Analysis of Initial Plowing Strategies

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Truck with a 16' Back Plow VS Skid steer with a 15' Pusher

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What happens here

The speaker analyzes and compares the plowing strategies observed in the first round. Tim's approach with the pickup truck is characterized by long, straight pushes, often accumulating snow before moving it to a final pile—a technique referred to as "daisy-chaining." Sam's strategy with the ASV skid steer focuses on clearing around obstacles and islands first, making efficient use of the skid steer's maneuverability and the sectional plow's ability to adjust to contours. The analysis highlights how the design of each machine influences these operational choices.

Goal: Understand the strategic differences and their implications for efficiency.

Tools and materials

Arctic Sectional Snow Pusher Arctic — Attached to the ASV skid steer
ASV RT-75 Skid Steer ASV — Demonstrating plowing techniques
Boss Drag Pro V-Plow Boss — Attached to the Ram pickup
Heineker V-Plow Heineker — Attached to the Ram pickup
Ram Pickup Truck Ram — Demonstrating plowing techniques

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we're cutting this down in the middle tim's got this side done now he's got to clean around one two three four islands and then put do the straight push there sam i don't know if that was rookie air or not cleaned up around his first either which means he's gonna be recleaning that as he pushes the snow down [Music] that's all right we all still like sam [Applause] and it and it makes it fun to give him crap right what is he doing sam oh there he goes so that doesn't make sense to me but maybe there's a method to his madness here we go which way is he going to push that look at that snow roll you guys see that snow rolling okay now i get sam's strategy you guys he cleared those islands out he's gonna take this snow push it on that side of the island and then he just got straight runs look at that yep yep he's gonna push it right into the so tim's getting his islands cleaned out pretty good and then he might just loop around so he's just gonna kind of do a daisy chain on that one so that's tim's strategy i get it and i get sam's strategy too they both

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