Snow Melter Clears Mountain of Snow

[travler2008]

for what it's worth -  there has never been this much snow in south Mississauga - or in the Toronto area -- since the winter I took this video. It's hard to even remember how buried we were in snow back then, and so early in the season, too. So far this year, there's only been about 2 inches on the ground for about 2 days total.

[kerkerh22]

we want snow an they are melting it

[travler2008]

water melts into municipal sewers to drain away.

[facebooker1994]

So you melt the snow and let it drain to the road so it can turn into ice and be worse? o.O smart....

[travler2008]

LOL - gotta be a Canadian!

[NightShift127]

@travler2008

No man, In Canada we just let that shit melt by the sun. We dont have time to do this kind of shit. or dumb shit

Gotta be American

[travler2008]

@NightShift127

language! well this is what they do in (wait for it wait for it ) Ontario - Toronto and GTA . In Edmonton, don't get this much snow. And in AB don't use as much salt on the roads as too cold to work. Cars last longer but you get used to driving in ice ruts.

[NightShift127]

@travler2008

You've never bin to Alberta have you.

And Your kidding right? I can guarantee Edmonton get more show then you. Since we are 3 hours drive from the mountains and have snow 8 months out of the year.

And your right we don't use that much salt because it kills every life form after the snow melts.

You're still fighting mother nature and that is something you will lose.

[travler2008]

@NightShift127 lived there for 9 years east of Edtn back in the days when it really used to get cold lol - climate a lot drier in AB in lee of Rockies so less snow fall/ accumulation than Ontario. Here the storms pick up Lakes waters and dump it at will. In the older areas with narrower streets there is simply nowhere to put snow. Haul it away, pile it until they run out of room, Then the melters come in, on parking lots like in the video or the rolling melter trucks on the street.

[snowdog90210]

I melt snow by turning it yellow, though I can't match this volume.

[343HFD]

@ tfmercedez yea snow melters filter outthe chemicals and etc that were in the snow. If you just dump snow into the river the tree huggers get their painties in a bunch

[travler2008]

The river would have been frozen solid as well at this point in time, and of varying thicknesses so not safe to push onto the ice with heavy equipment. From what I have seen, snow melters are only used as a last resort, when there is simply no where else to pile the snow. When this snow was being melted, there were still 3-4 months of winter snows to come.

[tfmercedez]

Now that's a big waste of fuel, energy and time. Maybe finding a convenient storage place on the side of the road, or on the field somewhere, and wait for the sun to melt it for free? Or why not just drop the snow directly to the river? Is there a law that forbids the disposal of snow directly in to the river, and have to melt it before?

[DeltaHL2]

@tfmercedez The snow that collects on the road also picks up gas, oil, trash, etc that's on the road, so simply dumping it into the river wouldn't be a good idea.

[kayutr90]

i need one_

[travler2008]

Never need to think of snow in Miami - lucky you!

[s0nnyburnett]

I had no idea these machines existed. 

[miked9372]

@s0nnyburnett they use them at airports a lot

[outjet]

Then it conveniently leaks it all back onto the ground where it turns to ice

[travler2008]

well, in this case it was draining into a storm sewer, except for a bit here. The water is still fairly hot, and what's left to turn to ice seemed to be easily taken care of with sand, salt, etc.

I saw a mobile one in Toronto draining hot water into sewer, too.

And thanks for leaving a comment, on what was my first video :-) It was so cold that day I thought the camera batteries would give out, and much to cold for me to walk around the far side to show how snow is loaded into the melter.

[jerbearthegr8one]

@outjet the water drains into the storm sewer then the parking lot is more than likely salted :Q

[ZIZGAR]

@outjet If i can see good there is an opened hatch and the water goes direct in the nearest river !?

[travler2008]

@ZIZGAR I think so - it's a storm sewer and I don't think that would be treated before going into river/lake. All storm / rain / snow melt would end up there, which is why we are asked not to pour chemicals like turpentine, paint etc into storm sewers.