jukel123 9,091 Posted March 4, 2016 Report Share Posted March 4, 2016 How does the driver know how high to adjust the plough? It's got to be low enough to take off the snow but not scrape the road.Roads vary in their flatness. How do you stop taking off lumps of tarmac? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paulus 26 Posted March 4, 2016 Report Share Posted March 4, 2016 How does the driver know how high to adjust the plough? It's got to be low enough to take off the snow but not scrape the road.Roads vary in their flatness. How do you stop taking off lumps of tarmac? experience or sensors Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jeppi26 1,855 Posted March 4, 2016 Report Share Posted March 4, 2016 Isn't there a thick soft rubber strip on the end of the blade? Or like paulus said sensors Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The one 8,570 Posted March 4, 2016 Report Share Posted March 4, 2016 Don't it run on rollers ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
walshie 2,804 Posted March 4, 2016 Report Share Posted March 4, 2016 When it starts churning up black stuff instead of white, they raise the scoop a couple of inches. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
moxy 617 Posted March 4, 2016 Report Share Posted March 4, 2016 Isn't there a thick soft rubber strip on the end of the blade? Or like paulus said sensors Yes. Rubber blade and stabilising wheels. No sensors. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chid 6,726 Posted March 4, 2016 Report Share Posted March 4, 2016 They run on rollers Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paulus 26 Posted March 4, 2016 Report Share Posted March 4, 2016 Isn't there a thick soft rubber strip on the end of the blade? Or like paulus said sensors Yes. Rubber blade and stabilising wheels. No sensors. even tractors and power ploughs use sensors and satellite positioning to map the field and store all the information via an on board computer. so the next time its done they lay of the land is already stored and the depth ect is done via the GPS and stored info. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chid 6,726 Posted March 4, 2016 Report Share Posted March 4, 2016 Isn't there a thick soft rubber strip on the end of the blade? Or like paulus said sensorsYes. Rubber blade and stabilising wheels. No sensors. even tractors and power ploughs use sensors and satellite positioning to map the field and store all the information via an on board computer. so the next time its done they lay of the land is already stored and the depth ect is done via the GPS and stored info. I've worked on plenty of snow ploughs , they drop them down onto rollers , the rubber strip is to take into account any imperfections in the road surface Quote Link to post Share on other sites
moxy 617 Posted March 4, 2016 Report Share Posted March 4, 2016 Isn't there a thick soft rubber strip on the end of the blade? Or like paulus said sensors Yes. Rubber blade and stabilising wheels. No sensors. even tractors and power ploughs use sensors and satellite positioning to map the field and store all the information via an on board computer. so the next time its done they lay of the land is already stored and the depth ect is done via the GPS and stored info. I will get a pic of the ploughs we use and of the ex council fleet gritters we've converted. No sensors. Typical 3 point linkage with stabilisers and hydraulic lift. Dolly wheels so the plough don't rock and shake itself to bits. On board computers. GPS!! FFS were in Yorkshire man!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Blackbriar 8,569 Posted March 4, 2016 Report Share Posted March 4, 2016 More importantly, how does the snow plough driver get to work ? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
random 659 Posted March 4, 2016 Report Share Posted March 4, 2016 More importantly, how does the snow plough driver get to work ?In this?? 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mackay 3,527 Posted March 5, 2016 Report Share Posted March 5, 2016 More importantly, how does the snow plough driver get to work ? More importantly, how does the snow plough driver get to work ? More importantly, how does the snow plough driver get to work ? Maybe he takes the snow plough home with him. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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jukel123 9,091 Posted March 6, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2016 Thanks Moxy. Now I got it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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