Snow and ice melting system for automotive vehicles

An apparatus for melting ice and snow which accumulated in the area of an automotive vehicle's drive wheels wherein the automotive vehicle includes an exhaust system having an exhaust pipe comprising, a valve assembly mounted along said exhaust pipe, said valve assembly including an exhaust gas diverter member and an exhaust diversion outlet, a blower means having an inlet and outlet means, a blower inlet conduit communicating said exhaust diversion outlet to said inlet of said blower means, control means for operatively moving said exhaust gas diverter member between a first position wherein said exhaust diversion outlet is closed to prohibit exhaust gas from entering into said blower inlet conduit to a second position wherein said exhaust diversion outlet is open to communication with the exhaust pipe so as to permit exhaust gases to pass into said blower inlet conduit, a pair of discharge conduits communicating with said outlet means of said blower means so as to receive gases discharged therefrom, said discharge conduits having outlet ends which terminate adjacent at least two of the vehicle's drive wheels, motor means operatively connect to drive said blower means so as to positively force exhaust gases toward said outlet ends of said discharge conduits when said exhaust gas diverter member is in said second position, and primary control means remotely spaced from said motor means for selectively energizing said motor means, whereby exhaust gases from the vehicle's engine may be selectively and positively urged towards the areas adjacent the vehicle's drive wheels.