For those wondering… this is how most snowplow trucks die in the line of service. A lot of professionals replace their trucks after only a couple years, because it is a lot of stress on the frame. The frame doesn’t even have to be rusty due to the use of salt for this to happen.
Oh please please dont post pics with snow in it just yet, i got chills looking at that, i’ll have to deal with that crap soon enough and nwo i’m having Vietnam flashbacks.
At first I thought maybe the bed tilted for dispersing salt, but then I saw the big seam in the road. OUCH. Maybe they could put rollers on the plow frame? Eh, what do I know? It rarely snows here.
for those that think running boards, a stronger frame, or what ever would have saved this, think again. Snow is heavier than you think, you slam into it with a truck, and if you have sufficient traction when it gets too much, or find that hidden curb or whatever, something has to give. And on a standard pickup, its the frame at midpoint. other times its the axle, or the plow blade itself, but eventually the flexing of the metal bands or snaps. try it on a scaled down version piece of metal.
Actually this is normal. The shot was captured in the wild of an Autobot just beginning its transformation to standing robot mode. This has been rarely photographed.
Someone :okay – how does something like that happen??
Well. Having the salter on the back and a heavy plow in the front. Guessing the age of the truck, I would say the trucks owner was plowing and hit the snow bank to hard and busted the frame. It happens more offen then anyone would think. I can assure you that.
Actually, a few of us think it was sitting overnight and the weight of the plow and salt spreader slowly bent it in half. I’ve seen plenty of guys park at night with the blade up. When you hit a snow bank too hard, you usually bend the front section of the frame. Not saying this couldn’t happen by hitting a snow bank though.
My back hurts just looking at that…
okay – how does something like that happen??
For those wondering… this is how most snowplow trucks die in the line of service. A lot of professionals replace their trucks after only a couple years, because it is a lot of stress on the frame. The frame doesn’t even have to be rusty due to the use of salt for this to happen.
I suddenly remembered RazorBack from the M.A.S.K. cartoon series.
@slythorne
Looks to me like they should have built the frame out of running boards.
Caught a cold, went to sneeze and….
They should have read the safety decal:
WARNING: Do not operate this vehicle with a driver weighing less than 400 lbs.
Why can’t I quit you?!?
Oh please please dont post pics with snow in it just yet, i got chills looking at that, i’ll have to deal with that crap soon enough and nwo i’m having Vietnam flashbacks.
Ooh that’s the frame, too. A sufficient weight between the axles would prevent this. Or use running boards.
That’s not what we meant when we said to buckle up.
Oh snap…
Damn, they’re putting hydraulics on everything these days.
At first I thought maybe the bed tilted for dispersing salt, but then I saw the big seam in the road. OUCH. Maybe they could put rollers on the plow frame? Eh, what do I know? It rarely snows here.
for those that think running boards, a stronger frame, or what ever would have saved this, think again. Snow is heavier than you think, you slam into it with a truck, and if you have sufficient traction when it gets too much, or find that hidden curb or whatever, something has to give. And on a standard pickup, its the frame at midpoint. other times its the axle, or the plow blade itself, but eventually the flexing of the metal bands or snaps. try it on a scaled down version piece of metal.
*bends
Just did some tests in the freezer with a Matchbox truck and a sno-cone. Results will be published in about a week..
The new “Concord” model of plow truck
Actually this is normal. The shot was captured in the wild of an Autobot just beginning its transformation to standing robot mode. This has been rarely photographed.
Well. Having the salter on the back and a heavy plow in the front. Guessing the age of the truck, I would say the trucks owner was plowing and hit the snow bank to hard and busted the frame. It happens more offen then anyone would think. I can assure you that.
Actually, a few of us think it was sitting overnight and the weight of the plow and salt spreader slowly bent it in half. I’ve seen plenty of guys park at night with the blade up. When you hit a snow bank too hard, you usually bend the front section of the frame. Not saying this couldn’t happen by hitting a snow bank though.
Besides, this one HAD running boards.
Ouch, BTW.
Well, at least now he’ll drop the blade low enough to actually get the snow off the road.
There, now ships can pass underneath.
SO I TOOK A COUPLE BOLTS FROM THE FRAME AND USED EM FOR THE PLOW ! WHATS THE BIG DEAL?