[AT] Snow Blower - BIG

Wed Aug 18 23:23:16 PDT 2010

Thomas, was that the OY? I recall video of a steam powered snowblower
chugging through drifts blowing a mountain of snow off the tracks. VERY
impressive!

Here's a Youtube link for a modern UP version:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frBh5vO_2g0

Ken in AZ

On Wed, Aug 18, 2010 at 4:30 PM, Thomas O Mehrkam <tmehrkam at sbcglobal.net>wrote:

> 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
> >>>
> >> <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<http://membrane.com/%7Eelmer/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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