Evaluation of the Viking-Cives tow plow.

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• Creators:
  Colson, Stephen
• Corporate Creators:
  Maine. Dept. of Transportation. Transportation Research Division
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Winter maintenance
  • Towing vehicles
  • Snowplows
  • Performance evaluations
• Publication/ Report Number:
  42982
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Maine
• Corporate Publisher:
  Maine. Dept. of Transportation
• Abstract:
  In early February, 2009, the Maine Department of Transportation (MaineDOT) entered into an agreement ; with Viking-Cives USA to evaluate the Viking-Cives Tow Plow. MaineDOT agreed to evaluate the Tow ; Plow for the remainder of the 2008-2009 winter season and in turn provide information and feedback to ; Viking-Cives relative to the Department’s experience with the Tow Plow. ; Fleet Services, Bureau of Maintenance and Operations retrofitted a 2009 Volvo Wheeler to accommodate ; the towing of the plow. Changes to the truck were relatively minimal and included installation of a 45 ton ; pintel hook and the installation of hydraulic hoses from the trucks wing tower to the tongue of the Tow ; Plow trailer. Hydraulic fluid from the wing up/down function operated the lifting and lowering motion of ; the tow plow and fluid from the D/A slide operated the two steering axles of the trailer. These axles ; articulate to a maximum of 30 degrees (see Photos 1 and 2). The standard wing is not needed when using ; the Tow Plow. The 8 yard hopper mounted on the tow trailer was operated by utilizing the trucks existing ; spreader controls. ; The retrofit of the truck took about 2 days to complete at a cost of approximately $1,000 including ; materials.
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• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/28478/dot_28478_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 122.84 KB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:a2ae33d9958f3b7dca1f9d04fd572d58a4b3407b64d81d59640ae3b00e5f7f59