Pic-A-Day (1131) Albert Mach Fine Art

Sammy the Snowplow

Many have seen a bunch of snow, so I thought today was a good day to post this.

1967 Walters Dump Truck w/ Snow Plow

Manufacturer: Walter Truck Company New York, New York
Model: Jumbo ACUS Snow Plow
Engine: Cummins Diesel, 335 hp

William Walter was a Swiss/French immigrant who emigrated to New York City in 1883. He loved to tinker with machines, and became a very innovative man. Knowing that the United States was expanding fast, he decided to go into the truck building business in 1909. His company built various models of trucks for several occasions. Mostly for WWI and WWII in the early years, and then snow plow trucks, and trucks for airport use. These two proved to be the most popular sellers. Walter’s company was later purchased in 1997 by the Kivatch Mobile Equipment Co. This Walter ACUS is equipped with a “Jumbo” 15 ft. V snow plow and also came with extension wings, adding roughly 8 more feet per side.

Museum Collection: Gift of Beverly –McConnellsville, NY

This was seen at the AACA Museum in Hershey, PA

http://www.aacamuseum.org/