Interesting Plow Trucks

[MESDA6]

Various types of plow rigs in this video. Some NSFW language in the video. I guess you can put a plow on anything, but everywhere I've lived large plows have always been dump trucks, so I found these to be interesting. Sorry if it's a re-post - I didn't find it in search.


Love the old school yellow plow / dump rig at about 3:50. That's a real plow with real lights!

 

[7d9_z28]

Alot of large contract companies, and even many (often smaller) public works use semi trucks for plowing.


:yes:

 

[ryan]

Those guys must be snow plow whackers..

 

[MESDA6]

Those guys must be snow plow whackers..

:yes: :yes: :yes:

 

[Hoser]

Video seems to have blacked out? Got a link? Thanks

 

[7d9_z28]

Still works for me...

 

[Hoser]

Window at top showed up black for me then you posted yours and its fine now. Cool Thanks........The yellow truck is Bad A$$. Surprising that some of them hardly have any lighting, like the one showing just the 4 ways flashing in the rear.

 

[towmedic]

Hey it's the Plasti Dip Guys!


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[EVT]

I'm confused, these guys are contracted to plow public roads?

 

[HFD eng1ine]

I'm confused, these guys are contracted to plow public roads?

yea by mass state DOT. Highway

 

[stansdds]

Plow vehicles around here are usually VDOT (Virginia DOT) or county/city owned dump trucks fitted with a plow and a sander, but VDOT also contracts with private companies. Again, they are usually dump trunks fitted with plows. In big snow storms I have seen garbage trucks fitted with plows and the use of front end loaders and road graders to clear the snow from the streets.

 

[lafd55]

NYS DOT uses their semi's for plowing, they actually install a spreader over the hitch.

 

[JohnMarcson]

Love the old school yellow plow / dump rig at about 3:50. That's a real plow with real lights!

Best plow setup I've seen in a while.

 

[Sarge619]

Best plow setup I've seen in a while.

That's a '50's vintage Oshkosh WT Series truck. Originally designed to clear the runways at USAF Strategic Air Command (bombers) bases. Oshkosh's are still the most awesome plow trucks around.

 

[MESDA6]

That's a '50's vintage Oshkosh WT Series truck. Originally designed to clear the runways at USAF Strategic Air Command (bombers) bases. Oshkosh's are still the most awesome plow trucks around.

I keep looking at that thinking I want one to restore......that could be an expensive thought, but think of the old school lighting possibilities!

 

[August Arborists]

Great vid. thanks, love to see plows at play. The Autocar at 6:43 has the Duck on it's hood from "Convoy"! Too funny, great old song and movie ("Even got a bear in the air").

 

[Captain4164]

Great vid. thanks, love to see plows at play. The Autocar at 6:43 has the Duck on it's hood from "Convoy"! Too funny, great old song and movie ("Even got a bear in the air"). =QUOTE]

At 2:42 or so, I had a great sinking feeling, were those Visibars with Twin Beacons on the cars?? Too bad they were destroyed

 

[badge22]

Funny how the pop from that Dietz beacon on the yellow truck is brighter than any of the other lights.

 

[HFD eng1ine]

heres a unique plow truck..

 

[FireEMSPolice]

heres a unique plow truck..

Can you rotate that?..lol

 

[HFD eng1ine]

Can you rotate that?..lol

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LOL yea I don't know how to rotate it.

 

[Kd8bao]

heres a unique plow truck..

That an old unimog?

 

[HFD eng1ine]

That an old unimog?

Yes

 

[stansdds]

Funny how the pop from that Dietz beacon on the yellow truck is brighter than any of the other lights.

Yep, the old sealed beam bulb is still pretty darned effective.

 

[SomeBloke]

Fixed.

 

[mayhemnyc]

Fixed.

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Old Unimog?

 

[Wigwam700]

Very cool rigs!!

 

[spc2315]

very intesting to see a tractor with a plow on it, im used to seeing plows attached to dump trucks around here

 

[mel]

yea by mass state DOT. Highway

Do they salt too?

 

[AKRLTW]

AK plow trucks:





Anchorage bowl, they use semi sanders... as in, the entire trailer is a sander unit.


You'll also see tons of graders used in teams of up to 5 clearing entire roads.

 

[HFD eng1ine]

Do they salt too?

Yes they do everything. They wait until told to go out and they work their areas until told to come back.

 

[foxtrot5]

Yes they do everything. They wait until told to go out and they work their areas until told to come back.

Pretty cool. I wish my guys would work that hard.

 

[Retired1]

....and it has LED driving lights and flashing RED LED rear lights (Look at all those available surfaces. What a nifty platform to go plow-whacker with).


Introducing - ROBOPLOW:


ROBOPLOW - YouTube

 

[CodeMan]

....and it has LED driving lights and flashing RED LED rear lights (Look at all those available surfaces. What a nifty platform to go plow-whacker with).

Introducing - ROBOPLOW:


ROBOPLOW - YouTube

Now thats COOL !!!!!! :thumbsup:

 

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