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Owners of large buildings or building complexes generally have mechanized snow-removal equipment, but individual house owners mostly clean the sidewalk with hand tools. One example of the longstanding debate over the obligation of snow removal comes from the Czech Republic. In Prague, evidence of such a duty is documented since 1838. [13]
A winter service vehicle (WSV), or snow removal vehicle, is a vehicle specially designed or adapted to clear thoroughfares of ice and snow. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Winter service vehicles are usually based on a dump truck chassis , with adaptations allowing them to carry specially designed snow removal equipment.
A snow blower or snowblower or snow thrower is a machine for removing snow from an area where it is problematic, such as a driveway, sidewalk, roadway, railroad track, ice rink, or runway. The commonly used term "snow blower" is a misnomer, as the snow is moved using an auger or impeller instead of being blown (by air).
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In 1923, the brothers Hans and Even Øveraasen of Norway constructed an early snowplow for use on cars. This proved to be the start of a tradition in snow-clearing equipment for roads, railways [14] and airports, as well as the foundation of the company Øveraasen Snow Removal Systems. [citation needed]
List of Bombardier recreational and snow vehicles and products.. These vehicles and craft were made by Bombardier or from 2003 Bombardier Recreational Products of Canada. In 2004 the industrial vehicles division was sold to the Camoplast company of Canada.
Sault Ste. Marie is the only major city in the Upper Peninsula to pass the cost of snow removal on city-owned sidewalks to businesses.
The Chicago Fire Department said the city's Transit Authority train smashed into snow-removal equipment just before 10.35am on Thursday near Howard CTA station, according to the Associated Press.