Snow Equipment Owning/Operating Pictures of your snow weapons

[smiley]

Smiley, nice to see you haven't lost your french.

I have to credit the French to my wife. Luckily I knew just enough French to get married to her. As for the large equipment, I'm retired now so don't get to run them and am envious every time I go by a big job and see a really big machine doing it's thing.

 

[grsthegreat]

heres another snow machine.... just got thru snowblowing the driveways and trails. and just had to go play.

 

[Buckgnarly]

heres another snow machine.... just got thru snowblowing the driveways and trails. and just had to go play.

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The ultimate "snow machine"!:thumbsup:

 

[JD 4520]

heres another snow machine.... just got thru snowblowing the driveways and trails. and just had to go play.

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Very nice! Looks like you have a cold head. That is quiet and beautiful.

 

[grsthegreat]

Very nice! Looks like you have a cold head. That is quiet and beautiful.

yup, cold head. my hair has abandoned me

 

[FatTire]

heres another snow machine.... just got thru snowblowing the driveways and trails. and just had to go play.

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That looks great. Is that a mule?

 

[RockyNY]

heres another snow machine.... just got thru snowblowing the driveways and trails. and just had to go play.

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Nice Fjord!

 

[grsthegreat]

That looks great. Is that a mule?

a mule...oh my poor Fjord will never forgive you.

shes one of my Norwegian Fjord girls.

 

[grsthegreat]

That looks great. Is that a mule?

a mule...oh my poor Fjord will never forgive you.

shes one of my Norwegian Fjord girls.

this is my donkey.............. see the difference hehe

 

[ILLUMN8R]

The more weight the better!!!!! Plain and simple.

Chris

Ok Chris, I took your advice and added some weight, I estimate the plates to be somewhere between 75-100LBS each. As you can see in the photo I used block of wood with a back plate bolted to it to rest the weights on & held them to the tractor with tie down straps. I took my tractor out for a ride to make sure they would stay in place and they seemed to be fine, I may look at coming up,with something more permanent next year. Oh, got chained up today also, FINALLY some snow in the forecast!

Thanks for the advise,

John

 

[Henri88]

heres another snow machine.... just got thru snowblowing the driveways and trails. and just had to go play.

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Now that is a nice looking horse. They are built for winters. Never need to plug-it in at night and they will start every morning no matter how cold it is. :thumbsup:

 

[jb62901]

I have many options front & rear plows, FEL and rear blower. Both plows are home made as well the cab.

http://oi46.tinypic.com/2150s34.jpg

 

[jb62901]

I have many options front & rear plows, FEL and rear blower. Both plows are home made as well the cab.

http://oi46.tinypic.com/2150s34.jpg

 

[Iplayfarmer]

heres another snow machine.... just got thru snowblowing the driveways and trails. and just had to go play.

<img src="http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=293213"/><img src="http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=293214"/>

I'm envious of your snow. My kids are dying for enough snow that I can saddle up my big dapple gray and pull them around on an inner tube.

Beautiful Fjord and a beautiful sleigh.

 

[bandit67]

My top (safe) speed on the road with the blower mounted is approximately "faster than walking". (Would take me a couple of MONTHS to drive to NY.)
This is a 1962 Mercedes Benz Unimog 404. The blower was built by another German company, Beilhack. The blower is driven by a PTO from a diesel that sits on the 404's bed. That engine also drives a hydraulic pump for chute angle & blower height. The 404 weighs 6,500 without the blower equipment, 11,500 lbs as configured here. So I may have you on weight, but somehow I suspect you'd still pull me all over the place.

Unimogs do have some tractor-like features like locking diff (front and rear), some have 3-pt hitches (not mine). I have chains for all 4, which is pretty much necessary in order to cut dense snow drifts. Basically, moving snow is both a necessity and a hobby for me, I just love it.

Are you a member of that Colorado Unimog club?

 

[D7E]

Now that is a nice looking horse. They are built for winters. Never need to plug-it in at night and they will start every morning no matter how cold it is. :thumbsup:

Not up here ...-36 degrees c with a -45 windchill in mid january .... We ***** about the old 2 stroke detroits but thats where they shine !

 

[ces]

Hello , this is a quick attach plate I made from a truck bumper and a u haul hitch receiver might be alittle over kill lol , but hey its what I had on hand plus I can use a trailer hitch as well. Also making a wooden template using the bucket attachment gave me the spacing and angles. The good old chop saw , I forgot how long it takes to grind thru thick metal , you could eat your lunch while waiting lol btw my first post

 

[oldballs]

Welcome to TBN.:welcome:.....With your kind of skill, your will be quite popular here. Cheers..........Mike

 

[Henri88]

Not up here ...-36 degrees c with a -45 windchill in mid january .... We ***** about the old 2 stroke detroits but thats where they shine !

You know I was talking about the horse right? I know all to well about those -30 + windchill, we do get them here and you are right about those Detroit diesel, noisy like h**l, leaks all over the place, but they were not afraid of the cold. Use to have them in are motorcoach, all 8v71 series.

 

[FatTire]

Are you a member of that Colorado Unimog club?

No, I'm not. Probably should.