For many people, this second pass may seem like an unnecessary expense. But in Montreal, it's not uncommon to see temperatures drop well below freezing after a snowfall. The snow then turns into ice, which greatly complicates the lives of motorists thereafter. This ice also becomes much more damaging to equipment during future snow removal operations. Because even if these mechanical monsters may seem indestructible, they become very vulnerable when confronted with ice.
@speederz12 ай бұрын
great job!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@ErnestConnett-d4p19 күн бұрын
Now this is how des Moines Iowa highways department does this as well and city road crews, former plowing service contractor.
@oldretireddude Жыл бұрын
As a certified armchair expert, did the order of the sidewalk cleaning seem wrong? Or, does the need for the second pass make that a moot point?
@p.j.lajoie Жыл бұрын
Not at all. Very very routine work. The job of the sidewalk tractor during this type of operation is make sidewalk safe from inner edge to outer edge against potential ice build-ups when mercury drops down to -40 with wind chill factor at play
@brucekatkin5310 Жыл бұрын
When living in Montreal, I have seen the sidewalk cleaned with snow pushed to the street, the main plow passed. Back then they were using the larges graders to clean the streets.
@johnnydebonis26 күн бұрын
I think it could have ben done in one pass.
@SebastianWarth Жыл бұрын
Awesome Video!!
@shuvmesumknowlegde Жыл бұрын
2022 Dec and the beginning of Jan 2023 our streets are not being cleaned since our "Mayor" decided to only send out the clearing contractors after a 10cm dumping. But our sidewalks are covered in ice and we still have the snow on the streets after the last dumping of 9 cms plus ice
@theinquisitor3930 Жыл бұрын
Is the alarm at the beginning to get people to move cars?
@jakewebber4567 Жыл бұрын
Evidence points to yes
@afdetailing8104 Жыл бұрын
It is
@fullraph Жыл бұрын
Yep, final warning before one of the on duty tow truck come pick it up.
@Raether608 Жыл бұрын
thanks for asking the question for me : )
@W2IRT Жыл бұрын
How many inches/cm of snow are required to fall before all this equipment is mobilized, and how long does it take to clear the entire city? If there are multiple successive snowfalls forecast for a week do they just keep working or wait until the last flakes have fallen?
@Vinnywell Жыл бұрын
we generally start operations at 15cm and it takes around 2-4 days for the city to be clean and yes we keep working even if it continues to snow
@realemonful Жыл бұрын
As an Ontarion and someone that plows snow, nothing like this happens in Ontario
@peter-fuppe-fuchs Жыл бұрын
OMG how much snow have u got?
@MontrealTruckSpotting Жыл бұрын
Average of 82.5 inch par year. Can get 1 to more than 15 inch par night on a good week
@peter-fuppe-fuchs Жыл бұрын
@@MontrealTruckSpotting 😱😱 quick conversion..... It's more than 2 Meter of snow.... Holy moly, we're closer to a foot now...... Normally we have 1,5-2,5' in winter, but this year it's late, and have been more rain than snow.....
@Hpmks Жыл бұрын
Great video!
@QiuyuanChenRyan916 Жыл бұрын
@@peter-fuppe-fuchs Montreal's location is surrounded by river and lots of pocket lake around that area. It is very snowy in general.
@MrPummi88 Жыл бұрын
Has the car at the beginning beeing moved or towed?
@QiuyuanChenRyan916 Жыл бұрын
If they can't remove themself they will be towed or relocated for now.
@ЕфросиньяРюрикова Жыл бұрын
Я фанат маленького на гусеницах🥰
@dustinsudkamp3722 Жыл бұрын
are the trucks that are hauling the snow contracted or privately hired trucks how does the city go about getting the needed trucks to haul it off
@MontrealTruckSpotting Жыл бұрын
Owner operator / Company are contracted to haul snow.. City give contract to tons of contractor to cover the whole city.
@dustinsudkamp3722 Жыл бұрын
@@MontrealTruckSpotting thanks for the reply I appreciate it
@TomboySue Жыл бұрын
Winnipeg could learn from Montreal.
@dariusmccormack7793 Жыл бұрын
where do they dump it and does it create a tsunami when it melts?
@Supersquigi Жыл бұрын
Generally they'll dump in a designated field and there's no tsunami but the field will be snowy well into spring.
@ErnestConnett-d4p19 күн бұрын
Oregon doesn't do there roads like this they waisted are tax money and they don't clean up the side walks either and I've lived here 40 years!
@brians9633 Жыл бұрын
Seams like alot of Equipment would think there would be a more efficient way but it is Government
@Supersquigi Жыл бұрын
Dude what the fuck would you do? Pull out a weed burner or literally hundreds of tons of salt? This is a time tested method that gets it down as much as possible. If even an inch is left, it WILL turn to ice that stays long into spring and is a danger to following snow removal equipment and efforts. Every layer matters.
@p.j.lajoie Жыл бұрын
Oh the times hiding 2 pairs of white sneakers during one collection, 4 pairs of white socks during another collection, to see if the city snowblower would breakdown and stop working. The only thing that did that trick was black garbage bags of household trash left outside by telephone posts - which be pushed with the snow from the graders and scrapers into the middle of the street .
@WhiskeyGulf71 Жыл бұрын
The wheel loaders seem to be bad at both the plowing & the collecting, the motor graders ready scrape down to the road surface & the dedicated snow collectors leave the road almost bare of snow.
@trevordilley4504 Жыл бұрын
The loaders are bulk movers. They get the majority and don’t waste time doing what they’re not good at and let the blades do the actual scraping since they’re better at that than moving the majority of the material.
@dimonchik105 Жыл бұрын
Хорошо "вылизывают"дороги!
@dariusmccormack7793 Жыл бұрын
whats with that siren at 3 in the morning wtf very inconsiderate and unnecessary.
@MontrealTruckSpotting Жыл бұрын
The siren truck is used as a reminder, he passes around 18h00 to 22h00 to make sure the road is clear, after this they will simply remove the car
@dariusmccormack7793 Жыл бұрын
@@MontrealTruckSpotting ok that's more reasonable but the description states the time at which the footage was filmed as 03:35am, which would be an unreasonable time for such a violent alarm. The machinery itself is sufficiently audible as to alert residents to the operation, surely?
@Supersquigi Жыл бұрын
@@dariusmccormack7793 you'd be surprised how stupid people are, not remembering to move their cars to the designated area before a plow, but it happens every time.
@professor_thunder Жыл бұрын
Seems like a huge waste of tax payers money.
@p.j.lajoie Жыл бұрын
Hi ! Annual snow removal costs Montreal $170 million dollars , representing a mere 3% of the city's entire 2021 yearly budget
@huzzhaq661 Жыл бұрын
@@p.j.lajoie and saves many lives
@carmiethompson267611 ай бұрын
Ha! Says the person who lives in Hawaii.😂 Don't get out much do ya perfusser.
@danbon75548 ай бұрын
@professor_thunder If you lived in Quebec, you would know it is not a waste of money. Search the internet for photos of Montreal or Quebec City in winter in the time there was no machinery, like the 1800s and early 1900s, and then you wouldn't give this kind of opinion. Snow starts from 1st November or mid-December depending on the year, and you don't see grass before April. So just imagine the accumulation of 6 feet (1.83 m) or more of snow when you get to March. There would be no possibility of using any vehicle and if you could, where would you park your car without blocking the street, there would be no possibility of parking your car.
@scottmiranda7254 Жыл бұрын
seems ass backward to me but I am American soooo
@Supersquigi Жыл бұрын
Dude what the fuck would you do? Pull out a napalm or literally hundreds of tons of salt? This is a time tested method that gets it down as much as possible. If even an inch is left, it WILL turn to ice that stays long into spring and is a danger to following snow removal equipment and efforts. Now THAT inch stays next snow fall, the plow can't properly scrape the snow since the ice is uneven, more ice builds, on and on. In Montreal one year some sidewalks got to 6 inches of ice. Every layer matters.
@JP-cb8bz Жыл бұрын
It pays the bills all the same. I know I've been plowing this shit for over 20yrs and it just keeps on coming every fucking year.