Cities such as Buffalo, New York City, Milwaukee and Detroit experience snowfalls that strand residents in snow deep enough at times to be measured in feet rather than inches. Reports were also relayed to the public via newspapers and telegraph dispatches. We have machines and the industry’s widest selection of attachments to clear sidewalks, walkways, parking lots, and streets. Slick layers of ice left behind by snow plowing, renewed demands for salt and sand use. Although accustomed to snow in their homelands, they were newly confronted with driving winds and freezing temperatures characteristic of Snowbelt regions.

Ordinances in many cities required homeowners to clear their sidewalks of snow, but snow removal was not yet practiced on a citywide basis. As populations grew and commerce needs expanded, wintertime blizzards began to present more critical problems to city dwellers who relied on frequent deliveries of food and supplies. In severe winters, intercity roads and railways were often blocked for weeks at a time. Early attempts at snow control simply involved citizens going into the streets to level the drifts for sleigh traffic. When the snow flies, your machine is your office.

Don’t let your Bobcat equipment sit idle in the winter.