snow removal

grsthegreat · Jan 12, 2020

4 hours later...power still out. Love my generator

KenLysons · Jan 12, 2020

JD when it isn't cold, had it longer than everything but the F150. Started plowing with a quad.

newest toy

old faithful, have moved countless tons of snow

my most fun toy, for real deep snow

BoylermanCT · Jan 12, 2020

We average 60" or so a year. Been slow this year. Only been able to use the tractor a couple of times with 5" and 8". Was 65 for the past 2 days and now back in the 20's.

PILOON · Jan 12, 2020

He we had all sorts of severe weather warnings, so much so That I purchased another 5 gals of gas for the generator.
Supposedly to expect much rain, sleet and pellets followed by lots of snow.
Winds expected to cause power outages.
Well it did rain some but I had left last snow on the ground (tractor was out of service*) and that proved to be an asset as it absorbed the rain but still was 'plowable'.
Today I plowed and blew that crusty snow to kingdom come and have a nice serviceable drive.

*my block heater blew and needed to be replaced,that a chore in itself!
Fortunately being mild the repair went quite well.
Due to the compactness of my CUT access was a challenge but with ingenuity and a vast assortment of tools I made the swap.
Still it took me 3 hours to do the swap.
Knowing the job needed going I had propped the FEL upright for more reasonable access.

Branson Bob · Jan 13, 2020

KenLysons said:
JD when it isn't cold, had it longer than everything but the F150. Started plowing with a quad.

newest toy

old faithful, have moved countless tons of snow

my most fun toy, for real deep snow

Nice collection of iron. Say why are the hydraulic lines on the JD so loose and low?

What kind of quad do you have?

Cougsfan · Jan 13, 2020

I am in the same general area as you and Oosik. So far we have gotten maybe 5 inches and I have just used the plow on the front of my truck. We got a WoodMax SB82" snow blower to use on the back of my tractor. Today I hooked it up and played with it for the first time, even though we haven't got enough snow to justify using it. I found out the following: It will be great for the reason we bought it, taking care of the 3 and 4 foot drifts we sometimes get across long sections of our road. It is not so great for doing driveways and tight areas. It is just too big and bulky. Having a cab with a snowblower isn't as wonderful as you'd think. Unless you constantly fiddle with the direction of the blow, the windows get covered with ice and snow fairly quickly and you can't see what you are doing.

KenLysons · Jan 13, 2020

Branson Bob said:
Nice collection of iron. Say why are the hydraulic lines on the JD so loose and low?

What kind of quad do you have?

Thanks. I had just taken the mower off, and was cleaning everything.
Quad was a 2002 Yamaha Grizzly 660- only had 1800 km

grsthegreat · Jan 13, 2020

have 27" of snow on the ground. plowed out me and the neighbors again. 8 hours on tractor again today.

oosik · Jan 13, 2020

Cougsfan - I would just guess you should have got a tad bit less than me. I see that grsthegreat, somewhere in N Idaho, got 27" from this last storm. You don't like all the snow collecting on your rear window. Try a rear blower with no cab. For 28 years I used a 3-point blower on my previous open station tractor. I have a hooded Eddie Bauer down jacket that I faithfully wore, back when I was blowing snow. No matter the wind direction, no matter the way you point the chute - there will always be a mist of snow coming back on the operator. Now with a totally heavier operation, all the way around, there is no blown snow to worry about. It's a heavy tractor, RimGuard in the rear tires and a very HD rear blade.

Hombre - I keep forgetting that Amber does not show on all maps. I have special software that does show old & small Ea WA towns. Most of these old, small towns were where the centralized grain elevators were located for the area wheat farmers. Straight as an arrow - Amber is 25 miles SW of downtown Spokane. Amber is on the North side of Amber lake. I live 2 1/2 miles due North of Amber/Amber Lk.

This last storm brought around 7 1/2" here. It's melted down to 3 1/2" now. Even with the ideal plowing conditions right now.... 20F, I don't bother for that little bit.