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I can’t think of better content for this month’s “Editor’s Notebook” than rejoicing that we’re all finally emerging from this COVID-19 black hole of a nightmare we’ve been in for more than a year. With the fullyvaccinated percentage rising across the country and in New York State, restrictions are dramatically loosening … maybe not as much as we’d like, yet, but things are getting much better with much fewer hospitalizations, infections and fatalities. It feels like we should have a summer Thanksgiving.

As you’ve noticed on the front cover, the N.Y.S. Highway & Public Works Expo has been released from quarantine. The tongue-in-cheek jest about quarantine aside, we couldn’t be happier to begin preparing for a show that will actually take place later this year on October 13 at the New York State Fairgrounds. This Expo will be among the first big tradeshows in the country to be in-person and featuring pre-pandemic normalcy. The saying goes, “You don’t know what you’ve got until it’s gone,” and that’s for sure.

This fall you can expect to see a wide array of new products and services at the Expo, just like you’ve always been able to see (except for last year) — only this year, it’ll feel like a veritable party after a year of social distancing, Zoom meetings and virtual tradeshows. I’m pretty tired of all that … well, except maybe the social distancing part at times. That’s been a nice excuse to use for some people I don’t especially like to deal with. I may miss that a little bit.

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Edward Adams and the Franklin County Highway Department

You might say Ed Adams is the new kid on the block.

Within five months, he went from deputy highway superintendent of the Franklin County Highway Department to being the main man.

How did that happen so fast?

“I was working for an engineering firm here in Malone and was watching a rehab project that was going on,” he said. “Brad Broadmarsh was the superintendent at the time and looking to retire. We got talking and he asked if I’d be interested in taking the deputy’s position for a while. Five months later Brad retired and I took over.”

Born and bred in this history-laden county in the “Adirondacks,” Ed lived in Malone until the fourth grade. That’s when his family relocated to Vermont and where Ed stayed until the 10th grade. “Then my family moved back to Franklin County and I’ve lived here ever since.”

After high school, Ed went to work finishing concrete with his father. In 1993, he followed in his father-in-law

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“Frank was always a great source of construction wisdom to me throughout the years before losing his battle with cancer in 2011.”

Then in 1996, “I started working for Green Island Construction. At 20 years old, I worked my way up the ladder from laborer to pipe foreman to grade foreman and then to construction superintendent at somewhere around 30. Over the course of 20 years, I helped build and reconstruct state highways, interstates, thruways, buildings, new and rehabilitating existing airport runways and taxiways at multiple airports around New York, projects at the Albany International Airport, Watertown, Plattsburgh, Oneonta and Malone airports.

“My father was what you’d call a jack of all trades ... mechanic, electrician, mason — and was doing some flat work, basically finishing floors on the Indian reservation. He didn’t have time for it, so I worked with him for a while. Then I took over doing it for Front Point Construction. It was the opportunity I always wanted — to do road jobs and heavy continued on page 12

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highway construction. When Green Island Construction came into town in 1996 for a rehab project on Route 11, I showed up there every day for several weeks before I was hired as a laborer. I stayed with them until 2003 until they shut down. Basically, the owners split. One started Keko Construction and the other Green Island Contracting. I went with Keko.

“The traveling started to get old. I was gone for most of the time my sons were growing up. We had some work close to here but five out of 20 years would be about the only time I’d be close to home. I did that for a long time. After Keko shut down in 2014, I decided I didn’t want to work on the road anymore and be away from my family.”

The five years before taking the deputy highway superintendent’s position, Ed worked as a construction manager for different engineering firms. During that time, “I worked on a large municipal water project in the town and village of Champlain. Two water towers and nine miles of water line were installed. I also performed contract monitoring for Brookfield Power on some of their hydropower plant rehab project in Franklin and St. Lawrence counties.”

That’s when everything changed.

Ed admitted he was interested in the top spot for several reasons.

“I spent many years working out of town across the state and away from my family. I was missing time with them. I wanted to work closer to home. I also enjoy a challenge and with 266 miles of county roads and 188 bridges, there would be no shortage of challenges. I knew that with my past experience, I could be a benefit to the highway department.”

Ed attributes his time building roads and supervising construction projects the best preparation for the job.

“Performing the responsibilities of a county highway superintendent, scheduling materials and labor for daily projects, working with a set budget and meeting important deadlines are all things I was doing every day as highway superintendent.”

In addition to being the highway superintendent, Ed also is the head of the transportation department.

“I knew it would be busy, but I enjoy it. It’s a challenge keeping everything moving.”

Ed is husband to wife, Abby, and father to Benjamin, 27; Thomas, 22; and Addison, 7.

“My wife and I grew up in a rural area with a few neighbors and trees.

We met on the school bus. Actually, we live in D’Wayne, N.Y., which is about 20 minutes south of here. Being up here, we don’t have to live on Franklin County roads. That makes it easier for me because we plow

The Franklin County crew addresses a wing wall that washed out of a bridge on County Route 27.

those areas. With 160 lakes in the county, we like to take advantage of the hunting and fishing.

In addition, Ed “does a lot of carpentry work and cabinet building.

Now I’m helping my youngest son build his first home. I’m also an avid motorcycle rider. Been riding since I was about four. Dirt bikes, too. In the past 12 years, I’ve had several different Harley Davidsons. My wife and I enjoyed riding until our daughter arrived.”

Ed also sits on the Franklin County Traffic Safety Committee. continued on page 16

To keep the department moving, the county uses an extensive fleet of equipment.

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The Job The Franklin County highway department fits into a single 10,875sq.-ft. garage. Built in 1948, it houses a 6,000-sq.-ft. storage building and approximately 7,000 sq. ft. of additional storage and a salt shed that holds roughly 600 to 700 tons. Ed also oversaw the construction of a 24 x 36 addition on the existing office space that’s dedicated to the transportation staff.

“The county spends on average $100,000 in road sand and road materials, such as gravel, throughout the year. According to the previous superintendent, Franklin County owns 42-acres of land several miles from the garage. Some say there may be sand and gravel on it. There are also two sand and gravel pits on each side. Now we’re getting ready to clear up piles and have a crusher come in so the cost of doing more projects will greatly decrease. We’ll still have fuel costs and a limit on what we have for manpower but to have a good source of gravel will definitely give us an edge in the future. Not to mention the savings.”

As highway superintendent, Ed is responsible for maintaining the county’s 266 lane miles of road. That translates into two plowing routes that take close to 1.5 hours to complete.

“Our highway department is responsible for snow removal at four cell phone tower access roads; the Malone courthouse; the county jail; the

county 911 building; the county DSS building; all county parking lots; and 30 miles of county roads. The remaining 236 miles of road are subcontracted to other towns at a cost of $1,270,000.

“I’d like to do some paving. Not a full depth reconstruction but basically reconstruct the drainage ditches and then pave. Many times, you’ll see different places where they just put asphalt down on a road but what’s underneath is what carries that road. You’re upgrading your subbase. Me and my crew will do all the ditching and replace any bad pipes.

I recently purchased a JetVac that will enable us to clean our pipes, assess their condition and replace the bad ones.

Ed also plans on flushing those pipes in order to maintain the drainage.

“We have to flush the pipes for the winters we have up here. They soak in and then they rot the bottoms of the pipes out. The big thing about a road is making sure you have a profile, which is positive drainage and usually a quarter inch to the outside of the road. Then you clean those ditches to get the water away from the road. If you can’t clean your pipes, the water will stay and saturate. You sublimate underneath the asphalt and get some base. So, we have to be able to clean our pipes. That gives us the ability to properly assess whether they need to be replaced because you can’t see the bottom pipe until it’s brought out. continued on page 20

The crew performs hot patching on County Route 12.

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The crew hot patches potholes. from page 16

As you can see, we’ve got quite a lot planned for this summer.”

In addition to caring for the roads, Ed also is responsible for the county’s 188 bridges.

“That’s basically because of all the mountains, rivers and lakes. It’s something of a challenge in and of itself, not just the miles of road, but the bridges as well.

“Since I took over, I created another welding position. I moved up an existing employee who was a great welder. We needed him because when you’re trying to build a bridge in house every year, you’ve got your welder and bridge crew on that bridge. When everybody’s tied up on a bridge you’re working on, you need to have another welder with a truck and the equipment to go out and take care of them. You don’t have to shut down the entire operation because there’s not a welder on the bridge.”

Ed’s crew helps him serve the town’s roughly 50,000 residents. Staff includes deputy Fred Willett; principal account clerk Allison Susice; and foremen Thomas Lauzon, Craig Demers and Shawn Welch. There are 27 full-time employees in the highway department and 28 full-time employees in the public transportation department some of which are full-time mechanics.

“After I was appointed by the Board of Legislators, I appointed Fred in part because of his 35 years with the highway department. He was the construction working foreman and was experienced plowing the county roads. Fred was planning to retire at the end of 2020 but agreed to stay on as deputy highway superintendent. His knowledge of the county continued on page 28 20

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roads and his experience has proven to be extremely valuable to our team.”

This superintendent knows the importance of having a good and loyal staff.

“One person can have all the knowledge in the world, but without the right team, you can’t accomplish anything. Having the right tools, manpower, equipment and resources is the only way to achieve positive progress.

“It takes time to learn. That’s the thing about being new to these guys.

I’ve only known them for about a year. When you first arrive, you don’t know what this person’s good at. When I became superintendent, I knew those guys are like my toolbox. I know exactly what everybody can do.

I know what this person is good at and what they may not be good at.

When you come to a new job like this, it takes time to figure out which people are your go-to people for certain aspects of the job. I feel I’ve got a good handle on that now. That makes the job easier.”

Under Ed’s direction, the highway department runs on a total operating budget of $8,097,304.31 that includes salaries and benefits for employees. It also receives an annual CHIPS allocation of $1,755,977.56; $400,819.35 for PAVE-NY; and $252,198.22 for Extreme Winter Recovery, including a new JetVac To keep the department moving, the county uses an extensive fleet of equipment.

“Our new JetVac truck will enable us to better maintain our culvert pipes and get the water away from the road. I also ordered a Sweep Vac unit that will reduce our manpower from an eight-man to a three-man crew when picking up sand from intersections in the spring. I’d also like to update another older plow truck this year. I’m looking at screen plants so we can generate our own road materials.”

Projects on the Horizon Looking ahead, Ed has an ambitious list of projects he wants to complete: • Two bridge projects — one is in the town of Chateaugay that will be done in-house; and a bridge replacement on CR28 on the Constable town line that’s been bid, approved and started in April.

• Construction season 2021 — planning to pave approximately 12 mi. of county roads. This could be reduced with rising fuel prices affecting asphalt prices. Replacing two county-owned bridges. Also planning to perform culvert replacements, ditching and cutting shoulders.

• Construction completed on a 24-ft. x 36-ft. addition on the highway department office. The new office space will be used for Franklin County public transportation’s office staff. This project was funded by an ACT grant and erected by highway department employees.

• Project first and foremost for this summer is opening the sand and continued on page 34 The Franklin County highway department crew addresses flooding on a county road.

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Foreman Craig Demers removes ice from a ditch on County Route 34 this past March on a minus 20 F day.

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• Work will begin on a 60-ft. x 90-ft. pole barn this summer. It will be used to shelter the 12 public transportation buses in the winter months.

Franklin County Public Transportation currently utilizes the highway department’s storage barn.

• Multiple roads will be paved this summer, including two roads that were started last year. The remaining sections of those will be completed this season. They are County Route 3 and County Route 27. The road 34

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• Plans have been made to shim and pave in several different areas, build a pole barn and open the sand pit.

“Looking forward to the coming construction season, my goals are to continue to build a more universal crew with our younger operators and truck drivers becoming more comfortable on our equipment. I’d like to continued on page 40

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make some necessary improvements to our garage, such as replacing the metal roof and upgrading windows and doors. My overall goal is that when my time is done at the Franklin County highway department, the taxpayers will have a greater respect and appreciation for what everyone does here and they can see the quality and safety improvements we make every year.”

With all he does, what’s Ed’s favorite part of the job?

“I’d say it would be the challenge of juggling so many different operations in a single day and then, at the end of the day, knowing that “we” made positive progress. One person can have all the knowledge in the world, but without the right team, you can’t accomplish anything, Having the right tools, manpower, equipment and resources is the only way to achieve positive progress.”

What would be a bad day for Ed? “The ones that feel like you’re stuck in the mud. Nothing seems to go right and you don’t get anything done.”

What’s the most difficult?

“No matter how much you plan, you can’t change things. You can’t stop equipment from breaking down. You can’t change the weather.

You’ve got 12 trucks lined up and you have the plant to yourself for the day. Then they tell you there’s a 20 percent chance of rain. You get there at five o’clock in the morning and you’re still there at four.”

That said, what’s the most important part of being highway superintendent?

“At the end of the day, making sure the taxpayers and the roads and bridges are safe; that everybody goes home with their family; and I’m utilizing their money in the best way I can. That’s really what I’m here for.” continued on page 44

The county paving crew works on County Route 8 in the summer of 2020.

The Franklin County highway department’s 2021 International plow truck sits in front of the highway garage, which was built in 1948.

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About Franklin County Franklin County is on the northern border of New York State. To the north across the Canada–United States border are the Canadian provinces of Quebec and Ontario, from east to west. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 51,599. Its county seat is Malone. The county is named in honor of United States Founding Father Benjamin Franklin.

Franklin County comprises the Malone, N.Y., Micropolitan Statistical Area. Much of Franklin County is within Adirondack Park. Within the border of the county is the St. Regis Mohawk Reservation, or Akwesasne in the Mohawk language. Its population was nearly 3,300 in the 2010 census. The people are linked by community and history with the Mohawk of the Akwesasne reserve across the river, spanning the border of Quebec and Ontario. The Mohawk have had authority under the Jay Treaty to freely cross this international border.

This area was long occupied by Iroquoian-speaking peoples. In his44

toric times, a group of primarily Mohawks established a village south of colonial Montreal across the St. Lawrence River; they had been trading with French colonists and many had converted to Catholicism. They were the easternmost nation of the Iroquois League of Five Nations, known in their language as the Haudenosaunee.

After the English conquered the Dutch in the New York area, they established counties in 1683, in the eastern part of New York province and what is now Vermont. Both groups had settled primarily in Albany and along the Hudson River, a major waterway linking the upriver fur trade with the market of Manhattan. The first counties were very large in geographic area, taking in low-density populations. Gradually new counties were formed as colonial settlement increased, but most settlers stayed east of the middle of the Mohawk Valley, as the Iroquois nations controlled the lands beyond that. Historically the French, Dutch and English all traded with the Mohawk, the easternmost of these nations.

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The crew paves an approach on Travers Road Bridge. The highway department bridge crew was in the process of replacing this bridge in summer 2020. from page 44

when it was established in 1683. This was an enormous county, including the northern part of what became New York State as well as all of the present state of Vermont and, in theory, extending westward to the Pacific Ocean. This county was reduced in size on July 3, 1766, by the creation of Cumberland County, and further on March 16, 1770, by the creation of Gloucester County, both containing territory now in Vermont. On March 12, 1772, what was left of Albany County was split into three parts, one remaining under the name Albany County. Charlotte County contained the eastern portion.

In 1784, the name “Charlotte County” was changed to Washington County to honor George Washington, the American Revolutionary War general and later President of the United States of America.

In 1788, Clinton County was split off from Washington County. It comprised a much larger area than the present Clinton County, including several other counties or county parts of the present New York State.

Following the American Revolutionary War, the United States forced the Six Nations of the Haudenosaunee, or Iroquois Confederacy, to cede most of their lands in New York and Pennsylvania, as most had been allies of Great Britain, which had lost to the new United States. After the war, New York State sold off 5 million acres of former Iroquois territory at very low prices, seeking to attract settlers to develop farms and businesses. Land speculators quickly took advantage of the sales. Franklin County was part of the huge speculative Macomb’s Purchase of 1791.

In 1799, Clinton County was reduced in size by the splitting off of Essex County. In 1802, Clinton County was reduced in size by a part of Clinton and two other counties being taken to form the new St. Lawrence County.

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Franklin County Organized In 1808, Franklin County was split off from Clinton County and organized. In the early decades many landowners basically were subsistence farmers.

In the late 1880s and 1890s, both the Delaware and Hudson and New York Central railroads were constructed into the town of Franklin. The Chateaugay branch of the Delaware and Hudson served the hamlet of Onchiota, which developed for the lumber industry. For more than 12 years, a major tract north of Saranac Lake was harvested and millions of feet of timber were shipped out from here.

The railroads carried the timber and products to market, and the industry flourished into the early 20th century until much of the timber was harvested. Several lumber mills operated in this area for decades, including Kinsley Lumber Company, Baker Brothers Lumber Company and one owned by the Dock and Coal Company. The latter mill was dismantled in 1917 and shipped to Florida to be used in the lumber industry there. The population declined as the lumber industry pulled out of the area.

The railroads also contributed to the town of Franklin becoming a destination for summer travelers. In the late 1800s, Franklin County was home to three of the largest resort hotels in the Adirondacks: Paul Smith’s Hotel, Loon Lake House and Rainbow Inn. Due to the construction of highways and restructuring in the railroad industry, passenger service was ended to this remote area in the mid-20th century.

The history of Franklin County is preserved at the Franklin Historical and Museum Society in Malone. (*History courtesy of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin,_Franklin_County,_New_York) P

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Doosan to Showcase Next-Gen Wheel Loader at World of Concrete Doosan Infracore North America will showcase a new -7 Series wheel loader at World of Concrete 2021. A Doosan DL380-7 wheel loader will be in the exhibit, W1302, in the West Hall at the Las Vegas Convention Center, June 8 to 10, 2021.

“The updates in -7 Series wheel loaders are the result of more than a decade of customer feedback,” said Aaron Kleingartner, dealer and product marketing manager. “We are eager to see the excitement the DL380-7 generates at World of Concrete. This is a milestone product launch for Doosan.”

A new look and all-new, redesigned cabs with enhanced comfort features, increased bucket capacities and new fuel-saving technologies are highlights of this next generation of Doosan wheel loaders. Every -5 Series Doosan wheel loader will eventually be replaced by a -7 Series machine — from the DL200-7 to the DL580-7.

The new DL380-7 — a replacement for the DL350-5 — features an axle upgrade allowing customers to carry and lift larger load capacities.

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Added material strengthens each section for better balance and improved lifting capacity.”

Doosan Excavator on Display Doosan also will showcase a 14-t crawler excavator, the 109-hp DX140LC-5. The 14-metric-ton machine is among the most popular excavators in the Doosan lineup, especially for smaller residential site preparation. Its size makes it attractive to contractors who need an excavator larger than a mini excavator but still want the versatility of a relatively small crawler model.

“The DX140LC-5 and reduced-tail-swing DX140LCR-5 remain some of our bestselling excavators,” Kleingartner said. “For customers who work in traditional earthmoving applications, the 14-metric-ton machine provides additional dig depth and reach from a slightly larger model than a mini excavator. And the machine’s steel tracks make them appealing for enhanced traction and added stability when used for lifting applications.”

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Mack Launches Fuel Savings Calculator for Next-Gen Powertrain Mack Trucks recently launched a fuel savings calculator on its website to show fleet owners and owner-operators how much fuel savings could be realized if their trucks were spec’d with the next-generation Mack MP8HE+ powertrain package.

The fuel savings calculator allows Mack website visitors to select fleet size, number of trucks in their fleet and the average cost per gallon of diesel fuel. The information is used to calculate the average amount a customer could save over one, three or five years with the Mack MP8HE+ powertrain package.

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Mack announced in October that the next-generation version of its 13-liter MP8HE engine improved fuel efficiency by up to 3 percent when compared with the former MP8HE engine. Mack Anthem models equipped with the new extended chassis fairings and the HE+ powertrain package — which includes the revised MP8HE engine — now deliver up to a 13 percent improvement in fuel efficiency compared with baseline Anthem models, according to the manufacturer.

The savings are in part attributed to the next-generation MP8HE engine, which uses Mack Energy Recovery Technology. This captures waste energy from the engine’s exhaust and converts it back to mechanical energy delivered to the engine crankshaft as additional torque. Mack engineers designed an updated wave piston to help evenly distribute the air-fuel mixture within the cylinder to burn fuel more completely and consistently than other piston designs.

Further fuel efficiency gains resulted from increasing the MP8HE’s compression ratio from 17:1 to 18:1 and the addition of an improved wategate and turbocharger.

“Mack enhanced its MP8HE engine to improve the fuel efficiency benefits and find additional opportunities for customers to save money,” said Stu Russoli, Mack highway product manager.

“The MP8HE engine, with its unique design and proven Mack Energy Recover Technology, improves the efficiency of the

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already aerodynamic Mack Anthem.”

Included in the Mack MP8HE+ powertrain package are the MP8HE engine, Mack mDRIVE automated manual transmission, Mack Predictive Cruise and multiple aerodynamic enhancements. The HE+ package also can be combined with Mack’s all-new extended chassis fairings, which smoothes airflow around the rear axles to deliver an additional 0.5 percent improvement in fuel efficiency.

As part of the campaign, Mack tied in #Mackonomics, a test drive of the Mack Anthem model equipped with the HE+package by customers Jamie Hagen, owner of Stratford, South Dakota-based Hell Bent Xpress LLC, and Joel Morrow, senor driver and vice president for fleet equipment procurement at Ploger Transportation, based in Norwalk, Ohio.

Hagen, a bulk hauler, and Morrow, who hauls general freight, capture vehicle performance data and post the results to social media using #Mackonomics.

For more information, visit www.macktrucks.com. 

Mack Trucks recently l launched a fuel savings calculator on its website to show fleet owners and owner-operators how much fuel savings could be realized if their trucks were spec’d with the next-generation Mack MP8HE+ powertrain package.

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Winter Equipment Improves Razor XL Carbide Cutting Edge Wear Bar Winter Equipment has improved the wear bar on its Razor XL carbide snowplow cutting edge system due to positive customer feedback from the recent improvement to its Patriot cutting edge system.

Rated for department of transportation systems, the Razor XL system includes three interlocking cutting edges that have pre-welded wear bars and abrasion-resistant covers. The new wear bars are one-piece, highquality cast design that are 2 in. longer than the previous wear bar and filled with Winter carbide matrix for increased blade life and cutting power.

The blade’s larger footprint decreases pounds per square inch, which increases overall blade life as well as decreasing salt usage and chemical treatment, according to the manufacturer.

The Razor XL system features a HammerHead carbide radius tip that offers 30 percent more carbide and allows for premium performance on multiple attack angles. An integrated, heat-treated, steel cover protects from impact and is welded on for easy installation.

On both sides of the cutting edge, the system includes a heavy-duty steel adaptor plate and two Winter PlowGuard MAXX guards manufactured from high-quality material and reinforced with proprietary carbide matrix to defend against uneven and premature wear, according to the manufacturer.

“The new wear bar on our Razor XL system can provide up to three times the wear life compared to standard carbide and cover systems,” said Kent Winter, founder and CEO of Winter Equipment. “Longer blade life means users experience less

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downtime changing out blades and more time plowing to keep streets and parking lots safe.”

Longer blade life means reduced blade changes, reduced material costs, reduced labor costs and reduced workman comp claims from the hazards of heavy, one-piece blades. The system also comes with a satisfaction guarantee, ensuring that if the product’s wear system does not perform or last as long as promised, the company will work with its customers until they are satisfied.

Designed to clear packed snow and ice to reveal a safe road surface with minimal salt and chemical treatment, Winter Equipment’s Razor XL cutting edges can be used in highway, city street and rural road applications.

Shipped free, the system comes ready to mount, with all parts, hardware and installation directions in a single box. The system can be ordered through Winter’s distributor system.

For more information, call 800/294-6837 or visit www.winterequipment.com. 

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Like the tracked MAX-Series models, the skid steers benefit from a new, next-generation cab available with premium 360-degree visibility, a roomier operator area, a more comfortable seat, a new high-tech touch-screen display and more.

ASV Strengthens Its Lineup With Addition of MAX-Series Skid Steers

ASV Holdings Inc. has expanded the new MAX-Series lineup with the addition of the vertical-lift VS-75 and radial-lift RS-75 skid steers.

The MAX-Series line was first introduced with compact track loaders in mid-2020, giving operators a premium experience to match the machines’ impressive performance capabilities.

Like the tracked machines, the skid steers benefit from a new, nextgeneration cab available with industry-leading 360-degree visibility, a roomier operator area, a more comfortable seat, a new high-tech touchscreen display and more.

MAX-Series skid steers also feature proven ASV benefits, including reliability, rated operating capacities, departure angles, breakout force, hydraulic performance, ground clearance, speed, ease of serviceability, cooling packages and more.

“We’ve already heard great things from customers and dealers about the MAX-Series compact track loaders,” said Buck Storlie, ASV product line manager. “The launch was incredibly successful — ultimately leading us to boost production capacity by 30 percent earlier this year to keep up with demand. We’re excited to give operators the option to achieve that same level of premium experience in a skid steer. The improved comfort, visibility and ease-of-use mean happier operators and easier workdays.”

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ability to see their surroundings more clearly with standard LED lighting, optional side lighting, all-clear sides and a frameless door providing industry-leading floor to ceiling glass area — 52 percent more glass area in the optional enclosed cab compared to previous ASV models. That means high visibility and minimal obstructions to the operator’s line of sight, especially beneficial in tight areas or indoor work for which skid steers are commonly used.

Operators can work longer days in comfort with the MAX-Series with a number of comfort and usability features available to be added to the basic configuration. An optional, new fully suspended seat helps make the cab accessible to virtually all body types. The seat features adjustable four-way controls and arm rests, recline, slide and weight.

Additionally, a one-sided lap bar makes entry and exit easier. This comfort is further enhanced by a roomier cab, including up to 2 more in. width at the shoulders, 8 in. wider at the knees and up to 4.5 in. more foot room. In-cab experience also is enhanced through speaker and radio improvements, including available Bluetooth radio allowing operators to listen to music and take calls wirelessly.

Operators benefit from a cleaner, quieter and more temperature-stable work area with the optional highly-pressurized, all-weather cab. The optional pressurized cab’s improved seal helps repel noise, dust and debris and outside temperatures. An updated HVAC system allows for better overall circulation and defrosting capabilities within the cab. continued on page 60

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The cab also features a number of reliability improvements, including a design that better protects electronics with fully sealed, water-tight wiring harnesses and fuse panels. ASV backs that reliability with its new 2-year/2,000-hour warranty.

Operator Experience The MAX-Series improves ease-of-operation, service scheduling and job management with an optional 7-in. touch-screen display. The screen includes vital monitoring tools, displays the view from the backup camera and integrates with service history and schedules. Job management features such as passcode operator lockout, idle time tracking and more also are available.

Operators of all skill levels will benefit from new, intuitive switch locations and operator controls. The controls improve convenience with a new dual throttle option, allowing operation at a set RPM with the joystick controls and the ability to increase the RPM with the foot throttle without needing to adjust the dial.

Protection ASV didn’t stop at improved visibility with MAX-Series safety benefits. The machines include a roof escape hatch, allowing operators to quickly get out through the roof rather than through the back window and over a hot engine bay in emergency situations. Models also include rollover protection (ROPS) and reinforced windows for impact resistance. Additionally, ASV offers options for increased protection, including side screens, reinforced polycarbonate door, level 2 FOPS and light guards.

Performance ASV MAX-Series skid-steer loaders provide maximum performance with optimal ground clearance, serviceability, departure angle and power.

The radial-lift, 75-hp RS-75 includes a 2,600-lb. rated operating capacity and a 5,845-lb. breakout force. The vertical-lift VS-75 features a 5,920-lb. breakout force and an impressive 3,500-lb.-rated operating capacity for its 75 hp. The VS-75’s high capacity rivals many 95 to 100 hp units, giving operators the ability to have the fuel economy and reduced price of a lower horsepower machine but the performance of some of the largest skid steers out there, according to the manufacturer.

Both models are better able to travel over obstacles without getting hung up due to 10.5 in. of ground clearance, more than 2 in. higher than any machine in their class. In addition, the purpose-built chassis improves performance while climbing hills resulting from a 24-degree departure angle.

The machines maximize serviceability with convenient and simple maintenance access. Swing-out door and cooling systems provide access to filters and other daily checkpoints for easy maintenance.

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