Snow Equipment Owning/Operating Pictures of your snow weapons

[Green Acres Homestead]

I used my bucket but I do several driveways in the community which have frozen rocks and the bucket doesn't have a trip like the plow does. The plow trips which makes it easier on rigging then the bucket fetching up on something solid.

Man I wish it would freeze to. I had that nice frozen base which put the driveways in spade condition then a thaw happened which puts me back to square one.

As for my logging operation... I started logging when I was 14 with my father who was a self employed small scale lumberjack. Our operations and working together brought a lot of sadisfation and we continued working together to the day he died at 89 years old. I continue with my logging activities after Dad die but it's not quite the same without him. Despite the addiction to the woods there is a reason for production. I was cutting next years firewood for customers. Also there are customers that couldn't get wood for this season so they wanted it green or however they could get it.

Thanks for the compliment on my video.

Enjoy
Ray

Nice video gaproperty, a little this and that. I had 3 small snow storms for me so far in Nov to plow. My setup bout like your tractor and plow except I dont take my bucket off, just wish the ground would freeze so's not keep digging into the driveway. You get behind on firewood detail this year or do you always get firewood in the snow for immediate use, or was doing that just for the thrill of being outside?

 

[check]

Here is my weapon without the blower. I will put that on when I get a chance. Man we had a nasty November.

Gee, Ray, tough going digging the firewood out of the snow! Canadian Tire has 9’ x 12’ tarps on sale right now for only about $2.30 each.

 

[mike69440]

Re: Pictures of your snow weapons, Dirty snow, Buried Firewood.

I wonder how many tons of gravel I pushed?

This area is 17,000 Ft^2 of the +50,000 Ft^2 that I plow.

Just 5" of really wet snow took 3 hours.

The tractor really bounced over the tire tracks, Best to plow before people pack it all down.

Hope the ground freezes.

Got last of firewood picked up and split but I will run out this winter, I suspect.

I hate plowing.

 

[civilian]

Re: Pictures of your snow weapons, Dirty snow, Buried Firewood.

I wonder how many tons of gravel I pushed?

This area is 17,000 Ft^2 of the +50,000 Ft^2 that I plow.

Just 5" of really wet snow took 3 hours.

The tractor really bounced over the tire tracks, Best to plow before people pack it all down.

Hope the ground freezes.

Got last of firewood picked up and split but I will run out this winter, I suspect.

I hate plowing.

At least with plowing the gravel, it is in one area. With a blower, it is scattered all over. Jon

 

[Thomas]

Re: Pictures of your snow weapons, Dirty snow, Buried Firewood.

mike69440
I hate plowing.
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And it's not even winter yet.

 

[LouNY]

Well back in from pushing 2-3 inches of wet slop on a soft muddy driveway.
Fifth time this winter of wet snow and thawed driveway, and as I sit here typing it's flurrying again.
Wish it would freeze up and be usable, mud is terrible this year.

not hardly enough to bother with, but if I don't it will pack down and turn to ice.
When that happens the driveway becomes impassable unless you're running chains.
My wife would not like that

 

[piercedtiger]

Well back in from pushing 2-3 inches of wet slop on a soft muddy driveway.
Fifth time this winter of wet snow and thawed driveway, and as I sit here typing it's flurrying again.
Wish it would freeze up and be usable, mud is terrible this year.
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not hardly enough to bother with, but if I don't it will pack down and turn to ice.
When that happens the driveway becomes impassable unless you're running chains.
My wife would not like that

I'm with you. I'm so sick of mud! :mur: The *only* reason I was looking forward to snow was the hope the mud would finally be solid this year.

 

[Green Acres Homestead]

Re: Pictures of your snow weapons, Dirty snow, Buried Firewood.

Looks like you are all ready for the winter. Enjoy

I wonder how many tons of gravel I pushed?

This area is 17,000 Ft^2 of the +50,000 Ft^2 that I plow.

Just 5" of really wet snow took 3 hours.

The tractor really bounced over the tire tracks, Best to plow before people pack it all down.

Hope the ground freezes.

Got last of firewood picked up and split but I will run out this winter, I suspect.

I hate plowing.

 

[MossRoad]

We've got a lane of crushed limestone next to our paved driveway we use for parking. I have gauge wheels on my front mounted plow. So it's very easy to just curl the plow back a bit onto the wheels and leave an inch or two of snow on to of the crushed stone and not worry about pushing the rocks to the end. Then I can dump the blade forward off the wheels to scrape the pavement. Works very well... :thumbsup:

 

[mike69440]

We've got a lane of crushed limestone next to our paved driveway we use for parking. I have gauge wheels on my front mounted plow. So it's very easy to just curl the plow back a bit onto the wheels and leave an inch or two of snow on to of the crushed stone and not worry about pushing the rocks to the end. Then I can dump the blade forward off the wheels to scrape the pavement. Works very well... :thumbsup:

I can see that working well.

PICTURES please?