My brother worked for a company that rebulds transmissions for Ford and Chevrolet as a factory service. They loved snow because every body in the world tried to plow snow in drive eating up transmissions transfer cases and rear and front differentals giving them months of work.
He said they could not keep front end bushings for Fords from nuckle heads plowing into curbs speed bumps and trying to push a foot of snow with a 250 pick up.
They had a wall of pictures showing how gears and torque converters were discolored from being burned up from misuse by plow guys.
Guess the word to the wise is be carefull and take your time.