Tank-treaded snow plow turns snow removal into an extreme sport
As the days get shorter and colder, I’m haunted by a terrifying thought. Winter is coming and with it the menace known as snow. Shoveling driveways and sidewalks is a grueling, thankless job that, more often than not, leads to injuries and swearing. Snow blowers are loud and expensive, and shoveling by hand should be classified as a form of torture. But thanks to the ingenuity of DIYers on the internet, shoveling snow can be as much fun as driving a tank. In a recent video, YouTuber the Hacksmith utilizes an all-terrain DTV Shredder, invented by fellow maker Ben Gulak, as the tank-treaded base for his fun-to-drive plow.
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Alexis GajewskiAlexis Gajewski
Senior Content Strategist
Alexis Gajewski is a manufacturing writer and editor with nearly 20 years of experience covering the people, practices, and technologies that keep industrial facilities running. For more than a decade, she served as Senior Content Strategist for Plant Services, creating content for plant managers, engineers, and maintenance professionals on a variety of industrial topics.
During her tenure, Alexis worked to develop the brand’s digital strategy and helped launch and produce Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast. She also created The Lighter Side of Manufacturing, a weekly blog that explored the inventive and sometimes humorous side of the industry.
Alexis co-founded Influential Women in Manufacturing, a recognition program that honored 49 women in its first two years, earned an industry award for Best Product Launch, and received a proclamation from Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and a commendation from U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth.
She also led newsroom operations and development at a large media company where she set editorial standards, developed training curriculum, and helped support AI adoption for more than 150 editors across 80+ brands spanning manufacturing, industrial processing, automation, and more.
Additionally, Alexis works as a freelance writer and editor, and her areas of interest include continuous improvement, the skilled workforce, and the role of emerging technology on the plant floor.
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