County展示 three large plow units in Bemidji area display
Beltrami County showcased its three largest plow units in a snow strewn road segment northwest of Nebish. County Engineer John Kemp described the fleet of 17 plows handling about 1000 miles of roads and 1200 driveways per snow event, with a 238 horsepower International tandem and a 225 horsepower Ford tandem. The Ford, bought for 20 200 dollars in December, complements the 1948 plow retired to reserve. Kemp emphasized year round use of tandems for cost efficiency and depreciation.