How's everyone doing with the SNOW

[WaxMan]

Wondering how everyone's doing with all this snow, record snow here in the Northeast. I thought my plow setup was the cats *** but I had to put my bucket back on and soon realized it's the only way to go. When I first bought my blade I only had a few hours on the FEL, now that I have 500 hrs experience with the bucket moving dirt I don't think I'll ever put the blade back on (at least not this year anyway). Guess it's time to shovel the deck.

 

[Ductape]

Waxman, stop being a tightwad and just go ahead and spring for the front blower !

 

[WaxMan]

Waxman, stop being a tightwad and just go ahead and spring for the front blower !

I thought about it, but then thought it must be boring going so slow. I guess I could watch a movie or something on the DVD I'm pretty quick and dainty with the bucket, at least in my own mind.

 

[WaxMan]

Speaking of springing for something can't wait to see the B3030 replacement cab tractor B3000DHC

 

[Ductape]

I've been keeping an eye out (the glass one) for some spy photos from a dealer show or something.......... but have so far come up empty.

 

[jbrody44]

Yes, here in central CT we have had about 5 feet of the white stuff this month. I use by box blade in reverse and my loader to clear it. I am running out of places to put it on our 1000 foot gravel drive. I just priced a 64" ber vac 3ph snowblower. I think that may be the only way to go for me if we get another "nor-easter". Especially since my neighbors plow truck died yesterday, who shares a portion of the dirt road and has about another 1000 feet on top of it. The 'Bota has performed admirably through this whole ordeal I must say. We would be stuck here without it! Seems the tires are taking some undue wear though with all the spinning, just another reason to pull the trigger on the blower, or get chains I guess :thumbsup:

 

[Baby Grand]

The rear blade paid for itself this month alone. I'm at the end of a dead end street that just stops - no turn around. The plow leaves piles for me and I'm getting skilled at moving a lot of wet, compacted snow with each pass. Another month of this and I'll be able to spin my head completely around like an owl. I am running out of room as I can't stack the stuff any higher than about 7 feet. After that I can't move it. If we get another heavy snowfall I will have to move 1 or 2 of my snow mountains - not looking forward to that job.

-Jim (who is slowly constructing a glacier at the end of his field)

 

[longshot47]

Wondering how everyone's doing with all this snow, record snow here in the Northeast. I thought my plow setup was the cats *** but I had to put my bucket back on and soon realized it's the only way to go. When I first bought my blade I only had a few hours on the FEL, now that I have 500 hrs experience with the bucket moving dirt I don't think I'll ever put the blade back on (at least not this year anyway). Guess it's time to shovel the deck.

I too, have not mounted my front blade [two seasons], in favor of the loader and rear blade. The combination offers umpteen possibilities, in a variety of situations. :thumbsup:

 

[Ductape]

Another month of this and I'll be able to spin my head completely around like an owl.

-Jim (who is slowly constructing a glacier at the end of his field)

Or better yet............ like Linda Blair??

 

[unbidden]

Foster R.I., I have a half mile gravel drive from the house to the road. A quarter mile of that is through a tightly wooded area and if we get any more snow without some significant melting first I won't be able to open a car door if need be. We just moved here in Oct so we're getting a crash course in snow removal. Sure is pretty though.

 

[Ken45101]

Oh go ahead and get the snow blower, that will ensure that you never again get more than an inch of snow and make everyone else happy:laughing:

You guys on the east coast are really getting plastered. I think our biggest snow here was about 4". We got another inch last night but it was supposed to include freezing rain I haven't been out yet.

That's the big problem here, when we get sleet and freezing rain and then it gets cold. It can get scary on a steep driveway with a big drop off. Last year I had the M5040 sliding backwards down the driveway :confused2: In years past I had a plow truck slide down the drive and over the edge. Had to wait a month to get a tow truck in to retrieve it.

Ken

 

[radioman]

sniff sniff- whats all this talk about snow in NE? nothing in my area. I missing out on the seat time to play in snow with my bota! :drool:

 

[srs]

Speaking of springing for something can't wait to see the B3030 replacement cab tractor B3000DHC

WaxMan, or anybody else for that matter, if you hear anything about the new B3000 please keep us informed.

 

[bikerdib]

Snow??












Sorry, it's supposed to be 70F here in SE Texas today. Now, if you could find a way to package that snow and send it down here in July and August when our temps are around 100F with 70% humidity; that would be nice.

 

[oldballs]

Here it's nothing like you folks out to the N.E. But last year (eastern Kansas) we got 40 inches and so far this season 20 inches. Doing the neighbors gravel driveways with the FEL and BB has gotten me a week's worth of stew, an apple pie, some cookies, $40 and lots of good will. I'm doing better retired than when working.:laughing:

 

[Aj10523]

The snow in south jersey is not nearly as bad as what everybody north of here got but is is enough to have fun with. I just recently purchased a bx 23 to replace my older 12.5hp B series. I will say I have not had anything but a good time since the conversion. Sorry for the photo with my wife on the machine it was in the garage and the rops are down but I will say she never drove faster then about .1 mph and once I took the picture and looked at it I realized it. Just getting use to having to put them up and down to get in the garage. Another storm next week YEA

 

[B3300SU]

Send some my way! I live in central new york, and everyone around us has been punded, but we seem to miss it all this year.
I'm also a fan of my bucket. I have a plow on my truck, and would prefer to use my tractor. I have a 3 point blower that is 15 years old and looks brand new because I never use it.

 

[David s Von Gieserbrechta]

Oh we is doing juz fine with the snow but if we get anymore I'm gonna have to buy more land just to store it on. Yuh know for those winters when we don't get as much.

 

[CHDinCT]

Started out January with the front plow on and a rear blade on the 3PH. Well it didn't take long to realize that wasn't going to cut the mustard so on when the FEL. I think we're between 5' and 6' of snow this month and they're already predicting a possible Nor'easter for mid next week. If that comes to fruition, I'll have no room to put it. My piles are at about max for the BX's reach. I can get the loader up higher, but it just falls on the front slope of the pile and rolls back in the road. I'd think about a rear blower, but this looks to be a once in a decade type winter (at least that's what I'm betting).

 

[jonyyuma]

Our snow lasted two days. Supposed to be 64 tomorrow. Guess I'll start the Bota and ride around.Jy