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  1. Aug 2, 2020, 10:51 PM #1
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    Jet-powered snow blower/melter - video

    Jet-powered snow blower/melter melting snow off a snowplow. 5:39 video.




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    Highly inefficient...

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    Quote Originally Posted by IntheGroove View Post
    Highly inefficient...
    50 minutes with a pick-ax would probably accomplish about the same results!
    (How much does the high seniority guy sitting in the truck get paid? How much fuel is burned?)
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    One would think they could design a flexible plates on the front of the plow, much like they have on the leading edge of an airplane wing to de-ice the wing in flight. I wonder how fast that truck can go with the jet assist.



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