There are many types of snow plowing equipment used to clear away snow

There are many types of snow plowing equipment used to clear away snow, from hand-held shovels and brooms to gasoline- and electric-powered snow plowing equipment for the homeowner, to huge mechanical giants for industrial uses. In many areas, trucks and machinery used for maintenance of roads and streets in the summer months are transformed into snow plowing equipment in winter months. Trucks equipped with plow blades, tractors with large snow blowers and huge earth-moving machines are all used as snow plowing equipment during the cold winter months.