Snow and ice melting device

A snow and ice melting device (10) which is transportable on a roadway and a railroad track (20), the snow and ice melting device (10) comprising:

• A) a road transport vehicle (12) having a road transport vehicle housing (12H) mounted on a road transport vehicle chassis (12I) containing a fuel tank therein, the road transport vehicle (12) comprises:
• 1) a road transport vehicle power means (12A) operatively connected to at least one road transport road wheel, and
• 2) a road transport vehicle railroad track converter (12E) is hydraulically coupled to a road transport vehicle hydraulic power means (12F) which is hydraulically coupled to a railroad track transport vehicle hydraulic means (14A),
• B) a railroad track transport vehicle (14) integrally mounted on the road transport vehicle chassis (12I), the railroad track transport vehicle (14) comprises:
• 1) a railroad track transport vehicle hydraulic means up-down converter (14AA) which is hydraulically coupled to the railroad track transport vehicle hydraulic means (14A), the railroad track transport vehicle hydraulic means up-down converter (14AA) is hydraulically connected to a railroad track transport vehicle left front wheel hydraulic piston (14LFC), a railroad track transport vehicle right front wheel hydraulic piston (14RFC), a railroad track transport vehicle left rear wheel hydraulic piston, and a railroad track transport vehicle right rear wheel hydraulic piston (14RRC), the railroad track transport vehicle left front wheel hydraulic piston (14LFC) is securely attached to a railroad track transport vehicle left front wheel hydraulic piston plate (14LFCA), the railroad track transport vehicle right front wheel hydraulic piston (14RFC) is securely attached to a railroad track transport vehicle right front wheel hydraulic piston plate, the railroad track transport vehicle left rear wheel hydraulic piston (14LRC) is securely attached to a railroad track transport vehicle left rear wheel hydraulic piston plate (14LRCA), the railroad track transport vehicle right rear wheel hydraulic piston (14RRC) is securely attached to a railroad track transport vehicle right rear wheel hydraulic piston plate (14RRCA),
• 2) a railroad track transport vehicle hydraulic means forward-reverse converter (14AB) which is hydraulically coupled to the railroad track transport vehicle hydraulic means (14A), the railroad track transport vehicle hydraulic means forward-reverse converter (14AB) is hydraulically coupled to at least one railroad track transport vehicle wheel power means which is selected from a group consisting of railroad track transport vehicle left front wheel power means (14LFB) mechanically coupled to a railroad track transport vehicle left front wheel (14LF), railroad track transport vehicle right front wheel power means (14RFB) mechanically coupled to a railroad track transport vehicle right front wheel (14RF), railroad track transport vehicle left rear wheel power means mechanically coupled to a railroad track transport vehicle left rear wheel (14LR), and railroad track transport vehicle right rear wheel power means (14RRB) mechanically coupled to a railroad track transport vehicle right rear wheel (14RR), the railroad track transport vehicle left front wheel (14LF) is rotatably mounted via a railroad track transport vehicle left front wheel axle (14LFD) on a railroad track transport vehicle left front wheel stanchion (14LFA) which is pivotally mounted via a railroad track transport vehicle left front wheel stanchion pivot means (14LFAD) on the road transport vehicle chassis (12I), the railroad track transport vehicle right front wheel (14RF) is rotatably mounted by a railroad track transport vehicle right front wheel axle (14RFD) on a railroad track transport vehicle right front wheel stanchion (14RFA) which is pivotally mounted by a railroad track transport vehicle right front wheel stanchion pivot means (14RFAD) on the road transport vehicle chassis (12I), the railroad track transport vehicle left rear wheel (14LR) is rotatably mounted via a railroad track transport vehicle left rear wheel axle (14LRE) on a railroad track transport vehicle left rear wheel stanchion (14LRA) which is pivotally mounted on the road transport vehicle chassis (12I), the railroad track transport vehicle right rear wheel (14RR) is rotatably mounted by a railroad track transport vehicle right rear wheel axle (14RRE) on a railroad track transport vehicle right rear wheel stanchion (14RRA) which is pivotally mounted on the road transport vehicle chassis (12I), and
• 3) a railroad track transport vehicle hydraulic means clockwise/counterclockwise converter is hydraulically coupled to the railroad track transport vehicle hydraulic means;
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• C) a melter (16) movably mounted on the railroad track transport vehicle (14), the melter (16) comprises:
• 1) a melter housing (16A) within which a melter heat generating means (16B) having a melter heat generating means air intake (16BA) is securely positioned,
• 2) a melter rotator (16C) is mounted on the road transport vehicle chassis (12I) and hydraulically coupled to the railroad track transport vehicle hydraulic means clockwise/counterclockwise converter, and
• 3) a melter lift mounted on the meter rotator and hydraulically coupled to the railroad track transport vehicle hydraulic means.