Removing Snow and Ice from Bus Rooftops

By the way. The wiper on the plow is made of rigid rubber, not steel.

I concur with charsley99 Use an I-beam stand with a plow hanging down. Being Buses and roof damage would not be good. I would look at using a rubber squeegee like use in a car wash to clean off the snow with an added air blower system like use in the car wash to blow off the snow and water. Come summer add spray nozzles and wash and dry the buses on there way out

It can be all self controlled with sensor and limit switches. There are a number of sensor system available, Light bean, micro switch , pressure pads. That will turn the system on and off. The cost is how elaborate you want to get. I would think the over the top roller to start air blowers if used would work well. The amount of space you have to work with, local government and DEQ laws.

I would keep it simple. With an I-beam stanchion, rubber scrapers formed in the general shape of the bus roof. With and air blower on one or both sides to help move the snow off and leave the bus in a dryer state. Do not make the rubber to hard as it will damage the paint and cut rivets and catch on sharps. I think there wil alway be a thin layer of ice/ snow on top.

As far as the snow that has been removed you are on your own there.

Everett w.

Driving fast doesn't work for you? That usually takes the snow off for me.

We could be ticketed for that in our state. Safety issues.

But people still do it.

High pressure shower and blower combo.

put a heater in each bus and plug them in at night

Run the bus through the bus washer? Water will melt off the snow if it is only 10 time per year.

I also like the hi-pressure, hi-velocity blower idea suggested earlier. Support an air stripper with 50-60 mph blast of air at the top of the bus and blow off the snow.

Sir,

Call Bill Candeletti at Durasweep, 904-687-5658 or you can email him at billc@durasweep.com. Durasweep is commericial vehicle rooftop snow removal machine which uses a street sweeper type brush that spins at 200 rpm. The brush is made for all types of roof configuration including buses, The durasweep also sprays a deicing agent both before and after the brush.. Call them..

Just wanted to make sure you got my post about contacting Durasweep. www.durasweep.com. or billc@durasweep.com.. Machine works awsome.

Check out the Durasweeper,, www.durasweeper.com its the only machine out there that can clean a bus rooftop since it uses a brush...my company bought two last year and they work very well..............

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