'Perfect for Alleyways and Sidewalk Snow Removal' Yongin City's Special Snowplow Vehicle

Equipped Devices on Two-Wheeled Handcarts for Use
About 40 Units Provided in Cities, Eup, Myeon, and Dong Areas

The 'two-wheeled handcart,' which can be easily purchased for 40,000 to 50,000 won on the market, is a lightweight piece of equipment commonly used by farms because it is convenient to move along narrow farm roads. In Yongin City, Gyeonggi Province, this equipment transforms into an excellent 'snow removal vehicle' on alleyways during winter.

According to Yongin City on the 30th, the city is deploying 40 handcart snow removers to clear snow accumulated in narrow alleys such as village lanes.

This snow remover is a two-wheeled handcart with a snow spreading device attached to the bottom. As the wheels roll to move, pressing the control device on the handle activates a fan at the bottom of the handcart, which spreads the snow removal agent.

A two-wheeled handcart snowplow used by Yongin City for snow removal on side roads and sidewalks during winter. A device for spreading deicing agents is installed at the bottom.
[Photo by Yongin City]

The handcart snow remover is an idea by Lee Sang-il, the mayor of Yongin City. In January last year, the city produced and deployed 29 snow removers to clear snow from pedestrian paths, narrow side roads, and slopes where large snow removal vehicles could not reach, achieving significant results. Thanks to the performance of these snow removers, the city was selected as the best institution in Gyeonggi Province's '2022-2023 Winter Road Snow Removal Measures Evaluation.'

This year, the city plans to equip these snow removers at 38 eup, myeon, and dong administrative welfare centers and at the Cheoin base in Samga-dong, Cheoin-gu, which serves as the snow removal forward base, to utilize them in snow removal operations.

A Yongin City official said, "Unlike roads where large snow removal equipment can be used, sidewalks require people to remove snow manually, which limits immediate snow removal," adding, "We will actively utilize the handcart snow removers to safely clear snow even in narrow village lanes."

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