Third Year In a Row!

9973720wb19 · Mar 10, 2023

Put on my loader arms and snow blade ---- let it sit with nothing to do for the winter months then take it off....is it ever going to snow in Maryland again?

chevy · Mar 10, 2023

It snowed 3 times here in eastern Indiana that were deep enough to plow. That was 3 times to many. The largest snow was about 4 inches. I have 2 tractors setup to plow snow. It would not bother me if they don't plow any snow during the winter.

I liked snow when I was younger. As I have gotten older, I do not like it.

LouNY · Mar 10, 2023

I'm not a fan of snow, but I'd prefer it to warm enough to rain but cold enough that the mud doesn't dry out. If it would get cold and stay cold enough to get the ground froze up then snow instead of snowing on thawed and muddy roads and driveways.

zzvyb6 · Mar 10, 2023

That why you only get a generator BOX. If you get a generator, you'll never loose power again. I've become a box collector, including a cardboard image of Stacey Warner.

Slowpoke Slim · Mar 11, 2023

We're supposed to get hammered this weekend.

I'll send you some.

Hay Dude · Mar 11, 2023

None here on the PA/DE border, either and it’s causing hardship for me missing that income along with 2x-3x fuel prices.

Rustyiron · Mar 11, 2023

But that doesn't stop the "authorities" from pre treating the roads with liquid car cancer. You get all the wonderful rust just for the slightest threat of snow.

LouNY · Mar 11, 2023

The weather guessers here are calling for 8-12" Monday thru Wednesday.
Snow with rain mixed in not looking forward to it. Snow doesn't make me any money just costs me in time and fuel.

masseyrider · Mar 11, 2023

If I could do it all over again I'd be a weather personality.
What a great job.
You come on the tube, scare people with Snowmagedon or whatever and have a laugh with the other news people.
When you miss the prediction totally you come on and laugh about it again.
If you started any other job and F'd up like that you would be lucky to make it to Wednesday of your first week.
The guy I wouldn't want to is the poor sucker sent out to report on hurricanes. I'm sure I'd be on live TV as a flying street sign decapitated me.

I know what you mean by being prepped and nothing to do.
My FEL tractor has been sitting in my garage waiting all winter. Fully fueled, 3pth blade on the back.
Nothing worth starting up for, although I do start Arnie up every 3-4 weeks just to warm up and charge the battery, move him around so the tires don't flatspot.

The one snow we had that could have used his services my neighbor beat me to it. Thanks Andy.
I think he just wanted to show off his new toy with snowblower.

WM75Guy · Mar 11, 2023

Snow??? I have to start mowing grass this weekend.

Sprinkler Fitter · Mar 11, 2023

chevy said:
It snowed 3 times here in eastern Indiana that were deep enough to plow. That was 3 times to many. The largest snow was about 4 inches. I have 2 tractors setup to plow snow. It would not bother me if they don't plow any snow during the winter.

I liked snow when I was younger. As I have gotten older, I do not like it.

About 80 inches so far I think in Minnesota and I love it. We are retired, could move south if we wanted to but don’t want to, we like the four seasons. Why live where you don’t like the weather?

riptides · Mar 11, 2023

9973720wb19 said:
Put on my loader arms and snow blade ---- let it sit with nothing to do for the winter months then take it off....is it ever going to snow in Maryland again?

No. No snow ever.

Lots of blades and snow equipment for sale around me.

Second year I did not have to switch out tractor implements. Looks like I will have a big lawn mower only machine sitting around. Lol.

bdhsfz6 · Mar 11, 2023

9973720wb19 said:
Put on my loader arms and snow blade ---- let it sit with nothing to do for the winter months then take it off....is it ever going to snow in Maryland again?

Just take them off and it's guaranteed to snow the next day!

MAX-24-Dean · Mar 11, 2023

Sprinkler Fitter said:
About 80 inches so far I think in Minnesota and I love it. We are retired, could move south if we wanted to but don’t want to, we like the four seasons. Why live where you don’t like the weather?

Because some of us can't afford to move!

Sprinkler Fitter · Mar 11, 2023

MAX-24-Dean said:
Because some of us can't afford to move!

I’m guessing there are jobs in other states especially the way you see everyone hiring.

Thomas · Mar 11, 2023

LouNY said:
I'm not a fan of snow, but I'd prefer it to warm enough to rain but cold enough that the mud doesn't dry out. If it would get cold and stay cold enough to get the ground froze up then snow instead of snowing on thawed and muddy roads and driveways.

Just matter of days before mud season.

LouNY · Mar 11, 2023

Thomas said:
Just matter of days before mud season.

This year has been mud season half or more of the winter.

Slowpoke Slim · Mar 12, 2023

That'll be for sure here too. Mud season is going to be bad. Plenty (several feet) of snow on the ground. Gonna be some big mud holes in a month.

stumblinhorse · Mar 12, 2023

I plow or blow or shovel snow on my place every single day. This time of year I look like I live in a tropical paradise. My face gets so tan from snow removal I look like I live in Hawaii. Spend 2-3 hours outside in a 100 square mile white reflective tanning booth and you end up with a sunglasses tan line on your face.

in 2-4 weeks, I hope, we’ll have 2 bazillion gallons of melted snow soaking every inch of pasture.

hube2 · Mar 14, 2023

I would love to see a year that I put on the FEL and blower and then have it sit in the shed all winter. But I'd still be glad I took the time when it was warmer to do it and I'd have a good laugh while I was taking it back off again thinking about all the times I did not need to start it up.