Copenhagen
Well-Known Member
I am preparing for the upcoming snow removal season. What do you guys think about a telehandler fitted with a 102" snow bucket for clearing and stacking snow?
I have a subdivision with about 800 linear feet of two lane road that has to be cleared and all of the snow stacked in one spot. In years past, I have used a plow truck and a backhoe on this job. I use the truck for pushing the snow and the backhoe for stacking.
Last year, we ended up building a "haul road" to get the backhoe to the top of the snow pile because we were running out of room. The year before that, we used the backhoe to put the snow in one of the retention ponds on site but that caused a lot of damage to the landscaping. I would ultimately like to reach to the top of the pile with the telehandler or be able to reach across the pond to dump snow.
It will be about 30 feet to the top of the pile or about a 40 foot reach to get to the far end of the pond.
I havent really been looking at telehandlers so I havent narrowed it down to any specific brand but I will be using a rental machine that has a cab.
What is the average travel speed of a telehandler? If they will reach 15 mph on the top end, I can road the machine between jobs, about 2 miles.
I have a subdivision with about 800 linear feet of two lane road that has to be cleared and all of the snow stacked in one spot. In years past, I have used a plow truck and a backhoe on this job. I use the truck for pushing the snow and the backhoe for stacking.
Last year, we ended up building a "haul road" to get the backhoe to the top of the snow pile because we were running out of room. The year before that, we used the backhoe to put the snow in one of the retention ponds on site but that caused a lot of damage to the landscaping. I would ultimately like to reach to the top of the pile with the telehandler or be able to reach across the pond to dump snow.
It will be about 30 feet to the top of the pile or about a 40 foot reach to get to the far end of the pond.
I havent really been looking at telehandlers so I havent narrowed it down to any specific brand but I will be using a rental machine that has a cab.
What is the average travel speed of a telehandler? If they will reach 15 mph on the top end, I can road the machine between jobs, about 2 miles.