Flame hardened snow plow blades.

Details

• Creators:
  Rehbein, Jennifer
• Corporate Creators:
  Iowa. Dept. of Transportation. Office of Maintenance
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Benefit Cost Analysis Blades (Machinery) Flame Hardening Service Life Snow And Ice Control Snowplows Underbodies Winter Maintenance
• Publication/ Report Number:
  RB13-012
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Iowa
• Corporate Publisher:
  Iowa. Dept. of Transportation
• NTL Classification:
  NTL-HIGHWAY/ROAD TRANSPORTATION-HIGHWAY/ROAD TRANSPORTATION ; NTL-ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT-ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT
• Abstract:
  Underbody plows and High Speed Ice Blades are an integral part of clearing Iowa roads of snow and ice during winter
  
  operations. Changing these blades requires crews to suspend plowing operations and return to the garage decreasing time
  
  spent clearing roads and increasing workplace hazards. A blade with a longer lifespan is desired.
  
  The Department is determining if using plow blades that have been flame hardened increase longevity of use over the
  
  Departments current underbody plow blades that are oven baked. This would reduce downtime and employee exposure to
  
  workplace hazards and increase productivity per dollar spent.
  
  
• Format:
  PDF
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:3391944d50bab96826b17e078c7b37c90fc7edc0bc6e2537af3c08dd9ab13b7b
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/26299/dot_26299_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 125.01 KB ]