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Tag Archives: onondaga county dot
Onondaga DOT – Goodbye International Paystars
The sad day has finally arrived, the Onondaga County DOT has surplussed their remaining 6×6 Paystars and probably the last of the 2574’s they had in the fleet. Both of these models were the backbones of the county plow fleet … Continue reading
My Back Hurts
Wow. We got a lot of snow. Wet, heavy, back breaking, window making snow. It fell constantly for twelve straight hours. Despite it being one or two degrees away from rain the wind still found a way to blow this … Continue reading
Posted in Snow Plows
Tagged cat 944a, international paystar, mack granite, nysdot, onondaga county dot, wegmans
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A Fond Farewell
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
Mystery Trucks
Anyone know what this truck is used for? I seem to remember a time of year when they were used almost daily. I think they were used to push something? Maybe they were called push trucks? Oh well. Whatever they … Continue reading
Posted in At the Dealer, Snow Plows
Tagged beam mack, mack granite, onondaga county dot, tracey road, western star
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Crew Cab Ford Dump Trucks
A few months back my dad pointed out this crew cab F-800 dump truck for sale in the Westside of Syracuse. When we stopped to take a closer look it was evident that the truck had been painted a few … Continue reading
Buffalo or Bust
By now you have probably heard of the apocalyptic snow that has obliterated parts of the Buffalo area. Areas south of city took the major body blow with between 7 and 10 feet of snow being reported while sections north of the … Continue reading
Onondaga County – North Area Maintenance Facility
There is an old saying that goes “diversity is the spice of life.” The Onondaga County DOT is definitely a subscriber to that line of thought based on the numerous makes and models of plow trucks in their yard. I stopped … Continue reading
Truck 57 – Onondaga County DOT
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
Brother from a different mother
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?
At The Dealer – Kenworth ???
Yesterday Dan sent me these great photos of two brand new Kenworths. I only have one problem with them…I have no idea what model they are. They appear to resemble a T-800 but the hood is too long and not … Continue reading
Posted in At the Dealer
Tagged department of transportation, kenworth, kenworth of buffalo, onondaga county dot
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