How do you plow snow?

[grsthegreat]

I also removed all snow equipment last week. Chains were making a mess of the thawed roads.

 

[ArlyA]

Our street taken today. Pods are staying on for now (tracks) Our house is at the far end.

 

[Too many Kubotas]

I took my tire chains off today ... Now we will probably get 3'!

If only it worked that way. I haven't put chains on anything yet and we still haven't got any snow to speak of here.

 

[Paystar]

Well temps just went from the plusses here to minus 23 celcius overnight again here.

 

[BackRoad]

I don't mind 8 inches of snow...you just go out and plow.

What's worse is when you only get an inch or 2 and it's going to stay below freezing with another 2 inches in the forecast for two days later.

...it's Snow Removal Roulette...

Should I go plow 2 inches - or gamble and not plow...!?!

 

[Runner]

I took my tire chains off today ... Now we will probably get 3'!

Was 74° on Thursday, 22° this morning ...

Me too, but just for insurance, I left them piled up adjacent to the rear wheels where I park the tractor....

 

[bdhsfz6]

Please share.

Storm turned out to be a big bust here. 20" were predicted with blizzard warnings posted. Less than 3" of new snow on the ground now with a light wind. It appears to be over in my location at this point.

 

[Oaktree]

I don't mind 8 inches of snow...you just go out and plow.

What's worse is when you only get an inch or 2 and it's going to stay below freezing with another 2 inches in the forecast for two days later.

...it's Snow Removal Roulette...

Should I go plow 2 inches - or gamble and not plow...!?!

It depends, early in the season I'll just leave something that small and let it compact to a good base that'll make plowing real snow that much easier. I generally won't plow anything less than 4" but sometimes mid-winter I'll shovel it. Driveway's only a bit over 100', so it doesn't really take that long.

 

[Gordon Gould]

My BIL, who lives in the Boston area, sent us this picture from the Boston Globe. I thought reading the Head Line makes it kind of comical.

gg

 

[number two]

Outstanding!
Needed that!

 

[ArlyA]

This is Houghton MI report. With the 6x6 in the shop, I'm using my Honda tracked blower which I de-tracked yesterday! Got it back on in less than a hour.


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As of February 24, 2026, the 2025/2026 winter season in Keweenaw County, Michigan, has reached a significant snowfall milestone according to the Keweenaw County Road Commission and local meteorology reports.

Current Season Reporting

• Total Snowfall: 280.75 inches.
• Reporting Source: Keweenaw County Road Commission.
• Historical Context: By early January 2026, the region was already trending toward an above-normal year, with December 2025 totals (72.75") significantly outpacing the previous year's December figures.

 

[tulenutn2o]

…..as needed.

 

[leonz]

My BIL, who lives in the Boston area, sent us this picture from the Boston Globe. I thought reading the Head Line makes it kind of comical.

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gg

Where the closest storm sewer so I can set up my snow melter????????????????



Just one more reason to own bear paw snowshoes and rent out
a fleet of coal fired snow melting boilers if you live on the coast.

 

[Gordon Gould]

Last Friday night we got 5-1/2" of snow. It was loose and fluffy. The snow banks were getting pretty high and the sides were steepish, making it hard to get loose snow up and over. So I just piled the new snow up against the banks forming a nice ramp along them. If you do that after a few days the ramp will set up some and act to guide snow up and over the banks the next time you plow. This morning we woke to 3 more inches of snow so I decided to plow and get the accumulated snow out of the road and over the banks. I try to keep the road widened out enough to run the 9' plow down through it as long as I can.

I made this 1 minute video and I think you will see why I prefer using my truck rather than the tractor on this particular road.

gg

 

[BackRoad]

That was Mr. Gordon "Speedy Gonzales" Gould...!

(Always liked your dump truck. Seems like a capable, handy sized rig).

 

[Shawn T. W.]

Yup, shows why most towns, counties, and states use a plow, and enough speed to fling the snow all the way off the road, and into your driveway!

 

[Runner]

Last Friday night we got 5-1/2" of snow. It was loose and fluffy. The snow banks were getting pretty high and the sides were steepish, making it hard to get loose snow up and over. So I just piled the new snow up against the banks forming a nice ramp along them. If you do that after a few days the ramp will set up some and act to guide snow up and over the banks the next time you plow. This morning we woke to 3 more inches of snow so I decided to plow and get the accumulated snow out of the road and over the banks. I try to keep the road widened out enough to run the 9' plow down through it as long as I can.


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I made this 1 minute video and I think you will see why I prefer using my truck rather than the tractor on this particular road.

gg

If I could be anyone else on TBN, it would be Gordon Gould!

 

[HEC]

I use a 7ft snow pusher on front and a 7ft blade on rear for light snow storms. I do have a 7ft rear blower which I very seldom use now.

 

[RjCorazza]

I use a 7ft snow pusher on front and a 7ft blade on rear for light snow storms. I do have a 7ft rear blower which I very seldom use now.View attachment 5105188

Nice setup. My gear is very similar. Although my front "pusher" is a 7' angling plow with fabricated wings, so kinda like a pusher but no backdrag edge.
I used my rear blower earlier this month for an 8" snow. Some of my residential contracts are very challenging in where I can put snow, and the blower makes it much easier to put it exactly where I want.

 

[D'oh]

I use a 7ft snow pusher on front and a 7ft blade on rear for light snow storms. I do have a 7ft rear blower which I very seldom use now.View attachment 5105188

Looks like you Seldom Use the 7' Pusher also