Here's a Walter you don't see every day

[DownSouth]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7lwQkAlCZ_4&feature=channel

part 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JytkuUo_b8I&feature=channel

[jmac5058]

That is one of the best plows and worst operators all in one.What the hell was he doing just criss-crossing around randomly.That triple blade is the best and the truck has zero blind spots,just need someone to drive.

[95zIV]

That is one of the best plows and worst operators all in one.What the hell was he doing just criss-crossing around randomly.That triple blade is the best and the truck has zero blind spots,just need someone to drive.

I think some of it was just goofing around, but I also believe there was some need in doing it that way. From the look of the size of the windrow he had pushed up I don't think he could move anymore in that direction so you turn sideways and break the windrow up. We used to do that on the biggest lot we had so I can see the necessity of it in 20 inches.

[GMC Driver]

Pretty cool machine - not sure how practical it'd be for clearing parking lots as the front line machine. You notice a tractor in the background - but I'd dare say a wheel loader with a 16' pusher would work just as well. Plus a wheel loader can stack.

But if it's a backup or additional machine for heavy snows - looks like it'd work pretty well. Neat to see some older iron like that pushing heavy like that!

Got to agree on the operation - don't know if ramming the piles is such a great idea. Found myself yelling "Smaller bites, smaller bites!!".

[snowjoker]

It does the job, and thats quite a blade on it. But like Dave said smaller bites lol ! you dont need to be perfect clearing a lot with that deep of snow in it anyway, you are going to end up making more than one pass across it anyhow ! It is still a cool machine, whatever it is lol ! Still impresses me because 20 inches of snow is alot to be pushing especially with a blade that big !

[DaveCN5]

I would love to take that thing for a spin down the commercial roads we do.

And as for the operator being more efficient, you can tell how bright they are when in part 2 they are explaining it. "20 foot cutting edge" and "3 8' blades"

:eek:

8 x 3 = 24! :D Think they meant 2 8' blades and 1 4'!

[Mark Simiele]

Neat video. Thats an early second generation Walter Sno Dozer Twin, with the off set cab, designed for airport runway and apron clearing in mind. That one has the twin Industrial Ford gasoline engines, later ones were Detroit Diesels and in extremely good shape for its age. Someone must have refurbed it? I have never seen one that clean let alone still in use, it even has the original strobe on the roof. They were not designed to stack and ram snow as he was doing with the three piece blade, just push it off to an area where a loader would dump it into a snow melter or just haul it away.

[95zIV]

I think some of it was just goofing around, but I also believe there was some need in doing it that way. From the look of the size of the windrow he had pushed up I don't think he could move anymore in that direction so you turn sideways and break the windrow up. We used to do that on the biggest lot we had so I can see the necessity of it in 20 inches.

I didn't watch the second video and wasn't paying much attention to the first one I guess, I didn't catch the way that blade was built, I thought it was a single straight blade. I looked again tonight and realize the wings fold on it, so yeah, now knowing that, Like Dave said, "Smaller bites!".