Snow removal equipment
The framework is clearly for snow removal gear, I thought there was a second photo showing a V plow on the front plus wing to the right on the auction site.
For the V plow alone the limiting factor will be traction. Such plows are great for breaking snow drifts of multiple feet depth, but do send part of the snow removed to the left, which can be a problem on wider roads, as a result these plows are much less common than they used to be in cities and on highways but may still be used on narrower rural roads.
There is also a huge difference in snow depth that can be cleared depending on the character of the snow. Dry, powdery snow depths up to about the height of the wing can be cleared easily in a single pass (due to the shape of the blade snow can roll ahead of the blade at depths greater than the height of the blade). Wet, sticky snow, near the melt/freeze point is a whole different game. Being both heavier and forming into a solid mass as it is pushed by the plow, it can pack into something approaching a solid ice wall. I have operated a snow plow and had wet snow pack to the point that I had to ram the wall to take small slices of the side of the built up snow because the truck didn't have enough traction and momentum to keep the snow rolling. At this point the snow roll in front of a 30" tall blade was close to 5 feet high. Yes, the snow roll can get heavy and solid enough in front of an angled blade to force the truck sideways uncontrolably. I have had it happen in my pickup based rig and seen it happen both on heavy dump truck based rigs and on front end loaders and graders set up with blades.
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10-05-07, 16:06
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