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jim pallow

December 10, 2012 08:14AM

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Having run rotary plows and dozers to remove slides I can tell you that rotarys do not do well in very hard pack situations. also the "snow" is so hard that the slide must be dozed from the top down. and yes, there is a certain balancing act with a dozer on top of a 35ft slide! Especially if there is a canyon below! Not for those afraid of heights. even with a dozer it takes time to work to the bottom. JP

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Why they don't run the Silverton in winter (pics)	rod	November 27, 2012 09:10PM
Re: Why they don't run the Silverton in winter (pics)	rod	November 27, 2012 09:13PM
Re: Why they don't run the Silverton in winter (pics)	rod	November 27, 2012 09:14PM
Re: Why they don't run the Silverton in winter (pics)	South Park	November 27, 2012 09:44PM
Re: Why they don't run the Silverton in winter (pics)	rod	November 27, 2012 10:09PM
Re: Why they don't run the Silverton in winter (pics)	South Park	November 27, 2012 10:14PM
Re: Why they don't run the Silverton in winter (pics)	JS Driver	November 29, 2012 08:21PM
Re: Why they don't run the Silverton in winter ( more pics)	rod	November 29, 2012 10:50PM
Re: Why they don't run the Silverton in winter (pics)	John C	November 27, 2012 10:08PM
Re: Why they don't run the Silverton in winter (pics)	rod	November 27, 2012 10:17PM
Re: Why they don't run the Silverton in winter (pics)	Jeff Ramsey	December 11, 2012 11:11AM
Re: D&RG Caboose 051	rod	December 11, 2012 11:58AM
Re: D&RG Caboose 051	Jeff Ramsey	December 12, 2012 10:35AM
Re: D&RG Caboose 051	South Park	December 13, 2012 08:20AM
Re: D&RG Caboose 051	davegrandt	December 14, 2012 09:08AM
Re: D&RG Caboose 051	Jeff Ramsey	January 11, 2013 11:34AM
Re: Why they don't run the Silverton in winter (pics)	John C	November 27, 2012 10:11PM
Re: Why they don't run the Silverton in winter (pics)	Chris Walker	November 27, 2012 11:50PM
Re: Why they don't run the Silverton in winter (pics)	guymonmd	November 28, 2012 08:18AM
Re: Why they don't run the Silverton in winter (pics)	South Park	November 28, 2012 08:21AM
Re: Why they don't run the Silverton in winter (pics)	South Park	November 28, 2012 10:59PM
Re: Why they don't run the Silverton in winter (pics)	Chris Walker	November 29, 2012 01:09AM
Re: Why they don't run the Silverton in winter (pics)	riogrande493	November 29, 2012 05:10AM
Re: Why they don't run the Silverton in winter (pics)	bonefish	November 29, 2012 04:52PM
Not a Rotary	Mike Trent	November 29, 2012 05:36AM
Re: Not a Rotary	southparkline1	November 29, 2012 07:19AM
Re: Not a Rotary	Mike Trent	November 29, 2012 06:08PM
Re: Not a Rotary	Chris Walker	November 29, 2012 12:26PM
Re: Not a Rotary	riogrande493	November 29, 2012 04:35PM
Re: Why they don't run the Silverton in winter (pics)	John C	November 29, 2012 08:43PM
Re: Why they don't run the Silverton in winter (pics)	Jon Walden	November 30, 2012 09:27AM
Re: Why they don't run the Silverton in winter (pics)	John C	November 30, 2012 03:03PM
Re: Why they don't run the Silverton in winter (article)	rod	December 06, 2012 09:55PM
Re: Why they don't run the Silverton in winter (pics)	jim pallow	December 10, 2012 08:14AM
We need snow	San Juan	December 10, 2012 04:23PM

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