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getting started plowing
- Thread starter Etlawn
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GeoffD
PlowSite.com Veteran
- Location
- Cumberland County Maine
1. Get plenty of sleep.
2. Bring coffee
3. Check out chuck's website under snowplowing http://www.chuckschevytruckpages.com/
4. Watch out for drop offs and ditches.
5. Most of it you figure out real quick when your out in the cab alone.
Geoff
2. Bring coffee
3. Check out chuck's website under snowplowing http://www.chuckschevytruckpages.com/
4. Watch out for drop offs and ditches.
5. Most of it you figure out real quick when your out in the cab alone.
Geoff
SlimJim Z71
PlowSite.com Addict
- Location
- Cary, IL
1. Take your time... the faster you go, the more likely you are to break something.
2. Take care of your truck and equipment.
3. Come to a complete stop before shifting gears.
4. Those little aluminum poles with reflectors on the ends help... a lot. Use them anywhere you think you'll be unsure where the edges are.
5. Get a warning light. People will still get in your way, but it does help.
6. PAY ATTENTION TO THIS FORUM!!!
-Tim
2. Take care of your truck and equipment.
3. Come to a complete stop before shifting gears.
4. Those little aluminum poles with reflectors on the ends help... a lot. Use them anywhere you think you'll be unsure where the edges are.
5. Get a warning light. People will still get in your way, but it does help.
6. PAY ATTENTION TO THIS FORUM!!!
-Tim
BRL
PlowSite.com - Veteran
- Location
- Somerset, NJ
Go to http://www.sima.org & buy the training video. That should cover most of the questions you may have & then the rest you will pick up with experience. Go slow and careful until you get the hang of it. Good luck!
John Allin
PlowSite.com Addict
- Location
- Erie, PA
Ditto on BRL.
The SIMA Video is for guys just starting out, and would be a wise investment on your part.
Good luck, and welcome to the loony bin.
The SIMA Video is for guys just starting out, and would be a wise investment on your part.
Good luck, and welcome to the loony bin.
check out Chuck's plowing manual for beginers at http://www.snowplowing-contractors.com
I haven't purchased it yet, but will soon, looks like it would be a great help for starters like you and I.
good luck
I haven't purchased it yet, but will soon, looks like it would be a great help for starters like you and I.
good luck
This page might be better for the book on snowplowing
http://www.snowplowing-contractors.com/snow_plowing_handbook.html
http://www.snowplowing-contractors.com/snow_plowing_handbook.html