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Ice resurfacers are generally composed of a snow container, hot water tanks, a wash water tank, the conditioner, and a board brush. An internal combustion engine or electric motor of the vehicle is responsible both for propelling the resurfacer and also powering the hydraulics that control the various functions, such as lowering the conditioner or raising the snow dump.
Frank J. Zamboni & Company is an American manufacturer of ice resurfacing equipment based in Paramount, California. Frank J. Zamboni developed the first ice resurfacing machine in 1949, and started the Zamboni Company in 1950. Zamboni / z æ m ˈ b oʊ n i / is an internationally registered trademark.
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Then, in 1949, he invented a machine that transformed the job of resurfacing an ice rink from a five-man, 90-minute task to a one-man, 15-minute job. [4] The initial machine included a hydraulic cylinder from an A-20 attack plane , a chassis from an oil derrick, a Jeep engine, a wooden bin to catch the shavings, and a series of pulleys.
Olympia ice resurfacer at the 2010 Winter Olympics. Resurfice Corporation is a manufacturer of ice resurfacing equipment based in Elmira, Ontario, Canada.Their Olympia brand product line includes push models through full size models built on a Chevy Powertrain. [1]
Zamboni is a genericized trademark name for an ice resurfacer. Zamboni or The Zamboni may also refer to: Zamboni Company, a maker of ice resurfacers, founded by ice resurfacer inventor Frank Zamboni; The Zamboni, a student-run humor publication at Tufts University; Zamboni (surname) "Zamboni" (song), a 1990 song by Gear Daddies
Two early indoor ice rinks made of mechanically frozen ice in the United States opened in 1894, the North Avenue Ice Palace in Baltimore, Maryland, and the Ice Palace in New York City. The St. Nicholas Rink , ( a.k.a. "St. Nicholas Arena"), was an indoor ice rink in New York City which existed from 1896 until its demolition in the 1980s.
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