New snow

[civilian]

Where do you find season totals on weather.com

If you are talking to me, I use weather.gov, which is US's NOAA group, or the National Weather Service. Here is my website the local office has put up.

Snowfall Information

www.weather.gov

Not sure if weather.com puts up the info. They are the Weather Channel. Jon

 

[Gordon Gould]

There are some healthy totals in that chart civilian ! St. Johnsbury VT is listed as 87.2" average. We are near there but higher elevation so a little more.

Yesterday we had rain showers all day that turned to steady snow at supper time. Looking out the window at the insulators on the fence around the wife's garden it looks like we got at least a foot over night and still coming. Weather people made a good guess this time.

gg

 

[GeneV]

Keweenaw County Yooper, that's pretty but damn is that a whole lotta snow!

So far here in the Chicago area, we've been fairly snow light this winter. I've only plowed maybe 5 times so far, and it's all been mostly 6" or less. The big snowstorm this area got a few days ago missed my parts entirely lol!

 

[metalbender]

Snow is howling in from the south again. Drifts are forming quite fast, will block the road during the night. Tractor is plugged in and fueled up.

 

[Hilbilly]

No drifting where I live but we do get some snow. Had a few snowfalls lately but nothing big, maybe 4" - 6" at a time.

Took a video plowing around the house yesterday and got it uploaded today. Took a few more videos but haven't had a chance to edit or upload those yet. This one is unedited. The others are from inside the cab, mostly watching the inverted blower at work.

 

[RjCorazza]

@Hilbilly
Nice video, thanks for sharing it.
Any chance you could post some photos and info about those side plates on the HLA (?) plow?

 

[Hilbilly]

@Hilbilly
Nice video, thanks for sharing it.
Any chance you could post some photos and info about those side plates on the HLA (?) plow?

The plow is a 96" HLA 2000 as you guessed. The side plates are something I made to help contain the snow. They work better than expected but I never knew until I took some videos. I couldn't really see how they worked from the seat in the tractor. I think they are 3/16" plate that I cut to suit and just made some spacers to fit between the plate and the ribs on the back of the plow. Then welded some bolts to the plates that just bolt to the plow. It takes a few minutes to put them on or take them off. I've been thinking of making some sort of permanent mount so they just swing out of the way when I don't want to use the plow as a pusher.

Here are some pics.

 

[grsthegreat]

Mine swing out when not wanted. They are pined back most of the time, but come in handy when needed.

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[Hilbilly]

Mine swing out when not wanted. They are pined back most of the time, but come in handy when needed.

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Thanks for the pics. Do you have any of the back, showing how it latches out of the way?

 

[metalbender]

I find after using a front blower last year that the front blade and rear blower is faster at clearing my yard. Blade when you can, blow when you must. We're into full blow again tonight. Road will be blocked tomorrow. Really have to invest in about 500 ft of well placed snow fence along the road.