Straight Blade Snow Plows
Channel: PublicResourceOrg
Date: 2010-09-03

Straight Blade Snow Plows - Utah Department of Transportation   - Video VH-271A - This video on truck-mounted snow plows shows how to mount the plow on a dump truck and how to remove and store it. Daily preventive maintenance checks are shown, including changing the carbon tip on the plow blade. Part 2 demonstrates snowplowing, focusing on speed, direction, and positioning, and shows how to change the plow angle. Special plowing situations are addressed: forks in the road, shoulder clearance, and motorists driving where they shouldn't be driving.