Metromelt
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A Metromelt is a type of machine employed to melt snow as a means of snow removal
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They were built in 1974 for the then Metro Roads and Works department (now Toronto Transportation Services) to remove major snow accumulations in Metro Toronto managed roads. Built by Trecan Combustion Limited of Hubley, Nova Scotia
, the city has a fleet of 5 machines along with the 35-PD snowmelter by Trecan.
Trecan Metromelt and snowmelters are known to be used throughout Canada
, the United States
and Russia
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The snow melting machine melts approximately 136 tonnes of snow per hour using air/fuel combustion to heat water and mix it with snow in a melting tank. The melted snow continuously drains from the tank, as it overflows, out of the melter and into storm drains or sewers along the road. The machine is self-propelled and self-loading, and resembles a large truck-mounted furnace with a snow-gathering conveyor belt at the front end.
Snow removal
Snow removal is the job of removing snow after a snowfall to make travel easier and safer. This is done by both individual households and by governments and institutions.-De-icing and anti-icing:...
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They were built in 1974 for the then Metro Roads and Works department (now Toronto Transportation Services) to remove major snow accumulations in Metro Toronto managed roads. Built by Trecan Combustion Limited of Hubley, Nova Scotia
Hubley, Nova Scotia
Hubley is a residential community within the Halifax Regional Municipality Nova Scotia on Trunk 3 between Upper Tantallon and Timberlea 12.64 kilometers from Halifax- Communications :*The first three digits of the postal code are B3Z...
, the city has a fleet of 5 machines along with the 35-PD snowmelter by Trecan.
Trecan Metromelt and snowmelters are known to be used throughout Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
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Specifications
- Power plant: four-cylinder diesel engine
- Top Speed: 24km per hour
- Length: 17.4m
- Height: 3.9m
- Width: 3.1m wide
- Ground clearance: 27cm
- Weight: 42.6 to 56 tonnes
The snow melting machine melts approximately 136 tonnes of snow per hour using air/fuel combustion to heat water and mix it with snow in a melting tank. The melted snow continuously drains from the tank, as it overflows, out of the melter and into storm drains or sewers along the road. The machine is self-propelled and self-loading, and resembles a large truck-mounted furnace with a snow-gathering conveyor belt at the front end.