Some Snow Removal

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Been a crappy winter this year. More freezing rain than snow. Big change from out annual 13.5 feet of snowfall.

Got the plow truck but I rarely use it. I prefer the tractor. Better visibility, more maneuverable and easier on fuel. But once in a while I will fire up the truck just to run it. It will push some snow though.

I pushed this snow fall down to the road. Then I cut the melting base down with the loader and piled it in the bush across the road.

Then ended up with a skating rink.

 

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Then had to sand the ice rink, LOL. Had to use 7/8's crushed gravel as that's all I had stockpiled that wasn't froze solid.

 

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Then the easy way to clean the roof off without having to clean the driveway again. Just back the dump truck up alongside the eave, and shovel right into the truck.

 

[mikester]

Wow, a guy who pushes his snow across a public roadway and DOESNT leave 1 foot deep berms.

I wish the cops would actually enforce the laws on those ignorant dirtbags who feel justified to consistently dump their snow on the public roads.

 

[Tomtint]

Wow, a guy who pushes his snow across a public roadway and DOESNT leave 1 foot deep berms.

I wish the cops would actually enforce the laws on those ignorant dirtbags who feel justified to consistently dump their snow on the public roads.

....I wish the town and state trucks wouldn't dump piles of snow across my property entrances.....

 

[LouNY]

That's why if I'm plowing across the road at the end of my driveway I also plow about 50-60 feet up the road also,
that way there blades are empty by the time they reach my driveway.

 

[aczlan]

That's why if I'm plowing across the road at the end of my driveway I also plow about 50-60 feet up the road also,
that way there blades are empty by the time they reach my driveway.

I do the same, less snow on my driveway if I give the plow a place to unload before it gets to the driveway.
Here you can theoretically be ticketed for plowing snow across the road due to the large number of people who leave nasty banks when they do so.


Aaron Z

 

[Hay Dude]

No measurable snow here. Losing my shirt on snowplow contracts.

 

[LouNY]

I do the same, less snow on my driveway if I give the plow a place to unload before it gets to the driveway.
Here you can theoretically be ticketed for plowing snow across the road due to the large number of people who leave nasty banks when they do so.


Aaron Z

Same here, I have heard. Don't know of anyone actually ticketed for it. although some should be.
And it may be some state regulation that would only apply to state roads unless the county or towns had adopted it.

 

[Thomas]

By the sounds were getting the same weather pattern,another snow rain mix do to arrive at anytime.
Like the idea cleaning roof. :thumbsup:

 

[CobyRupert]

No measurable snow here. Losing my shirt on snowplow contracts.

Did you hire a plow and pay for the "season"
or do you plow people and charge by the storm?

 

[Thomas]

mikester
I wish the cops would actually enforce the laws on those ignorant dirtbags who feel justified to consistently dump their snow on the public roads.
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I agree...we have laws in place here but rare blue moon it's enforce,seen lot plastic laying in the road after someone hits frozen snow balls.

 

[oosik]

If we get a heavy snow fall and I've plowed my driveway & mailbox area - the county plow will drop the "side board" and not dump into either area. Otherwise, here come da plow. Only a couple times has it made much of any difference. It's just so very seldom that we get much more than 8" to 10" at any one time.

 

[Peter 315]

Just started snowing here 1 to 3 expected....

 

[Thomas]

Just started snowing here 1 to 3 expected....

Same here good chance rain towards the end of the storm.

 

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Wow, a guy who pushes his snow across a public roadway and DOESNT leave 1 foot deep berms.

I wish the cops would actually enforce the laws on those ignorant dirtbags who feel justified to consistently dump their snow on the public roads.

Yes, I hate that too. I make sure when I do do it, I don't even leave anything as I push. And our road maintenance is horrible here. Everyone here has been fighting with the MTO, the road board and the government all winter. So I make a point of keeping the road scraped down to ashallt across my whole frontage while the rest of the road is a disaster, LOL.

Every morning when I come home from work I am pulling people out of the ditches with my dump truck. Then people see the way my driveway is sanded, LOL.

 

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No measurable snow here. Losing my shirt on snowplow contracts.

Yes, this year has to hurt eh? We don't do any commercial plowing any more, but I know here, plowing insurance went up considerably this last year. Then you add on the fact no one is making any money this year.
I usually go haul snow for the city every winter under their big snow blowers taking the snow banks away to open the lanes back up. Last couple winters we worked double shifts for just over 3 months straight. This winter I got one week of single shifts with them.

 

[Hay Dude]

Yes, this year has to hurt eh? We don't do any commercial plowing any more, but I know here, plowing insurance went up considerably this last year. Then you add on the fact no one is making any money this year.
I usually go haul snow for the city every winter under their big snow blowers taking the snow banks away to open the lanes back up. Last couple winters we worked double shifts for just over 3 months straight. This winter I got one week of single shifts with them.

I can usually count on a minimum 5 figure income on snow removal and this year it’s ZERO (so far). Snow is usually over in MY area about 3/15.
Not much time left.
At this point if it’s not going to snow, I figure it might as well be warm and get some other outside work going....