The Trecan 500-PD has a capacity of melting 500 tons of snow per hour, its six Trecan 14 million BTU / hr burners (84 Million BTU/hr) can melt 1,234 to 2,469 cubic yards of snow with an average snow density of 15 to 30 lbs per/ft. per hour. The model 500-PD is a dual side loading Snowmelter and is designed for use at large airports and large city snow dumps.