Snow and Ice Control (SNIC) Equipment and Its Use by Military Units Worldwide
Figure 1. Seven-foot right-hand non-reversible snowplow mounted on a truck, utility, -ton 4 4 (Jeep) in 1943
Figure 2. M34 2-1/2-ton, 6 6 dump truck manufactured by the Reo Truck Company in 1952-53
Figure 3. 1966 M35 6 6, 2-1/2-ton truck
SNOW AND ICE CONTROL (SNIC) PROGRAM
Levels of service and mission objectives-continue
Operations
Safety services
THE SEE TRACTOR SNOWPLOW
Figure 4. Fifty-year-old Schmidt (of Germany) snowplow mounted on a Unimog tractor
Operating instructions - SR02-10017
Operating instructions-continue - SR02-10018
Figure 6. Plowing steep grades uphill is not a problem for the SEE tractor
Operating instructions-continue - SR02-10020
THE HMMWV SNOWPLOW
Figure 7. The author in Kosovo in 2000 inspecting HMMVW snowplows
Figure 8. HMMWV snowplow mounted on a HMMWV with chains on all four wheels
Operating instructions - SR02-10024
Figure 9. HMMWV with 9-foot plow, clearing snow from an access road
Figure 10. HMMWV snowplow with mushroom installed incorrectly
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Operating instructions-continue - SR02-10028
Operating instructions-continue - SR02-10029
Operating instructions-continue - SR02-10030
Operating instructions-continue - SR02-10031
Figure 11. The HMMWV snowplow has proven to be an effective attachment
Operating instructions-continue - SR02-10033
Operating instructions-continue - SR02-10034
Figure 12. Release rod
THE 5-TON TRUCK SNOWPLOW
Figure 13. The 5-ton truck snowplow is manually reversible and hydraulically operated
Figure 14. Heavy-duty "Wausau" brand Schmidt snowplows being mounted on 5-ton trucks in Kosovo
Operating instructions - SR02-10039
Figure 16. Wausau-brand snowplow manufactured by Schmidt Engineering and Equipment, Inc.
Figure 17. The author inspecting snowplows in Bosnia
Figure 18. 5-ton truck with snowplow "cleaning up" after a major storm
THE SALT/SAND SPREADER
Operating instructions - SR02-10044
Operating instructions-continue - SR02-10045
Figure 19. The 6-foot Henderson spreader was mounted on the M100 trailer
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Operating instructions-continue - SR02-10048
Operating instructions-continue - SR02-10049
Table 1. Spreader application rate chart
APPENDIX A: ANTI-ICING OPERATIONS GUIDE
Glossary - SR02-10052
Table A1. Weather event: Light snowstorm
Table A2. Weather event: Light snowstrom with periods(s) of moderate or heavy snow
Table A3. Weather event: Moderate or heavy snowstorm
Table A4. Weather event: Frost or black ice
Table A5. Weather event: Freezing rain storm
Table A6. Weather event: Sleet storm
APPENDIX B: CUTTING EDGE INSTALLATION ON THE 5-TON TRUCK SNOWPLOW
Figure B1. Schmidt Engineering and Equipment, Inc., "Wausau" brand R3611M snowplow
APPENDIX C: SPREADER MOUNTING INSTRUCTIONS
APPENDIX D: WAUSAU REVERSIBLE SNOWPLOW FOR THE 5-TON TRUCK
Mounting instructions for the 225B hitch on military truck with winch
Mounting instructions for the 225B hitch on military truck with winch-continue - SR02-10064
Mounting instructions for the 225B hitch on military truck with winch-continue - SR02-10065
APPENDIX E: ORDERING PARTS FOR COMMERCIAL OFF-THE-SHELF (COTS) EQUIPMENT
APPENDIX E: ORDERING PARTS FOR COMMERCIAL OFF-THE-SHELF (COTS) EQUIPMENT-continue
APPENDIX F: HMMWV 8-FT SNOWPLOW WITH INTEGRAL ATTACHMENTS
APPENDIX F: HMMWV 8-FT SNOWPLOW WITH INTEGRAL ATTACHMENTS-continue
REFERENCES - SR02-10070
REFERENCES-continue - SR02-10071
Report Documentation Page - SR02-10072
About the Author
HMMWV with snowplow
SR02-1
Figure 1. Seven-foot right-hand non-reversible snowplow mounted on a truck, utility, -ton 4 4 (Jeep) in 1943
Figure 2. M34 2-1/2-ton, 6 6 dump truck manufactured by the Reo Truck Company in 1952-53
Figure 3. 1966 M35 6 6, 2-1/2-ton truck
SNOW AND ICE CONTROL (SNIC) PROGRAM
Levels of service and mission objectives-continue
Operations
Safety services
THE SEE TRACTOR SNOWPLOW
Figure 4. Fifty-year-old Schmidt (of Germany) snowplow mounted on a Unimog tractor
Operating instructions - SR02-10017
Operating instructions-continue - SR02-10018
Figure 6. Plowing steep grades uphill is not a problem for the SEE tractor
Operating instructions-continue - SR02-10020
THE HMMWV SNOWPLOW
Figure 7. The author in Kosovo in 2000 inspecting HMMVW snowplows
Figure 8. HMMWV snowplow mounted on a HMMWV with chains on all four wheels
Operating instructions - SR02-10024
Figure 9. HMMWV with 9-foot plow, clearing snow from an access road
Figure 10. HMMWV snowplow with mushroom installed incorrectly
Operating instructions-continue - SR02-10027
Operating instructions-continue - SR02-10028
Operating instructions-continue - SR02-10029
Operating instructions-continue - SR02-10030
Operating instructions-continue - SR02-10031
Figure 11. The HMMWV snowplow has proven to be an effective attachment
Operating instructions-continue - SR02-10033
Operating instructions-continue - SR02-10034
Figure 12. Release rod
THE 5-TON TRUCK SNOWPLOW
Figure 13. The 5-ton truck snowplow is manually reversible and hydraulically operated
Figure 14. Heavy-duty "Wausau" brand Schmidt snowplows being mounted on 5-ton trucks in Kosovo
Operating instructions - SR02-10039
Figure 16. Wausau-brand snowplow manufactured by Schmidt Engineering and Equipment, Inc.
Figure 17. The author inspecting snowplows in Bosnia
Figure 18. 5-ton truck with snowplow "cleaning up" after a major storm
THE SALT/SAND SPREADER
Operating instructions - SR02-10044
Operating instructions-continue - SR02-10045
Figure 19. The 6-foot Henderson spreader was mounted on the M100 trailer
Operating instructions-continue - SR02-10047
Operating instructions-continue - SR02-10048
Operating instructions-continue - SR02-10049
Table 1. Spreader application rate chart
APPENDIX A: ANTI-ICING OPERATIONS GUIDE
Glossary - SR02-10052
Table A1. Weather event: Light snowstorm
Table A2. Weather event: Light snowstrom with periods(s) of moderate or heavy snow
Table A3. Weather event: Moderate or heavy snowstorm
Table A4. Weather event: Frost or black ice
Table A5. Weather event: Freezing rain storm
Table A6. Weather event: Sleet storm
APPENDIX B: CUTTING EDGE INSTALLATION ON THE 5-TON TRUCK SNOWPLOW
Figure B1. Schmidt Engineering and Equipment, Inc., "Wausau" brand R3611M snowplow
APPENDIX C: SPREADER MOUNTING INSTRUCTIONS
APPENDIX D: WAUSAU REVERSIBLE SNOWPLOW FOR THE 5-TON TRUCK
Mounting instructions for the 225B hitch on military truck with winch
Mounting instructions for the 225B hitch on military truck with winch-continue - SR02-10064
Mounting instructions for the 225B hitch on military truck with winch-continue - SR02-10065
APPENDIX E: ORDERING PARTS FOR COMMERCIAL OFF-THE-SHELF (COTS) EQUIPMENT
APPENDIX E: ORDERING PARTS FOR COMMERCIAL OFF-THE-SHELF (COTS) EQUIPMENT-continue
APPENDIX F: HMMWV 8-FT SNOWPLOW WITH INTEGRAL ATTACHMENTS
APPENDIX F: HMMWV 8-FT SNOWPLOW WITH INTEGRAL ATTACHMENTS-continue
REFERENCES - SR02-10070
REFERENCES-continue - SR02-10071
Report Documentation Page - SR02-10072
About the Author
HMMWV with snowplow
SR02-1
