80" of snow this week.

[screamin400]

I expect most have heard of the snow storm in Upstate NY. I am in the place you read about. My house got 80" in a few days. It was pretty intense. I run a Kubota M6-111 hooked to a Cyclone 92" inverted blower. I hear everyone saying the inverted is no good in deep snow. Maybe it is not the inverted so much as the tractor it is hooked to. The inverted held it's own all the way through. We had a 10 hour span that produced 24 inches. Tractor and blower had no issues. I am running Nokian tires all the way around. R1 are far too slippery on the road as my route is over 25 miles doing 65 driveways. I have been opening up driveways the last couple of days where the plow trucks could not get through. I did one that had a drift that was over the front of my tractor. I just backed into it like pac man. Drift was gone quickly. The inverted blower can back up to stuck cars and pull away from them without leaving a hard pile there.Folks do not want to pay and then have to shovel that. It can back up to the garage door. If you have an inverted blower and having issues check your tires. A back up blower will probably work with any tires but the inverted will require more traction. That does not make it a bad blower just different. It can eat the snow.

 

[Carl_NH]

It sounds like you have a great setup to handle these storms! Definitely the setup with tires and size of machine makes a big difference.

The only snow we got similar to that was 115" in three weeks of back-to-back storms in February 2015. Bought a 60" blower that summer, and since then no snow - so I sold it.

Post some pictures of your work and machines too!

 

[screamin400]

I really did not get any good pics as I work alone and things were moving quickly. Sleep is not over rated. May get some videos this weekend end. Snow has settle to probably 3'5' I would guess and dense.

 

[Jstpssng]

I just backed into it like pac man. Drift was gone quickly

Maybe you should change your username.
It's always nice to have the proper tool for the job. I'd still be shoveling to my tractor.

 

[Paystar]

You have the proper tires so that makes a big difference.
These are the blowers I like. Can be used in both directions.

PXPL / X-PRO - Pronovost

Scrape or blow going forward, work more efficiently ! For the operator looking for high efficiency. The X-PRO push and pull snowblower allows the operator to scrape or use as a conventional snow blower. The X-PRO blade is quick and easy to use on a large or restricted area and can be lifted to...

pronovost.qc.ca

 

[Paystar]

I've been lucky so far. The winds have been blowing it away from me off Lake Superior so far.

 

[Tinhack]

Wow! Good luck to you guys up north. I don't miss the North Coast snow belt one bit. I can remember snow piles over 20' in the shopping centers. It was June before it all melted. It even snowed in July once. Watch frost bite. It can sneak up on you really quick in wind and blowing snow.

 

[BackRoad]

You're farther inland from Lake Ontario than I would expect for that amount of snow. Would have thought Mexico, NY or Tug Hill would get that kind of snow...

Good luck with the blowing! 65 drives is pretty substantial!

 

[screamin400]

You're farther inland from Lake Ontario than I would expect for that amount of snow. Would have thought Mexico, NY or Tug Hill would get that kind of snow...

Good luck with the blowing! 65 drives is pretty substantial!

I am only about 20 miles from the south side of tug hill. This time they got very little. It happens time to time.

 

[wolc123]

I’ll be driving thru that to get to our in-laws ne of Watertown in a few weeks. Hopefully, it’s all cleaned up by then. I gave my father in law my old 3/4 ton Silverado to use as plow truck a few years ago. He just uses that for backup now, with a big v-plow on his open station 50 ish hp Kubota CUT with chains on all (4) R4 tires as his primary snow clearer now. Fortunately, he’s a bit north of the main Lake Ontario snow belt.

I’m north of the main Lake Erie one, out here in WNY. We were blessed with a 6” snowfall this morning, our first since Christmas Eve. Perfect for my 10 hp Farmall Cub.

I love plowing snow but I can’t stand blowing it. That’s why I got the smallest tractor that money can buy, so that I can have more “fun time” by stretching out the job a little.

 

[screamin400]

I’ll be driving thru that to get to our in-laws nw of Watertown in a few weeks. Hopefully, it’s all cleaned up by then. I gave my father in law my old 3/4 ton Silverado to use as plow truck a few years ago. He just uses that for backup now, with a big v-plow on his open station 50 ish hp Kubota CUT with chains on all (4) R4 tires as his primary snow clearer now. Fortunately, he’s a bit north of the main Lake Ontario snow belt.

I’m north of the main Lake Erie one, out here in WNY. We were blessed with a 6” snowfall this morning, our first since Christmas Eve. Perfect for my 10 hp Farmall Cub.
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I love plowing snow but I can’t stand blowing it. That’s why I got the smallest tractor that money can buy, so that I can have more “fun time” by stretching out the job a little.

Gorgeous tractor.

 

[wolc123]

Gorgeous tractor.

She ran like a champ today, up until the time that I ran out of gas 1/2 mile away at my aunt’s driveway. I had poured 4 gallons of ethanol free stuff into it, prior to my first plowing, and this was my 4th or 5th this winter.

Fortunately, my daughter was home, and I had already cleared our driveway. She ran a gas can over to me with her car. I knew I had to be getting low, but I figured I’d chance it. Just thankful I didn’t run out on the road.

That little antique 2wd tractor really pushes snow good with chained loaded rear T1 tires, and an extra couple hundred pound steel plate bolted to the drawbar.
The offset “cultivation” engine is also nice for forward visibility on the plow, plus it’s narrow enough that I can do the sidewalks with it.

 

[screamin400]

I grew up driving a Farmall A on our farm a loooong time ago.

 

[Williy]

aNo snow here just some rain one day. I can remember in Northern Wisconsin the power poles were covered up and people have to slide out of the up stairs windows so they could shovel out the side walk to open the door. And you idled out from an intersection so you could see if anything was coming
The temps here jump from the 40's 70's day by day and we have had freezing temps almost every night

willy

 

[wolc123]

I took care of my parents driveway, where they are 17 miles farther from the Lake Erie and only had about 4”, with the back blade and dad’s 2wd JD 770 on Sunday. The hardest part was putting the chains on the rear turf tires. One side always rubs the inner fender a bit. My old Farmall Cub is way more fun to plow with. That little Yanmar diesel always does run like a watch though.

 

[grsthegreat]

Our winter has sucked. Only maybe 6-8” of snowfall since november. I plowed 1 time to prevent slush as temps were expected to climb into 40s, and it did.

 

[grsthegreat]

I think i wasted my time chaining up tractor and installing snow equipment

 

[BleedingOrange]

I took care of my parents driveway, where they are 17 miles farther from the Lake Erie and only had about 4”, with the back blade and dad’s 2wd JD 770 on Sunday. The hardest part was putting the chains on the rear turf tires. One side always rubs the inner fender a bit. My old Farmall Cub is way more fun to plow with. That little Yanmar diesel always does run like a watch though.
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Nice tractor. Would he mind if you put 1"-2" spacers on the back wheels to keep the chains from rubbing ?

 

[wolc123]

Nice tractor. Would he mind if you put 1"-2" spacers on the back wheels to keep the chains from rubbing ?

I like that idea. I’m sure he wouldn’t mind but I’ll run it by him before I do it. It will be easy because the tires are not loaded and only one side rubs.

 

[sequoyah101]

I expect most have heard of the snow storm in Upstate NY. I am in the place you read about. My house got 80" in a few days. It was pretty intense. I run a Kubota M6-111 hooked to a Cyclone 92" inverted blower. I hear everyone saying the inverted is no good in deep snow. Maybe it is not the inverted so much as the tractor it is hooked to. The inverted held it's own all the way through. We had a 10 hour span that produced 24 inches. Tractor and blower had no issues. I am running Nokian tires all the way around. R1 are far too slippery on the road as my route is over 25 miles doing 65 driveways. I have been opening up driveways the last couple of days where the plow trucks could not get through. I did one that had a drift that was over the front of my tractor. I just backed into it like pac man. Drift was gone quickly. The inverted blower can back up to stuck cars and pull away from them without leaving a hard pile there.Folks do not want to pay and then have to shovel that. It can back up to the garage door. If you have an inverted blower and having issues check your tires. A back up blower will probably work with any tires but the inverted will require more traction. That does not make it a bad blower just different. It can eat the snow.

Better thee than me!! We had 8 to 10 inches and it brought the place to a screeching halt until it melted the second day. Happy I don't live any further north. Can't decide if it is snow and cold or 105 and steamy summers that are the worst. I do know age makes both worse!