Snow Kioti in the Snow

[wvhandyman]

This is my first winter with my new Kioti LK30, and with the 24 inches of snow we got this weekend, it was perfect for the job.

 

[Dmace]

Very Nice!

24" of snow!

That must be a new record for you guys down there.

 

[wvhandyman]

Most I have ever seen in my 49 years, and that's alot of snow on a 1/2 mile driveway.

Very Nice!

24" of snow!

That must be a new record for you guys down there.

 

[NSBound]

Do I see chains on your rear tires? All the talk about chains on here has me thinking......

 

[Thomas]

Looks like you even the odds against old man winter...nice.

 

[Dmace]

Most I have ever seen in my 49 years, and that's alot of snow on a 1/2 mile driveway.

Speaking of a lot of snow, here's some pics from my Kioti in the 22" storm we got last year up here in NH.

Click thumbnails for larger images

 

[wvhandyman]

No chains, wish I had them I'm on a pretty steep hill. It wouldnt pull up but I turned around and backed up the hill. Chains on the rear would make a big difference. On the level I would not have had to have any.

Do I see chains on your rear tires? All the talk about chains on here has me thinking......

 

[NSBound]

Thanks. That's definitely a lot of snow! My drive is mostly flat, so I think I'll wait on the chains until after our first good storm.

 

[JonKioti]

Hey VW,

It sure makes it much more fun, doesn't it?

You'll want a snow blade and a blower next.

Were you backing into a snow bank, or did you use your backhoe to make a snow fort?

Cheers (and currently looking at more green grass than white snow here),

Jon

 

[o2batsea]

I don't know about West Virginia, but we got the same 24 inches here in the DC area. It has been a week since it fell and it's just about all gone except for a few spots where it was mounded up. Chances of getting another one that big in the next few months is pretty darn slim. It was a 50 year storm.
I tried to use the DK45 to move it, but by the time I got to it (day three) it was already wet and heavy with melting. Ended up having to just push it like dirt with the scraper blade. Oh well, even with the Snowstorm of the Decade we still can't have as much fun as you guys up north.

 

[Thomas]

o2batsea.
Winter just getting started..hang in there.

 

[o2batsea]

Hey VW,

It sure makes it much more fun, doesn't it?

You'll want a snow blade and a blower next.

More likely he'll want a cab. And a dock for the iPod.

 

[Hillbilly61]

Hey, WVHandyman!

Where abouts are you down there in the hills? My brother, who lives at the homeplace near Fayetteville in Fayette Co, got 36 inches. They got the phone back Wednesday and were still out of power yesterday.

I use my LK3054 for snow removal all the time up here in New York. 'keep a scraper blade on the back and loader on the front. My drive is 600ft long and on a 6 percent grade. When doing loader removal, a herringing bone push and dump technique works best on a grade. I've tackled as much as a 30 inch dump (most had so far) with no problem. Light dumps (under 10 inches or so) gets handled by the blade with the loader for pile building (snow doesn't melt real quick up here ... prepare for the next storm).

 

[unhappykioti]

I would'nt hold my breath. I remember when I was stationed at Ft Meade (Laurel) MD in 1978 we got a 24 inch snow storm, they could'nt even get the snow plows out on post. Growing up in Wisconsin I just could'nt believe how ill equipped they were.

 

[ToadHill]

Just another snow in lovely Catt. county.