The Snowcaster sidewalk shovel allows you to cut a lot of time removing snow from sidewalks. The Snowcaster basically took the design of a snow plow blade and applied it to a shovel. About as quickly as you can walk, the Snowcaster shoves snow to the side of the clearing path, and it does a nice job cleaning down to the concrete. The Snowcaster was made to be both extremely easy to use and durable. It is geared toward the …
Read MoreWill Fries, owner of Xtreme Fab, gave us a tour of the Sno Power Pull Plow. A pull plow is mounted on the back of your truck which is exactly where trucks are designed to take a lot of weight. These plows were inspired by farm implements many years ago and allow you to gain some additional efficiencies. Used as a stand-alone plow or in conjunction with a plow on the front-end, they can move a lot of snow. The …
Read MoreWe interviewed Tom Krick of Hi-Way, maker of road maintenance equipment, so he could tell us what is unique about the Hi-Way Xzalt Precision Applicator. The Xzalt uses a directional spinner to apply material to the road in different spread patterns. With the integrated pre-wetting system, it creates less material bounce and better road adhesion of the salt when it is spread. A simple control system allows operators to adjust the spread pattern, which can be symmetrical or more important, …
Read MoreBob at Hiniker showed us their new Torsion-Trip Scoop Plow. It is a scoop plow with 20° fixed-angle outer ends to capture snow so you can push a lot of snow all at once. Hiniker built the plow to still allow full angling, giving you the opportunity to windrow if you want as well. You can buy the plow with 8’ or 9’ blades. It has a full width steel cutting edge (also available with a rubber cutting edge). Since …
Read MoreWill Fries from Xtreme Fabrication reviewed the brand-new SnowDogg “High-Speed” Expressway Municipal Snow Plow for us. Xtreme Fabrication is both a large snow plow dealer in Maryland, selling plows from several different manufacturers, as well as a snow removal contractor. They use the plows they sell. Buyers products set Will up with the new High-Speed Expressway plow which he mounted on an Oshkosh Plow Truck. Will was impressed with the results. It is a full trip plow with a carbon …
Read MoreWe talked to Brian Ivey, meteorologist at Neoweather, to find out why people would pay for a custom forecast instead of using a free app. Why pay for a premium weather service? The payback can be found in as little as one storm according to Ivey. The secret is in the precision that allows you to make smart decisions in the allocation of your limited resources. Neoweather creates customer weather forecasts that are tailored to you as an individual company, …
Read MoreWe talked to Scott Moorman, Director of Engineering at Buyers Products to review their new Gen 2 MD & MDV snow plows. The SnowDogg MD and VMD series plows are for ½ ton to ¾ ton trucks and are meant for light to medium duty use, which means this plow is targeted at home owners and businesses with smaller parking lots. In reality, Buyers Products also knows that some folks are using their ½ ton or ¾ ton truck for …
Read MoreWe met with Joe Bonnell at Bonnell Industries to discuss their new front mount patrol wing snow plow. Bonnell Industries tends to build everything “heavy duty,” to withstand the heavy use a municipal snow plow needs to take, and their front mount patrol wing is no exception. It has a trip edge cutting blade to minimize the impact when the plow hits objects hidden under the snow and a rear hill lift cylinder which keeps the wing plow on the …
Read MoreBuyers introduced a new combination dump-body/salt-spreader combination under its SaltDogg Brand. It is fabricated using 304 Stainless Steel and is available in a 9 ft or an 11 foot body. This unit is a mid-sized dump body with a capacity of 3-4 yards, and it is intended for class 4 to class 7 trucks. There are both electric and hydraulic drive options for the units. The benefit of using a combination dumb-body and salt spreader unit is you now have …
Read MoreVery few companies have a v-plow for 1/2 trucks despite the fact that 1/2 ton trucks are among the most popular vehicles (let alone trucks) in the US. Sno-Way recently introduced their v-plow for 1/2 tons into the market and they went all out because it has a wider reach than any other v-plow for a 1/2 ton. You probably already know, the problem with v-plows on 1/2 ton trucks is there is too much weight hanging off of the …
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