Snow Equipment Owning/Operating Pictures of your snow weapons

[K man]

I am glad that I waited a little longer before taking the snow blower off the tractor. We got about 12 inches of heavy white snow over night.Just came in from blowing and it was a nightmare as there is no frost under the snow and had to watch not to rip up the driveway etc which was hard to do. Blew a shear pin the first one this year which is good.

 

[grsthegreat]

Well i too pulled off all snow equipment , cleaned them, touch up paint to stop rust and stored them away. Even if it does snow again, the ground is too sloppy to use the equipment. We have had 5 days low 60s. Still have 2 ft of snow in yatd, but going fast.

 

[joeyd]

Took the chains off my ATV and tractor but I have to wait for some more snow to melt to store everything away. Why is removing things always easier than putting them on?:confused3:

 

[grsthegreat]

Took the chains off my ATV and tractor but I have to wait for some more snow to melt to store everything away. Why is removing things always easier than putting them on?:confused3:

you got that right. It takes me over 3 hours to chain up the tractor, but 30 min to remove the chains. The hydraulic system snd blower add another 2 hours for installation, but since i always have to clean and touch up paint on them, it takes just as long to remove. Then i have to remove all summer items from barn and place all winter items in their place. This is about a 4 hour ordeal. Only good thing is it allows me to clean up the building and reorganize everything. Its amazing how many “so thats where that went” times i find.

 

[grsthegreat]

I wasnt going to temp fate by removing tractor chains this soon, but muddy ground is being torn up by chains. I pulled them off this morning. I guess i should be ready for 30” of snow tonight:cool2:

 

[shooterdon]

you got that right. It takes me over 3 hours to chain up the tractor, but 30 min to remove the chains. The hydraulic system snd blower add another 2 hours for installation, but since i always have to clean and touch up paint on them, it takes just as long to remove. Then i have to remove all summer items from barn and place all winter items in their place. This is about a 4 hour ordeal. Only good thing is it allows me to clean up the building and reorganize everything. Its amazing how many “so thats where that went” times i find.

Glad to see an honest post. A couple of dealers tried to convince me a front mounted blower was an easy on/off. When none of them actually demonstrated how "quick and easy" it was, I suspected the worst.

Will be using a SSQA front mounted angle blade and maybe adding a 3 pt blower.

 

[grsthegreat]

Glad to see an honest post. A couple of dealers tried to convince me a front mounted blower was an easy on/off. When none of them actually demonstrated how "quick and easy" it was, I suspected the worst.

Will be using a SSQA front mounted angle blade and maybe adding a 3 pt blower.

i have to first mount the 60 pound hydraulic pump....which is a pain in the butt cause the 2 fixed hoses make it hard to install. Then i mount the tank which holds 25 gal of oil. Then i have to route 2 - 1” hydraulic hoses down and around axles to the front. I had to manufacture several brackets myself to hold hoses inplace. Then i have to mount control wand and route electrical wires to front. Once this is done, it only takes a few minutes to swap between bucket, front plow or front blower. But initial set up is half a day. Maneuvering cold, large and stiff hydraulic hoses sucks. But it all is worth it when i have to move the 120” of snow we received this year.

 

[LouNY]

Dropped the chains off the tractors and swapped out the studded snows from my pickup and my wife's car for the summer tires,
so now it's time for a big April storm.

 

[sven1277]

Ok so I do run a Landscaping business but here are our snow machines

 

[joeyd]

Dropped the chains off the tractors and swapped out the studded snows from my pickup and my wife's car for the summer tires,
so now it's time for a big April storm.

That's what I'm thinking too!