Dutch445
Elite Member
started snowing here about midnight saturday, hasn't quit yet (as of 9pm Monday), and probably won't till tomorrow mid day sometime.
forecasters mentioned something like 20 inches could be coming (yea right), more than likely that will be doubled in many spots around upstate NY. I read the Tug already
is over 4'.
we had 6" or so overnight saturday, but with the wind (30 pretty steady with higher gusts) it's impossible to really measure, but they are saying in my
neck of the woods we were about 24" this am, and it came pretty good all day. As Eric posted from his experiences, some of this snow is pretty heavy,
at least what is near the ground. The rest here has been light enough to drift. Have 1 drift behind my garage up to the eaves.
after living in this state for 54 years, and in this county (very rural and high elevation) for 27 of them, i have come to realize how important having
the right tools for the job are. many of you may know i sell green turf equipment, have been for 18 years, but that has nothing to do with the fact
that there are proper tools for certain jobs... and anyone without them today suffered. we had a family member get stuck in her work driveway,
no fun trying to dig out under a little korean car to try to find a place to hook a tow strap, not to mention shovelling (eventually snowblowing) an
area for my buddies truck so he could get some bit of traction to pull that little car out... oh did i mention the wind was blowing 30+ and it was
snowing approx 2 in per hour? not fun! soaked thru 2 sets of clothes and ended up back at work (tow job happened on lunch) in cold wet jeans
for the afternoon.
today's storm, always typical of the first big snow, was tough going for all. that wet slushy stuff freezes as soon as you push the snow off the top,
and that wet slushy stuff causes problems with all equipment trying to deal with it. there were a few deaths locally and a bus accident on I 81, among
hundreds of other incidents. we were lucky, all home safe and sound tonight, listening to the wind hit the house again, waiting to get up and do it
all again in the morning.
my tools of choice, nope, not a CUT, (maybe some day). but a great old (2005) HD shaft drive tractor, with 4wd, loaded tires, curtis cab, LED work lights,
chains and a front shaft drive snowblower. It's a tank, and can handle anything mother nature can dish out. I have 1 driveway that is paved, and 1 that is
stone. we don't need the stone driveway in winter, but i'll clean out so i can get to my shop if needed.
this tractor is awesome in this type of weather. it moves anything i throw at it, and it does it with a big grin on it's face. since not everyone has the desire/need/funds
to own this type of equipment, i took a lot of calls today at work form people needing belts, chains, weights, cabs, you name it, they were all struggling.
i am blessed to be able to own this equipment, and on days like today i wouldn't want anything else.
i didn't write this to brag, nor to sell anything, just to state that it is amazing what having the right tools in the garage/shop/toolbox can do when needed.
here's a pic from sunday am, and another from this afternoon, my back porch, not going to be a fun job to shovel that! but at least i know what will do the heavy
work once it's off the deck, the old girl will throw all that heavy wet packed crud out and away from the house and deck tomorrow nite.
forecasters mentioned something like 20 inches could be coming (yea right), more than likely that will be doubled in many spots around upstate NY. I read the Tug already
is over 4'.
we had 6" or so overnight saturday, but with the wind (30 pretty steady with higher gusts) it's impossible to really measure, but they are saying in my
neck of the woods we were about 24" this am, and it came pretty good all day. As Eric posted from his experiences, some of this snow is pretty heavy,
at least what is near the ground. The rest here has been light enough to drift. Have 1 drift behind my garage up to the eaves.
after living in this state for 54 years, and in this county (very rural and high elevation) for 27 of them, i have come to realize how important having
the right tools for the job are. many of you may know i sell green turf equipment, have been for 18 years, but that has nothing to do with the fact
that there are proper tools for certain jobs... and anyone without them today suffered. we had a family member get stuck in her work driveway,
no fun trying to dig out under a little korean car to try to find a place to hook a tow strap, not to mention shovelling (eventually snowblowing) an
area for my buddies truck so he could get some bit of traction to pull that little car out... oh did i mention the wind was blowing 30+ and it was
snowing approx 2 in per hour? not fun! soaked thru 2 sets of clothes and ended up back at work (tow job happened on lunch) in cold wet jeans
for the afternoon.
today's storm, always typical of the first big snow, was tough going for all. that wet slushy stuff freezes as soon as you push the snow off the top,
and that wet slushy stuff causes problems with all equipment trying to deal with it. there were a few deaths locally and a bus accident on I 81, among
hundreds of other incidents. we were lucky, all home safe and sound tonight, listening to the wind hit the house again, waiting to get up and do it
all again in the morning.
my tools of choice, nope, not a CUT, (maybe some day). but a great old (2005) HD shaft drive tractor, with 4wd, loaded tires, curtis cab, LED work lights,
chains and a front shaft drive snowblower. It's a tank, and can handle anything mother nature can dish out. I have 1 driveway that is paved, and 1 that is
stone. we don't need the stone driveway in winter, but i'll clean out so i can get to my shop if needed.
this tractor is awesome in this type of weather. it moves anything i throw at it, and it does it with a big grin on it's face. since not everyone has the desire/need/funds
to own this type of equipment, i took a lot of calls today at work form people needing belts, chains, weights, cabs, you name it, they were all struggling.
i am blessed to be able to own this equipment, and on days like today i wouldn't want anything else.
i didn't write this to brag, nor to sell anything, just to state that it is amazing what having the right tools in the garage/shop/toolbox can do when needed.
here's a pic from sunday am, and another from this afternoon, my back porch, not going to be a fun job to shovel that! but at least i know what will do the heavy
work once it's off the deck, the old girl will throw all that heavy wet packed crud out and away from the house and deck tomorrow nite.
