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Looking at some of the products I need to buy for this winter I struggle with the best way to purchase. I find a number of web sites that sell parts and plows and spreaders but I wonder what is it I really give up by going to the web?

I suppose common sense should rule the day - buy from the dealer the items that you need their expertise on and buy items off the internet that are not "mission critical." I struggle even with this as I would like to buy local but sometimes the de

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IRON MOUNTAIN, Mich. (June 22, 2010) — Following months of research and development
at its new product testing facility, THE BOSS Snowplow introduces its first box plow designed
for professionals seeking to remove large volumes of snow in a single pass, THE BOSS Box
Plow – BX-12. This new addition from THE BOSS boasts the quality manufacturing snow
removal professionals have come to expect, along with some new features and capabilities
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I have been supplying and servicing accounts with winter products for ten years. The mind killer for winter products and service needs is that it can wait until fall or even worse winter. I have yet to find a person that can predict the weather and waiting for winter weather to come is very often financial doom. Now is the time to lock in aggressive pricing and upcoming services before falling into the cycle of vendors charging whatever they want due to immediate needs on your part. There is als… Continue

IRON MOUNTAIN, Mich. (June 22, 2010) — THE BOSS Snowplow, a company known for
pushing the edge of innovation on products for snow removal, unveils two new professionalgrade
plows designed especially for the UTV market. THE BOSS UTV plows feature many of
the same Smart Technology and hydraulic systems and other quality enhancements found on
full-size BOSS plows, making snow removal easier, faster and more efficient for today’s
rugged off-road vehicles.

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The Snow & Ice Management Association (SIMA) annual Symposium is in Providence, RI this week (Wednesday through Saturday). I look forward to the event each year, so I can chat with old friends and acquaintances. It is gratifying to see the growth of the Symposium as well as the success of the Association. Who knew, back in June 1996, we were forming a group that would last this long. None of us who met in the basement of my house that first

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Attitude towards professionalism in the snow business, and attitude towards having total control of the growth of our business are intertwined. One introspective question often asked at this time of year (after the season is over) is “how can we make a profit at this type work”? Other observations made by some often include: “Snow work is blood money”, “it’s a pain in the butt to do this work”, or “it’s hard work for the

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The other day, I was at the grocery store and needed to pick up some new blades for my Gillette razor. I'm still flabbergasted by the price of these little things. $13.99 for four razors?!?

So thinking I was smart, I went and bought a 5-pack of generic disposable razors for about $3.50. I went to use one this morning and you know what I found out? There's a reason those Gillette blades are $13.99....they work, and they work very well. After 5 nicks and irritated skin, I tossed that lit… Continue

What is an El Niño?

El Niño is characterized by unusually warm ocean temperatures in the Equatorial Pacific, as opposed to La Niña, which characterized by unusually cold ocean temperatures in the Equatorial Pacific. El Niño is an oscillation of the ocean-atmosphere system in the tropical Pacific having important consequences for weather around the globe.

Among these consequences are increased rainfall across the southern tier of the US and in Peru, which has caused

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My buddy Chris asked me what was the best plow to buy. I thought about this a bit and here is the information I sent him. I figured this would be good info for any first time - or repeat - consideration. 1) Purchase from a retailer that has a good service reputation. 2) Check with others you know locally that have plows and see what they like and don’t like. Discern what they say and try to find out the facts and stay away from discussions that are fueled by emotion 3) Look for brands that ha… Continue

Snow on roofs has been a problem here in the high Sierras for as long as their have been houses. The snow really presents two problems: The first problem is that snow is heavy. Left alone, snow can build up and actually crush a house. Here, we have steep roofs designed to shed snow. Our houses are also designed to support high snow loads. Winters that bring heavy snows support an industry that goes up onto the roofs to saw the snow into large blocks and push it off the roofs. The second problem… Continue