Oshkosh truck company builds the world's toughest severe duty trucks. I remember growing up in upstate NY seeing the highway department plowing our roads with Oshkosh P series plow trucks
You’re right - Upstate New York has fleets of Oshkosh P-Series. They are amazing looking - especially given how aerodynamic all of the new trucks are designed.
Back when Brockway was in business, they seemed to be the preferred plow truck for towns in my part of Western NY, although most towns had a Walter, Oskosh, or FWD for V-plow duty. The state DOT and the Thruway Commission ran almost exclusively IHs. This was in the late sixties and early seventies.
I drove an 85 OSHKOSH at the Jackson Hole Airport in Wyoming for 6 winters, it is an amazing piece of equipment.....it was a pure beast....I could write a book
Absolutely beautiful!! I want an old one to restore!! I am in Pennsylvania and am also a welder but I was run over by an F350 a couple years ago so I went back to school to to get my Master's and PhD. in Chemical Engineering and I do research in alternative power. When I get some time I definitely want to stop by down at your dealership Will...
About 15 years ago I had some ancillary involvement with a major construction project at our local airport. At one point I had a chance to talk to one of the guys involved in maintenance of the grounds and snow removal. This airport had used Oshkosh trucks for decades, but for a time in the then-recent past they had switched to using the largest truck that Ford made at the time. I think it was called an L-9000 but my memory could be wrong. This guy said that the whole crew hated those Ford trucks. He said that when clearing runway intersections with a plow that was something like 20 feet wide, the Fords would simply stop moving when the plow really got a load in front of it, and they needed to bring in a snowblower or front-end loader to help out. Then the airport switched back to using Oshkosh trucks and the whole crew was thrilled. He said that the Oshkosh trucks were never overwhelmed by a huge load of snow in front of one of those extra-wide plows. They would always just keep moving. At the time, they had a new Oshkosh that had four-wheel steering, which could be programmed to do things like drive diagonally, which I think was favorable for certain plowing situations. The other Oshkosh trucks were pretty conventional.
You mentioned the custom-work capability of the Oshkosh company. I talked to a guy who said that any part of any truck that Oshkosh has ever built, is something that they still have the blueprints for and will build again if a customer needs it. I don't think any other company has that ability or willingness to assist customers in keeping old equipment running. I also heard that they build trucks in the same sequence as the orders which come in. This means that sequential trucks on the assembly line might be entirely different from each other. This is a bit less efficient than if they tried to keep similar orders together, but it causes the workers to consider every truck to be a special order that is deserving of their full attention and they don't get lulled into boredom and carelessness by repetition. The result is that the workers feel more involved in their work, and there's far less chance of having quality-control issues in manufacture than what you see in any typical vehicle-assembly system.
Detroit 2 strokes are not supercharged. Yes they have blowers, but it's for scavenging exhaust, and feeding fresh air into the cylinders. Some are turbocharged, but none are supercharged.
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Oshkosh truck company builds the world's toughest severe duty trucks. I remember growing up in upstate NY seeing the highway department plowing our roads with Oshkosh P series plow trucks
Military grade equipment..
You’re right - Upstate New York has fleets of Oshkosh P-Series. They are amazing looking - especially given how aerodynamic all of the new trucks are designed.
Back when Brockway was in business, they seemed to be the preferred plow truck for towns in my part of Western NY, although most towns had a Walter, Oskosh, or FWD for V-plow duty. The state DOT and the Thruway Commission ran almost exclusively IHs. This was in the late sixties and early seventies.
I drove an 85 OSHKOSH at the Jackson Hole Airport in Wyoming for 6 winters, it is an amazing piece of equipment.....it was a pure beast....I could write a book
Thanks Jake !
Absolutely beautiful!! I want an old one to restore!! I am in Pennsylvania and am also a welder but I was run over by an F350 a couple years ago so I went back to school to to get my Master's and PhD. in Chemical Engineering and I do research in alternative power. When I get some time I definitely want to stop by down at your dealership Will...
Thanks John !
I helped build snowplow trucks for CLE . Bad to the bone. Steel dumps with 24' folding Frink plows. Great bunch of guys at the service garage too.
Thanks Roy !
ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL. ❤
Thanks !
Beautiful more beautiful than new trucks ❤❤❤❤
Thanks Acer !
About 15 years ago I had some ancillary involvement with a major construction project at our local airport. At one point I had a chance to talk to one of the guys involved in maintenance of the grounds and snow removal. This airport had used Oshkosh trucks for decades, but for a time in the then-recent past they had switched to using the largest truck that Ford made at the time. I think it was called an L-9000 but my memory could be wrong. This guy said that the whole crew hated those Ford trucks. He said that when clearing runway intersections with a plow that was something like 20 feet wide, the Fords would simply stop moving when the plow really got a load in front of it, and they needed to bring in a snowblower or front-end loader to help out. Then the airport switched back to using Oshkosh trucks and the whole crew was thrilled. He said that the Oshkosh trucks were never overwhelmed by a huge load of snow in front of one of those extra-wide plows. They would always just keep moving. At the time, they had a new Oshkosh that had four-wheel steering, which could be programmed to do things like drive diagonally, which I think was favorable for certain plowing situations. The other Oshkosh trucks were pretty conventional.
Thanks for sharing !
Did you say 2 stroke diesel?
You mentioned the custom-work capability of the Oshkosh company. I talked to a guy who said that any part of any truck that Oshkosh has ever built, is something that they still have the blueprints for and will build again if a customer needs it. I don't think any other company has that ability or willingness to assist customers in keeping old equipment running. I also heard that they build trucks in the same sequence as the orders which come in. This means that sequential trucks on the assembly line might be entirely different from each other. This is a bit less efficient than if they tried to keep similar orders together, but it causes the workers to consider every truck to be a special order that is deserving of their full attention and they don't get lulled into boredom and carelessness by repetition. The result is that the workers feel more involved in their work, and there's far less chance of having quality-control issues in manufacture than what you see in any typical vehicle-assembly system.
Great video! You’re hilarious!…🤣👌
Glad you enjoyed!
Does he have a channel for the truck's
Thanks ! I am not sure
I wish Oshkosh never exited the snow business...feels like it sold the last bit of its original soul when it did so.
Detroit 2 strokes are not supercharged. Yes they have blowers, but it's for scavenging exhaust, and feeding fresh air into the cylinders. Some are turbocharged, but none are supercharged.
I love them
Great Trucks
Detroits are not supercharged. They need a “blower” to run. No blower, no run. It’s a turbocharged Detroit. Beautiful truck.
Sooo AWESOME!!…SHARP..SHSRP …SHARP!!….does this get used or is it just for show???
It is a show truck
Which show?
Indianapolis Truck Week
Is that wills fabrication I seen one his truck if that’s will fabrication
Thanks
Is that you
No :-)
Called this guy with question's. Not nice. Nearly hung up on him.