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Assess Site Conditions & Plowing Strategy

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Ride along SNOWPLOWING in the Loader

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What happens here

Before commencing full plowing operations, the operator evaluates the current snow depth (1-2 inches in this case) and identifies slippery conditions (ice underneath). This assessment is crucial for selecting the appropriate plowing technique and ensuring safe operation. The 'opening up' strategy involves clearing the main drive lanes first to allow immediate access for incoming and outgoing vehicles. This minimizes congestion and provides initial clear paths. Pre-operation checks related to this would include ensuring all backhoe lights are operational for visibility, checking the functionality of the snow pusher's lights, and having a clear understanding of the site layout and traffic flow (e.g., from a site map or pre-job briefing).

Goal: The operator assesses the site for snow depth and underlying ice, determining the initial 'opening up' plowing strategy to ensure accessibility for vehicles.

Tools and materials

  • Backhoe with Snow Pusher
  • Site Map/Plowing Plan

What they say

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[Music] all right guys let's go for a ride in the sledge let's see how she holds up we got a little just a little one to two inch snowstorm it's no big deal but boy if she's slick underneath it doesn't take 10 inches of snow to make it slippery though only takes the first half inch and she is slick but we have uh we grooved the tires last year so the car coming off to the left you'll see them come up right now so what we're doing this is called open out this is not a full push yet we're not going to start a full push until all the cars clear out just doesn't make much sense to try to do it so if you see me driving around in a random pattern it's technically not rad random what an open up basically means is we concentrate on the drive lanes so that as the cars come in and out they have easy access they're not battling snow and then once the cars leave the lots then we go in and we do everything after they're all cleaned up

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