| Pilot House - The top portion of the plow (similar to the coupola of a caboose) where a crew of two people sit and operate the plow. |
| Pilot(s) - Plow operators. |
| Air reservoirs - Large vertical standing tanks that supply the air to the cylinders to operate the wings and flanger. |
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| Air cylinders - Two sets of horizontal slimmer tanks, enclosing the pistons, that fill with air, applying pressure against the piston shafts and elevating the wings and flanger. Cylinders operate on 70 psi. |
| Air piston - Steel shaft or arm, enlcosed in the air cylinders, that connect to the wings and flanger. Two steel shafts per wing and one shaft on the flanger. |
| Flanger - A "blade" located in the center back half of the plow that lowers/raises vertically between the two rails to clear snow. |
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| Two air cylinders -front cylinder to right wing , back cylinder to left wing - two more cyls. directly above |
| Air cylinder to center flanger - springs seen on sides hold flanger in up position when not it use |
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| Front of pilot house |
| Looking up into pilot house - seats on left and right sides - control levers to wings and flanger seen |
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| Two air reservoirs (back corners) below the pilot house deck -supplies air to wing cylinders - stairs leading to pilot house seen |
| Air reservoir - supplies air to flanger cylinder |
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| Plow terms |
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