Snow Equipment Owning/Operating Finally Getting Some Snow

Cat_Driver · Mar 30, 2009

All this snow at this time of year - NOW THAT'S inconvenient truth!

Thumper & Buttercup · Mar 30, 2009

OK,

You guys down south quit breathing, all that hot air has moved this next storm just north enough to get us now. Gordyy you must be doing a snow dance down there.

dirt ditch · Mar 31, 2009

Ended up with 24-28 inches of snow and 50 mph winds. After work tried to get home before sundown with about 5 inches of snow Friday. Last mile before the house had a wheat field to the north of the road. Neighbor had 2 trucks stuck in middle of the road so I had no were to go. My Son brought the tractor across the field to the trucks. My other son tried to get across the field in his 4x4 but got stuck. All most had one truck dug out when the sun went down. The snow and wind picked up and snow was blowing back in faster than I could dig it out. We left the trucks and all headed home. Had to abandon the tractor because it was taking to long to find a way around the drifts and the visibility was almost down to nothing. Thank God we made it home safe. It was late Saturday afternoon before it stopped snowing and the wind went down. Got to the tractor, it fired right up then dug my way back to the house with it. Pickup was sitting down in a bowl of snow in the middle of a 120 foot long snow drift that was 5 feet deep. Sunday, a couple neighbors brought a 4WD 8130 JD and larger 9xxx JD 4WD with a front blade. after they made a trail across the wheat to my house and pulled out my sons truck, we dug a ramp in the snow drift in front of my pickup and he pulled it right up and out with some long pull ropes. That mile of road is still drifted shut but we can get out through the field now.

Thomas · Mar 31, 2009

Yikes...by the looks March going out like lion.

Mech · Mar 31, 2009

We had about 10" Thursday. Only the 3rd time I had to plow this winter, of course March, April and May are our big snow months. Supposed to have more tomorrow and then Saturday. My FEL mounted plow continues to work great. Still can't float it but am getting better at adjusting it on the fly.

frank_f15 · Mar 31, 2009

Now that is some serious snow!!!!!!

gordyy · Mar 31, 2009

at least 8 inches on the ground here again today
getting tired of it
the ole ihcc is just not handling it with a single stage blower the snow is very very wet here and the wind is just getting to 20 on its way to 40
my new yanmarcubcadet is supposed to be in fargo this morning tempted to hook the trailer up and go be damned if they say no travel LOL
course not the thing to do but darned tempting

LBrown59 · Mar 31, 2009

Snow o no!

dirt ditch said:
Ended up with 24-28 inches of snow and 50 mph winds. After work tried to get home before sundown with about 5 inches of snow Friday. Last mile before the house had a wheat field to the north of the road. Neighbor had 2 trucks stuck in middle of the road so I had no were to go. My Son brought the tractor across the field to the trucks. My other son tried to get across the field in his 4x4 but got stuck. All most had one truck dug out when the sun went down. The snow and wind picked up and snow was blowing back in faster than I could dig it out. We left the trucks and all headed home. Had to abandon the tractor because it was taking to long to find a way around the drifts and the visibility was almost down to nothing. Thank God we made it home safe. It was late Saturday afternoon before it stopped snowing and the wind went down. Got to the tractor, it fired right up then dug my way back to the house with it. Pickup was sitting down in a bowl of snow in the middle of a 120 foot long snow drift that was 5 feet deep. Sunday, a couple neighbors brought a 4WD 8130 JD and larger 9xxx JD 4WD with a front blade. after they made a trail across the wheat to my house and pulled out my sons truck, we dug a ramp in the snow drift in front of my pickup and he pulled it right up and out with some long pull ropes. That mile of road is still drifted shut but we can get out through the field now.

I just came in from making a few passes with the mower.
First time I've mowed any this season.

Thumper & Buttercup · Apr 1, 2009

Hey Brown,

I hope you get crab grass

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The way it's been here I will have to rework some of my yard. We are so mucky under the snow and I'm trying to get the driveway clear enough that it will dry out.

I'll get to mow sometime in May maybe. Farmers are worried about getting into the fields this spring.

gordyy · Apr 1, 2009

the daily update we have 15 fresh wet sticky inches
still snowing as I type but really light right now
on the bright side its 29 and we never got any wind to speak of
30 maybe 35 at the very highest gust so the drifts arent bad other than when you hit one you do know you hit one.
they make the suburban bounce this morning