Tools for removing snow from tractor trailer roofs - videos and patent

[Jon]

Tools for removing snow from tractor trailer roofs. Looks like there are two strategies here. The first is essentially an adjustable-height gantry that a truck can pass beneath. 1:33 video:

Another solution is simply a large rotating brush that mounts on the front of heavy equipment. Here we have the TrucBrush, awarded US patent 9,073,515 in July 2015.



59-second TrucBrush video:

Yes, you can do the same thing by passing under a bridge. 17-second video:

More:

ScraperSystems.com
TrucBrush.com

Previously:

Cow cleaner GIF
Automatic train washing system - GIF
Roof snow removal tools - GIFs
'32 Ford custom snowblower
Steam-powered snowplow
Snowbound - Allis-Chalmers promotional film
miniature John Deere 9630 plowing snow video

[rdefayette]

Jon, Option 3
Works like the roof scraper BUT it doesn't leave 2 mountains of snow on either side of the roof scraper that need to be cleared away.

[Fluffle-Valve]

I'm sure we have nothing like this in the UK. At least, I've never ever seen anything like this in the UK in 40 years of driving trucks.