Snow Season is Here!
If you joined us at our GROW event in Stoney Creek in August, you saw the Metal Pless Live Edge blade in action on the Merlo machine. With that in mind, we are thrilled to hand over the blog to Metal Pless this week as they share more about their company with you.
Metal Pless of Plessisville, Quebec is a frontrunner in the snowplow manufacturing sector. Clients rely on the company’s products to clear public roadways, commercial and industrial properties, as well as airports during and after a snowfall. It is a task done under intense time pressure and scrutiny; city streets and parking lots must be plowed quickly to maintain access in adverse weather conditions.
The company’s products can be fitted on various vehicles including tractors, wheel loaders, backhoes, skid steers, and tandem trucks. Plows are sold through a North America-wide dealer network. Dealers, in turn, sell to customers – typically snow contractors, Departments of Transportation (DOT), airports, or other government entities. Sales are primarily based in Canada and the U.S.
Metal Pless is one of those companies that is best known for innovation. They are constantly making changes, and those changes are influenced by operator feedback. They’re one of the few companies out there that listen to the needs of the snow removal industry. Every year, they make improvements – new products or the same product being made better, more efficient, more durable, and requiring less maintenance.
Metal Pless is the very first company worldwide to manufacture plows with hydraulic wings. The concept for hydraulic wings is to make a versatile piece of equipment that can push, windrow and/or back drag snow, using the hydraulic wings that are operated individually for more efficient snow removal.
This was followed by another major invention called Live Edge. This product was developed to address an issue that has long plagued snow removal efforts. A straight snowplow blade going over an uneven surface will almost certainly miss a few spots, whereas the Live Edge features a segmented edge with moveable parts that is designed to remove snow from uneven surface areas.
Basically, they take the cutting edge and divide it into sections. Each section can float up and down by three inches and oscillate by two inches side by side.
The main benefits include time and cost savings, reduced maintenance and, of course, increased safety. Then there is the fact that Live Edge blades have carbide cutting edges which last longer under punishing conditions and do not need to be constantly replaced. There are also environmental advantages to using Live Edge. The technology allows for a great reduction in salt use, helping to protect our environment.
Metal Pless, clearing the way to a safer environment!
For more information and to get in touch with Metal Pless, please contact:
Bob Green, Sales Manager
438-829-2613
