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[Dyer retired]

offcamber,

Don't feel too bad, at least it's under a tarp. I looked at the calendar and see that it's only Wednesday....you must be chomping at the bit for this weekend? Something else I forgot to mention.....don't be too disappointed when the delivery guy doesn't seem as excited about your new BX24 as you are...I guess it must get pretty routine for them seeing new owners?

I used to have a State issue car and when I got the tractor, the car went outside and the tractor inside. My pickup sits outside all the time, but truthfully, I have more money in the tractor than I do the truck, so I don't mind. Growing up, the garage in my parents house was built into the house and heated with a second level below it for woodworking equipment. I didn't realize how nice a set up that was until I was out on my own. Now, I would not go without an attached garage and would actually like to have additional garage space, but as is the case with everyone else....can't afford to heat the house and build extra garage space! Dyer, retired

 

[Dyer retired]

offcamber,

you must be chomping at the bit for this weekend?

: "chomp" is a dialect variation of "champ", which means to chew vigorously or nervously, to grind the teeth, "champing at the bit" describes the behavior of a horse, anxious to get going. If you have ever ridden horseback you know what that looks like. (The bit, of course is the metal rod in the horse's mouth attached to the reins, with which one controls the animal.

I got looking at "Chomping" and it suddenly look correct. I guess I lucked out on it being close. Dyer, retired

 

[Dyer retired]

offcamber,

you must be chomping at the bit for this weekend?

: "chomp" is a dialect variation of "champ", which means to chew vigorously or nervously, to grind the teeth, "champing at the bit" describes the behavior of a horse, anxious to get going. If you have ever ridden horseback you know what that looks like. (The bit, of course is the metal rod in the horse's mouth attached to the reins, with which one controls the animal.

I got looking at "Chomping" and it suddenly look correct. I guess I lucked out on it being close. Dyer, retired

Meant to say, "suddenly DIDN'T look correct. I give up.

 

[peterc38]

easygo,

I hate to keep talking old, but as a "born and raised Mainer" it does seem like snow amounts were more severe in Caribou when I was a kid. I think they said the record was 182 inches in one year in Maine? I thought we'd be getting close to that, but are still off by about 40 inches, so my memory is apparently flawed. Although, I do remember weeks on end of sub zero temps. and we haven't had that kind of winter for several years.

I'm not interested in setting the record this year and am starting to think about sharpening mmm blades, etc. I do find that where I live in Belgrade, on the West side of Route 135, seems to be some magical cutoff line. If Joe Cupo says it will snow 10 inches in the Augusta area and 14 inches toward the Western Mountains....we get the 14 inches every time. I think his coastal forecasts have been pretty close though. How did you do overnight? Dyer, retired

I think 180 inches is about right for the record in Caribou that is what I heard too. They are on pace to break it as well as many other places in Maine I believe. That is a lot of snow for a place that has no lake effect snow and is not mountainous. We have had about 130-140 inches in southwestern maine this year would be my estimate, but to be honest I have kind of lost track. That is without any big northeasters really, just one medium size storm after another of 8-12 inches. When did you grow up in caribou? My wife is from there and her brother still lives there.

 

[Dyer retired]

peterc38,

I was in Caribou from 1954 through 1972. Joined the Navy after High School and was in Virginia Beach from 1972 to 1975, came back and went to College at UMPI and lived in Presque Isle. Worked in Aroostook County, Washburn, Houlton, etc. until a job promotion in 1996 and have been here in Belgrade ever since. My mother is still in Caribou, a brother in Van Buren, but the rest have either moved down this way or to Florida. I don't get back up as much as I used to, no short cut! Dyer, retired

 

[offcamber]

Yes Chomping at the bit is about what I am doing....The dealer needed a few days to get it setup...they do a few things as part of the price like load the tires, weld on hooks for both buckets, and add a block heater. I'd rather them take their time and do it right than rush it to get it to me a couple of days early. The plan is to head over there early Saturday morning 7:30ish finish the paperwork, get checked out on it then they will deliver it that afternoon....the weather is suppose to be crummy that day not that it willl stop me from using it. Those snow piles won't know what hit them....

 

[ByronBob]

Being in the snowbelt, sometimes I go a month or so between plowing and other times I can do it daily for 3 weeks.

So I'll say between 10 and 50 hours a winter. This year maybe I have 5 so far but it's been warm all winter.

I don't plow until the car struggles to get down the driveway.

 

[WBWI]

We've had about 80" of snow this season in SE Wisconsin, about double what we normally get. This is my first season in my new home and I'm glad my wife saw the light and supported my decision to buy a tractor with snowblower. I've logged about 18 hours on mine removing snow.

 

[RobJ]

None!!

My tractor is working on it's summer tan this time of year!!

 

[PhraminP]

We have had a big snow year and I have logged ~35 hours on the tractor. I plow with the Chevy and haven't kept track of those hours. The tractor time is for the short walkway and then along to road (1 mile) to make room for more as it was too narrow and I could not throw over with the plow. Last weekend I was widening so we could straddle the ice ruts.