A snow removal device, adapted to be installed on a motor vehicle, for compacting, transporting and discharging snow, includes:

(a) a rectangular box-shaped structure for carrying snow, the structure having a front panel, side panels and rear gate panel which is can be opened to permit the snow to be discharged;
(b) a compactor plate, disposed substantially vertically in the box-shaped structure, for pushing snow inside the structure toward the rear gate panel;
(c) a screw mechanism which moves the compactor plate from a point adjacent the front panel toward the rear gate panel, thereby compacting the snow, and back again; and
(d) a snow blower mechanism, preferably attachable to and detachable from the front of the motor vehicle, for collecting and blowing snow into the open top of the box-shaped structure.

A snow removal device may include a chassis supporting a power unit, a mobility assembly operably coupled to the chassis to provide mobility for the snow removal device responsive to power provision from the power unit, a working assembly configured to move snow to an ejection path responsive to power provision from the power unit, and a chute assembly forming a portion of the ejection path, the chute assembly comprising a chute and a deflector. The chute may be rotatable via a chute rotator configured to provide at least 360 degree automated rotation of the chute. An orientation of the deflector may be changeable via automated pivoting of the deflector via an electrically operable deflector adjuster.

A snow blower including an auger housing, an auger rotatably positioned within the auger housing and configured to blow snow, a shaft attached to the auger and the auger housing, a chute attached to the auger housing and configured to direct the snow blown by the auger away from the snow blower, and at least one sensor configured to detect at least one of a rotational speed of the auger or the shaft and a load, torque, and/or thrust on the shaft or the auger housing. The data collected by the at least one sensor is used to determine an instantaneous flow rate of snow.

A snow conversion system for removal of snow from an access surface includes a mixing tank and a conveyor apparatus fluidly connected to the mixing tank for transferring the snow from the access surface into the mixing tank. The system also includes a fluid delivery arrangement for injecting a chemical agent into the mixing tank to combine the chemical agent with the transferred snow and thereby generate a solution of the melted snow and the chemical agent. The system additionally includes a mixer for agitating and mixing the snow and the injected chemical agent in the mixing tank to thereby further facilitate melting of the snow in the mixing tank. The system further includes a fluid nozzle in fluid communication with the mixing tank for dispensing the solution of the melted snow and the chemical agent onto the access surface to thereby provide de-icing and/or anti-icing of the access surface.

A utility vehicle to remove a matter from a surface may include an articulated collector attached to a front section of the utility vehicle. The articulated collector is movable. The articulated collector is also configured to remove the matter from the surface. A matter container is also connected to the utility vehicle. The articulated container is also connected to the matter container. The matter container is configured to receive and hold the matter. Furthermore, an articulated depositor is connected to the matter container. The articulated depositor is configured to deposit the matter to a disposal site.

A chute control assembly for a snow thrower having a housing, handle, and a chute includes a control mechanism, a connecting mechanism, and a guide mechanism. The control mechanism includes an actuator mechanism that allows an operator to manually control the orientation of the chute from a position spaced apart from the chute. The connecting mechanism transfers rotation of the actuator mechanism to the guide mechanism. The guide mechanism is attached to the chute and rotates and adjust the orientation of the chute in response to rotation of the actuator mechanism in order to change the direction that snow is thrown from the snow thrower.

A snow blower implement for a power machine includes a power machine interface having a machine mount configured to engage the implement interface of the power machine. A tool of the implement is coupled to the power machine interface. The tool includes a frame forming an auger housing, and the auger housing includes apertures formed in the housing and arranged to proved an operator of the power machine with visibility, through the apertures, of an implement workspace within or in front of the auger housing while operating the power machine.

A power tool includes a handle assembly, a power supply, and a temperature control module; where the handle assembly includes a left grip and a right grip, where a first end of the left grip is coupled to a body of the power tool, a second end of the left grip is coupled to a first end of the right grip, and a second end of the right grip is coupled to the body of the power tool; the temperature control module is coupled to the handle assembly and the power supply separately; and the power supply is configured to power the temperature control module so that the temperature control module is configured to heat the handle assembly.

An impeller assembly for a snowthrower includes a flexible impeller configured to rotate about an axis, wherein the flexible impeller extends radially from the axis to an impeller radial distance, and a cutting implement extending radially from the axis to a cutting implement radial distance less than the impeller radial distance, wherein the cutting implement is spaced apart from and does not contact the flexible impeller.

A snowblower comprises an auger housing extending along a longitudinal axis and being configurable in a compacted configuration and in an extended configuration wherein a length of the auger housing considered along the longitudinal axis is greater in the at least one extended configuration than in the compacted configuration; and an auger assembly mounted to the auger housing and comprising: a telescopic drive shaft assembly including at least first and second shaft sections slidably mounted to each other to substantially conform to the length of the auger housing in each one of the compacted configuration and the at least one extended configuration; and snow-gathering devices mounted to the at least first and second shaft sections and rotatable therewith.