Patent ID: 7581339

Claim:
A snow removing machine comprising: left and right running devices mounted on a running-device frame; an auger housing having an auger housed therein and rollably mounted on the running-device frame; a rolling drive mechanism for rolling said auger housing; a turning operator operable to turn said snow removing machine; and a control section for, in response to operation of said turning operator, performing control to drive said left and right running devices to thereby turn said snow removing machine in a desired turning direction; wherein, in response to the operation of said turning operator, said control section also issues a drive instruction to said rolling drive mechanism to roll said auger housing in an inward direction, as viewed in the turning direction of the snow removing machine, such that a portion of one of side edges of said auger housing, located inwardly of the other of the side edges of said auger housing as viewed in the turning direction, is brought into contact with a ground surface.