever recorded in CNY! Back when I shot this truck from the Town of Dewitt Highway Department two weeks ago such warm temperatures were nothing but … Continue reading →

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Where Do Snow Plows Come From?

Posted on February 14, 2017 by Eric

Have you ever stopped to think about how a bare chassis from a factory is transformed into the snow plows that keep the roads open during the winter? Honestly, I never spent much thought on it. In my ignorance I assumed … Continue reading →

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Winter Continues

Posted on January 13, 2017 by Eric

Well, there isn’t much going on around here worth talking about so let’s look at some plows. This past Sunday bands of lake effect passed through the region producing white out conditions one moment followed by blinding sun the next. … Continue reading →

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