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legion 10-16-2020 06:31 AM

Zamboni on Fire!
 
https://www.msn.com/en-ca/autos/news/ice-resurfacer-catches-fire-on-hockey-rink-in-dramatic-video/ar-BB1a3Vya

https://img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/...=f&x=359&y=409

Thankfully no one was hurt!

Sooner or later 10-16-2020 06:39 AM

Was Pat Benatar driving?

911 Rod 10-16-2020 06:48 AM

Looks like Fox has updated their glowing pucks to the Zamboni!

Por_sha911 10-16-2020 08:22 PM

Looks like a mostly peaceful hockey game from here.

island911 10-16-2020 09:24 PM

LMAO Joe

Porsche-O-Phile 10-16-2020 09:27 PM

Quote:

CORRECTION: A previous version of this story incorrectly stated that the vehicle was a Zamboni. The story has been corrected to reflect that it was an Olympia-branded ice resurfacer.
Should’ve gone with the original instead of the cheap knock-off!

vonsmog 10-17-2020 05:02 AM

I drove by the rink the next day and the unit was sitting outside slightly black on the back side of it! The Olympia is built on a Chevy pickup, while the Zamboni is its own frame and design. I had a 68' Zamboni for my backyard ice rink, sold it about 12 years ago. We just don't get the cold winters like before, and the kids are gone, so no need for it anymore.

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flatbutt 10-17-2020 05:22 AM

The driver had some balls driving that thing while ablaze.

ZOO 10-17-2020 07:00 AM

Every single Canadian male, and perhaps most American males from the "hockey states" believes they could resurface the ice with a Zamboni, first time, with no instruction. Am I right?

Sooner or later 10-17-2020 07:07 AM

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Originally Posted by ZOO (Post 11067636)
Every single Canadian male, and perhaps most American males from the "hockey states" believes they could resurface the ice with a Zamboni, first time, with no instruction. Am I right?

Do I get to use a Zomboni that is on fire?

ZOO 10-17-2020 07:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Sooner or later (Post 11067643)
Do I get to use a Zomboni that is on fire?

You could. But those propane tanks on the back are a little worrisome.

billybek 10-17-2020 08:01 AM

From the Flames arena?

Otter74 10-17-2020 02:44 PM

This neeeeds to be made into a GIF.

legion 10-17-2020 07:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ZOO (Post 11067636)
Every single Canadian male, and perhaps most American males from the "hockey states" believes they could resurface the ice with a Zamboni, first time, with no instruction. Am I right?

I get the gist of it but I'm pretty sure that I need to know what each lever and wheel does. We have one Zam driver that likes to pump something over and over. None of the others seems to do that.

vonsmog 10-18-2020 11:39 AM

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Originally Posted by legion (Post 11068416)
I get the gist of it but I'm pretty sure that I need to know what each lever and wheel does. We have one Zam driver that likes to pump something over and over. None of the others seems to do that.

The pumping is to clear the snow chute at the bottom where it collects after being thrown in by the augers at the bottom on the conditioner. Hope this helps explain what is going on.

billybek 10-18-2020 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by legion (Post 11068416)
I get the gist of it but I'm pretty sure that I need to know what each lever and wheel does. We have one Zam driver that likes to pump something over and over. None of the others seems to do that.

Yep, clears the inlet to the vertical auger.
The old Zamboni at our rink was like that but some of the newer machines apparently do that automatically.
The old machine we had was equipped with an air cooled VW industrial engine.
The wheel adjusts how much bite the blade on the surfacer takes.
Levers for turning flood water on and off.
Levers for turning vertical and horizontal augers on/off
Lever for raising and lowering the surfacer
Lever for dumping the snow bin.
Lever for hydrostatic drive
Some have wash water to clean ice before flood water goes down.
Gas pedal
Brake pedal

I am probably missing something, it has been a few years since I had volunteered at our local rink.

billybek 10-18-2020 01:40 PM

Oh, if you are a knife maker, apparently the surfacer blades are amazing steel to work with if you can get them after they are worn out.

Por_sha911 10-18-2020 02:30 PM

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Originally Posted by billybek (Post 11069060)
I am probably missing something, it has been a few years since I had volunteered at our local rink.

Steering wheel which is not easy to steer either.

Most folks think use "Zamboni" as a noun rather than one brand name of an ice resurfacing machine. They are hosers and they don't know why that is an insult...

berettafan 10-18-2020 08:07 PM

hosers and knobs eh?

only know of this thanks to strange brew.

Cajundaddy 10-18-2020 08:22 PM

It’s 2020, what will we see next!?!?

Funny though, Dominic Zamboni is an old friend and we used to go waterskiing together on Lake Powell. Sometimes stuff breaks.


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