[0:20] - Not only do we operate and

plow snow with plow trucks,

[0:23] and sometimes when there's a lot of snow,

[0:25] like on bridge decks and

stuff, we gotta remove that.

[0:28] So we use a motor grader for that.

[0:30] Skid loaders, it's quite a big operation.

[0:32] We got a big snowblower

that we use for that too.

[0:35] Not only do we operate,

[0:37] but we have to maintain

our equipment too as well.

[0:40] This wing here as it sits,

[0:42] is actually loose hanging on the crane,

[0:44] but it's gotta go on the truck.

[0:45] So we're gonna mount that soon.

[0:47] Everything on here, these cutting edges,

[0:49] they're all replaceable.

[0:50] It's actually rubber coating here,

[0:51] so it works really well on the roads.

[0:53] Where it kind of squeegees off

all the slop and the snow.

[0:57] This here too, is replaceable.

[0:59] It's called curb guard,

and we make this in-house.

[1:02] Our mechanics in the

garage are really good

[1:04] and they weld this together for us,

[1:06] and we replace this as needed.

[1:08] So right now we're reinstalling this wing.

[1:10] We had to take it off.

[1:11] Sometimes we use the

trucks to haul wood chips

[1:14] and street sweepings.

[1:17] out of town. Yhere's

an attachment point.

[1:22] Attachment point up front here,

[1:24] there's a big pin that slides in there.

[1:26] And then also there's a cylinder

hanging on the wing there

[1:29] that'll get attached right here.

[1:31] So it's relatively simple

to put these wings on

[1:34] or take 'em on and off the trucks.

[1:36] - This is about our fourth season.

[1:38] We've been using heated wiper blades.

[1:39] They come in really handy, either

[1:42] for plowing while it's still snowing,

[1:44] or if there's fresh snow and

it comes over the front plows

[1:47] and it comes onto the windshield,

[1:49] it'll freeze the wiper blades up.

[1:51] It'll stiffen 'em up and they won't clean.

[1:53] So these wiper blades

that we've been using

[1:55] for a few years now, they

have temp sensors in 'em,

[1:59] and once it gets so cold,

the heating element turns on

[2:02] and melts the snow and ice on 'em.

[2:04] So they're flexible

[2:05] and they clean the windshield really good.

[2:07] And then here you can see a set of 'em

[2:10] that are actually installed on a truck.

[2:13] They work great. We've

installed them on all our plow

[2:15] trucks, and they've been

really been a lifesaver.

[2:19] So these wings mounted on the

side of the trucks, they're

[2:22] between nine and 12 feet long.

[2:24] And when it's dark out,

when we do the majority

[2:26] of our plowing, it's very hard to see.

[2:28] So we've added spotlights

[2:31] so we can see the plow when

we're looking out our mirror.

[2:34] And then around back, we have two spinners

[2:37] that throw the salt out,

[2:38] and it's hard to see at night

if there's salt coming out.

[2:42] So we've added lights here

too, that light up the spinners

[2:46] that we can see in our rear view mirrors.

[2:48] And also the last few years

we've added cameras in the back

[2:51] of the truck, which have worked great

[2:53] for seeing when we're backing up

[2:55] or just seeing what's behind us.

[2:57] And they also can see the spinners too,

[2:59] to see if there's salt come out.

[3:01] - That's a little bit

of the stuff that we do.

[3:03] There's a lot more that you

don't see. After every plow,

[3:07] we check over our equipment, so we want

[3:09] to keep our equipment in

the tip top shape, you know,

[3:12] good working order.

[3:14] So for one, it lasts the longest

[3:16] and we can get out there

right away too when it snows

[3:19] and get the city cleared at

the least amount of time.