Plowing the highway

[Heo]

The snowplow C,A,1900 Plowing the coastalhighway that went throught town. Ohhh  my town was not a one horsetown then
i see it must  have been atleast four horses  Photo from my ex father in laws photocollection



Merry Christmas to all forum members

[MRadke]

Snow removal is just another one of those things that we take for granted these day.  Thanks for posting a picture of your 4 horse town.

Merry Christmas
Mike

[hvywrench]

Northwestern Connecticut approx 1960-61.
I'm the kid sitting on the hood/fuel tank of the Hough Payloader.
Back then this was used quite a bit to open up roads in several neighboring towns.
My uncle built a fuel tank between the V so he could raise the plow and refuel to keep going.
We don't get that kind of snow these days.

[Heo]

Northwestern Connecticut approx 1960-61.
I'm the kid sitting on the hood/fuel tank of the Hough Payloader.
Back then this was used quite a bit to open up roads in several neighboring towns.
My uncle built a fuel tank between the V so he could raise the plow and refuel to keep going.
We don't get that kind of snow these days.

Judging by the height of the plow it is built for realy deep snow . Those pics is about 60 years after my pic,
There was a lot of progress in those 60 years. Now about 60 years after your pics not much difference realy.
I had to google Hough, interesting history.

[hvywrench]

(Warning - 'Old Guy' trip down memory lane ahead)
Yes, things have changed quite a bit since then.
I can remember riding the school bus to school with chains on the rear duals and the snow banks being level with the bus windows.
Lately, school is cancelled the night before if 4" of snow is predicted. Half days if it starts snowing after school starts.

[CDXXVII]

Gott Nytt Ar.
In this area the roads were not plowed 1900. The snow was packed with giant rolling rig.

Not good when cars appeared 1910's because in spring 2 meter depth of packed snow took longer to thaw. Cars had to drive in field alongside road until pack thawed.

[Tunnelwedge]

My driveway on a snowy night.

[hvywrench]

I used to plow a lot of snow in my '74 F250. Most of the time with an 8' Fisher angle plow. I used to look forward to winter storms.
This is what happens when a kid has access to a welder and an old town plow. 10-1/2' wing to wing Frink plow
That thing would move incredible amounts of snow (in a straight line) but was tough on front axle spider gears.
This is the blizzard of 1978 in NW Conn.

[Heo]

Gott Nytt Ar.
In this area the roads were not plowed 1900. The snow was packed with giant rolling rig.

Not good when cars appeared 1910's because in spring 2 meter depth of packed snow took longer to thaw. Cars had to drive in field alongside road until pack thawed.

We got the same here on some logging roads that not plowed in the winter. They ride their snowmobiles on the loggingroads and pack the
snow.  That become a problem in the spring when you want to get the logs out. The timbertrucks cant get there
I remember one year me and my father was loggin way up in the forrest. I drove up with my 65 Mustang on the packed snow to where
we unloaded the logs. We was sitting on some logs for a coffebreak. And two snomobiles came down the road stoped in front of the Mustang
and just stared and looked at each other and pointed

[Heo]

I used to plow a lot of snow in my '74 F250. Most of the time with an 8' Fisher angle plow. I used to look forward to winter storms.
This is what happens when a kid has access to a welder and an old town plow. 10-1/2' wing to wing Frink plow
That thing would move incredible amounts of snow (in a straight line) but was tough on front axle spider gears.
This is the blizzard of 1978 in NW Conn.

It is supricing how much snow you can move vith an Vee plow  with a relatively light vehicle

My dad worked for the road department and used to drive a plowtruck. On nights and weekeds
i sometime rode with him as a kid. I was impressed of how the sidewing sent the snow (and an ocational mailbox ) flying at 60 mph