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kc7jty
10-08-2011, 01:02 AM
http://www.railpictures.net/images/d1/7/6/5/7765.1107059220.jpg

This one is reported made in Germany.
PA5COR
10-08-2011, 01:57 AM
We had a feew years with lots of snow here in Europe.
No wonder they build new snowblowers here ;)
W3MIV
10-08-2011, 06:43 AM
Hmmmmmmmmm.

:chin:

Ol' Main Line's just down the hill from here, mebbe I can get them to do my street and driveway?
PA5COR
10-08-2011, 09:38 AM
^If you put in a railtrack?
HUGH
10-08-2011, 01:45 PM
http://www.scot-rail.co.uk/photo/scaled/308.jpg
HUGH
10-08-2011, 01:48 PM
http://mortons.mortonsmedia.net/media/u/650_751359057.jpg
W1GUH
10-08-2011, 05:30 PM
Metro North's jet snow-blower:

http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2011/02/06/nyregion/06critic3/06critic3-popup.jpg

That's a jet engine blowing the tracks.
kc7jty
10-08-2011, 08:47 PM
Metro North's jet snow-blower:

http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2011/02/06/nyregion/06critic3/06critic3-popup.jpg

That's a jet engine blowing the tracks.
Reminds me of the GOP's mascot.
kc7jty
10-08-2011, 08:48 PM
http://www.scot-rail.co.uk/photo/scaled/308.jpg
Din't know you Brits had any snow to speak of.
K7SGJ
10-08-2011, 09:21 PM
http://www.scot-rail.co.uk/photo/scaled/308.jpg


That looks like some serious shit.
n2ize
10-08-2011, 09:28 PM
Metro North's jet snow-blower:

http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2011/02/06/nyregion/06critic3/06critic3-popup.jpg

That's a jet engine blowing the tracks.

They mainly use that for thawing the switches. Notice its right over the joke.
kc7jty
10-09-2011, 02:53 AM
http://www.scot-rail.co.uk/photo/scaled/308.jpg
I'm guessing the upper propeller blades accelerate the outbound snow?
ka4dpo
10-09-2011, 10:35 AM
My neighbors would be so jelous if I had one of those. I wonder how fast it could clean my driveway?
w2amr
10-09-2011, 11:56 AM
Reminds me of the GOP's mascot.
Or mister snuffleupagus with a headcold.
K7SGJ
10-09-2011, 12:00 PM
My neighbors would be so jelous if I had one of those. I wonder how fast it could clean my driveway?

It's doubtful you'd be able to find your driveway, at least in your county.
w2amr
10-09-2011, 12:03 PM
For the man who has everything.
http://www.gizmag.com/for-the-man-with-everything-the-v8-snowblower/4889/
NQ6U
10-09-2011, 12:08 PM
What is this "snow" thing of which you speak?
W1GUH
10-09-2011, 02:16 PM
My neighbors would be so jelous if I had one of those. I wonder how fast it could clean my driveway?

You got tracks there? Wow.
N7RJD
10-09-2011, 07:26 PM
I have an Athern HO gauge model snow blower.
It was given to me by somebody in the Superintendent's office
at UP when they couldn't figure out how to put it together.
It had been given to them by a distributor that wanted to sell
them a quantity of them.
kc7jty
10-09-2011, 07:47 PM
Pix, pix... give us some pix of it por favor.
ka4dpo
10-09-2011, 09:41 PM
What is this "snow" thing of which you speak?

It's cold, wet, white, and it sucks, a lot....
K7SGJ
10-13-2011, 03:09 PM
It's cold, wet, white, and it sucks, a lot....

Sounds like a girl I used to know.