GA pilot reported a ground conflict during takeoff due to a snow plow that was still on the runway.

Attributes
ACN	1510771
Time
Date	201801
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	DIK.Airport
State Reference	ND
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Light Transport
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Single Pilot
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 75 Flight Crew Total 5000 Flight Crew Type 1700
Events
Anomaly	Conflict Ground Conflict Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Incursion Runway
Miss Distance	Horizontal 3500

Narrative:

I was doing a quick turn into dik. Snow plow equipment moved out of the way during landing. While taxiing to the ramp; I advised the snow plows that another airplane was landing behind me and that I would be a quick turn. I only had the engines off for 5 minutes before I was ready to go. I called on CTAF that I was leaving the ramp for runway 32 via B and a. The snow plow driver called me and said he saw me and would be clear of the runway by the time I got to the runway. I taxied to and held short of runway 32 and called msp center for my clearance. After I read back my clearance I called CTAF to advise I was taking runway 32 for departure. I did a normal takeoff. Just after rotation I saw a snow plow at the end of runway 32 turning off the runway. He called on CTAF several seconds later that he was clear of the runway. I'm not sure why he didn't say he was on the runway when I stated that I was departing the runway. I continued with a normal departure without incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GA pilot reported a ground conflict during takeoff due to a snow plow that was still on the runway.

Narrative: I was doing a quick turn into DIK. Snow plow equipment moved out of the way during landing. While taxiing to the ramp; I advised the snow plows that another airplane was landing behind me and that I would be a quick turn. I only had the engines off for 5 minutes before I was ready to go. I called on CTAF that I was leaving the ramp for runway 32 via B and A. The snow plow driver called me and said he saw me and would be clear of the runway by the time I got to the runway. I taxied to and held short of runway 32 and called MSP center for my clearance. After I read back my clearance I called CTAF to advise I was taking runway 32 for departure. I did a normal takeoff. Just after rotation I saw a snow plow at the end of runway 32 turning off the runway. He called on CTAF several seconds later that he was clear of the runway. I'm not sure why he didn't say he was on the runway when I stated that I was departing the runway. I continued with a normal departure without incident.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.