Blizzard in Mid Atlantic

[RalphVa]

My JD 4010 does great with all this snow with turf tires, FEL and 6' back blade. We've about 24" on the ground and expecting 4-8" more to break our 54.7" record today or tomorrow. Here are some pics from around the house.

The tractor sucked (I think) a tad of water yesterday when I was down the street revving it to get some big scoops of snow from a neighbor's property. It died and restarted but gave a few hesitations on the way back. I immediately came back to give it some fuel system treatment and a top off with kero. May have been a tiny puddle of water in the bottom of the fuel bowl.

Ralph

 

[skent]

I keep wondering though, five of the top 7 snowfalls have occured in the last 30 years. I'm sure if I go out an buy a blower, we'll never see another snowfall greater than 2".

 

[NuBota]

I keep wondering though, five of the top 7 snowfalls have occured in the last 30 years. I'm sure if I go out an buy a blower, we'll never see another snowfall greater than 2".

That's my biggest hang-up. Another tool, even rarely used, is nice to have.

But with just about every other device you can go make use of it if you want to - any time you want. Chain saw been sitting, go find something to cut down. Power has stayed on, fire up the generator out in the woods and build something

Blower - single use at the whim of nature. The tractor, RB and FEL get used all the time, even if they aren't the best tool in heavy snow

 

[NuBota]

My wife at least understands the not wanted another engine to maintain. It took her a while to understand the "need" for a tractor at all on our little 1 acre property, but it gets plenty of use. We got 18" of snow this past weekend with another 12-18 coming tonight. She is an ICU nurse, and must go to work come h**l or high snow, and now understands.

I bought a 60" rear mount blower this past summer. Boy am I glad I did. Go for the rear mount. Cut cadet, and Troy Bilt both sell 45" walk behinds with 13HP engines on them. Both have dual wheels. I imagine they are both a handful in deep/heavy snow. Also, keep in mind (and remind your wife) that your BX has almost twice the power as that.

Good luck!

Good stuff Jas. The wife never gives me grief for my toys, other than some teasing, but also tries not to encourage me either...

So the quandary I have now - get 3pt blower or stand alone. The latter would make a nice compliment, in the teenagers' hands, to the BX equipped with FEL and blade. Plus it is more portable - so I could send them to grandma's without me. But the 3pt would be all mine! With optimum seat time!

Decisions, decisions....

 

[jas67]

Good stuff Jas. The wife never gives me grief for my toys, other than some teasing, but also tries not to encourage me either...

So the quandary I have now - get 3pt blower or stand alone. The latter would make a nice compliment, in the teenagers' hands, to the BX equipped with FEL and blade. Plus it is more portable - so I could send them to grandma's without me. But the 3pt would be all mine! With optimum seat time!

Decisions, decisions....

Buy good, but used, and get both!

I already had my 10HP/24" Simplicity 2-stage blower from my previous property (where I had no room for, or need for a tractor), so I just kept it when I bought the Woods SB60 (which I got used for $800).

I was torn too, as I knew the RB and the FEL would do it for 95% of the snows we get (which, they have done --- Saturday was the first time I used the blower -- didn't use the 50" Meteor that I had before it (came with previous tractor)).

BUT -- I'm SOOOO glad to have it when I needed -- will need it again tomorrow. I'm heading out to the barn right now to hook it back up.

Having it gives me more time for this:

 

[newbury]

Thanks guys for posting all the pics.
I missed the Presidents Day snowstorm in '79 - I was in Vermont
I missed these - I'm in Louisiana.
Wife says she may not get out for a week.
I just hope an airport is open Friday.

 

[NuBota]

Buy good, but used, and get both!

I already had my 10HP/24" Simplicity 2-stage blower from my previous property (where I had no room for, or need for a tractor), so I just kept it when I bought the Woods SB60 (which I got used for $800).

I was torn too, as I knew the RB and the FEL would do it for 95% of the snows we get (which, they have done --- Saturday was the first time I used the blower -- didn't use the 50" Meteor that I had before it (came with previous tractor)).

BUT -- I'm SOOOO glad to have it when I needed -- will need it again tomorrow. I'm heading out to the barn right now to hook it back up.

Having it gives me more time for this:

I new I was setting up for the "get both"......

Again, good advice, and great pics!

 

[montelatici]

"He can help search for Al Gore"

You really should try to keep politics out of these boards. Many who post here don't see things the way you do and would like to continue posting without having to bite their tongue to avoid giving you the response you deserve.

 

[Royboy]

Good thing your dog has some lab in him. He can help search for Al Gore, he seems to be missing.....

I am no big fan of Al Gore but global warming theories indicate that one of the results for those of us in the Mid-Atlantic Region would be an increase in snowy winters due to the increase in warm water masses in the Pacific (El Nino Effect). Again, no Al Gore fan here but if Global Warming theories are correct then we will have more very snowy winters in the Mid-Atlantic area, not less.

 

[tlbuser]

The biggest use item for us has been chainsaws. The Va. pines throughout the area are loading up with snow and over they go. Spent Friday night, Saturday and part of Sunday just getting our neighborhood open.
Snowing now and I can see two more pines that toppled sometime during the night, Aggggh.