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This snowstorm hit in late March on the last week of our snow plowing season. It was getting warmer which made the snow very heavy and very slippery. The snow would pack hard and almost turned to ice the second you drove on it. Every time you tied to make a right turn the truck would just push straight ahead, then you would have to go back and forth to clear the snow from the intersections. My route normally takes me about 3 to 3.5 hours to plow but on this particular day took me about eight hours before I was shoved in the ditch. I only had about one mile of road to plow to complete my route for the day and the season. The road was covered in hard packed snow from traffic driving on it all day and just got to be too heavy for the truck and because of the angle of the plow just shoved me across the road and into the ditch. I was just glad no cars were coming towards me when it happened. In all the department had about 12 tow calls that day.
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OMG you are plowing the wrong side of the road...wait till the boss sees this.... he will think you fell asleep.....come to think of it ...its your best chance...
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Driving a little too fast, eh?
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As the great Homer J Simpson would say.......DOH! One of the perils of the trade.
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$1500 bucks of tax payers dollars wasted.
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You know she's wet, heavy and mild when that big girl gets pushed off the road eh, lol. Sure makes a guy think ...
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how ot have a bad day in 2 simple steps
step 1: get stuck due to snow
step 2: be a snow plow operator when step 1 occurs -
Put chains on your back tires,,,,,,,,,
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I had something similar happen. I was using my John Deere 325, had the blade angled while plowing a client's driveway, hit a wet, heavy snow bank and it sent my tractor flying to the left and right into the side of the guys car. Luckily, it just pulled off a piece of the plastic, which was able to just be snapped back in place with a little push. But goes to show it doesn't always take much to push a snow plow vehicle one way or the other and that things can change quickly.
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WOW that sucks. A mile to go and home free. I feel for ya man.
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Where In NS are you from?...
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Everything ok with the truck after that?
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Wow, you totally got taken for a ride! if you don't have a wrecker option you can unhitch the plow and then drag it out with a chain later but you look pretty stuck!
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bet that would not have happened had your hands been on the wheel. buy a camra mount please, it is my life you are messing with to get your entertainment.
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some guy that plows for his alpine municipality in switzerland tells me that one winged plows are not allowed exactly for the conditions you described (unbalanced vehicle...) so they use V Plows only.
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Ive had that happen when I was running a sidewalk plow with a v plow. I was pushing heavy wet snow day old snow and it pushed me right off into traffic. Hows NS been? I havent been up there for a few years.
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Nice to see another Nova Scotia channel up here !awesome, love the vids!!
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Looking forward to seeing your new winter vids! Can't wait!
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At the end you had a peek at some of the plow truck's , how many are set up with dual wing plows ? do they use both wings at the same time ?
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On today's episode of Icy Road Truckers........