E53 on Ice!

[Qsilver7]

Originally Posted by mcurcio1989

You don't have to have any special trucks. Just about every city has a fleet of dump trucks for construction and road work. Most cities just slap a plow on them ....

Yeah...NYC & many coastal regions & regular snow territories that can get hit with snow...put plows on their garbage and/or regular street department trucks? Setting the street dept trucks up for salt dispersal would almost take care of cities like Atlanta that very seldom get snow.

I'm sure some local politicians are going to be taking some heat over this.

[upallnight]

Originally Posted by Qsilver7

Yeah...NYC & many coastal regions & regular snow territories that can get hit with snow...put plows on their garbage and/or regular street department trucks? Setting the street dept trucks up for salt dispersal would almost take care of cities like Atlanta that very seldom get snow.

I'm sure some local politicians are going to be taking some heat over this.

I'm sure they will. Chicagoans voted out the incumbent, Mayor Bilandic after the snow removal fiasco, and Jane Byrne was elected the new mayor.

I remember the snow coming to the top of my hood when I returned to the car after work. A local homeless person was close by and hoping that I would give him a few bucks to help me get my car out. Started the car up let the engine warm up a bit and then engage the differential locks on the front and rear differential of my AUDI QUATTRO. A couple of back and forth and with the wheels pointed toward the rutted street I gun the engine and the QUATTRO was free from it snowy grave. Best car I ever owned. Even better then my current BMW X5 because it didn't have CCV issues. I could make short trips with the car and not worry about hydro locking the engine.