Monthly Archives: October 2019

Limited Edition Pink Plows for Breast Cancer Awareness

October 3rd, 2019

Show your company’s support for breast cancer research and help a great cause all at the same time! Fisher Engineering and SnowEx are partnering up in October to raise money and awareness for breast cancer with a PINK plow and accessories promotion this month. During the whole month of October, Fisher Engineering is selling very cool limited-edition pink Fisher XV2 v-plows and lift arm kits. These babies will turn heads! Plus they are donating $100 from the sale of each pink plow and $50 from the sale of each pink lift arm kit to the Maine Breast Cancer Coalition.

Customers who purchase these items can choose to make the donation in memory of a person that has been affected by breast cancer. If you are interested in buying one of these awesome pink plows or pink lift arm kits, contact Fisher Engineering or your local Fisher dealer.

Show Support at the 2019 GIE+EXPO

If you aren’t in the market to buy a new plow, you can still support this cause at the 2019 GIE+EXPO, October 16-18 in Louisville, Kentucky. During this event, you can can purchase raffle tickets for a chance to WIN the limited-edition pink Fisher XV2 v-plow or a limited-edition pink SnowEx HELIXX 1.5 cubic yard poly hopper spreader. Tickets for the raffle can be purchased for just $10 each at the Komen Booth (#28078). Get your tickets early to receive a free FIND A CURE knit cap while supplies last (a minimum of two raffle tickets must be purchased to receive this gift). All proceeds from the raffle are being donated to Susan G. Komen Kentucky. You have a chance to win eye-turning equipment AND to support a great cause all in one!

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The BOSS Snowrator Lowers Your Labor Needs!

October 3rd, 2019

The BOSS Snowrator is a 4 foot hydraulic snowplow that helps contractors clean up sidewalks in a snap. It has gotten a lot of buzz because many contractors have said it will help replace 3-5 shovelers. Since it’s so hard to find good employees, this thing is a God-send! It will plow and salt all in one pass if you add a BOSS drop spreader or broadcast spreader, plus it comes with a brine tank in the belly too so you can plow, salt and brine all in one swipe!

It has a 4 wheel drive, zero-turn radius like a skid steer to get you through anything Mother Nature throws at us quickly, along with down pressure ability for ultimate scraping. In fact, the plow system has both float and active down pressure to meet any needs you might have. The 20 inch tall blade is sized right to get the job done and it has a poly skin for improved durability when compared to other plows.

BOSS Snowrator Sidewalk Snow Plow in action

Sidewalk Snow Plow with Extreme Agility, Productivity & Durability

The Snowrator has the capability to put down both anti-icing and de-icing products. It comes standard with a 20 gallon anti-icing brine system and you can add an optional auxiliary brine tank with two de-icing solid material spreaders to drop or spread ice melt. Choose your ammo for combating the storm! This bad boy gets the job done good and fast! It moves up to 5 mph clearing your sidewalks in a breeze, all while putting down your choice of product to keep them that way. It reduces your need for shovelers, maximizes productivity, and ultimately – profitability! It runs on a reliable Honda GX 390 engine. Snowrators don’t call in sick and are always clean up the next storm in a flash!

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Save Time with Meyer’s Expandable Box Plow

October 2nd, 2019

The Meyer Power Box by Meyer Products in Ohio will go to any length to clear snow! This versatile box plow goes from 8-12 feet wide (and anywhere in between) by using hydraulically controlled wings. Change the width based on the job, the conditions or the obstacles on the job site that you need to work around. Being retractable also makes it a safe width to drive this plow on a tractor, compact wheel loader or skid steer to a job site with ease when fully retracted to 8 feet.

The other cool thing is that you can adjust the plow width by using your machine’s controls. That’s right – you don’t even have to get up to expand and retract your plow width from 8-12 feet whenever it’s needed! Widen it for a big open parking lot, then retract it to get in between vehicles!

Solid steel slot and tab construction is used for a stronger, more precise fitting plow. And unlike competitors, Meyer laser cuts ribs that have been robotically welded to make sure the plow won’t twist and bend even after the toughest hits on the roughest surfaces.

This plow also flips over when fully retracted for effective back-dragging of snow and slush. Meyer thought of everything by giving it two sets of durable snow shoes for upright and flipped-over usage and two heavy duty steel corded cutting edges for back-dragging and pushing.

Meyer’s Power Box plow has a universal plate system to easily attach to a tractor, skid steer or compact wheel loader in a snap. It can also tilt to adjust to uneven surfaces. You can be on your way in under 60 seconds by just raising up your machine’s loader arms and connecting the hydraulic hoses.

On top of the outstanding construction that gives you peace of mind, you still get to enjoy the longest warranty in the business – Meyer is proud to offer a full five-year warranty on complete plow systems with an online registration. The competition can’t beat that.

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Goodbye Heat, Hello Cold: Plower Forecast 10/1/19

October 1st, 2019

Get ready for true fall weather this week! Take a look as heavy rains move across the U.S. during the next 10-14 days. Starting from portions of New Mexico and moving up into the Plains of the Ohio Valley and Midwest. This front will move across to the Northeast bringing much cooler temperatures and sometimes significant rainfall.

Cold air following the snowstorm last weekend will persist in the Northwest and Northern Rockys area. Then brace yourself as cold air swings down from Canada to help snow showers get as far east as the Dakotas. Get ready, Fargo, here comes a little winter tease! As the front moves east it will become wetter and drop an additional 2-4 inches of rain in parts of the Ohio Valley, Wisconsin and Michigan. No snow for you guys yet! It extends down into the Oklahoma pan handle, Texas and portions of New Mexico with up to 4-5 inches of rain possible and flood alerts expected.

This front is causing the humidity to break down across the East and Northeast and bring in true Fall weather as we head into the weekend and next week.

Oct 1 2019 weather forecast from Neoweather

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Don’t rely on generic weather apps and forecasts to predict how your business will prepare for storms. A forecasting service like Neoweather will give you the specific details you need to have the right staff, equipment and ice melt products ready to roll in time for the next storm. A weather and consulting service like Neoweather is created just for snow contractors and YOUR location with experienced meteorological, human input.

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Weather Insurance: Whether You Get Too Much or Too Little Snow – You’re Covered!

October 1st, 2019

Minimize your financial risks against the never-ending problem of unpredictable weather by checking out weather insurance. Spectrum Weather Insurance has a meteorologist on staff to help customers assess the impact that too much or too little snow will have on their business. They can write up a cost containment / revenue stabilization insurance policy to put your mind at ease and protect your snow and ice management company from outrageous weather.

Weather Insurance Options

There are a few types of weather insurance that Spectrum offers for snow and ice management companies:

Cumulative Snow Insurance – Coverage for snow contractors when too little or too much snow accumulates over a set time period.
Snow Event Insurance – Coverage for snow contractors when too many snow storms or too few storms happen over a time period.
Custom Options – Coverage for unique weather issues that affect snow removal companies like extreme snow events, excessively low temperatures and ice storms, unseasonable heat or rain, etc.

If you are a snow contractor who has mostly pay-per-push or time and materials contracts, an insurance policy protecting you from a lack of snow would be worth considering. This would help stabilize your revenue over the entire season and protect you from times of low cash flow.

Snow Insurance is, of course, something your customers could get too. Consider it outstanding service to suggest to your customers to explore snow insurance so they can be protected from too much or too little snow as well. Aside from snow contractors, snow insurance is often purchased by property managers, condo or home associations, municipalities, commercial property owners, airports, and schools.