SPRING here soon???

garydc · Mar 29, 2009

Well I took my snowblower off last week and one day this week I had the hoe back on to go and dig a couple of test holes, was surprised at how much frost we still have, got the holes dug but had to work at it pretty hard, found out after digging that one location had a skating rink on the area I dug in. Maybe with the weather we're getting now it will help before I have any more digging jobs.

kcook · Mar 29, 2009

Sure hope your right, in parts of Michigan they were to get 6" of the white stuff today.

KC

garydc · Mar 29, 2009

Today it's 47 farenheit and raining here!!!

kcook · Mar 29, 2009

garydc said:
Today it's 47 farenheit and raining here!!!

I was watching the weather channel and out west of MI there was places that were to get 12 plus inches

KC

JonKioti · Apr 1, 2009

Someone said a blizzard was due here, but then I remembered today is April 1st.

In either case Gary, you need to remember that snowblower is a virtual plug keeping out bad weather. Now you've torn it!

Bully · Apr 1, 2009

The sun is out, and it's 73 deg. California Dreaming ?

JoelD · Apr 1, 2009

I started stump diggin last Sunday, looking forward to some more digging this weekend.

Great to get back in the seat without 15 layers of clothes and gloves on.

Joel

IXLR8 · Apr 2, 2009

I went to move some dirt yesterday, had to drive across lawn. Walking on it, it seemed fine and dry. NOT, I got about 20ft and sank to the front axle. I had to use the bucket, 4wd, locked rear axle to get the tractor out!!! SWMBO was not happy when she saw the deep ruts in the lawn.

Looks like it will be several more weeks before I am moving any dirt. In the mean time... I will be looking for a source of good topsoil to fill in my OOPs.

Thomas · Apr 2, 2009

Almost t-shirt weather here...almost.

What difference one week of weather can make...puts spring back in the old step...gives all enough time to get those projects done outside,also get ready for old man winter.

JoelD · Apr 2, 2009

IXLR8 said:
I went to move some dirt yesterday, had to drive across lawn. Walking on it, it seemed fine and dry. NOT, I got about 20ft and sank to the front axle. I had to use the bucket, 4wd, locked rear axle to get the tractor out!!! SWMBO was not happy when she saw the deep ruts in the lawn. Looks like it will be several more weeks before I am moving any dirt. In the mean time... I will be looking for a source of good topsoil to fill in my OOPs.

Tough break Jim, I had similar thing happen to me, difference is, I don't have any grass to mess up, just mud and rocks.

One major project this spring is to get the backyard leveled out, rocks raked out and some grass growing.

Three big stumps out front need to come out and that land then leveled and rock raked.

Looking forward to getting the yard presentable, will be spending a lot of time using the box blade with rippers I purchased at last year's cookout.

Joel