Blizzard in Mid Atlantic

[Diamondpilot]

Too much snow for my 2wd Iseki but I managed. Upgrading to 4wd this spring.

The hill was almost too much and I struggled many times to drive up. Had to use the blade while using gravity (reverse) to clear the hill. Couldn't plow the road any wider since there are drop-off's. Fun fun fun.

Looks like you did a good job with what you had. That road is a bear and I would definitely get a 4x4.

Chris

 

[bjmsam]

...or at least chains!

 

[Oldchuck]

LOL - And why have we not heard of THESE revised predictions until recently?? Yeah I know the drill, this is the big chill leading up to the global warming...........

I'm really sick of all the Al Gore slams. For anybody interested in some real science here is some analysis from Dr. Jeff Masters, founder of the Weather Underground and a former hurricane hunter with NOAA

Heavy snow events--a contradiction to global warming theory?
As I discussed in my previous post, record-breaking snowstorms are not an indication that global warming is not occurring. In fact, we can expect there may be more heavy snowstorms in regions where it is cold enough to snow, due to the extra moisture global warming has added to the atmosphere--an extra 4% since 1970. Snow is not the same as cold, and we have to look at global temperatures, not snowfall, to evaluate whether global warming is occurring. Heavy snow can act to bring down global temperatures, as occurred in December 2009, when the Northern Hemisphere experienced its second greatest snow extent on record (only 1985 saw greater December snow cover since reliable snow records began in 1967). Global average land temperatures, as a result, were just 31st warmest on record, even though global ocean temperatures were the 2nd warmest on record. It will be interesting to see what global temperatures did in January, when the statistics are released next week. The global temperature of the lower atmosphere as measured by satellites was the warmest on record in January, and by a considerable margin. I'll discuss this finding in more detail once the blizzard is over. It's also of interest to note that December temperatures in the U.S. were the 18th coldest in the historical record, but January temperatures were 0.3ｰF above average, according to the National Climatic Data Center. As a whole, it's been a colder than average winter in the U.S., but not greatly so. However, December snow cover was the greatest on record in the contiguous U.S., and January's ranked sixth. Snow cover records go back 44 years, to 1967.

Wunder Blog : Weather Underground

 

[manganos]

I suggest we refrain from posting political comments or my next post is gonna hurt some feelings lol

 

[montelatici]

"I'm really sick of all the Al Gore slams."

Agreed.

 

[tlbuser]

Hey Tlbuser,

Love the red! Last time I was snowed in I did something similar to my custom .308 ...

On the third day, I woke up and looked out the window.. and said "I don't think I'll make it to work today"... my Wife sat straight up in bed and said "OH.... YOU ARE GOING TO WORK TODAY!!" ... I'd say she had husband induced cabin fever!!!

Hang in there and keep warm!

Phill

Yea, she's tired of me too. All I did was suggest that she plow the driveway while she was out taking care of her horse. I was busy with a Wii bowling tournament

 

[tlbuser]

Wow, that's a lot of work that's gonna get scuffed when you throw it down the gravel driveway.

No worries there. The Wii was in jeopardy,but we sucessfully talked her off of the ledge.

 

[mvoght]

How is discussing global climate change, the scientific data, political?

Oh wait, I forgot. Data and facts are irrelevant. If you say it is politics and link a former politician's name with it, it makes it all go away.

I believe in fairies too.

As my tractor is well & truly stuck...and it slid off the driveway at the lowest spot, over the underground spring, that keeps it nice & soft, and unfrozen, it is sinking. It is parked now, my (way tougher than me) husband is out there digging, and I'm in here sniveling about the cold and shopping for the massive snow blower.

I think I'll go get pictures of the tractor, and hope that the bright white doesn't wash out all the depth so that I can print out the picture, frame it and hang it in the garage over the snow blower next year!

 

[dcyrilc]

For those of you who wish to debate Global Warming, there is a thread for it here: http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/rural-living/160929-global-warming-news.html

Have fun.

 

[ttstraw]

We got over 2' here in Mount Airy last weekend and woke up this morning to another 6" or more. Plowing with the blade is mostly ineffective as there is nowhere for the snow to go, which means lots of FEL work (2WD gear shift, chains now on order!).

Friday:

Saturday (looked like this again today!):

Intimidating hill:

Scoop by scoop:

After today's snow, the sheep will need periscopes!

[/QUOTE]

So let me ask this question.....

What sort of machine would it take to just be able to drop the blade/plow and push through this? Would a pick-up with a plow have enough oommph to do it? My Dad's neighbors brought over 2 100hp cabbed McCormicks with rear blades, he said even with 30" on the ground they could drop the blade and go. He was pretty impressed since he had just spent two days with his 38hp tractor piling snow.