Reply No. 219
Hire Equipment
Versatile Bobcat Loader Clears Snow All year round, a Bobcat 463 skid-steer loader supplied by Svenningsens Maskinforretning A/S, based at Kastrup near Copenhagen in Denmark, carries out maintenance work, including clearing snow from a landing strip for planes using a bucket and snowblower to keep a vital lifeline open to the remote Zackenberg Research Station, an ecosystem research and monitoring facility at Zackenberg in north-east Greenland. Surrounded by four mountains, the biggest of which is 1400 m high, the
Zackenberg Research Station is isolated and difficult to reach. In addition to the geographical obstacles, the area is made virtually impassable as it is in a National Park and driving is banned. As well as the
route in by air, supplies often travel by boat to a fjord in the region and are then transferred to a barge which travels down a river to reach a point on the riverbank where the transfer is made again to a helicopter which completes the last 25 km of the journey to the station. The maximum weight the helicopter can carry is 600 kg. Since the Bobcat 463
loader weighs more than this, the loader was taken apart and flown in on separate flights by the helicopter. In addition to various buckets, a backhoe attachment and a snowblower, the
463 loader has polyurethane tracks to cover the wheels for use in soft ground conditions as well as on snow and ice. In addition to clearing snow, the loader is used for many different applications, such as loading and digging, and has made itself indispensable for the smooth running and well-being of the research station.
Reply No. 30 Clear Snow
With Toro Snow Throwers Based on years of experience in the harsh winters of the USA, the Toro range of walk-behind snow throwers offer a powerful, reliable solution to snow clearance. All models have overhead valve engines which are quiet, fuel efficient and cause minimum vibration - and of course start immediately no matter how cold it is. The Single-Stage Snow Thrower
is lightweight, easy to use and manoeuvrable - ideal for steps, pavements, driveways and other small to medium paved areas with up to 15cm snowfall. The high performance Power Curve® system gathers the snow and throws it out of the chute in one efficient motion, cleaning down to the pavement. The auger also helps to propel the unit forward. For larger paved areas, unpaved surfaces and for clearing heavier density ‘wet’
or heavily compacted snow over 20cm deep, a Toro Two-Stage Snow Thrower offers the best solution. The PowerMax® 826O model has a 66cm clearing width and is robustly designed with durable augers that can be height adjusted, so even surfaces such as gravel drives can be cleared. The Power Max® design controls snow intake to reduce clogging and allows
you to power through heavy snow and deep drifts with ease - clearing up to 1000kg of snow per minute, and throwing snow to a distance of up to 13.7 metres. The Quick Stick® chute control allows you to control distance and direction of throw effortlessly, rotating through a 200o arc, so you can throw the displaced snow exactly where you need it.
Reply No. 29
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