Those V-plows are from 60-80 years ago. Back then the roads were mostly dirt or if paved, nowhere near as smooth as today's roads. Roads were not kept bare through-out the storm like today, the crews just made their rounds as well as they could at 10-15 MPH. This means that it was not unusual for snow to accumulate deeper than a conventional truck and plow could push. Even if the truck had the power and traction, trying to push that depth of snow would push the truck to the left. When this happened the Vee plow came out. It was mounted on a good sized crawler or a big 4x4 like an Oshkosh or Walters. They would move along slowly but open the roads up after a day or two. In 1974 heavy March storm had our road closed for two days.
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Today's Featured Article - History of the Nuffield Tractor - by Anthony West. The Nuffield tractor story started in early 1945. The British government still reeling from the effects of the war on the economy, approached the Nuffield organization to see if they would design and build an "ALL NEW" British built wheeled tractor, suitable for both British and world farming.
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