Snow plough bash question

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HobbitFertang

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Hi folks, what with snow being forecast imminently, I wondered about bodging a snow plough using the innards of a defunct 12 V Karcher window cleaner (see photo). My question is, would this be man enough (or should that be person enough?) to clear snow or am I wasting my time??DSC_0185.JPG
 
It's quite likely to be man enough, if you stick 12v through it, the question is whether the blades are the right shape, to cut and deposit.

The curvature of the blade might cause some sticking.

Snow has a tendency to stick to things - I've been playing with snow plows/ploughs only to find that the wheels of both the plow/plough and the loco have become totally crudded up with frozen snow, and hence derailed.

We suffer for our art :nerd::nerd:
 
It probably depends on the type of snow, which in the UK is generally 'wet', with larger flakes which tends to compact. What our railways need is 'dry' powder snow -useless for snowballs, snowmen, etc.
 
Northsider said:
It probably depends on the type of snow, which in the UK is generally 'wet', with larger flakes which tends to compact. What our railways need is 'dry' powder snow -useless for snowballs, snowmen, etc.
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Indeed you certainly do nit want the ‘wrong kind of snow’.
 
I seem to remember seeing a few attempts at producing a rotary snow plow on US forums. Each one resulting in swift motor burn out. Snow may be water but it requires more energy than a simple driver for a low amp water impeller motor. However some make it work - Check comments in first, as they do give some basic "how to's". By the by, remember the class 373 Eurostars packing up because of (wrong type of) fine powder snow getting through their gills into the electrics ? Max



Me, I just do mine the old fashioned way, 'scuce heavy breathing.

 
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