Snow-be-gone (I have an idea...)

dMaN24

Hey!

I have a radical idea towards shoveling snow.
Everyone hates it, even if you get paid for it. Then you just hate it a little less.

So. And i have been thinking about this for some time now.
How about using one of those propane weed torches and just melt it away?

Anyone dare to try? Were do you get one?

Martron

you get a roofing torch from a plant hire shoip.

not as quick as you would imagine. as the water from the metled snow forms a barrier on the snow.
tried it before. besides you are generating water that will freeze and make your life worse.

seamus

Even using a military flamethrower would talk a long time because you have to melt the ice before evaporating the layer of water you've just created.

Don't waste your time shovelling lying snow. If it's not compacted, it means it's not being walked on, therefore there's no point in removing it. Fresh snow can be brushed easily out of the way by a good yard brush. Compacted snow can be lifted in blocks with a good shovel and simply moved out of the way. There's a bit of preparation in "cutting" the blocks out, but it makes it so much eaiser.

dMaN24

Ah well..
Guess it's back to shovel and yardbrush again.

Coyote

your just not thinking big enough
the two trucks with jet engines are used for cleaning airport runways.
you can find more info about them at Jet Engines on Trucks (For Fun and Profit)

rahmalec

Give it to us here in Cork. We have nothing.

BEASTERLY

Coyote wrote: »

your just not thinking big enough
the two trucks with jet engines are used for cleaning airport runways.
you can find more info about them at Jet Engines on Trucks (For Fun and Profit)

The Health and Safety Authority would love to see them roll into the local housing estate, never mind what tax those eejits in the green party would put on it.

seamus

BEASTERLY wrote: »

The Health and Safety Authority would love to see them roll into the local housing estate, never mind what tax those eejits in the green party would put on it.

To be fair, they are for runways. Snow plough can only go so far - looks like Russian writing, where you'd expect that lying water will freeze in seconds, so the runways need to be bone dry in the height of winter. Scraping or salting probably isn't sufficient.

Good use for old engines tbh, the Greens would be proud

BEASTERLY

seamus wrote: »

To be fair, they are for runways. Snow plough can only go so far - looks like Russian writing, where you'd expect that lying water will freeze in seconds, so the runways need to be bone dry in the height of winter. Scraping or salting probably isn't sufficient.

Good use for old engines tbh, the Greens would be proud

But there cumbustion engines and are practical, the greens wouldnt like that:pac:

Im not sure if the HSA would even let those onto runways here.

Popoutman

Those jets don't dry, they just blow the snow off the runway. The Russian planes are generally better designed for handling the snowy conditions.