Pine Strip
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Hard at work at my local airport this morning....No job to big for a OSHKOSH SNO-GO
Snow Equipment Owning/Operating No job to big for a OSHKOSH SNO-GO
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Wolfy
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The past 14 years I have plowed for the state alongside a fleet of vintage OshKosh plow trucks. They are tanks but primitive, no heat or radios or air shift. I hear replacement parts are pricy.
arrow
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These might come in handy in Buffalo NY of late.
aeblank
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I have loved those things since my days at Michigan Tech. Nothing like filling up a 2 axle dump truck in just a couple minutes.
They use them for removing the banks down town (in Houghton, MI).
They use them for removing the banks down town (in Houghton, MI).
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I had a chance to walk around a parked one, in West Hartford, last year. The Plant Manager had dragged me out to the Whole Paycheck (Whole Foods) store and I saw the Oshkosh as we got close to the store. The auger on that thing was massive - looked like it was fabricated from 1/2" x 4" steel strips.
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They could use a few of those in Buffalo.
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Here's what they use a Logan Airport in Boston. A fleet of Vammas PSB5500. Wild: 30' plow plus 22 foot broom plus air blast.
Rustyiron
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Cool pics!
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Pine Strip
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Up Close & Personal ..... The Business End ! :cool2: :drool:
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Rustyiron
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Love watching those youtube train plowing video's!!
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The largest Oshkosh has "only" 575hp blower....
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Atgreene - AWESOME!
clayhardock
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Beautiful stuff!
I've worked on Airport snow removal equipment for 15years. Many of those were on the Vammas snow sweepers like the one shown above. They were like the Porsche of snow sweeping, great to drive and when it worked they could really move snow but WAY overcomplicated/engineered, you should have seen the trip mechanism on the plow, couldn't trip without leaving a trail of broken parts behind and the rear steer function just couldn't stay co-ordinated. It would lock up in a turn and send you into the field. It was made in Finland and and all the hydraulic fittings were European. The thing was a nightmare to work on. Tech help was almost non-existent, only once in 10years did we receive a service update notice from the North American distributor. I couldn't believe we kept buying the stupid things, I think the management was sold on the BLING factor as they were supposedly the biggest snow sweeper in production at the time. You know how much snow a broken machine moves while waiting for parts for Finland? We had a stuff breakdown in November that sat the rest of the winter season waiting on parts.
My favorite equipment by far is Oshkosh, very simple/robust/reliable systems, and mostly importantly ,a company that stands behind their product. We have a 1979 Oshkosh plow truck that I needed a turn cylinder for. We called up Oshkosh and they pulled the build sheet for THAT TRUCK and sent us a cylinder the next day. The only other company that I know of that still supports equipment that old is John Deere.
I've worked on Airport snow removal equipment for 15years. Many of those were on the Vammas snow sweepers like the one shown above. They were like the Porsche of snow sweeping, great to drive and when it worked they could really move snow but WAY overcomplicated/engineered, you should have seen the trip mechanism on the plow, couldn't trip without leaving a trail of broken parts behind and the rear steer function just couldn't stay co-ordinated. It would lock up in a turn and send you into the field. It was made in Finland and and all the hydraulic fittings were European. The thing was a nightmare to work on. Tech help was almost non-existent, only once in 10years did we receive a service update notice from the North American distributor. I couldn't believe we kept buying the stupid things, I think the management was sold on the BLING factor as they were supposedly the biggest snow sweeper in production at the time. You know how much snow a broken machine moves while waiting for parts for Finland? We had a stuff breakdown in November that sat the rest of the winter season waiting on parts.
My favorite equipment by far is Oshkosh, very simple/robust/reliable systems, and mostly importantly ,a company that stands behind their product. We have a 1979 Oshkosh plow truck that I needed a turn cylinder for. We called up Oshkosh and they pulled the build sheet for THAT TRUCK and sent us a cylinder the next day. The only other company that I know of that still supports equipment that old is John Deere.
clayhardock
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The largest Oshkosh has "only" 575hp blower....
Thats 575HP for the blower itself. There is a second engine that propels the unit and runs the hydraulic pump.
thegga
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Where would you guess they hold the annual international symposium/equipment expo on airport snow removal?
