Not impressed with Mr. Plow

[Looking4new]

I am sure you got some good stories then:drink:

On one of my routes (a two lane road) I had it down to running water. (the plow truck with wing had a salt shaker body on it. Plow first and then pound the salt to the residue to make running water.) I was making the last pass over it to make sure it was in fact all running water when I rounded a corner/curve in the road and there was a huge pile of snow right in the middle of my wet road. (I IS in fact against the law in Ontario to put snow on the road.) I hit the lever for the front plow to go down (this is what is called a 'one way' plow) and pushed the snow up onto the front lawn of the place it had come from. The guy that was plowing out that place had put it on the road. He was plowing with his window open. I filled the box of his truck and the cab. A brand new Dodge 4X4. that little escapade cost me $300.oo to detail his precious goat. The company I was working for reimbursed me after I gave them the receipt.

Mine was a tandem International.

 

[MikePA]

I thought it was plow king? Guess I'm losin' it.

Nope. Homer's business was Mr. Plow, his competitor was Barney, The Plow King.

 

[MikePA]

On one of my routes (a two lane road) I had it down to running water. (the plow truck with wing had a salt shaker body on it. Plow first and then pound the salt to the residue to make running water.) I was making the last pass over it to make sure it was in fact all running water when I rounded a corner/curve in the road and there was a huge pile of snow right in the middle of my wet road. (I IS in fact against the law in Ontario to put snow on the road.) I hit the lever for the front plow to go down (this is what is called a 'one way' plow) and pushed the snow up onto the front lawn of the place it had come from. The guy that was plowing out that place had put it on the road. He was plowing with his window open. I filled the box of his truck and the cab. A brand new Dodge 4X4. that little escapade cost me $300.oo to detail his precious goat. The company I was working for reimbursed me after I gave them the receipt. <img src="http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=362317"/> Mine was a tandem International.

Sorry, but this is funny. A hard way to learn a lesson for the Dodge driver, but a memorable lesson.

I used to use a Wheel Horse garden tractor with a blade on the front to plow my driveway. I pushed the snow right across the street. I got it off the road, but if it snowed a lot, I ran out of room. (I now have a tractor with FEL, so no problem stacking it.)

The township plow driver happened to be driving down the road. He stopped, leaned out the driver's window and politely, but firmly, let me know that under no circumstances should I leave snow on the road and I must get it completely off the road. He explained those piles of snow turned into mountains of ice, which could break a plow or even injure someone.

 

[The Fred]

This is a great thread. My favorite plowing video ever. Lot of swearing I hope they don't pull the post so don't click on it unless you are ready! When I come home after a bad day I sit at the bar, crack a beer or two and put this one on the set.

tHe Dawg!

Regards, Fred

 

[Happy Gilmore]

"Mr Plow and Company?"

 

[GManBart]

Rut roh...they call me Bart (had it before the Simpson's came along), and I have a plow on my truck....d'oh!

I will say that my neighbors leave me thank you cards, and have even brought over plates of cookies, for clearing their drives. Then again, I clear the street up and down the road in both directions from my house to be nice. Can somebody Photoshop "Mr. Plow" on the side of my truck for me? LOL....

Me at our old house with Webster supervising (and barking):

 

[dave1949]

This is a great thread. My favorite plowing video ever. Lot of swearing I hope they don't pull the post so don't click on it unless you are ready! When I come home after a bad day I sit at the bar, crack a beer or two and put this one on the set.


tHe Dawg!

Regards, Fred

That's too funny. The guy enjoys life. :laughing:

 

[Dutch445]

that guy lost his job over that video.... but he gave a heck of an interview after:
Mark 'Dogg' Hussey Interview - The Snow Monster (Fired Snow Plow Driver) - YouTube

 

[The Fred]

He knows how to run that machine quite well.

Every industry/profession (maybe not nuclear plants ) has those who want the cream work. I see it all the time in the auto industry, the guy who works out of his back shop selling brakes and shocks, CREAM>>>>>>> I could go on and on<<<<<<<<<<< yet never invests in himself or good tools to fix cars when things get down and dirty. Most of these guys screw everything up and when it's my turn to fix the mess well let's just say I get paid well for it.

Every Spring you can hear those cheap landscape trailers go by my place hitting the bumps banging and clanging with the cheap lawn mower on board, plenty of guys around here mowing lawns and landscape wannabees with no liability insurance or might not even have insurance on their trucks for that matter. Sooner or later they get what they deserve anyway.

Fred

 

[aczlan]

He knows how to run that machine quite well.

Very well and he did a good job not hitting the cars that were parked on the street despite the "Snow Emergency, no parking on the street" warnings.

Aaron Z