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JD PLOWER

11-18-2003, 01:19 PM

Bill posting photos less than an hour from when you said you'd be getting to the show? Pays to live five minutes from the show site :smile3

Did you meet any one there?

W-n-K Landscaping

11-18-2003, 01:29 PM

Looks like it was quite a nice "shoe" LOL!!

Wish I could have been there!!

Bill

WoofsPlow

11-18-2003, 01:35 PM

Keep them coming! I was invited to show but was unable to attend:fuming Did anybody see a booth for New England Ice Melters? I have been trying to get my Caliber 1000. Hope you all had fun.

JohnnyU

11-18-2003, 01:49 PM

Wow!!:omg
I'm diggin' the Red Chevy with the X-blade!!!

Great pictures, keep them coming, I wish I could have gone, but I somehow don't think it would have been worth the drive....:beatsme

Prosno

11-18-2003, 01:56 PM

we got pics

Prosno

11-18-2003, 01:59 PM

Gregg Daniels truck from Daniels plows

Prosno

11-18-2003, 02:01 PM

nuff said

Honest Mike

11-18-2003, 02:04 PM

Wow, some very nice trucks! The black Fords look awesome, especially the F650 with the stainless dump! Hey, the red truck is a Chevy, not a Ford, lol! Thanks for the pictures, I think I may have lost a pound or so with all the drooling I did. :D Mike :)

Prosno

11-18-2003, 02:04 PM

nice door

Prosno

11-18-2003, 02:12 PM

Jack Larese (back to camera) Of Lareses Enterprizes (Wallingford Blizzard dealer) and Marcus from Blizzard plows

Prosno

11-18-2003, 02:16 PM

And this sweetie was with Curtis Plows, eh nice eh nice truck ya nice truck

Prosno

11-18-2003, 02:19 PM

Curtis's booth, and boots, very nice boots

Prosno

11-18-2003, 02:22 PM

Bob St.Jaques running his booth, nice setup Bob

Prosno

11-18-2003, 02:24 PM

Neat little tool to have in your arsenel

Prosno

11-18-2003, 02:27 PM

what about this silly little unit

Prosno

11-18-2003, 02:29 PM

Did somebody ask for Highway trucks? Okay here ya go

Prosno

11-18-2003, 02:33 PM

A very sweet ford

Prosno

11-18-2003, 02:40 PM

Stainless is getting very popular

Prosno

11-18-2003, 02:43 PM

I guess the pic would help

BWhite

11-18-2003, 02:50 PM

I got there a bit earlier that I said . It was a pretty good show. It didnt take to long to see everything ....about an hour . I learned that there may be a Blizzard delaer coming to Marlborough :D I now know what my next plow will be. I didnt bump into anybody there

cat320

11-18-2003, 03:16 PM

It was a very nice show lots and lots of stainless.

gordyo

11-18-2003, 03:30 PM

Saw Snopro and met Snowtime, Cat320, and Drobson. Sorry I missed you BWhite but I had two other people with me and needed to hit the road. I finally got to see a Bobcat Toolcarrier with plow equipment on it. Hopefully I will get a Demo this winter so I can put a proposal together for one for next years budget.

phillyplowking1

11-18-2003, 03:40 PM

Looks like it was a good show.I really like that all that stainless ,I think thats the best way to go but its alot of $$$$$.

slplow

11-18-2003, 04:31 PM

Bill, what dealer had red 4500 or 5500 chevy with the X blade? I'm still going to try to make it there tomorrow.

Prosno

11-18-2003, 04:41 PM

I dont know but I'll try to find out for ya, I might actually go up again tommorrow.

chayesf250

11-18-2003, 05:21 PM

Great pics guys, thanks. As for the boots???? There is a name for those, it's right at the tip of my tongue...
:zoinks :smile3 :zoinks :smile3

cat320

11-18-2003, 05:26 PM

Bill you going back for that red 350 with the stainless body :D

BWhite

11-18-2003, 05:28 PM

I think that was from Brake and Clutch , Salem , Ma.

There was a lot of really nice stainless fabrication.:D

CNY Joe

11-18-2003, 05:48 PM

Great pics guys. Kinda makes you wish I had some more$$$ to purchase some of the new products:D

JohnnyU

11-18-2003, 06:03 PM

Bill (either one)

If you do go back tomorrow, I'd like to see a few more pictures of that 4500/5500 if you can, and the boots, I like those. Maybe a few closer ones, maybe some rear shots too :smile3 :nod4 :shades

Chuck Smith

11-18-2003, 06:14 PM

Bill and Bill... thanks for posting the pics here for us.

I am pretty sure they are known as go-go boots... Like from Rowan & Martin's Laugh In.

~Chuck

BWhite

11-18-2003, 06:30 PM

No Problem :D I also mentioned quite a bit as I talked with the vendors " Have you heard about the NEW snowplowing site " . The Blizzard rep was very interested .

Chuck Smith

11-18-2003, 06:41 PM

Thanks for the plug Bill!

~Chuck

cat320

11-18-2003, 06:42 PM

Bill i'm glad some one was on the ball I was so busy trying to remeber what I wanted to ask i completely didn't think to tell them.Glad you did.:D

sno-mover

11-18-2003, 07:43 PM

Thanks for the picts, the best picture award goes to pro snow, with out question:D

Dan725

11-18-2003, 08:15 PM

Thanks for the great pics wish I could have went

chayesf250

11-18-2003, 08:24 PM

Thanks Chuck, the boots I was thinking about were also 2 words. The 2nd word is "me" and the first word would be very inappropriate for this site. ;)

drobson

11-18-2003, 09:09 PM

I also took a few pics, although alot has already been posted, I will try not to duplicate too much.

Another view of the unimog

drobson

11-18-2003, 09:11 PM

This was a great truck body with a sliding side access door

drobson

11-18-2003, 09:13 PM

Nice Boss plow setup

drobson

11-18-2003, 09:13 PM

And the "V"

drobson

11-18-2003, 09:16 PM

Another view of the stainless dump on the F650

drobson

11-18-2003, 09:18 PM

And a view from the rear, funny this was the busiest area of the show.

drobson

11-18-2003, 09:20 PM

The Toro Dingo was hidden in the corner, I almost missed it.

drobson

11-18-2003, 09:21 PM

Another Dingo pic

drobson

11-18-2003, 09:22 PM

One more Dingo

drobson

11-18-2003, 09:24 PM

Ditch Witch with snowblower attach

JD PLOWER

11-18-2003, 09:24 PM

Nice photos drobson, one in particular :shades

drobson

11-18-2003, 09:25 PM

Bobcat with snowblower attach

drobson

11-18-2003, 09:26 PM

Interesting combo here

cat320

11-18-2003, 09:29 PM

that bobcat is the new 753 labeled S130

drobson

11-18-2003, 09:29 PM

Another view of this truck already posted

drobson

11-18-2003, 09:32 PM

Last one, I think

drobson

11-18-2003, 09:33 PM

Oops, I had one more. It was a pretty good show, but like someone else already said, kinda small and easy to see everything in an hour or two.

cat320

11-18-2003, 09:41 PM

Dan some good pics too
glad you got one of the back of that mack bill got the front and you ther back

Mike Nelson

11-19-2003, 05:38 AM

Great show,

Much better than I thought it would be.

I also was plugging this site to all the vendors that I stopped and talked to. I think some may have a real interest!

W-n-K Landscaping

11-19-2003, 06:16 AM

Cool pics guys! Thanks for posting them! I wish I had gone, but it would have been about a 4.5 hr drive for me, and from the sounds of thins if you could have seen the whole show in just over an hour it might not have been worth it, so I don't feel so bad about missing it now.

I like the Curtis mascott! LOL!! Does she come with the plows?

I like the pics of the Unimog and all of the small equipment as well- I'm looking at trying to get a machine like the dingo in a couple of years.

Thanks again guys! Oh, and thanks for promoting the site- this thing is growing like wild fire!!

Bill

cat320

11-19-2003, 06:29 AM

That dingo with the snowblower was running around$14K If I remember right.And if you get 5 curtis plows you can get the masscott lol

Who is going today or going back ?

gordyo

11-19-2003, 09:14 AM

Well, Now I know something I missed. I never saw those Dingo's.

cat320

11-19-2003, 09:16 AM

I saw them just seams like alot of cash to spend on such a small machine.

snowplowjay

11-19-2003, 09:35 AM

Man if that show were only on Friday and Saturday I would have been there. Next year Billy boy You, Petrucelli, Jack, Bob, and me have to all go for sure. Ill make sure the day is free. Maybe Miss. Curtis will be there too :)

GREAT PICS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Jay

90plow

11-19-2003, 10:38 AM

Wasn't sidewing a member of "that other site"? Nice show it did look kinda small though. How long have they been holding it?

Eric
PS thanks for positng the nice pictures.

JohnnyU

11-19-2003, 01:55 PM

Drobson- Thanks for posting those pictures, especially the one from teh back of the Curtis mascot, err, I mean plow:shades

BWhite

11-19-2003, 02:04 PM

This was the first year for this show . They already have dates set for next years show . Nov 9 & 10, 2004

cat320

11-19-2003, 02:19 PM

Next year every one will have to where snowplowing contractors hats when there so everyone can spot one another.:shades

BWhite

11-19-2003, 02:26 PM

Sure!! When will it be available ?

cat320

11-19-2003, 02:33 PM

we will have to ask Chuck would be a good show of suport to have all the dealers to see every one whereing one.

Honest Mike

11-19-2003, 02:39 PM

That would be cool, hats are a great idea! We may not wanna bother Chuck with anything else though right now. :cool: Mike

W-n-K Landscaping

11-19-2003, 03:44 PM

Not right now, but next year after the season we can start looking at shirts and hats- I would love to show my support and maybe even drum up some more members from this area as well!! CNY Joe and I have been trying to get a list of fellow contractors who are either still looking for work , or who would be interested on being put on a call list shoudl any one of us run into trouble and need help clearing a lot or getting unstuck. We haven't had too much success so far, but we're like pitbulls- we're not going to let go of the idea!!! LOL!! I would be willing to try and make the trip out next year to meet everyone as well! It's nice to get a way with the wife now and again- even if it's only an overnighter!!

Bill

BTW- thanks for posting all of the pics! Hopefully next year being their second will be bigger!

BWhite

11-19-2003, 04:10 PM

You got the picture of the Unimog ,I couldnt get with my camera . Great shot . Lots of great pictures . I took some pictures of some outside trucks (Daniels had a flatbed with some wild looking plows that had a flat plate mount ) somehow I deleted those pics from the memory card including pics of "the boots " :(

slplow

11-19-2003, 04:39 PM

My wife and I made it to the show today and thought it was a good show. To bad the grounds keeper didn't bring the pulled pork.:D

BWhite

11-19-2003, 04:43 PM

Are you going to buy the red Chev with the x blade?

cat320

11-19-2003, 04:45 PM

That was a nice truck just needs the 4x4 in it .

Honest Mike

11-19-2003, 05:23 PM

I would say 4wd is a must. I would wait it out a little longer. I bet they have the 4x4 ones in the works, and will release them soon. I would think they would wanna compete with Fords F450-550, which both come in 4wd already. Just my oppinion. Mike :)

BWhite

11-19-2003, 05:48 PM

Never having plowed in a truck that large , would 4x4 be absolutely necessary ?

Honest Mike

11-19-2003, 05:51 PM

I havent ever owned a big truck like that, or plowed with one either, but me personally, I would never be without 4wd. Thats just my oppinion though. Mike :)

JD PLOWER

11-19-2003, 05:52 PM

Finally got up to MArlboro today and got a look see at the show, pretty nice :usa

Talked briefly with Slplow (Scott) and his wife along with the reps for Blizzard, Hiniker, Bobcat and Mack (well my uncle talked with him and talked and talked........ :eek: )

On our way out we ran into this.......Trouble parking (http://community.webshots.com/photo/76379596/100917306aKJQfj)

And here. (http://community.webshots.com/photo/76379596/100916883CWasYX)

W-n-K Landscaping

11-19-2003, 05:53 PM

I would have to say that it would not be absolutely neccessary, but it sure would help with some of the areas I might get into to plow- we have some pretty back woods areas here that are still not paved yet! So the roads can be pretty treacherous, and any advantage you can get to handle them would be worthwhile, IMO.

Plus- it'd be neat just having one of the biggest and baddest 4WD in the neighborhood!!!! LOL!!

Bill

BWhite

11-19-2003, 05:55 PM

I thought that truck was much larger than a F450/550 . A much higher GVW

cat320

11-19-2003, 06:03 PM

JD where was that truck? must of been farther down the road I parked right in front. That 4500 is really no bigger than a F450-550 it just looks like a big class 6 or 7 truck and I would want 4wd if i had one for plowing but ofcourse you can make do with 2wd.So JD did you like that Granite ?

JD PLOWER

11-19-2003, 06:05 PM

Cat that was outside when I left. It wasn't there on my way in though :confused: Everything in the show I thought was interesting in one respect or another.

phillyplowking1

11-19-2003, 06:22 PM

The 4500s only have a 15,000 gvw.I think Chevy is coming out with 4x4 this summer.

cat320

11-19-2003, 06:41 PM

The 4500 has a gvw rating of 16,000 -16,500 - 17,500 and the 5500 goes fromm 18,000 to 19,500

slplow

11-19-2003, 07:49 PM

Bill, I would like to buy it but I would have a hard time filling a spreader with my skid steer.

slplow

11-19-2003, 07:54 PM

Boy JD, that truck was not there when we left. :(

SLC1

11-20-2003, 02:44 PM

We own a 4500, we got it in late January of last winter and plowed the rest of the season with it. We have a 10' Fisher MC plow on it, and this year we got a 4yd sander for it. I have always said that I would not want to plow without 4x4 but the truck has been fine without it, has only gotten stuck a few times and has had no problem pushing snow. I will definalty look at one when the 4x4 comes out, but I have been happy with the one we have, ours has the 16k GVW and snow plow prep package. Just my two cents.

www.schmidtlawncare.com

76chevyman

11-23-2003, 04:14 PM

I went to the show i just got home tonight because i went to maine after the show. But it looks like you guys have all the pics you need. it was a good show and i also walked around the municaple supply lot that was nextd door that was cool.