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Manage Plowing Challenges and Equipment Status

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Which plow did it best.

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The plowing crew engages in a discussion about the difficulties faced, particularly with one truck operating in two-wheel drive and the effectiveness of all-season tires in snow. One worker demonstrates how to completely turn off the traction control system in a Ford pickup truck by holding the traction control button for an extended period (more than 15 seconds) to prevent the system from interfering with wheel spin, which is sometimes necessary to gain traction in deep snow. This is crucial for maintaining momentum and clearing heavier snow loads.

Goal: Workers discuss the challenges of plowing with inadequate traction (due to 2WD and all-season tires), and demonstrate how to fully disable traction control for better performance.

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  • Ford Pickup Truck

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Now, this one is the Arctic Razor Back. These are the ones made out of Chicago that I've been running for a long time that you guys are familiar with. Well, that actually went pretty fast. The church [snorts] Only way I got up that hill was with traction control off. Oh, >> why you saying that? >> Uh, he likes he likes it. He likes the traction control. I always get like can't really tell what my tires are doing. So, >> I I don't like traction control. >> I just shut it off. But it was still acting like it was on. It was weird. >> On here. It says it's off. All right, hold on. Traction control on. Okay, now hold it for 15, two. >> Oh, I never did that [laughter] before. Okay. Well, >> now it's off. Now it's off. You can click it and it does it a little bit, but if it's really really spinning, then it then it automatically does stuff, you know. That really lets it burn. Really get a ripping on that with that. >> Yeah. I just feel the truck better, you know. >> Oh, just standard four-wheel drive. >> Yeah. Without the traction control. >> Yeah. Yeah. Me, too. Okay. What are you going to do? >> Going to some schools here. I got to meet up with uh Jake and >> Jake at midnight though. >> Yep. At midnight. It's 11. Nothing. I guess I can go do Frederick's. >> Okay. >> Maybe. >> You are You going to go do Frederick's and Grandma's? >> Yes, I could. >> Okay. >> I really I told him I'd set him up with somebody else. >> Hey, should I should I leave the truck run down there? Are you comfortable jumping at Tim or should he just leave it run? Probably >> just leave it run, huh? Okay, >> leave it right. >> Leave it. Got >> anything else to do? >> Not on this side of town yet. >> Are you going over on the other right now to get things going or what? >> Yeah. I'm just going to drop maps off though. Fire up the equipment and that's it. >> Warm it up and get it ready for when the boys come. >> Yep. And then we're going to be hitting those truck schools together. >> Who's anybody running my ski tonight? >> Uh yeah. No. That thing's going to I don't know, man. It's the It's the summer tracks. That ain't going to get much. They're going to be Doesn't have dirt tracks, does it? >> Yeah, it's got dirt tracks on it. >> You know, >> it's not dirt. It's not dirt tracks, right?…

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