Got to Plow Some Snow

AStanton · Dec 27, 2012

Got about 4" of snow last night; then it started to rain, turning the snow into slush puppies. So I couldn't use the blower. A cabbed tractor is just the ticket for doing snow removal in the rain.

Thomas · Dec 27, 2012

If you want little more seat time diesel up and head this way.

bucktaker · Dec 27, 2012

No pics but used my L5740 open station this morning @ 6am to clear mine and my neighbors drive. used the tracotor instead of grasshopper snoblower as the snow was very wet and sloppy and didnt want to deal with clogging the chute.
tractor with r4's did fine pushing snow and ice

Baby Grand · Dec 27, 2012

Not enough "snow" to bother using the tractor here - it'd just stir up the ground and make it a muck hole. Busted out the shovels and rearranged the slush into a tasteful tableau. Sure wish it would harden up so i can venture out into our woods and bring in some of the fallen limbs that are scattered about. There's enough down that I won't need to drop anything for a year or two.

AStanton · Dec 27, 2012

This slushy snow was something else. My neighbor's Kubota--in the pic--can usually do his 200-ft plus driveway in the time it takes me to drink a cup of coffee. Today, the snow broke the shear pin in the blower's fan. I ended up doing his driveway and three other neighbor's for no cash. I always say: When you own a Kubota, your neighbor owns one too!

amigauser · Dec 27, 2012

Not much snow here in the Farmington area, maybe 4 inches or so after the rain. I still got the Grand L out and did my driveway and a neighbors who is out of town this week

Nothing like a little tractor fun. Much easier plowing the snow then shoveling it by hand.

Thomas · Dec 27, 2012

Started snowing well before dawn still snowing,looks like clean will be Friday instead.

imgone52 · Dec 27, 2012

We had 10 plus inches overnight. This was the biggest snowfall since I got my tractor last year. The 2400 did just fine. I agree with the above - "Nothing like a little tractor fun."

tractchores · Dec 27, 2012

It was definitely a good day to use the FEL to move the snow around here too. We had probably 4" of heavy slush, which the snowblower wouldn't have had any interest in moving. I even used the tractor to do the walkways, which I normally would do by hand.

NHmitch · Dec 27, 2012

We had easily 14 inches in Southern New Hampshire at the base of Mount Monadnock, and it is snowing heavily right now at 5:15pm. They are saying 20 inches by the morning. My wife and I have been out snow blowing, and clearing snow from the roofs of the house, barn, hay barn, and equipment shed since this morning, and putting chains on the 4-wheeler, snowblower, and tractor as well as a cab on the snow blower. I really need a PTO blower. I am ready to go out in shorts, and mow the lawn. I miss summer..

Thomas · Dec 27, 2012

"I am ready to go out in shorts, and mow the lawn. I miss summer.. "

Hang in there Mitch,before you know it be mud season than biting bugs.

Baby Grand · Dec 28, 2012

NHmitch said:
We had easily 14 inches in Southern New Hampshire at the base of Mount Monadnock, and it is snowing heavily right now at 5:15pm. They are saying 20 inches by the morning. My wife and I have been out snow blowing, and clearing snow from the roofs of the house, barn, hay barn, and equipment shed since this morning, and putting chains on the 4-wheeler, snowblower, and tractor as well as a cab on the snow blower. I really need a PTO blower. I am ready to go out in shorts, and mow the lawn. I miss summer..

Well, that would explain all the cars jamming I91 Northbound two nights ago with skis & snowboards - rumors of snow! Local businesses must be smiling. 20 inches would have me wanting a PTO blower, too.

joemd11 · Dec 28, 2012

We got about 8" out of Wednesdays snow storm and I got to use the atv for the first time. It did a great job and was fun to do. I push all the snow to the low side of the driveway and build a little snow ramp. The more snow we get, the longer the snow ramp gets. Looks like the forecast calls for 2-4" of more snow tomorrow:thumbsup:

RaydaKub · Dec 28, 2012

joemd11 said:
I got to use the atv for the first time. It did a great job and was fun to do. :thumbsup:

Hey now, this is a TRACTOR forum. You can't come bustin' in here braggin' about you atv!

Looks like we got 2-3" this morning and a few flakes still falling. Excuse enough to go fire up my BX.

timswi · Dec 28, 2012

We got about 7" total here...Got some time in the RTV1100...Heat and stereo blasting...Now I know why I bought it.

mpham · Dec 28, 2012

We got about 8 inches of the heavy wet stuff here. I blew the top layer off and then scraped the icy stuff up with the bucket. Was out enjoying for about two hours. I had a couple small problems with the blower electrics and turn cable.
Not bad for the first real storm this year.

davel8257 · Dec 28, 2012

Almost 10 inches on Wednesday. I was out almost 3 hours, plowing the road all the way to the highway so I could get to work. 3 more inches coming tonight. yea!:cool2:

Thomas · Dec 28, 2012

Davel8257..logging hours as such it will become second nature plowing snow.

joemd11 · Dec 28, 2012

I know, but it is the only seat time I get during the winter. Besides, timswi is spouting off about his RTV!!! Man I wish I had something with a cab.

RaydaKub said:
Hey now, this is a TRACTOR forum. You can't come bustin' in here braggin' about you atv!

Looks like we got 2-3" this morning and a few flakes still falling. Excuse enough to go fire up my BX.

davel8257 · Dec 29, 2012

We got another 5-6" last night. I spent 3hrs on tractor today. I plowed our (gravel) church parking lot out and moved some of the piles of snow that another guy plowed on Thursday so that things will drain better when this stuff melts. It "DOES" melt doesn't it? (Low of 10F tonight). I had better luck with using the FEL this time -- but the grader blade on the 3PH did most of the work.