Snow

Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation

Mechanical Transport AP2782C (Section 15) - Snow Clearance Vehicles

A, B, C, etc indicates that more than than one vehicle was covered by this item in this edition of AP2782, whilst (new) indicates that this vehicle replaced an earlier vehicle as that item.

Item	Vehicle	Previous	Next
1	FWD/Bros, Rotary snow plough
2	Ford Snogo, Rotary snow plough
3	Steels/Bros 'Sno-Flyr'Snow, Rotary Snow Plough
4	Douglas Bros 'Sno-Flyr', Rotary Snow Plough
5	Snow Clearence Truck, Type 54, All Wheel Drive chassis
6	Sicard, Snow Clearence Trailer, Mk 1
6A	Sicard, Snow Clearence Trailer, Mk 2

FWD/Bros, Rotary snow plough Crown Copyright^©
RAF Ref No	16A/771
Engine
Gearbox
Performance	Max Speed - ; MPG - ; Radius of Action -
Dimensions	Length - ; Width - ; Height - ; WB - ; G/C - ; TC - :
Weights	Unladen - ; Laden - :
Body
Tyres
Notes

Ford Snogo, Rotary snow plough Crown Copyright^©
RAF Ref No	16A/770
Engine
Gearbox
Performance	Max Speed - ; MPG - ; Radius of Action -
Dimensions	Length - ; Width - ; Height - ; WB - ; G/C - ; TC - :
Weights	Unladen - ; Laden - :
Body
Tyres
Notes	This was previously designated FWD, 4 ton, 4x4, Model SU-COE, with Snogo snow plough

Steels/Bros 'Sno-Flyr'Snow, Rotary Snow Plough Crown Copyright^©
RAF Ref No	16A/1696
Engine	Chassis - Meadows, petrol, 6-cyl, liquid cooled, 135 bhp @ 1,800 rpm Snow Clearance - 2 x Meadows, petrol, 6-cyl, liquid cooled, each 135 bhp @ 1,800 rpm
Gearbox
Performance	Max Speed - ; MPG - ; Radius of Action -
Dimensions	Length - 33ft 8in; Width - 9ft 2in; Height - 11ft 0in; WB - 14ft 6in; G/C - 7in (plough raised); TC - :
Weights	Unladen - 17 tons 10 cwt; Laden - :
Body
Tyres
Notes	Self-propelled snow plough with rotating rake feed to snow casting rotors. Snow gathering wings enable a 14ft track to be cleared through light snow; in more severe conditions the wings must be folded so that a 9ft track is cleared. The rake can be raised to cut and undercut from 2in to 8ft above the ground. Ploughing speed ¼ to 15 mph.

Douglas Bros 'Sno-Flyr', Rotary Snow Plough Crown Copyright^©
RAF Ref No	16A/1758
Engine	Chassis - Rolls-Royce, petrol, 8-cyl, liquid cooled, 160 bhp @ 3,700 rpm Snow Clearance - 2 x Meadows, petrol, 6-cyl, liquid cooled, each 135 bhp @ 1,800 rpm
Gearbox
Performance	Max Speed - ; MPG - ; Radius of Action -
Length
Dimensions	Length - 33ft 0in; Width - 9ft 3in; Height -10ft 8in ; WB - 14ft 8in; G/C - 8in (plough raised); TC - :
Height
Weights	Unladen - 15 tons 5 cwt; Laden - :
Body
Tyres
Notes	Self-propelled snow plough with rotating rake feed to snow casting rotors. Snow gathering wings enable a 14ft track to be cleared through light snow; in more severe conditions the wings must be folded so that a 9ft track is cleared. The rake can be raised to cut and undercut from 2in to 8ft above the ground. Ploughing speed ¼ to 15 mph.

Snow Clearance Truck, Type 54, All Wheel Drive chassis Crown Copyright^©
RAF Ref No	16A/2311 (Vehicle):
Engine	Chassis - Perkins, 6-cyl, liquid cooled, diesel, 83 bhp @ 2,500 rpm Snow Clearance - Dorman, 6-cyl, liquid cooled, diesel, 185 bhp @ 1,800 rpm
Gearbox
Performance	Max Speed - ; MPG - ; Radius of Action -
Dimensions	Length - 31ft 0in/9.44m; Width - 8ft 8in/2.63m (complete vehicle), 7ft 10in/2.38m (chassis); Height - 9ft 10in; WB - 12ft 0in/3.65m; G/C - 9in (plough clearance)/220mm; TC - :
Weights	Unladen - 11 tons 6 cwt; Laden - :
Body
Tyres
Notes	Self-propelled rotary snow plough. The plough will clear up to 1,200 tons of snow per hour, corresponding with 4,000 to 16,000 cu yds per hour, according to the quantity of moisture and consistency of the snow.

Sicard, Snow Clearance Trailer, Mk 1 Crown Copyright^©
RAF Ref No	16A/2644
General Information
Chassis type
Body
Suspension, Wheels & Tyres
Equipment
Dimensions	Length - ; Width - ; Height - ; WB - ; G/C - ; TC - :
Weights	Unladen - ; Laden - :
Notes

Sicard, Snow Clearance Trailer, Mk 2 Crown Copyright^©
RAF Ref No	16A/2759
General Information
Chassis type
Body
Suspension, Wheels & Tyres
Equipment
Dimensions	Length - ; Width - ; Height - ; WB - ; G/C - ; TC - :
Weights	Unladen - ; Laden - :
Notes

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