Tag Archives: plow truck

Snow Plows at Auction

Posted on May 21, 2013 by Eric

Last week we enjoyed some great footage of Brockway and Autocar snow plows from an auction I recently attended. As mentioned before there was an amazing selection of late model trucks and heavy equipment. Below is a gallery of some … Continue reading →

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Mack RM Snow Plow

Posted on May 14, 2013 by Eric

I feel like I have been neglecting the Mack truck fans over the past few weeks so please accept this mint RM as an apology. For those that are all about the details this truck is a 1987 RM6884X with … Continue reading →

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Autocar Plow Truck

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Eric

Probably more than a few people saw the Brockway post from the other day and happened to notice the Autocar in the background. Hopefully they didn’t toss and turn in their sleep wondering if they would ever be able to … Continue reading →

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Western Star 4800 4×4 – City of Watertown

Posted on May 4, 2013 by Eric

Saaaaaay what! That is what I said when I saw this truck sitting in the lot at Tracey Road Equipment. Nothing more. Nothing less. This Western Star has some interesting features for an Upstate NY spec’d plow truck. First, super … Continue reading →

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On the Job – Syracuse DPW International WorkStar

Posted on March 27, 2013 by Eric

Might this be the last plow truck shot of the season? According to the calendar spring arrived one week ago so there can’t be many more plowing days left. Oh who am I kidding! This is Central New York. Snow … Continue reading →

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NYSDOT – International S-Series

Posted on March 20, 2013 by Eric

Believe it or not this truck is something of a dinosaur when it comes to the NYS DOT fleet. From my outsider perspective I see nothing but new tandem axle Mack Granites with shiny aluminum bodies running up and down … Continue reading →

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Truck 57 – Onondaga County DOT

Posted on February 11, 2013 by Eric

My neck of the woods came through relatively unscathed by the storm/blizzard that will be known to future generations as Nemo. For the most part it was just a regular winter storm that brought a respectable 6 – 10 inches … Continue reading →

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Brother from a different mother

Posted on February 5, 2013 by Eric

Daimler Trucks North America, the parent company to both Freightliner and Western Star trucks. Below is an interpretation from each sibling company on what a plow truck should be. Which one would you choose?

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Surrounded by Plows

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Eric

My house is situated on a busy residential street that separates a village from a town. Most of the time I am annoyed by the steady traffic but there is one huge plus; constant plow traffic. While the actual plowing … Continue reading →

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Pay Up

Posted on October 29, 2012 by Eric

Day three of naked plow coverage continues with this double shot of International Paystars. For the moment you will have to guess which municipality owns the yellow one They yellow trucks belongs to the Town of Windsor. The blue truck … Continue reading →

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