Snow Equipment Owning/Operating Pictures of your snow weapons

[doelake]

All we got this weekend was a 1/4 inch of ice.

Have you had much snow this season?? Or is global warming making your area tropical too!!

 

[grainger12002]

this is how we roll in CT

 

[DABSGT]

<img src="http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=300083"/>this is how we roll in CT

Great cub always fun even in the snow.

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[grsthegreat]

Our illustrious weathermen had placed alert warnings on the TV last night warning us of the 5-7" new snowfall they predicted overnight.

This morning id be hard pressed to measure 1/4" . Sure glad i got up0 easrly so i could clear driveways for morning commute :laughing:. I went right back to bed.


Now their warning about a slow moving storm that should bring in another 6" of snow this evening.....im not sure whether or not to believe them. they lie so often.

About 4 years ago...they predicted a light 2-3" snowfall in our area at 10PM. I woke up to 36" of fresh snow.

I would like to know how someone could be 100% wrong 100% OF THE TIME AND still KEEP THEIR JOBS.

 

[mogwai]

I plowed for the first time with this setup this morning. Works great, but I see what you guys mean about another set of shoes on the back of the plow. I dug in a couple times on rougher spots, and am still getting the hang of keeping the FEL arms as low as possible.

Those Ag tires sure gripped well. Didn't use 4Wd, but 6" snow might not be a fair test. Will be good to have 4Wd if it ever gets heavy/deep.

Have plowed the drive 4-5 times now and have a few observations. This setup with the chain float is pretty nice. Hwever, you need to watch that the loader does not scrape bottom on irregular ground.

Tire Chains...the never ending story! I will get along without them, but they would help with turning while pushing snow. Not a deal breaker, but I cannot twist the plow around like I could on the 3/4 ton pickup.

Here is something that I never thought about, and my dealer service guys helped me avoid a potential problem. If you use an old truck plow, it will probably be filled with automatic tranmission fluid. YOu need to drain and refill those cylinders with tractor hydraulic oil so you don't contaminate the system.

It may only be a chance, cuz those are some really long hoses from front to my rear hookups, but you guys hooking into your bucket hydraulics should take heed.

This set up works great, but the truck plow would throw snow over the snow bank. I cannot muster enough speed on my driveway for the tractor to throw snow. I need to make sure the first snowbank is wide enough for the winter

 

[smiley]

I would like to know how someone could be 100% wrong 100% OF THE TIME AND still KEEP THEIR JOBS.

Most politicians!

 

[ljohnson778]

Most politicians!

X2!!!!!!!!

 

[FatTire]

Getting a little in Ottawa. I took the zamboni off last night and put the blower back on to get ready, but looking out the window, that might have been optimistic.

Zamboni? Is that some sort of 3-pt attachment??? Photos?

 

[kiotiken]

Zamboni? Is that some sort of 3-pt attachment??? Photos?

Sure, I guess it's on topic, more of an ice weapon. This is last years version but it is improved every year. This year I took the rear blade off the box blade and sharpened the front blade on the bench grinder. I installed nylon runners on the sides to adjust the bite that the blade takes. The biggest change for this year is trying to get hot water. I have the wood stove we just replaced at the cottage, so I fastened it to a pallet, installed one 3' length of stove pipe and built a heat exchanger that slides into it out of 40' of copper pipe. I have a pump that draws water out of one tank, through the heat exchanger and returns it to the other tank. Since the two tanks are connected, the water simply circulates. My first try was last weekend and the circulation pump my friend gave me didn't work, although I did manage to make some steem. I just bought a self priming transfer pump, so I'll give it a go after tomorrows melt down (calling for +10 - 12 C).

 

[mpham]

We Finally got some snow,and I'm stuck in the house sick and the wife shoveled the driveway. Was only a couple inches so I might not have used the tractor anyway.