Comments on: In the Archives: Huckleberries and Trains

By: Jim Rees

Jim Rees — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 01:51:31 +0000

Modern ones have vanes rather than a screw. I was assuming this was an older model. And I can’t think of anything else it could be.

By: Irene Hieber

Irene Hieber — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 15:32:53 +0000

I agree with Jim. It is a snowplow.

Irene Hieber

By: Laura Bien

Laura Bien — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 02:24:07 +0000

Larry: It does look as if it could process a wayward cow in no time, you are right. :)

By: Larry Buck

Larry Buck — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 23:06:24 +0000

Cute idea, but nope. It is designed to look sort of like a rotary snowplow, but even that is not well done – I’ve been a RR fan for years & know what the front looks like. My guess for the Mystery Artifact is a meat grinder! Ground meat is expelled through the front.
Well, that’s my guess anyway.

By: Laura Bien

Laura Bien — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 22:51:40 +0000

Cosmonican, wow, what power! One comment said 2500 horsepower. I could watch that all day, what a monster! I too would love to see some of these (truck version) parked in our DPW yard. Terminating urban snow in the most violent and dangerous manner possible…….would actually be pretty cool. Thank you for the video link.

By: cosmonıcan

cosmonıcan — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 22:01:27 +0000

Oops, “I saw”—the perils of dyslexia.

By: cosmonıcan

cosmonıcan — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 21:57:55 +0000

First I thought it was for confusing buffalo, but then I was this: [link]. Jim's right—I want one on my street too.

By: Laura Bien

Laura Bien — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 21:55:15 +0000

Jim: Well, taking a look around here and some of the beloved old bits of junk all over the house….you never know!

By: Jim Rees

Jim Rees — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 19:01:38 +0000

That’s easy, it’s a rotary snowplow for use on a railroad. I’m guessing you don’t actually have one and this is just a drawing.