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Surplus Oshkosh Snow Blowers
The other day the annual fall auction of surplus state vehicles passed through the DOT Region 3 Headquarters. This time around the auction lots were light on heavy trucks except in one category. Snow Blowers. The three Oshkosh units we’ve … Continue reading
I-690 East Bridge Deck Demolition
Peak summer has been reached in CNY with the arrival of one of the most intense road constructions projects of the season. The eastbound lanes of I-690 through downtown Syracuse are now closed for approximately one week as crews remove … Continue reading
Posted in On the Job
Tagged bridge demolition, I-690 east, nysdot, sessler wrecking, slate hill constructors
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The New Face of Plowing
Last year International trucks and Viking Cives won the NYSDOT contract to supply Class 8 heavy trucks and snow plows to the agency for the next three years. Below you see one of the first trucks of this new contract … Continue reading
Bent out of Shape
Last week I mentioned that my potential photo of a mean looking International Paystar was wrecked by red light running jerk. Honestly, it nearly ruined my entire evening. I kept replaying the event again and again in mind because obliviously … Continue reading
Supporting Cast
Many, many years ago, long before this site started and long before I had a digital camera I saw this truck working alongside Route 5 in Fayetteville, NY. At the time I thought it would be a cool truck to … Continue reading
Posted in Free and Easy, Snow Plows
Tagged new york state department of transportation, nysdot
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At Auction – International 2574 Snow Plow
We all know that I’m a fan of International Trucks, specifically the S-Series and the line of heavy trucks that evolved from that linage into the 2574 and 2674 models. When I found out that an auction was taking place … Continue reading
Wrath of Hercules
By this time most of the Northeast has recovered from winter storm Hercules. Here in Central New York we received around 6 to 8 inches of snow. Of course some locations that have a permanent snow cloud tethered above their … Continue reading
Snowplow Stalking 2014 Season
To the horror of many winter has returned to my part of the world. There will be much cursing and shaking of heads for the next four to five months. I will usually join the ranks of the fed up … Continue reading
Bomag and Marini Cold Planers
My wife happened to take some great shots of two different milling machines being hauled by two different Mack trucks. Below you see a NYSDOT Mack Granite hauling a Bomag 600/15 Cold Planer. According to photos on Bomag’s website this … Continue reading
NYSDOT Freightliner M2 Vac Truck
This Freightliner M2 112 VAC truck is something of a rare setup in the NYSDOT fleet that is comprised mainly of Mack and International trucks. I don’t think this truck represents a switch from Mack to Freightliner but you never … Continue reading