So how long until trailers will have to be snow free

The roof rake is not angled properly to pull snow off a flat trailer roof. Those are designed for the angled roofs of houses. Little more than a 'No Brainer'. You would still have to get to the proper height to use the roof rake.

 

Only saying that sometimes the snow HAS to come off for very obvious safety reasons. Nobody asked for the hassle--it's just there.

 

If you ever try out a roof rake, you'll see that they bend in an arc. With three handles you can do the flat roof of a trailer like the flat roof of a one story house addition thats getting ice dams. Pretty much a no brainer. Not very practical for rigs out on the road, but a simple solution if one's at hand. Again, just saying, this winter is presenting some snow amounts that just have to get removed no matter how you do it or who's responsibility it really is.

 

You try it out first and tell me how it works for ya.

Yes there should be an easier way to deal with that stuff. I sure ain't climbing on top of the trailer to deal with it though. Even as small as I am, that's too high up to be working without a safety harness or something else.

Tell that to the idiots that don't clean their cars off before they hit the road too.

 

If I pulled a van there is no way that I would risk my life to get snow off of a trailer. If these states want the snow removed then they should provide a means to get it off. If 4 wheelers didn't get so close to a truck it would be a non issue. The amount of snow on that trailer was unusual. I could not imagine getting on top to try and remove the snow by hand. Even if you left 2'' on a trailer, it could still do damage if a car was too close when a piece flew off. It seems to me that the best solution would be to ticket any cars that were damaged due to being too close when a piece of ice flew off the trailer. Problem solved.

 

hmmm from my count 3-3.5 seconds back and I can clearly see the operators mirror so no blind spot so following to close my butt. As you can see that car is still getting hit with debri while going under the bridge, also the driver cannot see where he or she is going at moment of hitting wall of snow what happens when somebody goes through one of those and its ice chunks. I know of people who thats happened to people in my family. what happens when the driver looses control and god forbid kills someone or themselves. Does it then become premeditated murder or manslaughter as the op does know that snow should be removed but says what the heck. Im not saying in just saying

Here ya go somebodys already designed something for truck stops etc
http://www.scrapersystems.com/index.htm

 

OH BOY HERE WE GO. GIVING DRIVERS ANOTHER NOT TO TAKE A SHOWER.... SORRY I STINK AND LOOK LIKE #### . I USED A SHOWER CREDIT TO CLEAN MY TRAILER...... #### SHAME SPOTLESS TRAILER BUT STINKY DRIVER....

 

Moderator maybe this post should be combined with the one about unsafe driving habits in weather reports? Or vice versa?
Just my $.02

 

I solved my problem of snow on trailer...I pull a flat bed. We haul concrete pipe and it has snow or ice, we make them drag out the weed burner and we melt all the ice off the pipe. There is no way we are going to roll pipe off the back of our trailer with ice on it. Yeah, it takes time, but it makes it safe.

 

I don't know about you guys, but I wouldn't feel good about having to clear snow off of a trailer from a ladder, or climbing up there.
- But an idea, electric leaf blower. Would take care of it quickly. Assuming its not heavy snow and ice.