Monthly Archives: April 2014

FWD Tractioneer

Posted on April 8, 2014 by Eric

Why waste money on printed For Sale sign when you have a can of blue spray paint laying around the shop? Andy came across this FWD Tractioneer snow plow outside of Camillus, NY a number of years ago. He was … Continue reading →

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Autocar Mondays – Truck 100

Posted on April 7, 2014 by Eric

Check this out. An Autocar DK(?) hooked to an International AWD plow truck. These two rigs comprise the coolest trucks in the Syracuse DPW fleet. This photo comes to us from an an anonymous source. Would you like to help … Continue reading →

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Lowboys

Posted on April 6, 2014 by Eric

According to Wikipedia a lowboy is a trailer with two drops in height. One comes after the gooseneck while the second comes before the wheels allowing for the trailer to be low to the ground. Well Duh! One reason I … Continue reading →

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Frankenstein Plow

Posted on April 5, 2014 by Eric

One year ago I was in Watertown, NY when I stopped by the local mall to check out their snow plowing equipment. I found a few machines worthy of photos but never got around to posting them on the website. … Continue reading →

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Terror Tractor

Posted on April 4, 2014 by Eric

It comes from the land of ice and snow, from the midnight sun where the hot springs flow. The Volvo Terror Tractor, this was not a factory option. Most likely it will only be a matter of time before a … Continue reading →

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Mack MB Log Loader

Posted on April 2, 2014 by Eric

If you’re looking for a real sheet metal intensive restoration project look no further than this Mack MB. I really have to wonder what happened to the cab. It looks almost as if the roof was removed for some reason … Continue reading →

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Fishing’s Great In New York State

Posted on April 1, 2014 by Eric

Today is opening day of trout season in New York State. At some point in the past month or so this truck probably helped stock local streams and rivers with the fish anglers will by hoping to catch. Recent snow … Continue reading →

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