Before snow plowing..

[NHBill]

I seem to recall hearing about a city in AK (Anchorage?) that used to roll all the snow on their streets. Then, one year, they invested a ton of $ in "modern" snow removal equipment... and all the under-street utilities froze because they lost all of their insulation. Oops!
Don't know if the story was true or not, but it makes sense.

 

[Ugarte]

Good stuff. A fellow history buff. Thanks.

 

[Mace Canute]

We used to use a wood pole as a drag. It worked quite well but like others have noted spring thaw was a slushy time. We'd often pull it down the road after the snow blower had went through opening it up. This would knock down the snow on the sides and reduce the tendency for the snow to blow in and build up deeper.

 

[scons]

Cool pictures

Thanks for sharing

 

[smfcpacfp]

I love the pictures, but I prefer using my modern equipment:

 

[skyhook]

I love the pictures, but I prefer using my modern equipment:

Some people are just spoiled....:thumbsup:

 

[SIMassey]

There was snow rolling.

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Bruce

Google, fordson snow machine - 1929 concept - YouTube

Now this is neat!!

I can't copy the link on my tablet.

 

[SIMassey]

Google, fordson snow machine - 1929 concept - YouTube

Now this is neat!!

I can't copy the link on my tablet.

:http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zBjlSJf4274

I'm trying this to see if it works. Got it!