Snow What are you wearing? I mean during snow removal.

[OlderToday]

Now that I'm getting a little older, I need to outfit myself a little better for this snow pushing job my wife expects me to do, and I'd like a bit 'o advice from you folks that brave the bitterness WITHOUT a cab or cover over the old orange machine. Should I bundle up like a snowmobile driver or more like a cowboy with a long insulated western duster/Australian drover's coat and such? Since I don't use a snow blower, I don't think a lot of eye/face protection would be needed. I think #1 priority is keeping dry , #2 is keeping warm...true????

 

[638]

Carhart bibs & jacket, baseball hat with a stocking cap pulled down over the top, well insulated gloves, 2-3 pair socks, 10" laceup boots. Oh yeh, long johns, a turtle neck undershirt, and insulated shirt. The toes and fingers are the first to start hurting

 

[radioman]

20 dollar snow bib from walmart, carhart jacket ,hat, snow pac boots and gloves. If it close to 0 degrees or colder, ill add a pullover and use warmer mittens.

 

[ACHINBAC]

I wear this custom made tractor suit.

 

[Ace3]

I wear fleece long underware, wool socks, lined Carhart bibs, hooded Carhart jacket, fleece hat, leather gloves with fleece liners, neck warmer, and insulated boots. Wish I had a cab!

 

[JoeL4330]

I put a canopy on the ROPS and threw a $80 golf cart cover over it ...if you install a cigarette-lighter/accessory socket you can have an electrically heated seat cushion on a budget.

 

[jgrreed]

I hop on the old green machine, not orange, but I think I hold the record for the coldest plowing this year (a couple times below -10degF, -25degC), so here goes.

I have lots of ski and sledding gear from my pre-JD days, so it's now become ski/sledding/plowing gear.

Usually ski socks, with big old Sorel's, long underwear, thickness dependent on temperature, ski pants, base layer shirt, a number of baselayer jackets/softshells based on temp, goretex shell if it's windy or snowing, and a toque. Any colder and I'd add a balaclava, as well as some ski goggles. If I had a blower I'd have those on all the time (I use my FEL and back blade). I wear a pair of tight work gloves, with big mitts overtop. That way I can pull off a mitt and still be fairly dexterous.

Did it one evening while it was still snowing, and I ended up with a damp bum!!! Gotta make sure you wipe off the seat whenever you get back on. Staying dry is crucial!!!

I would never buy any of the gear above just for tractoring, but it all works great, and is very comfortable, so I use it.

Didn't think I'd ever want a cab on my CUT, until my first night plowing in the bitter, bitter cold....... I've changed my mind!!! Next go around......

-Jer.

 

[Knute]

I wear Ice Armor, jacket and bibs. It's designed for ice fishing, is 100% wind and water proof and worked great when plowing last month. Cabelas sometimes has it, or you can get it direct from clamcorp.

 

[irvingj]

I wear the usual winter stuff for me, jeans, 2 prs of socks inside Sorels, t-shirt, old army shirt, sweatshirt on top, then a pair of old ski pants that come up to chest height with suspenders. Over that, what I've found most useful, is a very light rain suit/windbreaker 2-piece outfit... Pants pulled up over the ski pants, then my regular insulated winter jacket, then the jacket portion of the rain suit over that, with a hat and the rain suit hood over the top of it.

Gloves I haven't really worked out yet, yes, fingers are the first to go! I just come in after a bit and swap gloves for another (warmer) pair. I use a front-mount blower on a red SCUT, and the rain suit thing works very well at shedding any blowback. (Also use it on my motorcycles... Very light, stuffs into a small bag, easy to carry, very effective.)

PS- Kinda hard to see the suit, I guess.... this was one of our first snows this year- 4" followed by 1" of rain.

 

[Redneck in training]

When:
My wife does the plowing.
Raccoon fur coat, thinsulate -30 ski gloves, ski pants, snow boots.

I do the plowing.
Carthart insulated coveralls, Red Wing boots, work gloves and hat.