[AT] Snow Blower - BIG

[Thomas O Mehrkam]

There is one I know of in New Mexico on a Narrow gage railroad. It last 
ran in 1991 or so.

They have two. They are steam powered. Do not know if they are 
operational at this time.  May need a boiler overhaul.

I read about one in Canada. There are a number of modern ones still in 
operation. A google search will find them. There is not as much snow 
lately so they are not used often.

Larry Goss wrote:
> There are still many of those operating in Europe.  When we travel, we include train museums in our schedule.  Those are located near or along with operating rail yards, and those blowers are parked there in off-seasons.
>
> Larry
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Herbert Metz <metz-h.b at mindspring.com>
> Date: Tuesday, August 17, 2010 8:53
> Subject: Re: [AT] Snow Blower - BIG
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>
>   
>> Are any of these large blowers in use nowdays?
>> Many decades ago one or more were housed and used to keep the 
>> railroadsopen over the continental divide (Rollins Pass); they 
>> were obsoleted when
>> the Moffatt R.R. Tunnel (through the continental divide) came 
>> into use.  A
>> couple decades ago there was a photo in the news of a train, 
>> large blower,
>> and large snow plume, believe it was in the southwest.  At 
>> Lagrange, IN
>> G.O.O. in mid 1990's, met a guy from ND or SD who operated a 
>> large FWD
>> pushing a large blower (interstates or state highways).  He 
>> fully expected
>> the unit to be obsoleted when he retired as they could not find 
>> anyone else
>> to operate the unit (his biggest concern was hitting a vehicle 
>> that was
>> burried in a snow drift).  The only one I have seen was on 
>> a museum train
>> in Skagway, AK.  The blower wheel was reversible and the 
>> blades and chutes
>> were adjustable so the snow could be blown in either direction. 
>> Wish I had
>> looked at the drive train for powering the blower wheel.
>> Herb
>>
>>     
>>> [Original Message]
>>> From: <tmehrkam at sbcglobal.net>
>>> To: Antique tractor email discussion group 
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>> <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>>     
>>> Date: 8/16/2010 2:00:23 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [AT] Snow Blower
>>>
>>> http://membrane.com/~elmer/rail/snow/rotary/nor01.jpg
>>>
>>> NO this is a SNOW BLOWER
>>>
>>> --- On Mon, 8/16/10, David Rotigel <rotigel at me.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> From: David Rotigel <rotigel at me.com>
>>> Subject: Re: [AT] Snow Blower
>>> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group"
>>>       
>> <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>>     
>>> Date: Monday, August 16, 2010, 11:11 AM
>>>
>>> That's Not a snow blower Mike. That's a SNOW BLOWER!
>>> ��� Dave
>>>
>>> On Aug 16, 2010, at 11:14 AM, Mike Sloane wrote:
>>>
>>>       
>>>> I was only referencing rear mounted blowers. I did sell a 
>>>>         
>> 10' front
>>     
>>>> mounted blower attached to a big New Holland 4WD tractor 
>>>>         
>> with heated
>>     
>>>> cab. The buyer owned a truck terminal that had to be kept 
>>>>         
>> cleared� 
>>     
>>>> around
>>>> the clock in all kinds of weather. I was seriously envious 
>>>>         
>> of that
>>     
>>>> machine, as I clear two miles of private lane in the winter. 
>>>>         
>> (I could
>>     
>>>> not afford anything like that, but the commission on the 
>>>>         
>> sale was
>>     
>>>> welcome. :-) )
>>>>
>>>> I took a picture of the machine just before loading it up 
>>>>         
>> for� 
>>     
>>>> delivery,
>>>> and you can see it at
>>>>
>>>>         
>> <http://public.fotki.com/mikesloane/other_machinery/big-snow-
>> blower.html 
>>     
>>>> Mike
>>>>
>>>> On 8/16/2010 10:14 AM, Gunnells, Bradley R wrote:
>>>>         
>>>>> I'm sure it adds significantly to the cost but a former GF 
>>>>>           
>> dad had
>>     
>>>>> one for their long lane. He had a JD tractor and they put a front
>>>>> mount 3 pt. arm and it ran a driveshaft under the tractor 
>>>>>           
>> to bring
>>     
>>>>> the power to the front. That looked like a nice unit to 
>>>>>           
>> operate since
>>     
>>>>> it had a heated cab. Would probably scare me what he spent 
>>>>>           
>> on that
>>     
>>>>> setup.
>>>>>
>>>>> Brad
>>>>>
>>>>> On Aug 16, 2010, at 5:50 AM, Mike Sloane wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>           
>>>>>> When I was in the tractor and implement selling business, you
>>>>>> could generally go by the weight and price when comparing 
>>>>>>             
>> similar> >>> items.
>>     
>>>>>> That being said, I never sold a new three-point snow 
>>>>>>             
>> blower. The
>>     
>>>>>> reason was that there were so many barely used ones 
>>>>>>             
>> available if
>>     
>>>>>> someone really wanted one.
>>>>>>             
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