Road and Street Maintenance Attachments - From Snow to Asphalt Cutters

In short: Road and street maintenance needs different attachments year-round: snow clearing in winter, asphalt and ground work in summer, and general upkeep all year. A snowplow and snow bucket cover winter, an asphalt cutter and rock bucket cover summer, and a general-purpose bucket and grading bucket suit both periods.

Why road maintenance needs a year-round solution

Road and street maintenance alternates between winter snow clearing and summer repair and upkeep work. A fleet that needs to work all year needs attachments that suit both the thaw and the winter period.

Winter attachments

• Snowplows and snow buckets: for clearing snow from roads and parking lots, different solutions suit different widths of area.
• Snow extension for a grading bucket: making an existing grading bucket more suitable for winter, the cheapest solution for smaller areas.

Read more about snow-clearing attachment options in our article covering snow removal with a loader and tractor.

Summer and year-round attachments

• Asphalt cutter: for precise cuts in asphalt and surfacing, useful for repair and joining work, see excavator attachments.
• Rock bucket: for separating stones and debris when clearing road shoulders and ditches, see excavator rock buckets.
• Grading bucket: for leveling road shoulders and ditch edges, a tool used year-round.

What to consider when choosing

• Width matched to the road width: a snowplow or snow bucket should cover at least the machine's working width, to avoid repeated passes.
• Mounting system: check that the winter and summer attachments fit the same machine quick coupler, or plan for the necessary adapter.
• Hydraulics: many snowplows and asphalt cutters need hydraulic control from the machine, check the outlets before ordering.

Common mistakes

• Only a winter attachment is planned: the machine sits idle in summer if summer work isn't planned for too.
• Width doesn't match the machine's dimensions: too narrow a plow leaves snow at the edges, too wide one overloads the machine.

We'll help you choose

Tell us which roads and streets you maintain and with which machine, and we'll recommend a suitable set of attachments for the whole year. Check out our whole attachment range too. Get in touch via our contact page.