as seen at Walmart

r aiken · Jan 12, 2015

These are in the parkinglot all winter at Bellefontaine Ohio. Last year they had 2 of the smaller tractors and a large Bobcat. The snow removele must be importent. Do they have this elsewhere?

MN Scott · Jan 12, 2015

More than likely a local contractor that leases the tractors to do the the snow removal under contract with walmart. Could also be a local farmer getting some use out of his tractors during the winter.

DeltaRed · Jan 12, 2015

Our Walmart has a TYM(or similar chinese tractor) on their lot.Has a Fel with a 12' front blade.Just sits there in the far corner all year round. 5-6 years old,probably has 50 hrs.

rd 2N in mo · Jan 12, 2015

most shopping centers and wally world keep a blade on location all year long and move the tractor in during winter in st louis

D beatty · Jan 12, 2015

Our Walmart hires an out side contractor. He comes in with 2 pickups,1 bobcat,and if a lot of snow he brings in a pay loader with a 2 yard bucket.

howdy1960 · Jan 12, 2015

Ours has a contractor with a payloader they leave there and bring in a couple P/Us for closer plowing

Donald Lehman · Jan 12, 2015

Local W-W contracts the job. Different one every couple of years. Last one crunched three cars last year and buried one car in snow cause he was riled that the owner didn't come out and move the car. The new contractor this has already backed into at least one car. (my granddaughter) They seem to have a problem finding a good contractor. And before you ask, nooooooooooooo, the store employeees would NOT be a good alternative. (smile)

Adirondack case guy · Jan 12, 2015

I used to work for a contractor that contracted to malls and businesses. Two types of contracts. One was a fixed amount for the season, the other was so much per storm. We had rigs ranging from payloaders with up to 14' pushers on them to skidsteers and PUs with plows, plus an old town truck with a sander. We would start out about 3:00Am, (about a 10 man crew), we all had specific routes that we were responsible for. About 7:00 we would meet at one mall with a good restaurant, for a good breakfest, and then head back out again. There were times when we ran 24hrs straight, in big storms. We also had to load snow out of some lots onto dump trucks, that had limited space to push snow. It was always fun, and the boss kept us in good equipment and kept our bellies full, during these snow events.
Loren, the Acg.

MSD · Jan 12, 2015

Same deal at the new one near me. Thought I should apply to be an operator for the winter.

Ultradog MN · Jan 12, 2015

You see units like that all over here. Home Depot, WalMart, Cub Foods - all of them have them sitting at the outer end of the parking lots. Sometimes big payloaders and skid steers.
A lot of places they will sit there untill June.
I have often wondered who is paying the note on them. They always seem to be new or nearly new machines.
There must be money in it for someone though or they wouldn't be there.

johnlobb · Jan 12, 2015

My buddy, (retired Sheriff of Houghton County, MI) in the Keewanaw peninsula of the upper peninsula of Mich used to drive truck to deliver these Boss plows all over the USA. They are made near the Houghton county airport north of Hancock, MI. Sadly, he passed away about 4 years ago.

paul · Jan 12, 2015

Yup. Snow removal and grounds keeping is big business. Contractors leave their stuff at the biggest customer often, start there and work down the street place to place.

Most of you don't guess the money in it.....

Paul

INCase · Jan 12, 2015

similar stuff here but with older pay loaders and pushers.

That's how they clean the parking lots. the piles are full of trash so when they snow melts it is an ugly mess/pile.

G1355 · Jan 12, 2015

Local Walmart here in southern MN, a local farmer/electrician does the snow removel, has one plow truck, a bigger end loader and a bigger John Deere front assist like the one in your second picture with a snowblower.

Harold Hubbard · Jan 12, 2015

Go to www.plowsitedotcom

There is more information about snow and ice removal than you ever wanted to know. Some of the equipment you see on there is just amazing.

Cliff Nelson · Jan 12, 2015

Around Madison there are several farmers that set up tractors like that for extra income in the winter. Tractor is just sitting when it's snowing so why not put it to use.

Jim in N.M. · Jan 12, 2015

I made a "TON" of money plowing and removing snow when I lived back in Ohio, That said, I don't ever want to see or move snow again in my life time !!!! Jim in N.M.

JMS/.MN · Jan 12, 2015

Youngest son works construction and during winter layoff, often worked like ACGuy mentioned. Skidloaders and plow trucks- he has his own plow truck now just to do family/neighbor drives.

Contracts are like mentioned for mowing/plowing...seasonal or per time.

Last year we had lotsa snow- Shopko had a clamshell crane taking snow off the roof! By mid-winter, lot snow was trucked to the Mississippi or open fields/ditches.

rrlund · Jan 12, 2015

Those are tiny. I don't have any pictures,but I just got home from Alma Michigan. They have big Versatiles with blades that must be 12 feet wide in the strip mall lots there. I just wish they were doing a better job. I had to push a cart with salt blocks and oil out from Farm and Home and there's about an inch of soft crust on all the pavement. It was miserable.

2underage · Jan 12, 2015

I believe the TYM is a Korean made tractor. Much better made than the China doll stuff.

Mike(NEOhio) · Jan 12, 2015

Those are in nearly every shopping center lot around Chardon, Oh. Usually on large CAT loaders.

WV2CYL · Jan 12, 2015

Here in Eastern WV and across the line ( 8 miles) in VA, the dept of Highways contract with farmers to push snow during a big storm. The Va DOH mounts a plow on your tractor that belongs to them and lease yuor tractor which is dedicated to be ready for snow removal only during a set time. In Va you cannot use that tractor for anything during that period. Good money whenever they use you. Not often but they put you to work during an emergency that they cannot handle

oldtanker · Jan 12, 2015

Don't see em left in parking lots here. The one town has a pretty good sized earth moving contractor. He's right on the edge of town. The payloaders are parked at his lot and they just drive to the stores they are contracted with. Another is a is a landscaping business. He mostly uses truck and skid steer. The equipment is stored indoors at his place of work. He has the skids on trailers hooked to the plow trucks. The plow driver and skid operator leave together and the skid gets drop at one site while the truck goes on to another. When the trucks get done with what they can do they com back and help the skids on the bigger jobs.

Rick

Mark - IN. · Jan 12, 2015

Considering that this time of the year, they are setting at the dealers waiting for someone to lease them out in a month or few, dealer may as well get something short term out of them. Win win situation. I see a lot, not Deere though. Front end loaders with snow blades on them. Good idea though, short term winter leases are better than setting on dealer lots not making a penny.

Mark

Bret4207 · Jan 13, 2015

Nothing that fancy around me. A couple BIG payloaders and several pickups do the job.

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