Blizzard 2015 Boston

[s219]

We were robbed in SE Pa. Was expecting a foot or so and got an inch - 1 lousy inch!

Wow, you were robbed -- we got more than that in tidewater VA! Had an honest 3" by Tuesday morning. Did not really stick to my driveway except for a couple spots, so no fun with the tractor....

 

[Shift4200]

Nice unit Shift. More than a quarter mile of snow removal would cause me to be "looking over my shoulder" for a spell cause the neck wouldn't turn the other way for a couple days.

I hear yah, at first i was really struggling until I figured out to just sit sideways in my seat, controlling the HST pedals with my left foot vs the right. In this vid I'm NOT sitting like this yet (figured it out shortly after this was shot).

Being a regular snowboarder, looking sideways is actually pretty natural for me.

All excuses aside, my neck is still sore.

-J

 

[BAP]

We were in the 18-24" range for snow, got 6-7" instead. There is almost no moisture in this snow. If it had been rain it probably would not have been anything more than sprinkles.

 

[tractorshopper]

Great video Shift. Snowblowing looks like fun. Wish I had one. Of course, then we'd need snow...

Last year we did get snow one time, about 3 to 4" when Atlanta had the ice storm. I did use my tractor with box blade to peel back some of it on our hill so us and our neighbors could get out of the neighborhood. Worst case, we get snowed in for a day. This time we weren't snowed in at all. We might get one to two small snowfalls per year, usually no more than a dusting to 3" and it usually melts quickly.

 

[Shift4200]

No melting going on up our end. In fact they're calling for more tomorrow and again on sunday/monday.

The total for the storm in my area was anywhere from 20-30inches. Hard to tell really with all the drifts. But, at no point on my property was the snow any less than my 20in boot... some places it was as deep as my waist.

This was my first (real) storm using that blower. Worked better than i could have expected. Ate up this soft snow without even stressing the tractor. The plow row at the end of the drive was nearly 4ft when I got up there... ate that too without any hesitation.

Last year I did snow removal with my bucket and a rear blade. Not only did the blower cut down my time to clear by more than half, but now no more trying to figure out where to put the snow once it was collected.

-J

 

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No melting going on up our end. In fact they're calling for more tomorrow and again on sunday/monday. The total for the storm in my area was anywhere from 20-30inches. Hard to tell really with all the drifts. But, at no point on my property was the snow any less than my 20in boot... some places it was as deep as my waist. This was my first (real) storm using that blower. Worked better than i could have expected. Ate up this soft snow without even stressing the tractor. The plow row at the end of the drive was nearly 4ft when I got up there... ate that too without any hesitation. Last year I did snow removal with my bucket and a rear blade. Not only did the blower cut down my time to clear by more than half, but now no more trying to figure out where to put the snow once it was collected. -J

Yep. There are very few things more satisfying on a tractor than blowing away that much snow with your killer snowblower!

 

[Shift4200]

Yep. There are very few things more satisfying on a tractor than blowing away that much snow with your killer snowblower!����

Amen to that. Just ask my neighbors. Once i got it going i didn't want to put it away!

-J

 

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Amen to that. Just ask my neighbors. Once i got it going i didn't want to put it away! -J

Makes you real popular, too!

 

[hr3]

Should have had this one,,, Snow Blower Powered by a Chevy V8 Car Engine

 

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Should have had this one,,, Snow Blower Powered by a Chevy V8 Car Engine

I wonder if he can hear anymore?