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Michigan Melters can build the custom sized snow melting machine to your specs or sell you our standard 606, 650,707 or 2018 machine which is capable of 70 tons per hour melting capacity.

Our snow melters are completely portable and can be leveled in minutes, to be ready for snow intake.  Diesel powered generators can be installed instead of the gasoline powered, if preferred, on smaller models.

The rule of physics comes into play, here, in that “it takes a certain amount of fuel to melt a certain amount of snow”.  Fuel flow of any melting process is based on the volume of snow dumped into the hopper and will work out to roughly two gallons of fuel per ton of “dry” snow melted; plus the correction for the efficiency of the machine under normal conditions.  Heavy, wet snow and ice will melt at a reduced rate.  Addition of snow at a reduced rate will cause the temperature of the water bath to rise and melting rate will increase.   

Vibration is almost nonexistent and start-up is accomplished in moments from virtually any temperature you will encounter.  We fire the melting system with industrial burners using heating oil.  These burners are easy to operate and can be serviced by any heating technician. 

We have designed and created these machines due to the increased difficulty in finding snow dumping sites in heavily populated areas; we are now building copies for sale to the snow removal industry.  It is, by far, more economical to melt snow on location without having to expand or overwork staff, or face the constant maintenance issues of heavily used snow removal trucks and equipment. 

Another added bonus is the elimination of all the problems and cost involved in off-site transportation and disposal.  And the alternative….leaving the snow piles aside to sit in the parking area for months, taking up precious parking space, is not necessary.  Other problems caused by the snow piles made, like the risk factors they create, with blocking drivers’ views, causing fender-bender issues, etc. can be eliminated also.  And last but not least, the environmental impacts are negligible compared to any other disposal method!  

We have leasing available. A Limited three-year warranty is applicable in the continental United States.  We have a service department to take care of your needs after the warranty has expired, if necessary.