Montana Deere

[lcrans]

Hello from the great Northwest.....
Here's a pic of my friend Kermit (it's not easy being green!) with his seasonal friend Lorenzo the snowblower. So much snow that the brightness balance was hard....we've had more snow in the last 3-4 weeks than all last year combined.

 

[Golfgar4]

Boy, that's one nasty looking snowblower you've got there/w3tcompact/icons/shocked.gif. And by the looks of the background, which is absolutely gorgeous!!, you really needed it, didn't you? You've got just the opposite of what we had this year. I had my blower out one time - but I'm not complaining /w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif!

 

[looch]

Man, that's a nasty looking snowblower! Better keep it well fed.

 

[looch]

Golgar4, looks like we're on the same wavelength!

 

[Golfgar4]

You know what they say - <font color=red>Great Minds Think Along The Same Lines</font color=red>! /w3tcompact/icons/tongue.gif

 

[lcrans]

Yeah, that snow eater works like a champ. The paddles chew up ice and hard stuff real easy, and even fling a healthy sized stone without jamming....used it 6 times in 4 weeks and haven't broken a shear pin yet!
By the way, think I should get a tiltmeter? Here's another view.

 

[Golfgar4]

I don't know about a tiltmeter - but I do know if I had that view to look at every time I was out getting seat time, I'd probably drive right off the mountain /w3tcompact/icons/love.gif! How can you get anything done out there??

 

[Anonymous Poster]

Very, very pretty country... /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

...and a sharp tractor...! /w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif

 

[lcrans]

Who said anything about getting things done?? If ya get them done then there's nothing left to do!! Actually, see those trees down in the flats? Parking out that area gives me stuff to do when I get bored.....and then there's the flyfishing, grizzly watching, hiking...... At least the ground around here has so many rocks I gave up gardening, so I don't need a tiller or a plow!

 

[RobS]

Hey, that photo looks familiar to me... except for the way cool snowblower, the tire chains and the beautiful scenery in the background. Does the tractor handle that blower OK? Very impressive /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

 

[lcrans]

The blower is a Lorenz out of Benson, MN. Their website is www.lorenzmfg.com. Really works great and the 790 has no problem with it. Only thing is that hi-reverse is a bit too fast, and lo-reverse is a bit slow.....I'm in no hurry, so that's ok! The spout is electric so I didn't have to worry about extra hydraulics in the rear.

 

[lcrans]

Here's another panoramic shot taken in the fall before the larch drop their golden needles.

 

[CVHoss]

As much as I hate snow and cold weather, I think I could learn to live with it to be able to wake up to that view every morning. Color me <font color=green>green</font color=green>.

Hoss

 

[MarkV]

I see from your profile that you are retired. That is a good thing because it would be real hard to leave that view each day. Absolutely gorgeous. /w3tcompact/icons/love.gif

MarkV

 

[pajoube]

Welcome to TBN, great to have another Montana member on line (I'm South of BZN).
Paul

 

[PLOWER]

WOW, that is very pretty veiw!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And tractor. /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif Cliff

 

[Thomas]

Looks like winter has also finally arrive for you folks out there as well..but more so than us. /w3tcompact/icons/shocked.gif

Nice setup and I doubt and snow drift would give you much of a problem.

 

[ewoss3]

great pictures, If I had that view I would never be at work

 

[billfires]

Icrans, beautiful scenery. How helpful is having chains on all 4 tires? I never really considered it but looking at your setup it seems to make sense.

Bill C

 

[lcrans]

Hi Bill C..... Well, I originally just had chains on the rear. My drive has a fairly steep 50 foot section just as it ramps up to the house, and plowing with a back blade with just rear chains I had the front end slide and swing around a coupla times.....raised the hackles I tell ya! The front chains cured that, and I'm sure help pushing that blower up the hill. I even used them last spring to help prevent sliding on wet new growth in the woods.