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Plowing snow in Saskatchewan
- Thread starter CAT140H
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Realy nice pictures!
And a beautifull view of the landscape.
Looks to bee a well maintained grader too, with its own garrage..
A front blade or plow would have made the work more effective though.
Thanks CAT140H!
And a beautifull view of the landscape.
Looks to bee a well maintained grader too, with its own garrage..
A front blade or plow would have made the work more effective though.
Thanks CAT140H!
Grader4me
Senior Member
Nice pictures! Thanks for sharing.
CAT140H
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I run at around 2000 RPM in 7th gear. That's about 19 miles per hour. If you try to go full RPM in 7th it hops and bounces to much.
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Grader4me
Senior Member
Depending on how much you're pushing will dictate on how fast you can go. Also depends on the road surface. When the gravel roads are froze up good you can dog it right along. Speed plowing? Doesn't everyone do that?
Plowing is at max speed, as long as you have done your work before it freezes up.
On some of my roads they have made new battle tanks crossings.
Digged out a section of asphalt, and made a concrete pad over the road.
Nice!
Espesially when the concrete is a inch lower than the asphalt...
Some of them are prittly level now....
By the way; nice avatar G4me.
You've spend some time on Volvo's history site...
On some of my roads they have made new battle tanks crossings.
Digged out a section of asphalt, and made a concrete pad over the road.
Nice!
Espesially when the concrete is a inch lower than the asphalt...
Some of them are prittly level now....
By the way; nice avatar G4me.
You've spend some time on Volvo's history site...
Grader4me
Senior Member
Yes I have MKTEF. Great site and I was taken by the grader in my avatar. I added the link to the site. Alot of great information there
http://www.volvo.com/constructionequipment/global/en-gb/BAHome_ILF.htm
I understand Swedish very good, so i can give u all the details from the brochure
Nice machine, yes. 1938modell.
Its for speed grading, yes, it says so in the brochure!
http://www.volvo.com/NR/rdonlyres/313FB669-FAEA-439D-823A-E9968BEDFA2D/0/MuC11261073907.pdf
2 sylinder, 2 stroke, 28hp. 32kmt. 3200kg bladepressure.
Shure a beauty. Think of having your rumpsteak in this one instead of the old Cat 12. Heater, suspended seat, big windows, 3 window wipers, electric start..
Nice machine, yes. 1938modell.
Its for speed grading, yes, it says so in the brochure!
http://www.volvo.com/NR/rdonlyres/313FB669-FAEA-439D-823A-E9968BEDFA2D/0/MuC11261073907.pdf
2 sylinder, 2 stroke, 28hp. 32kmt. 3200kg bladepressure.
Shure a beauty. Think of having your rumpsteak in this one instead of the old Cat 12. Heater, suspended seat, big windows, 3 window wipers, electric start..
milling_drum
Senior Member
Speedy
All this speed grading/plowing talk boggles me.
I plowed city for a few years with a grader and we never had the luxury of being able to go fast because of curbs and manholes....not to mention traffic.
All this speed grading/plowing talk boggles me.
I plowed city for a few years with a grader and we never had the luxury of being able to go fast because of curbs and manholes....not to mention traffic.
city grading
I hear ya!!! I've got a small village in the North end of my township. I sometimes grade their roads when they are rutted or have ice since they only have an old Cat 12. One time a few years ago I was crawling along at about 4mph and hit a sewer manhole. Killed the grader in it's tracks. When their roads are soft and I'm moving a lot of material I creep along. I have the highest respect for a grader operator that has to deal with all those issues on a daily basis. I only have an occassional mailbox and driveway to deal with. :notworthy
I hear ya!!! I've got a small village in the North end of my township. I sometimes grade their roads when they are rutted or have ice since they only have an old Cat 12. One time a few years ago I was crawling along at about 4mph and hit a sewer manhole. Killed the grader in it's tracks. When their roads are soft and I'm moving a lot of material I creep along. I have the highest respect for a grader operator that has to deal with all those issues on a daily basis. I only have an occassional mailbox and driveway to deal with. :notworthy
milling_drum
Senior Member
Generally if you kept the main blade rolled over/down, the manhole lids wouldn't pop up unless the road was real bad.
Other issues to contend with were plowing cars parked along the boulevard, I'd plow tight to them and then get screamed at because the people couldn't get in their cars or they couldn't make it out into the road....Then theres the stalled ones that are stuck dead in the road during a blazing cant see a foot in front of your face storm...
Lots of fun, oh ya...
Other issues to contend with were plowing cars parked along the boulevard, I'd plow tight to them and then get screamed at because the people couldn't get in their cars or they couldn't make it out into the road....Then theres the stalled ones that are stuck dead in the road during a blazing cant see a foot in front of your face storm...
Lots of fun, oh ya...
greywynd
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All my snow plowing has been doing commercial lots and the like. Since I'm usually running tractors with trip edges, or loaders with box blades, and the owner gets paid per plow, it's go as fast as you can......
I've been fortunate, most places I get to know, and know any edges to be careful of. Couple years ago though, one of the guys was pushing banks back with a loader and didn't know about a fire hydrant.....fortunately teh valve itself stayed closed, but it was still an expensive touch to repair.
I've been fortunate, most places I get to know, and know any edges to be careful of. Couple years ago though, one of the guys was pushing banks back with a loader and didn't know about a fire hydrant.....fortunately teh valve itself stayed closed, but it was still an expensive touch to repair.
CAT140H
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Grader4me
Senior Member
Hey CAT140H what are you running for tire pressure? Sometimes if you play around with the tire pressure you can eliminate some of the bounce. Looks like you have a real nice machine there.
I agree with G4Me, tire pressure is critical, especially if you are running bias ply tires. I couldn't see your tires in any of your pics. Another thing I noticed about bias ply tires, the older they get, the more they bounce. I've been on radials for five years and would hate to go back to bias. But some operators swear by them.
Another thing I've noticed is snow type changes my speed. Sometimes a small adjustment of 1-2 mph is necessary to find the sweet spot. Or sometimes I can change the pitch of the blade to eliminate bounce. Seems like each time I push I have to experiment and find the right setup, it's always a little different.
Another thing I've noticed is snow type changes my speed. Sometimes a small adjustment of 1-2 mph is necessary to find the sweet spot. Or sometimes I can change the pitch of the blade to eliminate bounce. Seems like each time I push I have to experiment and find the right setup, it's always a little different.
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excellent pictures, looks like you have more snow then we do up in the great white north.
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Plowing snow in Saskatchewan:
I plowed snow on I-90 last night, and since I didn't get home until about noon, and it was daylight... I took a few pictures of our county road.
It didn't get hit as bad as the interstate... and it's been plowed a few times by the county grader... but I thought the resemblance to our areas was rather amazing... Montana.
OCR
Hello CAT140H,
I plowed snow on I-90 last night, and since I didn't get home until about noon, and it was daylight... I took a few pictures of our county road.
It didn't get hit as bad as the interstate... and it's been plowed a few times by the county grader... but I thought the resemblance to our areas was rather amazing... Montana.
OCR
CAT140H
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We are fortunate to have a Oneway Plow to try out at our RM. I never had one before so it was a treat to try it to see how it works. it worked really well for me. I'll include a couple of pictures. Thanks to the manufacturer for allowing us to try it.
