Implement Efficient Plowing Patterns

alright guys so this represents the lot one of the lots that we actually plow snow on and the pattern that we use with our skid loader is going to actually be similar on this particular lot as the pattern that we use in a snow plow truck now this piece of equipment is going to represent either a truck or a skid loader in today's video and this is the entryway coming in so one of the first things we need to point out is the pattern takes precedence when you're plowing a parking lot one of the main things that we need to point out is we need to locate exactly where all of our push piles are going to be now in this parking lot the push piles are located on the opposite side of the lot from the building that means everything gets started at the building back dragged away from the building and pushed in one direction which is actually not lending to the strength of how a skid loader can work but it's still dictating the pattern that we have to use just because we have a skid loader that can push multiple directions doesn't mean we always get to that's the unfortunate truth about some lots how they're designed and how you'll be forced to operate whether it's in the benefit of the piece of equipment and you the operator or it's just one of the ways that you have to do this parking lot so this big fluff a cotton down here represents our existing push pile and this just demonstrates the sidewalk with the cars next to it so in this case we're gonna pretend like all the cars have cleared out so that this gives us a wide-open parking lot to come into now I shouldn't have to say this but I've seen operators do this time and time again you always find you always start from the furthest point from your push pile the reason you start from the furthest point from your push pile is because otherwise you'll be duplicating your work let me demonstrate I've seen operators have to clear this parking lot and so they'll work their way around the light poles and then they'll push this snow up their work their way around this light pole push this snow up then they'll back drag all of the snow away from the curb lines and then they'll push this snow up what happens is if they've left any snow up here by the sidewalks and adjacent to the building as they're pushing it over the area that they've already cleared they're leaving potential work behind