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What to do with our old snow groomers that are destined for the scrapheap? Transform them, of course! That's the challenge facing the AllTracks company in Planaise, which recycles old snow groomers to turn them into a mulcher here, a giant lawn mower there, for agricultural or forestry use. And that's of interest to a lot of people!
Thursday, October 17, 2024
The idea behind AllTracks Engineering in Planaise is to give old snow groomers a second life, both on the plains and on the slopes in the mountains, for agricultural or forestry use.
Giant lawnmowers
This is one of the possibilities for transforming these old snow groomers, destined for the scrapyard. Here, a shredder, there, a giant lawnmower, or even a brush cutter. For agricultural or forestry use.
A wonderful project born in the midst of Covid, the two partners reflected on how best to utilize the snow groomers' extraordinary capabilities. They initially focused on methanization for the agricultural sector. Then, their attention turned to ski resorts.
Working on the slope
"(...) We looked at other specific cases, other difficulties that ski resorts might have in preparing their ski slopes for winter, and we transformed snow groomers into giant lawnmowers to make the terrain as flat as possible, to also reduce the use of artificial snow, to facilitate the opening of the slopes and also increase the operating time of the ski slopes." Renaud Vézier, co-manager of the company AllTracks
Triple good news
"The snow groomer will have a second life. You should know that a machine like a snow groomer emits the equivalent of 55 tons of CO2 to manufacture it. So by not manufacturing it and reusing the existing one, we can avoid producing all this CO2 equivalent. That's the first point. On the second point, it's the economic aspect. It allows us to provide a solution that is also more affordable for the stations and for the farmers, to carry out very specific work for which they would normally have had to use extremely expensive equipment. And finally, it also allows us to recreate the link between the stations, formerly often farmers, and then the plain."
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Question of the day: Snow groomer versus tractor, who wins?
Tuesday, July 16, 2024 at 8:52 p.m.
https://www.ledauphine.com/actualite/2024/07/16/tameuse-contre-tracteur-qui-gagne
The snow groomer equipped with a shredder very easily clears the vegetation on the right in the image.
In light of this crushing operation, Thursday July 11, the snow groomer clearly outweighs the traditional tractor.
To begin with, there's the question of power. The basic tractor has 250 horsepower. These are diesel engines designed for similar machines, in terms of displacement. And the typical snow groomer has 450 horsepower. The one used by Thierry Bataillard has a 12-liter Mercedes V6 engine: "It's an engine that's usually found under the hood of a truck," explains Pierre-Yves Prost. It allows for much faster and easier landscaping operations.
The fact that the snow groomers are equipped with tracks also helps their case in this match. "Their design means they have very little impact on the ground, only 80 grams per square centimeter. This is thanks to the width and length of the tracks."
In terms of weight, the point also goes to the snow groomer. At equal power—tractors exceeding 400 horsepower are particularly large—the snow groomer weighs "six to seven tons," according to Alltracks. While the tractor would easily exceed 10 tons. "We converted a snow groomer whose engine had broken into a forestry trailer, keeping only the chassis and running gear. Even with a 12-ton load, it doesn't exceed 80 grams per square centimeter," the company claims.
Alltracks is currently considering other uses to reuse more snow groomers. Recently, the two partners at the helm of the company were asked to level sand on beaches. Or to clean out ponds: "It's crazy, but it works! When a pond is emptied, we can go down with the snow groomer to scrape the mud," says a delighted Pierre-Yves. The tractor is definitely in the rearview mirror...
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They extend the life of snow groomers by transforming them into agricultural machinery.
What if we also recycled the snow groomers on our ski slopes? That's the idea behind the Savoyard company Alltracks, based in Planaise, Savoie. The company is showcasing its product at the Solucir trade show, dedicated to the circular economy, which is taking place over two days in Chambéry.
Tuesday, May 28, 2024 at 12:41 PM
They're living a second life, far from the ski slopes! We've heard of recycling spatulas and snowboards to make tables or benches, but you can also recycle snow groomers. This is the idea behind the company Alltracks, created in 2021 and based in Planaise in Combe de Savoie . One of their models is on display at the Halle Rubanox in Chambéry at the Solucir trade fair dedicated to the circular economy, which takes place this Tuesday and Wednesday.
Make it a real farm tractor
"The snow groomer makes people dream"
In addition to being reliable and powerful , the reconditioned snow groomer is also more affordable.
What really makes the machine strong is the low ground pressure , the fact that it doesn't damage the soil, but also that it can operate in marshy environments and is very useful on soft ground. The snow groomer is a dream come true for people , it's an unusual vehicle that we're not used to seeing on plains or on farms, so we're always very well received." In addition, it's good for the planet. According to the two managers, avoiding building a new machine would save the equivalent of 55 tonnes of CO2.
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On the Plateau d'Hauteville, it's time for the dizzying crushing of the ski slopes
While we wait for the snow to fall and the winter season to begin, the downhill ski slopes and bike park need to be cleaned. Luckily, a new, more powerful machine than usual has been rented to carry out the work.
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In 35 hours, all the alpine ski slopes will be cleared of vegetation.
Photo Guy Domain
It's a spectacular and dizzying job that Bertrand Charvet is currently carrying out, as he is busy cleaning the downhill ski slopes and those of the Cormaranche Bike Park. "It's about clearing all the vegetation that grew this summer, the tall grass, bushes and shrubs. We don't come here every year, and there's a lot of vegetation to clear so that the downhill slopes are of good quality this winter," confirms the experienced pilot who will be seen in his snow groomer on the Terre Ronde downhill ski slopes in a few weeks .
He's driving a machine rented from the Savoyard company All Tracks. "We specialize in recycling machines, often old snow groomers that ended up in the scrapyard after 6 to 7 years of use. We mechanically recondition them and adapt the hydraulics to equip them with various accessories. For example, a front mulcher has been installed to mow steep slopes. Also, the track undercarriage has been modified so as not to damage the ground."
"We also operate in wetlands, carry out fire prevention, and work on methanization sites," explains Pierre Yves Prost, who founded this new company with his partner, Renaud Vezier.
35 hours instead of… five weeks
The machine rented for the slopes is equipped with a winch and a five-tonne cable that helps the machine navigate both uphill and downhill, on slopes with a gradient of 60% and even 100% on peaks and ridges. "It's a safe machine, and this acrobatic work is carried out in complete safety," confirms its driver.
"Previously, we rented a tractor shredder that couldn't reach the steepest slopes and it took five weeks of work to cover the entire slope. With this new solution, it will take 35 hours of work on the downhill ski slopes and 10 hours on those of the Cormaranche Bike Park to complete this task more completely and perfectly," concludes Valérie Joly Flochon, director of the Hauteville local hub of Haut-Bugey agglomeration.
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