hunterridgefarm
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- Western NC
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- Kubota L3130DT, Kubota L185DT, JD LX277
We received our first decent snow fall in about 5 years, around 6" of the wet stuff last night. We used to get several good 6-12" snow falls every year up until about 15 years ago now it just goes east or west of us.
I have alwasy enjoyed plowing snow I guess because we never really get that much anymore. Always plowed the snow on flat ground. I had read about plowing down hill and free wheeling. Got my first experience today,
don't like it!!
Went down the drive twice with no issue. Third time slid some but tires grabbed...got my attention...thought maybe I was going a little to fast. Went to the top turned the blade around and was going to back down the drive, about a quarter of the way down had second thoughts and went back to the top turned the blade back around and headed down going forward. A little slower this time 3rd gear low range. A little over half way down and tractor just takes off, pucker meter pegged out!. I have NEVER experenced this before and fortunately kept the tractor from going sideways. I ran off the right side of the drive missing the deepest part of the ditch on that side. I did what I thought was quick thinking and curled the bucket and droped it so to ride across the ditch at a slight angle.
Once my heart got back to normal I drove to the top and parked the tractor and finished with the shovel!
I have attached a couple of old pics of the driveway to show how steep it is but it really does not do justice.
So all you snow pushers, what did I do wrong? Should I have used the bucket and floated?
Would chains help?
I don't plan on running out and buying any chains since it will be 70* here Saturday. However I the furture if the snows become more frequent I will need to buy some.
David
I have alwasy enjoyed plowing snow I guess because we never really get that much anymore. Always plowed the snow on flat ground. I had read about plowing down hill and free wheeling. Got my first experience today,
don't like it!!
Went down the drive twice with no issue. Third time slid some but tires grabbed...got my attention...thought maybe I was going a little to fast. Went to the top turned the blade around and was going to back down the drive, about a quarter of the way down had second thoughts and went back to the top turned the blade back around and headed down going forward. A little slower this time 3rd gear low range. A little over half way down and tractor just takes off, pucker meter pegged out!. I have NEVER experenced this before and fortunately kept the tractor from going sideways. I ran off the right side of the drive missing the deepest part of the ditch on that side. I did what I thought was quick thinking and curled the bucket and droped it so to ride across the ditch at a slight angle.
Once my heart got back to normal I drove to the top and parked the tractor and finished with the shovel!
I have attached a couple of old pics of the driveway to show how steep it is but it really does not do justice.
So all you snow pushers, what did I do wrong? Should I have used the bucket and floated?
Would chains help?
I don't plan on running out and buying any chains since it will be 70* here Saturday. However I the furture if the snows become more frequent I will need to buy some.
David