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Let me guess, I would bet that all of that extra diamond plate on E4's 1974 rig was to cover up a lot of rust spots/holes!
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In most, if not all snowbelt communities, you will find at least one or more rigs suffering from premature rusting. Road salt is a very corrosive material when it comes to metal. All the undercoating and paint is not going to help. Where I work, snowplow trucks are replaced on the average of every 10 years, not because of the mileage or mechanical issues, but because of rust and body rot.
Let me guess, I would bet that all of that extra diamond plate on E4's 1974 rig was to cover up a lot of rust spots/holes!
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In most, if not all snowbelt communities, you will find at least one or more rigs suffering from premature rusting. Road salt is a very corrosive material when it comes to metal. All the undercoating and paint is not going to help. Where I work, snowplow trucks are replaced on the average of every 10 years, not because of the mileage or mechanical issues, but because of rust and body rot.