snowed in from noth ga

[/pine]

Thanks for the tips...should be OK then...

 

[Wakey]

Just to be clear.. We have an icing problem, not a 3 inch snow problem. People here, in and around metro Atlanta still aren't home while leaving at mid-day. I'll also point out that we have a ton of people living here from the North East that supposedly know about driving in these conditions.

You'll see it on your local news tomorrow, trust me.

 

[Wakey]

Check it out.. Wow. https://www.facebook.com/groups/397839673695382/

 

[JimRB]

I got 8 round bales of rye grass in this blizzard (not) today. 2 in the bed of my truck and a second trip with 2 in the bed and 4 on the trailer. We were supposed to get hit but it all went northwest 30 miles. I see an inch of snow on the wooden railing but not so much on the ground. I was happy to have off today as I would not have been happy with a 6 hour drive home which some people were suffering. I guess I need to call the weather line at work to see if we are open tomorrow. I suspect not as the mess will still be there if abandon cars and truck are in the way of sand trucks. What is confusing is they spent a fair bit of money putting installing new satellite quonsets to cover gravel piles after they got caught with their pants down 2 years ago. Weatherman was predicting a mess for at least a day. They just missed the prediction by 30-50 miles. There was plenty of gravel to be spread. Just no one driving trucks or operating loaders.

 

[PMA]

Skytime We are looking at the same type of snow here in NC. Dont listen to the Yankee's for tractor advice !!!! Remember they re elected Obama for his second term. Just my thoughts.

Now that was funny. Good one NC redneck.

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[3930dave]

I'm sort of in the same boat...in N.E GA and have about 4 inches...it's not expected to melt for a day or two...can a regular car drive safely with this much snow? should I blade it off?

BTW...I just ordered a set of 2-link chains for my golf cart...I learned last year "they don't go in the snow"...

Any short and sweet advice for a snow virgin moving snow with a (reversible) rear blade? also have a rake and BB...

Front wheel drive cars have a natural advantage in snow - the weight of the engine is over the drive wheels. Still, take it easy, many all-season tires aren't great on ice, or even snow.

The worst thing to drive is a 2wd open-diff pickup truck, esp. empty. 4wd trucks get going faster, but they don't really STOP any better.

Until a hard freeze (which you won't see) sets in, on a gravel drive I'll push snow with the rear blade reversed (less aggressive face). It tends to grab less non-frozen-in-place gravel that way, and also is a bit more forgiving if you push up against something you can't see hidden in the snow - like a short stump. Go slow, and be prepared (pedal pin out) to steer with brakes if needed.

Treat your diesel, if you haven't already.

Stay safe.

Rgds, D.

 

[Larro Darro]

Here in Calhoun County Florida the sleet is still 30-40 miles to the north and west of us. But the schools and courthouse is going to be closed tomorrow anyway. I don't have to go anywhere until Thursday morning, so it doesn't impact me so much. My wife is heading to Orlando for a conference, so at least one of us will be warm.

Larro

 

[joecdeere]

Hey, day off is a day off, full pot of coffee, dogs are happy Daddy's home
it'll melt sooner or later. Too many EXPERTS on the road right now!

 

[Thomas]

Agree wait it out,warmer temps do better job removing snow than FEL..no lawn damage or ruts.

 

[mark02tj]

Hey, day off is a day off, full pot of coffee, dogs are happy Daddy's home
it'll melt sooner or later. Too many EXPERTS on the road right now!

I'm supposed to have an 11:00 conference call with a customer in ATL (Tucker) this morning. From your pics, I'm guessing that they won't be in today! Emailed another customer located in midtown-ATL yesterday afternoon. They shut down their office at 1;00 pm yesterday and sent everyone home. The gal I emailed lives south of the city. I got an email from her around 3:15 yesterday. She had made it through downtown and was expecting at least another 1.5 hours to get the rest of the way home. I've been in ATL when it's snowed about an inch and it really screws up traffic all over the city!

You'll see it on your local news tomorrow, trust me.

Yup - just saw live pictures of what looked to be I-75/85 running through downtown. NOTHING moving this morning.

Good luck to y'all down there. A lot of the folks where it snows a lot are making fun of you guys for not knowing how to handle it. But you guys don't have the removal equipment that we do up here.