Why???

J F · Feb 28, 2013

That would prove my guess wrong.

vtsnowedin · Feb 28, 2013

State plow trucks in many states are painted "Omaha orange" for visability so the tax payers can complain anytime they see one parked down at the bar.
What's big and orange and sleeps three? -------------------A state plow truck!.

mjarrels · Mar 1, 2013

I know that VDOT (Virginia Departmant of Transportion) use to have all yellow equipment... Now all white, claim to save big $$$ with white over yellow. Government study... must be right? Or, maybe kickbacks?

mark

ArtMech · Mar 1, 2013

Here's the same if about new ones - industrial vehicles yellow, plow trucks orange.

DT86 · Mar 1, 2013

mjarrels said:
I know that VDOT (Virginia Departmant of Transportion) use to have all yellow equipment... Now all white, claim to save big $$$ with white over yellow. Government study... must be right? Or, maybe kickbacks?

mark

I'm willing to bet the resale is better on white as well.

Xfaxman · Mar 1, 2013

/pine said:
"why" not post a bit of content in the title?...at least enough to give the reader enough information to know if they are interested in what you are...:thumbsup:

When I saw "Why???", I moved the pointer over it, this is displayed right there, "I love dreaming and looking at used equipment for sale. Not sure why it hit me, but at one time all industrial equipment was yellow? Why??? And....". That was enough for me to right click and open in new tab to read it.

It may work different on your browser, I use Crome.

dmccarty · Mar 1, 2013

Yellow hides the dirt sorta, kinda? :confused3:

Later,
Dan

Western · Mar 1, 2013

Xfaxman said:
When I saw "Why???", I moved the pointer over it, this is displayed right there, "I love dreaming and looking at used equipment for sale. Not sure why it hit me, but at one time all industrial equipment was yellow? Why??? And....". That was enough for me to right click and open in new tab to read it.

It may work different on your browser, I use Crome.

:thumbsup: works on the Nightly beta I use and Firefox too...at least for me.

I think the color was originally for safety as already mentioned. For some equipment manufacturers it's almost a trademark,,IE Caterpillar.