Never seen one of these in action. A tow plow. I'm amazed it even works, but it looks like it works quite well. I'd have to do a double take if I came up behind this contraption.
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Jackknife Plowing
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Jackknife Plowing
Cat (n.) A bipolar creature which would as soon gouge your eyes out as it would cuddle.
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Re: Jackknife Plowing
Saw this on Discovery before. It's an awesome thing.
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Re: Jackknife Plowing
Looks pretty damn efficient.
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Re: Jackknife Plowing
Oopsie. Snow too deep, not enough oomph. Looking at the end of the shot, there was never a chance they were going to succeed either. Then they got stuck. 
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Cat (n.) A bipolar creature which would as soon gouge your eyes out as it would cuddle.
Re: Jackknife Plowing
There had to be a "Hold my beer and watch this" involved somewhere in that.