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

[RobS]

Carhartt bibs and jacket that fit over whatever I'm wearing (sleeper pants to office clothes). El cheapo snowmobile boots with wool socks. In the real cold I put on a carharrt hoodie over the bibs, under the jacket. Mad Bomber hat which the hoodie comes up over. Ski gloves. This combo takes me to around zero without a problem.

 

[ampsucker]

the first winter i made do with lots of layers of whatever i had laying around. i often am on the tractor for a good part of the day plowing lots and drives, so for me the areas that got really cold that first year were: feet, tops of legs, butt and hands/fingers.

this year i got a bit more sophisticated. i bought a set of insulated PAC hunting boots from cabellas. they have a felt insert with a pocket for a hand/foot warmer pack. man, what a difference! i also invested in a balaclava for the face and head, although it doesn't do as well as i'd hoped. i keep some spare handwarmer packs on the tractor and add them to the gloves when the hands get cold. i also bought some waterproof shell outerware and some under armour knockoffs (cheapies from wally world).

12 volt heated seat pad is on order from amazon. i am putting it under a cub cadet seat cover i found at home depot on sale to help keep the electronics dry.

as already posted, keeping dry is key. and a really good hat keeps your core temp up.

my biggest problem now is that i wear glasses and keeping them ice free and defogged/defrosted is a big problem. anybody have any solutions to this one? i'm thinking i need a nice cab with wipers and a heater! or maybe googles with little windshield wipers!

i also keep a thermos of coffee and a little sippin' medicine on hand just in case!

amp

 

[gerford]

Here I am in my full battle gear. I was out for hours in total comfort. The helmet is like the ultimate hat. Warm, comfortable, and keeps your head dry all day long.

 

[ACHINBAC]

This is from another post - Tried to import it but don't know how, so just copied and pasted.

Customize your tractor coat

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As you guys know it's hard to stay warm on a cabless tractor unless you get off to shovel and warm up from time to time. See the pics for my solution.

The beige liner zips into the red shell, or can be worn under any coat. I stitched on (I sew better than the bride hate to admit) the red collar cut from the sleeve of an old fleece coat and lined it back and forth with 32' of 32ga teflon coated 7 strand wire - about the size that was used to feed your old turntable needle. Coat can be plugged into any RC type battery pack or into the black lithium power pack you see in the picture (55watthr variable from 5 to 19 volts). The glove liners plug into the wires fed through the sleeves of the coat liner which can also plug into the tractor's accesory outlet.

The gloves together draw 25 watts as does the collar @ 12 volts - which absolutely cooks my neck especially with the hood up. I normally run them @ 7.2 or 9.6 volts off the nickel metal packs (both 4500 mah) or off the power pack which lets me choose the voltage.

Had thought about heating more of the liner but found if your neck and hands are cookin' you're golden + would kill the batteries too quick. Can get about an hour if I leave the neck and hands on and way more if I intermittantly turn them on and off + can carry a spare pack which I do skiing.

The glove liners have a really thin leather on the palms so they don't have to be removed when doing something that requires dexterity - like opening a cold one.

Dave
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[Oldtrout]

I have a one piece floater suit,long johns,heavy sweater,lined pants,rubber boots with felt liners. Hopefully I don't have to get off tractor to often,and move around,as I just sort of waddle.. I have a Kioti CK25,of course when I bought it never thought about a cab,ya I tough,at least I thought I was,and was only going to use to plow my driveway,well the first snow changed that,I plowed for 12 hours to do everyone that called. Now I am looking for ideas on a cab complete with heater,looked at sims,and from the price I suspect they are made of gold. Now I will talk to my dealer and see what we can design and build. I am sure we can come up with something for less than 4000+bucks. that isn't made of canvas

 

[LBrown59]

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.

Tractors ought to come with the rest of the body just like cars do.
You don't see cars an trucks setting on dealer lots with just the hood and rear finders on them .

 

[jgrreed]

Tractors ought to come with the rest of the body just like cars do.
You don't see cars an trucks setting on dealer lots with just the hood and rear finders on them .

They're called convertibles!!!! Or, my preference, Jeeps!!!

-Jer.

 

[jgrreed]

as already posted, keeping dry is key. and a really good hat keeps your core temp up.

Great call on the hat (or toque, if you're so inclined). If your core isn't warm, your fingers, toes, and nose will never be!! Those durn kidneys, heart, and brain are always hogging all the warm blood!!

my biggest problem now is that i wear glasses and keeping them ice free and defogged/defrosted is a big problem. anybody have any solutions to this one? i'm thinking i need a nice cab with wipers and a heater! or maybe googles with little windshield wipers!

Well, well, funny you should ask!!! A couple of goggle companies, Smith to name one, make goggles with wee little defrost fans in them!! I'd say a better choice for you would be some goggles by Carrera that are made to fit glasses underneath them.

i also keep a thermos of coffee and a little sippin' medicine on hand just in case!

Again, good call!!

I will say that a good winter (ie good and cold) makes us all appreciate summer a lot more!!

-Jer.

 

[brandoro]

I'm not sure jgrreed holds the record for coldest snow removal temps. Even though I try to limit snow removal to the warm?? side of -20C (about 5 below F) it doesn't always work out that way. One of the best additions to my usual outfit of long johns, fleece and hooded sweatshirts under insulated coveralls is an electrically heated vest. I run the cord out through the top of the leg zipper and plug it into the adaptor from the tractor side that I velcroed to the seat belt buckle. So far this has kept me from leaping off the tractor while still connected to it. When I unbuckle I notice the cord. The vest is only 45 watts but is surprisingly warm when on the inside of all the insulaing layers and doesn't seem to tax the little dynamo on the tractor. I usually clear snow during daylight so haven't tried the vest and the lights, that might be too much.

 

[jgrreed]

I'm not sure jgrreed holds the record for coldest snow removal temps. Even though I try to limit snow removal to the warm?? side of -20C (about 5 below F) it doesn't always work out that way. One of the best additions to my usual outfit of long johns, fleece and hooded sweatshirts under insulated coveralls is an electrically heated vest. I run the cord out through the top of the leg zipper and plug it into the adaptor from the tractor side that I velcroed to the seat belt buckle. So far this has kept me from leaping off the tractor while still connected to it. When I unbuckle I notice the cord. The vest is only 45 watts but is surprisingly warm when on the inside of all the insulaing layers and doesn't seem to tax the little dynamo on the tractor. I usually clear snow during daylight so haven't tried the vest and the lights, that might be too much.

A hidden Saskie!!! I grew up in Fort Qu'Appelle!! OK, you win.

-Jer.