This is how the cool kids plow

Man I want one, and mine would be operated from inside the house, or Florida

https://www.youtube.com/embed/tPg1ZMiC9pA

I'll take two.

N Sperlo wrote: I'll take two.

Snowplow Wars!

Am I being morbid, or does it look like they used a children's sized casket for the chassis?

Yes on both counts.

MadScientistMatt wrote: Am I being morbid, or does it look like they used a children's sized casket for the chassis?

It's not just you...

I wonder how many decades of driveway plowing services you could buy with the cost of a CNC machine though?

In reply to GameboyRMH:

What fun is that though?

Put a two-stage thrower on the front, and I'd want one.

^ And gas powered.

DrBoost wrote: Put a two-stage flame thrower on the front, and I'd want ten.

I need that. My driveway is about 10 feet long. I don't care. I need that.

aussiesmg wrote:

DrBoost wrote: Put a two-stage flame thrower on the front, and I'd want ten.

http://fmobserver.com/fargo-man-arrested-for-clearing-snow-with-flamethrower/

Robo throwers and mowers have been around a while.

I thought it looked like a kids casket too!

Really well done for a prototype

Been a southerner all my life so pardon my ignorance but how do u handle the layer of snow that does not get moved? Wont that turn to ice later?

Usually with salt or a traction aid like sand.

mrwillie wrote: Been a southerner all my life so pardon my ignorance but how do u handle the layer of snow that does not get moved? Wont that turn to ice later?

Either with a bit of salt (Prestone's "Driveway Heat" is calcium cloride, extra ion means better melting, works wonderfully). Or, if the sun is shining, the black asphalt will melt and evaporate that thin layer of snow in short order.

GameboyRMH wrote:

MadScientistMatt wrote: Am I being morbid, or does it look like they used a children's sized casket for the chassis?

It's not just you... I wonder how many decades of driveway plowing services you could buy with the cost of a CNC machine though?

one of my cousins was given a cnc mill from around the mid 80's for free... came with a bunch of tooling, too... maybe someday he'll find the software to make it work..

In reply to mrwillie:

If temps are in the 20s and you dont salt or sugar it, yes, if colder it just packs down to packed snow, which you will have pretty soldid traction on with the correct tires.

That's a win there

needs salt spreader tho