Report on 3038E with 6' bushhog

[vtsnowedin]

Well it does give you and your tractor something to do. Try looking at it like this. Take your local road crews budget and divide it by the number of miles they maintain for you. Are you spending more or less per mile per year? Now your doing it with less then optimal equipment for road work but have more time to devote to your own mile so it isn't apples to apples but you might be surprised at how close it is.

 

[DKCDKC]

Well it does give you and your tractor something to do. Try looking at it like this. Take your local road crews budget and divide it by the number of miles they maintain for you. Are you spending more or less per mile per year? Now your doing it with less then optimal equipment for road work but have more time to devote to your own mile so it isn't apples to apples but you might be surprised at how close it is.

You're probably right. I'm ultimately managing the drive and cars go in and out usually with ease. And it is pleasant to spend time in the woods on a tractor pushing stuff around. My only real concern is the years way ahead. I'm almost 70 now and don't know if I'll be up to a ton of tractor work in 10 years. Oh well, that's why I had kids.

 

[vtsnowedin]

If your 70 then you don't need to go to work or anywhere else for that matter if the road is icy. Call somebody with a sander and get it gritty and wait for the sun to do it's job before you venture out.
Up here if you have to go to work on a day like that its tire chains on all four corners if you aren't already sharp-shod with studded winter tires. Of course that's probably not even leagle in VA.
We seasoned citizens have to use our wits to make up for what brawn has faded away.

 

[thomas9n]

iv'e had my 3032e for little over a month now and love it.it's done everything iv'e asked of it. i will get the tires filled soon, if not careful it would tip over!

 

[vtsnowedin]

iv'e had my 3032e for little over a month now and love it.it's done everything iv'e asked of it. i will get the tires filled soon, if not careful it would tip over!

If you don't need your tractor to fit inside some very tight places consider setting the tires out to a wider position. Most have eight possible positions if you include switching them from one side of the tractor to the other. You can gain a lot of width by going to position eight which has the wheels on the opposite side and mounted on the outside of the flange hub. You probably won't go as far as I did with 4.1 inch extensions plus position eight with the fronts set to 71 inches center to center but I have to tell you that going across a steep slope with a tractor that is eight plus feet across the butt is a lot easier on the underwear. Check your owners manual to see what your tractor can be set up for. I think they ship them all closed up to the minimum to crowd more of them into a ship or container. ( Yah I know some are shipped wheels off in crates but I don't know about the 3032Es).

 

[DKCDKC]

If your 70 then you don't need to go to work or anywhere else for that matter if the road is icy. Call somebody with a sander and get it gritty and wait for the sun to do it's job before you venture out.
Up here if you have to go to work on a day like that its tire chains on all four corners if you aren't already sharp-shod with studded winter tires. Of course that's probably not even leagle in VA.
We seasoned citizens have to use our wits to make up for what brawn has faded away.

We've got a 4WD Ford F-150 loaded with wood that will go through up to 20 inches of snow. When it gets icy I put on square-cut chains on all four tires and generally do OK. Only had one storm with 3 inches of ice that was so smooth nothing would go on it until some melting. I had to put on ice cleats to walk up far enough to salt and sand the steep sections. But it too passed. For those rare super deep snows or such, I just call a guy to plow. It doesn't do the driveway any good, but I can get out. That may remain the pattern for years.

 

[DKCDKC]

If your 70 then you don't need to go to work or anywhere else for that matter if the road is icy. Call somebody with a sander and get it gritty and wait for the sun to do it's job before you venture out.
Up here if you have to go to work on a day like that its tire chains on all four corners if you aren't already sharp-shod with studded winter tires. Of course that's probably not even leagle in VA.
We seasoned citizens have to use our wits to make up for what brawn has faded away.

We've got a 4WD Ford F-150 loaded with wood that will go through up to 20 inches of snow. When it gets icy I put on square-cut chains on all four tires and generally do OK. Only had one storm with 3 inches of ice that was so smooth nothing would go on it until some melting. I had to put on ice cleats to walk up far enough to salt and sand the steep sections. But it too passed. For those rare super deep snows or such, I just call a guy to plow. It doesn't do the driveway any good, but I can get out. That may remain the pattern for years.

 

[vtsnowedin]

We've got a 4WD Ford F-150 loaded with wood that will go through up to 20 inches of snow. When it gets icy I put on square-cut chains on all four tires and generally do OK. Only had one storm with 3 inches of ice that was so smooth nothing would go on it until some melting. I had to put on ice cleats to walk up far enough to salt and sand the steep sections. But it too passed. For those rare super deep snows or such, I just call a guy to plow. It doesn't do the driveway any good, but I can get out. That may remain the pattern for years.

Hopefully many happy years. It sounds like you have it pretty much squared away. I can't think of any ice storm that wasn't pretty much over and done with a week later. A reserve stock of all your essentials sufficient to carry you through a week or two would give you the ability to just sit tight while others panic. It is nice to not need help or be dependant on some government worker to show up on time.

 

[DKCDKC]

Hopefully many happy years. It sounds like you have it pretty much squared away. I can't think of any ice storm that wasn't pretty much over and done with a week later. A reserve stock of all your essentials sufficient to carry you through a week or two would give you the ability to just sit tight while others panic. It is nice to not need help or be dependant on some government worker to show up on time.

Unfortunately we have had a few long storms... About five years ago were icebound for two weeks and had to run my truck across a field and out through a neighbor. For some reason, no matter how we isolate ourselves and prepare, we always have a medical or family need to get out at the worst possible times. But we have made it. And the local FD assures me they have a chain-equipped truck and rescue squad that can get in if needed.

We'll be OK. Thanks.