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https://hdl.handle.net/11681/11573| Title: | Performance testing of a modified field planer on processed snow |
| Authors: | Wuori, Albert F. |
| Keywords: | Snow Runways Equipment Performance testing |
| Publisher: | Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (U.S.) Engineer Research and Development Center (U.S.) |
| Series/Report no.: | Special report (Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (U.S.)) ; 53. |
| Description: | Special Report Summary: A Gurries field planer was tested at Houghton, Michigan as a means of leveling processed snow to produce a trafficable surface. The unit was a tow-type, hydraulically controlled, automatic leveler, used normally as a finish planer for airfield and highway construction work. It was modified to include skis for work in snow. The initial tests indicated the need for several modifications. They included a manual cross-slope and blade-height control, ski adjustment, and an adjustable hydraulic valve. After these modifications were made, the planer was again tested and found to be a satisfactory implement for leveling processed snow. |
| Rights: | Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/11681/11573 |
| Appears in Collections: | Special Report |
