A day in heaven

[Rowski]

Thomas

Transmission replacement for a 1997 Suburban 4x4. I rather be plowing, better yet sitting on the seat of the 2120. Oh well gotta do what you gotta do! Will be plowing tomorrow. I would much rather plow 18" of regular snow than 4" of wet snow! As of now they are calling for snow Friday late. Then snow Sunday afternoon till Wednesday/w3tcompact/icons/crazy.gif/w3tcompact/icons/crazy.gif/w3tcompact/icons/crazy.gif.

Just think, 4.5 more months till black flies!!!!!!!!!!!

Derek

 

[RobS]

<font color=blue>mud season about 3 months away</font color=blue>

Is that a common phrase or have you seen the same farming video my sons and I enjoy? If you haven't seen it, the video (name escapes me) takes the viewers through a year on a dairy farm in Vermont. It's very well done, educational, fun and loaded with lots of <font color=green>green</font color=green> tractors. They do use the phrase "mud season" which seems to occur between winter and spring.

 

[Boondox]

The ATV actually works pretty well. It's quick and nimble, though so light you MUST angle the blade. Also, be sure of what you're plowing over. I know my road very well, but back in the early days I hit a couple of rocks that gave me quite a jolt! Our town plow gets stuck on my road, so generally what I do is take the ATV to the top of the hill, angle the blade and shoot down to clear a path for one set of truck wheels...then turn around and clear another tire path. That way the plow can make it all the way and everbody's happy. Later, after work, I'll take the tractor and do a better job of it.

And yes, it's truly sloppy out there! We got six inches by this morning, and now there's another six in the driveway.

I checked out the Deere 4300 and the Kubota B2910, L3010, and L3410. I'm leaning toward green.

Pete

 

[Thomas]

Rob,
Haven't seen the video. /w3tcompact/icons/frown.gif
Mud season kinda a old New England term.
Starts just about sugaring time until the towns remove road limits signs.

Pick a rut and hope you make it. /w3tcompact/icons/crazy.gif

Thomas..NH /w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif

 

[Boondox]

Mud season

In late autumn the ground soaks up all the rain. In winter, all that rain freezes solid down to a depth of whatever. In spring, all that frozen stuff thaws out into an all-consuming gelatinous mess that lurks on dirt roads waiting for the unwary. Deep ruts ahead are warnings that you need to pick your path down the middle, maintain a steady speed, and don't let up till you're through the other side! Local kids love to watch the big bogs because folks who aren't used to mud season tend to hit the brakes as soon as those ruts grab your tires and throw the car two feet to one side or the other. And of course once you stop there's no going forward. Better yet, many of them lose their shoes in the muck when they bail out!

Many a New England farm kid with truck or tractor supplements his or her allowance by pulling tourists out of the quagmire. It's generally $20 for a pull, but attitude makes the rates go up exponentially! Gotta love free enterprise!

Pete
Northern Vermont

Yearning for a bigger tractor!

 

[markcg2000]

<font color=blue>" left the exhaust system ..."</font color=blue>
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What else can I say?

<font color=green>mark</font color=green>