Total Landscape Care Digital Magazine
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cover story A U G U S T 2 014 To t a l L a n d s c a p e C a r e . c o m 27 VING 1 1 hether the fi rst snowfall cools the Labor Day festivities or sharpens the smells of Thanksgiving dinner, it signals the change in many Snow Belt landscape contrac- tors' annual business cycles from moving rocks and dirt to moving ice and snow. And snow removal is big business. It provides a steady winter income helping area businesses keep driveways and parking lots accessible and safe for their patrons. That means those who are doing the snow removal are the ones driving in the worst conditions as they go about their work or move compact loaders, side-by-sides and other equipment on trailers from one frozen jobsite to the next. Veterans owners make the transition from warm-weather driving habits to winter within the fi rst few hours of driving on snow. But employees new to the winter climes, or younger, less experienced drivers aren't as adept, which can lead to costly incidents. Photo: Bringing a jackknifi ng trailer back in control requires keeping the pickup's wheels straight while adding throttle to help pull the trailer back in line. Controlled trailer braking comes after the combo is straightened out.