tcreeley
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In central Maine we always get snow. When we first moved here and I was young, I shoveled the drive. Then I got a Bolens snowblower and used that.
I got hold of a 1948 Farmall Cup with a blade and that worked pretty well. I picked up a Snowbear plow from Sams Club and used that for a few years. On my third electric winch - I looked for another tractor.
I bought a used NH TC30 and mounted the snowbear plow to the bucket. With chains it did a fine job, But I got too lazy to put the bucket on one year, and left it off every year after. The bucket works great. The tractor is always plugged in and starts no problem. I used it for my two drives and the drive to the barn.
But it is cold. Normally that just means dressing warmly but this summer I started toting an oxygen tank around with me and I feel the cold more. So just last week I had a used 8' Fisher HD plow mounted on my 2003 Chevy 2500HD. I can turn up the heat, defog with the AC, and plow in comfort.
What needs extra clean up - there is always the tractor for a warm day.
- And as things go, my wife and son can step in to take a hand with the truck - ...... using the tractor - don't quite have the knack!
I got hold of a 1948 Farmall Cup with a blade and that worked pretty well. I picked up a Snowbear plow from Sams Club and used that for a few years. On my third electric winch - I looked for another tractor.
I bought a used NH TC30 and mounted the snowbear plow to the bucket. With chains it did a fine job, But I got too lazy to put the bucket on one year, and left it off every year after. The bucket works great. The tractor is always plugged in and starts no problem. I used it for my two drives and the drive to the barn.
But it is cold. Normally that just means dressing warmly but this summer I started toting an oxygen tank around with me and I feel the cold more. So just last week I had a used 8' Fisher HD plow mounted on my 2003 Chevy 2500HD. I can turn up the heat, defog with the AC, and plow in comfort.
What needs extra clean up - there is always the tractor for a warm day.
- And as things go, my wife and son can step in to take a hand with the truck - ...... using the tractor - don't quite have the knack!
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