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Snow removal in Gaylord, Michigan.
Gaylord averages about 140 inches of snow a year. Plaza lots, Dickerson Road frontage and rural drives need a plan before it starts.
Around Gaylord
Snow removal for Gaylord.
Gaylord is in the middle of Northern Michigan's snowbelt, with 140.3 inches a year in NOAA's 1991 to 2020 normals and heavy lake-effect snow off Lake Michigan. A John Deere 644K wheel loader with a 16-foot pusher box is the tool for lots as big as the shopping centers on Dickerson Road, finished before opening, with fire lanes and entrance drives kept open.
Driveways in town and out on the lake roads get a truck with a Western straight blade, back-dragged off the garage door with marked edges. Ice gets a BOSS salt spreader on a cleared surface. With this much snow, contracts are signed ahead of the first push, and we make no promise of a spot, so call and ask what is open this winter.
What we do
What we plow in Gaylord.
Where we work
Around Gaylord.
Roads we know around Gaylord
| Business Loop I-75 | runs through Gaylord on the old US-27 route; I-75 itself passes west of the city |
|---|---|
| M-32 | runs east-west through the city |
| Dickerson Road | home of Edelweiss Village Shopping Center (opened 2004) and the Gaylord Regional Airport area |
| Old 27 | north-south local route on the former US-27 |
Townships
- Livingston Township
- Bagley Township
Lakes and water
- Otsego Lake
Business areas and big lots
- Edelweiss Village Shopping Center on Dickerson Road
- Gaylord Regional Airport, 1100 Aero Drive, county-owned
- industrial land on Dickerson Road near the airport
- downtown Main Street
At a glance
Gaylord by the numbers.
- people live in Gaylord (2020 census)
- 4,286
- ZIP codes
- 49734, 49735
- county
- Otsego County
- snow a year (average annual, NOAA 1991-2020 normals as listed on Wikipedia and CurrentResults)
- About 140.3 inches
- closest phone line
- (231) 944-8752
Landmarks: St. Mary, Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cathedral, Otsego Lake State Park, North Central State Trail and 45th parallel highway signs.
Town facts from public sources: 1 (opens in a new tab) · 2 (opens in a new tab) · 3 (opens in a new tab). Checked 2026-11-04.
Questions
Snow removal in Gaylord: questions.
Does a contract matter more in Gaylord with 140 inches of snow?
With that much snow, a late call is a hard call. Contracts are signed before the first push, and what is open changes every winter. We never promise a spot ahead of a conversation.
Can you clear a plaza lot in Gaylord before stores open?
Commercial lots are cleared in time for opening with a John Deere 644K and a 16-foot pusher box. Entrance drives and fire lanes stay open and the snow is stacked where you want it. Phone to ask what we have open.
Do you plow snow in Gaylord?
Gaylord is in Otsego County, inside the Northern Michigan area we cover. Contracts get signed before the first push, so call Traverse City on (231) 944-8752 and ask what we have open this winter, for a drive or a lot.
When should I sign a snow contract in Gaylord?
Before the first push. Snow contracts get signed ahead of the season, and that is how your drive or lot is on the route when it starts coming down, not the week after. Call before it snows.
Do you do driveways or only commercial lots around Gaylord?
Both. Commercial lots get the wheel loader and pusher box. Driveways get a truck with a straight blade. Tell us the drive or the lot and where it is, and we will get back to you with an estimate or a quote.
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