What have you done with/to your GC Series 2300, 2400, 1700 Tractor TODAY

[ray66v]

With the ground frozen and having a solid base I have put the original skid shoes on my blower so I can move more snow. Some pictures of the original and custom shoes I had made below.

It's supposed to warm up a bit on Saturday, they are saying high of 35. Hoping it's not for too long and things down thaw and melt too much or I'll have to put the big shoes back on.

Once we get a good base of snow I prefer it if it just stays cold, makes the driveway so much easier to clear without blowing stone and mud.

I had a nice base packed down until the sun came out today.

 

[irvingj]

Hube, those shoes are sure better than the ones that came with my blower in 2007! Mine had small ones that fit inboard about a foot on each side, attached to the rear-facing "backside" of the blower housing. Guess M-F (or RAD engineering) finally upgraded that (IMHO) poor design.... (Got my driveway got paved 8-9 years ago; I've since removed them.)

 

[Racer4]

Hube, those shoes are sure better than the ones that came with my blower in 2007! Mine had small ones that fit inboard about a foot on each side, attached to the rear-facing "backside" of the blower housing. Guess M-F (or RAD engineering) finally upgraded that (IMHO) poor design.... (Got my driveway got paved 8-9 years ago; I've since removed them.)

That’s what my blower has too. They suck. I was looking at others, but haven’t decided yet on which ones to get.

 

[Dmacleo]

4-8 due sunday to monday, prob gonna be wet. blower hooked on, will use bucket with edge tamers as much as possible as its faster.
got appt monday morning, glad got 4wd and new tires.

 

[hube2]

Hube, those shoes are sure better than the ones that came with my blower in 2007! Mine had small ones that fit inboard about a foot on each side, attached to the rear-facing "backside" of the blower housing. Guess M-F (or RAD engineering) finally upgraded that (IMHO) poor design.... (Got my driveway got paved 8-9 years ago; I've since removed them.)

I got mine from Bob Sayre, HOME | ARMORskids®. Depending on the make or your blower there may be something you can just order a set. He custom made my set, I have a Woods blower. He actually has my se pictured on the site, but he has them listed under Woodmax. But they were not cheep, cost me over $400 for the set including the shipping. For me is was well worth the money. They are wide and long enough to not sink in and I can keep the blower high enough to not blow too much stone.

I use them until the ground is frozen and there is a bit of a base on snow on my lawn and stone driveway then I switch back to the original shoes so I can get the snow down. Even so I usually need to use my bucket to scrape snow off so I can get cars up the driveway. A paved driveway would not help me because I keep a path 60 feet wide cleared for the entire 150 foot length of my driveway to reduce drifting. Most of what I'm clearing in lawn.

 

[MF RED in MT]

Slow winter this season, but it's kinda showing up these last few days.

Temperature at noon today on the back deck is -12 degrees Fahrenheit.

Typical snowfall is a little light, about 15" on the ground.

KC

 

[kenmbz]

Spent a few hours doing 2 driveways and shared road.
less than 4" so not a big challenge, but really cold with some wind.

 

[Dmacleo]

-14 this morning, decided to leave the drifted snow alone. would be a block heater day anyway. luckily the 4 or so inches that fell was very light and fluffy and neighbor knocked out end of driveway with plow.

 

[ray66v]

I keep a path 60 feet wide cleared for the entire 150 foot length of my driveway to reduce drifting. Most of what I'm clearing in lawn.

A well placed snow fence can help with that.

 

[hube2]

A well placed snow fence can help with that.

I do have snow fences as well. They are semi-permanent, the type made with metal wire and wooden slats. It took me several years to get the best placement for them. But they don't stop everything. If I clear only what's needed I have to move snow more often. If I clear a wide path I can get away with moving drifts once a day, sometimes twice on really windy days.