Clearing Driveways; Clearing Parking Lots - Western HTS Owner's Manual

Clearing Driveways

1. Head into the driveway with the blade angled
and plow the snow away from any buildings.
Widen driveway by rolling snow away from any
buildings.
2. If a building is at the end of the driveway, plow
to within a vehicle length of the building. Push
as much snow as possible off the driveway.
3. With a raised blade, drive through remaining
snow to building. Drop blade and "back drag"
snow away from the building at least one
vehicle length. Repeat if necessary.
4. Back vehicle to the building and plow forward,
removing the remaining snow from the
driveway. Check municipal ordinances for
proper disposal of snow.
Lit. No. 49513, Rev. 00
OPERATING YOUR SNOWPLOW

Clearing Parking Lots

1. Clear areas in front of buildings fi rst. With
blade raised, drive up to the building. Drop
blade and "back drag" the snow away from
building. When snow is clear of the buildings,
turn the vehicle around and push snow away
from the buildings towards outer edges of
lot. Back drag edges are available as an
accessory for select snowplow models.
2. Plow a single path down the center in the
lengthwise direction.
3. With the blade in the scoop, angle or dogleg
position, plow successive strips lengthwise
until the area is cleared and snow is "stacked"
around the outer edges.
4. If snow is too deep to clear in above manner,
clear main traffi c lanes as much as possible.
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