Looking at Trucks - Massive Snow Plows

We visit towns across upstate and take a look at their heaviest trucks. Walter, Oshkosh, Western Star. V-Plows by Frink! The old iron lives. www.dailydieseldose.com for more!

[@robertwalton7307]

During the cold war, the Air Force had "high-speed" snow plows for runways. Capable of plowing at 50 plus MPH. The plows were able to "reverse " the blade at the end of the runway for the return trip. The whole plow would lift hydraulically and turn to change the direction of the windrow. I believe they were FWD special builds.

[@nooneyouknowhere6148]

Town of North Elba (lake placid ny) used a FWD when it was too much for the regular plow trucks.

[@trainman071]

Oshkosh, Western Star and Walter built some of the best trucks ever known there are tons of these still in service to this day

[@lowercherty]

FWD too.

[@philipperiopel1911]

@@lowercherty Yes, we had FWD's in Montreal, Canada that even served in WW2!

[@bikemess77]

The background commentary is a true slice of Upstate New York ballbusting and wild accents. Great video, brings me back.

[@schneiderexc3557]

Cool trucks!!! we owned 4 OSHKOSH plow trucks at one time a few years ago.

[@Dailydieseldose315]

They don't seem to be as popular as they once were. Most towns just spec out a tandem truck nowadays and hope it doesn't get stuck.

[@schneiderexc3557]

@@Dailydieseldose315 you are correct on that! We just bought a tandem plow truck, I plowed with it once and also got stuck. Definitely no Oshkosh, someone that has never plowed with a Oshkosh it’s hard to explain…….

[@lowercherty]

Graders and front end loaders are so much more powerful now than they were decades ago, taken over much of the deep snow work.

[@dansmodelworx]

Excellent video! Glad you could get them to pull them out for you.

[@bonze1257]

Be nice if there was, I dunno, some SNOW. For your, for your, snowplows here.

[@pointingdog7235]

I remember seeing a Lynn Half Track with a V plow with wing plows at the Delaware County Fair

[@stevenschocket7561]

Great Video ,big trucks for a big job ! Thanxxxxx

[@lowercherty]

We had plows like this in the Michigan UP Copper Country. With over 300 inches a year of snow to deal with, the county had so many they didn't even put boxes on them, just huge concrete slugs.

[@timliscum2861]

This is from medium snow country in NY.. NY has areas with over 300 inches annually too... and 77" in 24 hrs up in real snow country on Tug Hill..

[@alteredbeast1974]

YES!! I literally just posted a similar comment, about same type plows in Big Snow Country In Michigan's U.P . ....and Northern Wisconsin... great skiing up that way...I remember seeing snow up to the power lines....

[@BeytekinConstructionMachinery]

Awesome trucks and very nice video!

[@joea1433]

Pink snowblades! It is a truck "with a difference" as we used to describe things in the old days.

[@philipperiopel1911]

Pink snowblades are not as visible as the orange ones.Just saying.

[@milesff7]

Where men are men, and trucks, are trucks! Thanks for the video!

[@NaYawkr]

Better not let President Hillary hear you say such a blasphemy.

[@billrogete9714]

Great. Walter trucks are my favorite as I spent 15 years working for Walter. It was a good company to work for, and they built a good truck. If you like trucks, it wasn't work.

[@DTD110865]

That dump bed is so small, it looks like a pickup bed.

[@darinjones9959]

If you don't mind me asking where were they built?

[@alteredbeast1974]

I've seen a lot of those size plows in Northern Wisconsin and Upper Michigan, at least back in the 70s and 80s... ironically usually on my way to a ski hill....

[@tedbownas2748]

Stop by Town of Washington, NY and ask about their Paystar sander. Straight plow, not a V-plow; they run a lot of dirt roads, and they're not wide enough for a V-plow. But it's a hell of a truck. Watched the driver tow a loaded tractor-trailer out of a snow bank one night. It was quite a sight. 😁

[@Dailydieseldose315]

It will be on the list for next time!

[@KWsandman]

Town of Wayland has a '99 6x6 Paystar. The tail end of when trucks were trucks

[@ronunderwood5771]

Nothing like a Paystar. One tough truck.

[@alanguard5528]

Ted Bownas

[@robertkavich7426]

Unless you have experienced it most people have no idea what it takes to clear the roads in the winter . It takes a lot of big equipment . You need to do your next video on the snow blowers that are used . DOT in Lockport has one that uses a 400 Cummings just to run the blower , man can it throw some snow !!!!

[@Mrbink01]

No such thing as a Cummings moron

[@5353iceman]

I just stumbled upon this video. Those trucks make the Thuraya Authorities plow trucks look like toy's.

[@kellywalker8407]

Wow the snow looks really deep. Hope they chain up! #coloradomoutainboy Seriously, good looking equipment and thanks for the video....

[@carlwolf4865]

Oshkosh trucks rule the winter roads here in Wisconsin !!!!!!!

[@michaelfritsche4023]

And FWD in my youth. Wausau Iron Works made the plows and wings

[@philipperiopel1911]

What kind of diesel motors do they use?Cummins, Mack's, Detroit?

[@markpomeroy2066]

I have 6x6 oshkosh logger in mi up un stoppable she rocks!!!

[@DesertDigger1]

N.Y. probably charges tolls to it's own snow plows.

[@angelozararis7404]

Ny sucks. And that's an understatement

[@darinjones9959]

@@angelozararis7404 your opinion.

[@makingithappen5178]

What fantastic plow trucks. They must be very effective. They must have plowed away all the snow.

[@skidmark7119]

I wish i could drive one!

[@BillBlast7372]

Awesome vid, its the first I have watched from the channel & I had to sub after seeing. When you film each vehicle, maybe you can film inside the cab of each truck, I love the interior & exterior.....its cool to see these vehicles, Thx.

[@Dailydieseldose315]

Thank you for the sub!

[@HarGee636]

Looks like it needs dual tires on front axle.

[@TheNyarcangel]

Especially when we get those late winter storms. 4 feet in 24 hours

[@Dailydieseldose315]

Nothing quite like lake effect!

[@trulysurprised-bk7cy]

Is that an Austin Western grader in the Paris barn ??

[@Trukluver]

Man, would I like to do some pushing with some of that iron.

[@Dailydieseldose315]

Gotta be scary, can't see much beyond that blade!

[@georgetoussaint185]

LOVE THE 1994 OSHKOSH - Town of Fenner

[@Dailydieseldose315]

They still need real trucks for the hill country of CNY!

[@briancarpenter5284]

Is that enough of weight in the back of that truck to push all that snow

[@willwagner2252]

Think those wheels and tires are up to the job?

[@TheMetalButcher]

The back wheels looked like they were barely on the ground. I guess it needs some sand to really be worth a damn.

[@NaYawkr]

They only add the extra weight when the time to plow snow arrives, otherwise it just wears out the truck and the tires for no reason.

[@darinjones9959]

@@NaYawkr these people don't know what these trucks can do.

[@jrftworth]

I'd love to drive a plow truck

[@danr1920]

Must be nice to be able to use such a small plow. Almost like living in Hawaii.

[@Dailydieseldose315]

Yup, just a lot less bikini babes around.

[@lowercherty]

Where are you? Sierras?

[@marioncobaretti2280]

walters are the best

[@munsters2]

02:00 Just a single rear axle with only 2 wheels to push 3 plow blades?

[@Dailydieseldose315]

Yes, lots of weight over those rear wheels.

[@djcrazy2685]

small tires try it when it snows!!

[@darinjones9959]

These trucks are beast's in the snow. Four wheel drive there's nothing built better for pushing deep snow!

[@perryreasch1499]

not enough tires ?? axle needs duels ??

[@michaelfritsche4023]

Ground Pressure = pounds per inch

[@Farmerupyonder]

Super single grippers plow better than duals anyday

[@peterv56]

Dude 92 degrees with 94% humidity in central Mass and you show snow plows ? Where are the water trucks ! And not one IH , not one.

[@Dailydieseldose315]

I did see a few. Big beefy Paystar 5000's. Sadly Internationals are fading away in favor of Western Stars. :(

[@philipperiopel1911]

@@Dailydieseldose315 and so is Mack.

[@raymondswarmer1433]

For sheer power, youjust cannot beat an Oshkosh.

[@darinjones9959]

@@raymondswarmer1433 exactly.

[@mystorymylife9998]

I honestly will be afraid to plow with that truck. I hope they pay well bc it looks like alot of responsibility to me.

[@caseylimbert266]

Put them back in the shed! Too soon to get those things out!

[@Dailydieseldose315]

Winter will be here before you know it.

[@riley082011]

Now that'll clear protesters

[@arneservatius8686]

That’s not enough truck for the blade it would not get far in Michigan

[@darinjones9959]

You obviously don't know much about these trucks. Before you make a stupid comment I would check out some videos of these trucks plowing deep snow!!

[@Farmerupyonder]

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[@1973f]

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