InfraStructures - August 2018 - Stellar Performance at the first German Snowplowing Championships

Stellar Performance at the first German Snowplowing Championships

Exciting maneuvres, a tough race against the clock and last but not least lots of fun for drivers and spectators alike. This sums up the first German snowplowing championships. The vehicle which impressed everyone was a Unimog U 527 from Mercedes-Benz on the difficult snow plowing course in Stolpe, north-east of Berlin in Germany.

The demands placed on the participants encompassed tricky situations faced by snowplow drivers in their everyday work: slaloms both forwards and in reverse gear and accurately moving obstacles to target locations.

The implement carrier selected by the organizer, the Unimog U 527 with a snowplow from Aebi Schmidt, thrilled the onlookers in Stolpe with its outstanding abilities when it comes to maneuvrability and power. It impressed the professional snowplow drivers with its all-wheel drive, sprung portal axles and the high output of its 6 cylinder engine with 200 kW (272 hp). In particular the participants praised the good overview of the entire working area – the essential prerequisite for precise maneuvring and driving in winter maintenance work. The Unimog U 527 ensures this outstanding vision through the large windscreen in the “open-view cab” and the short front section – thanks to the vehicle's short hood.

The winners were the Brandenburg team from the Rangsdorf motorways department, followed by the Luckau road maintenance department from Brandenburg and the Kamen motorways department from North-Rhine Westphalia.

Source: Daimler AG

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