Off Road Action» Snow Plow Archives – Off Road Action http://offroadaction.ca Worlds Largest Vintage Off Road Site! Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:50:27 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 From The Archives #46 http://offroadaction.ca/from-the-archives-46/ http://offroadaction.ca/from-the-archives-46/#comments Wed, 28 Jul 2010 03:45:07 +0000 Wes Kibble http://offroadaction.ca/?p=2488 20 From The Archives #46

I have no information on this Willys Jeep, but it looks like an awesome snowplow machine!

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John Rugge wants the world to see his dad’s ’45 MB, which was purchased right after the end of World War II. The photo, circa 1950-something, was taken at the Jeep’s residence in Vermont, where it served plow duty in the winter and log-hauling detail in the summer. It was finally sold in the late ’50s. Via…

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Armstead Snow Motors from Seeking Michigan on Vimeo.



Reader Henri Raab sent this video in. According to the website link he sent:
“In January 1926, Time magazine reported: “Having used the motor car for almost every other conceivable purpose, leading Detroit automobile makers have now organized a company entitled “Snow Motors Inc.,” to put out a machine which will negotiate the deepest snowdrifts at six to eight miles an hour. The new car will consist of a Ford tractor power-plant mounted on two revolving cylinders instead of wheels—something on the order of a steam roller.”

Thanks for the link Henri! Does anyone have more information about this interesting rig?

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You have to check out this old photo I came across on Tom’s Flickr Page. Being that it has the blade on the front, I wonder if it was used for snow? also check out the old Warn 8274 winch on the flatdeck.

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