ebinmaine 67,277 #1 Posted January 2, 2020 This popped up in my news feed. I figured I'd share the article. https://www.thedrive.com/news/31688/this-mad-max-worthy-winther-rotary-snowplow-truck-is-what-nightmares-are-made-of 3 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Tuul Crib 7,336 #2 Posted January 2, 2020 That aint no Chattanooga Choo-choo! that is one awesome machine. Do you know where that came from? Wonder if there's any of those machines left in this country maybe in a museum? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,277 #3 Posted January 2, 2020 Somewhere in the article it indicates there aren't any left. Sure would be interesting to see. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jeff raider 10 5 #4 Posted January 2, 2020 i love it.some part of that machine had to be designed by cecil pond 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeM 7,871 #5 Posted January 3, 2020 check out the steering (i assume it's for steering) wheel on the front right hand side. And those tire stud rings are pretty cool too. I could really impress (or piss off) the neighbors with that baby! If we only got some snow? 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tractorhead 9,064 #6 Posted January 3, 2020 1 hour ago, JoeM said: check out the steering (i assume it's for steering) wheel on the front right hand side. And those tire stud rings are pretty cool too. I could really impress (or piss off) the neighbors with that baby! If we only got some snow? May using this..😎 Maybe this will also be funny... or? That‘s in the Timmelsjoch, Alpsroad a „normal“ snowheight in Winter. sorry, that the Language is in German, but the picture in this Video tells it‘s story impressive enough. 1 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stormin 9,981 #7 Posted January 3, 2020 That's some beast. I would assume the steering wheel on the side, is for raising and lowering auger. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cvans 1,009 #8 Posted January 3, 2020 Thanks for the post. I find old machines very interesting. Low speed, simple design, and easy to maintain. Wonder what happened to that philosophy? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,277 #9 Posted January 3, 2020 1 hour ago, Cvans said: Thanks for the post. I find old machines very interesting. Low speed, simple design, and easy to maintain. Wonder what happened to that philosophy? I assure you that philosophy is alive and well in my Forest.... 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,795 #10 Posted January 3, 2020 Not nearly as impressive, I saw this guy at one of the Home Depots in town yesterday. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,277 #11 Posted January 3, 2020 1 hour ago, pullstart said: Not nearly as impressive, I saw this guy at one of the Home Depots in town yesterday. Never seen a scoop on a truck. Always on a front end loader. Very interesting..... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cvans 1,009 #12 Posted January 4, 2020 Is it a loader of a pusher? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,277 #13 Posted January 4, 2020 9 minutes ago, Cvans said: Is it a loader of a pusher? The pic above is a pusher. The folks around here mount them on FEL so they can lift and push at the same time to make huge piles of snow. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cvans 1,009 #14 Posted January 4, 2020 4 hours ago, ebinmaine said: The folks around here mount them on FEL so they can lift and push at the same time to make huge piles of snow. My bad! Never saw one off the ground so didn't give that a thought. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,795 #15 Posted January 4, 2020 It looks like the truck has county sized plow hydraulics on it, capable of lifting and stacking a ton or two of snow per scoop. If I go back to that store, which is rare... I might actually take some time to get out and scope the thing out a bit. But still none compares to that blower mounted front monstrosity!q 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
