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Construction Equipment
Fisher Storm Boxx scrapes through hard-packed snow and ice
Fisher has expanded its Storm Boxx snow pusher plow lineup with new model widths of 12, 14 and 16 feet. The pusher plows feature a two-piece steel trip-edge design that delivers a cleaner scrape for hard-packed snow and ice while protecting operators and their equipment when encountering hidden obstacles, the company says. The Storm Boxx can […]
August 14, 2020
Roadbuilding
Colo. DOT to unleash new tow plows in southern regions
Drivers in southwest and south-central Colorado will see some unfamiliar snow-clearing equipment on the road this winter, as the state deploys two “tow plows” to the region. The plows are headed by a conventional snow plow truck. The difference is that the truck also pulls a trailer that can swing out to the side and […]
November 8, 2017
Roadbuilding
Earth & Turf intros new snowplow mounting bracket for Kubota tractors
Earth & Turf Attachments has a new mounting bracket for its SC-Series, 60-inch snowplows with 19.5-inch moldboard height. The new mounting is designed for Kubota BX-Series tractors. The plow can be manually angled 30 degrees to the left or right by pulling out the center pin and then reinserting the pin when achieving the desired […]
September 15, 2017
Roadbuilding
Michigan DOT research: Tow plows could improve winter maintenance efficiency
As winter maintenance costs rise, the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is looking into innovative approaches to increase snow removal efficiency. As part of this effort, the department recently estimated the costs and benefits of incorporating tow plows into its equipment fleet. Results show that tow plows remove snow just as well as standard plows […]
November 22, 2016
Roadbuilding
BOSS Snowplow introduces HTX V-plow for light-duty trucks
BOSS Snowplow has introduced the HTX V-plow for half-ton and light-duty trucks aimed at the contractor and homeowner market. “We know tackling winter can be a challenging endeavor. The HTX V-plow provides a new offering for those who demand extended functionality from their plow while using a half-ton or lighter-duty vehicle,” says Mark Klossner, marketing […]
September 28, 2016
Roadbuilding
Lottery-winning snowplow operator trades piles of snow for piles of cash
The roads across Washington D.C. might have been coated in fresh white snow earlier this year, but one snowplow operator was seeing green after purchasing a lottery ticket during a break. Fox 5 in D.C. reported that Gerald Fincham was helping to clear snow from the roads of Northern Virginia in late January when he decided to […]
February 25, 2016
Roadbuilding
Driver weaving through CDOT snowplows has places to be, apparently
The Colorado Department of Transportation caught a reckless driver weaving through snowplows on a dashboard camera and is using the footage to remind drivers to be safe. The video, seen below, shows a pickup truck driver speeding towards two snowplows then trying to weave between the plows as they clear the roads. A CDOT snow […]
February 22, 2016
Construction Equipment
Riding along with an upstate New York snowplow: a life that “revolves around the weather”
Camillus Highway Department snowplow driver Gary Poppe never knows when the call will come to get out on the roads to clear the snow. He’s out in his snowplow so much fighting back the accumulation in the city, located in upstate New York, that he considers his plow his winter home. “Same with all the other […]
February 18, 2016
Roadbuilding
Chicago snow plow driver shot at while clearing city streets
For the second time in less than a month, a snow plow driver was shot at while clearing streets. ABC 7 in Chicago reported that a Chicago Streets and Sanitation Department snow plow driver was driving through the West Side on Sunday afternoon when another driver in a dark SUV opened fire. The snow plow driver […]
February 17, 2016
Roadbuilding
Road worker suspended for speeding toward man with wheel loader
A city worker in Rockland, Massachusetts has been suspended after he was accused of trying to run over a resident with the snow plow he was operating. According to WHDH in Boston, the incident began when a snow plow operator asked the owner of a local car trading business lot to remove snow from the sidewalk. […]
February 11, 2016
Roadbuilding
Plows make way for Nebraska man to get a heart transplant
The Nebraska Department of Roads helped save a man’s life earlier this month. According to KSLA, Dan Griffin had been on the heart transplant list for a year after a heart attack 13 years ago. But when the call came that a donor heart was available, 15 inches of snow had been dumped in parts […]
February 11, 2016
Roadbuilding
Blizzard road rage ends with man firing gun at Massachusetts snow plow driver
Just as last weekend’s the deadly winter storm was slamming the east coast, a snowplow driver in Massachusetts found himself in more immediate danger when an angry motorist who had been drinking pulled out a gun and opened fire. No one was injured in the incident, which the driver claims was instigated by the snowplow […]
January 28, 2016
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