How do you plow snow?

[Cycledude]

Looks like you Seldom Use the 7' Pusher also

Looks like very nice pusher that’s never been used !

 

[Gordon Gould]

Friday night we got 6" of snow that I plowed Saturday morning with the truck. Then yesterday we got 4" more. Last night I was thinking of just treading on it but we got a little more snow last night and some drizzle this morning. Plus the weatherman said rain Wednesday followed by 10 degree cold. So I decided to plow this morning rather than making a mess treading on it just to have it freeze. I have no more hard packed snow road. Down to semi-soft bare gravel. So I used the tractor plow which is lighter and more controllable than the truck plow on bare gravel.

gg

 

[ArlyA]

Taken on Thursday at Covington MI.

 

[vic4news]

Second winter using a Blizzard B64. I know that inverted pull snowblowers are popular now, but really like using the B64.


Much easier than with my 29 year old Jeep.

 

[anthony1]

nice wing airbiscuit Makes me wish I had one too.

 

[BackRoad]

Nothing beats Vermont in the Fall, but I think if we still had snow on the ground, I'd have to close my eyes and request my wife to hide the knives and guns...

Even living in Northern PA, winter lasts about 2 months too long!

 

[John_Mc]

Nothing beats Vermont in the Fall, but I think if we still had snow on the ground, I'd have to close my eyes and request my wife to hide the knives and guns...

Even living in Northern PA, winter lasts about 2 months too long!

Meanwhile I and most of my friends here in Vermont are happy that we finally got a REAL winter again! It's been a while

 

[Too many Kubotas]

I'm still waiting. It's been two years with no winter whatsoever now.

Some cold, but no mentionable snow.

 

[LouNY]

I'm am gladly anticipating spring and a bit of warmth, especially being able to put the boiler in summer mode and save some oil.

 

[leonz]

This is why we need the single stage snow thrower:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgq_-feQlmY

For some reason the video will not come up but it can be viewed by just visiting youtube.

The video is still available, so all one has to do is go to www.youtube.com and type in (the beast snowblower)
or visit topper machine LLC on youtube for a full description of it.

One more beautiful Schmitdt single stage auger snow thrower is seen at the 16 second mark of the following video on youtube.

www.youtube.com/watch?vxxd8MXlcS-0 The link does not work so you have to wander over to youtube to watch it.

 

[ArlyA]

We moved to the UP years ago for consistent snow and mild temps year-aroubnd..

 

[airbiscuit]

 

[leonz]

Hello and good morning airbiscuit,

I must have typed it in wrong.

Anyway, here is another video showing the Schmidt single
stage snow thrower working with a 4 wheel drive UNIMOG for power.

One revolution of the snow thrower auger and its gone.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRbQmT7hTYM

 

[airbiscuit]

 

[leonz]

Hello airbiscuit,

I appreciate your linking the Schmidt videos from youtube, I do not know why it would not work from my postings

 

[anthony1]

doesn't work from mine either

 

[bdhsfz6]

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How do y'all remove snow? Plow truck, snowblower, 3-point back blade, etc.
Our primary snow mover is the 1989 Jeep Cherokee XJ with a 6'6" Western snowplow. It does a real good job with a front diff lock, 5 speed with the 4.0L. It's nice to have a heated cab. Traction becomes an issue in wet, sloppy spring snows though. View attachment 4419913

I'll let you know next year. I'm done with it for this season.

 

[Oaktree]

We moved to the UP years ago for consistent snow and mild temps year-aroubnd..

Meanwhile I and most of my friends here in Vermont are happy that we finally got a REAL winter again! It's been a while

Likewise here in northern N.H.
We moved here in part for the same reasons Arly did. Yeah, winters this decade, and a good part of the teens were kind of wimpy for the most part.

 

[Oaktree]

I'm am gladly anticipating spring and a bit of warmth, especially being able to put the boiler in summer mode and save some oil.

This house has only a partial basement (cellar, really...dirt floor, stone foundation), the rest being crawlspace. Had the crawlspace sprayfoamed last year, used probably 20% less firewood than the year before despite it being a much colder winter. Floors definitely less cold.

 

[leonz]

I have been averaging between 75-100 pounds of anthracite rice coal per day
in the stoker boiler for the last month and the temperature barely reached
20 degrees Fahrenheit this morning.

As long as it stays cold and dry in April I will be happy as there should be no mud.

I certainly miss the deep snow on the roads as it always cancels the road noise,
New York States bare wet road policy only adds to the saltwater pollution of
the drainage ditches and the creeks feeding the finger lakes.

We use so much salt here in New York State that the melt water in the drainage
ditches has more chloride content than sea water.

You know we are using too much rock salt when the water that puddles in the road
divots in July and August dries off the pavement in the center of the road and the
road shoulder is absolutely white with salt.

I am glad I phoned the NYSDOT again last year and told them that the salt spreader
and plow that works our road was spreading salt 16 feet past the road shoulder!!!!!

After that they readjusted the spreaders to only spread as wide as the driving lane as
they plow or spread salt on the road when salting ahead of a snow and ice storm.

I spoke too soon about the rain; they are predicting one inch of rain on Wednesday
now GGGRRRR.

As Bucky Cat from the Get Fuzzy comic strip would say "that Hoovers".

At least one of the resident woodpeckers is happy with my suet cakes.

I have to remount my game camera today see who has been raiding the suet cakes.

On some days I find the suet older completely opened.

I increased the resolution for the images on the game camera so I will be better
able to see who is taking the suet not that I mind as I can quickly refill it.

I just wish the crows were not around picking up any suet that falls out of the suet holder.
I will be moving the pallet that I have leaning against the pine tree that is under the suet
holder to keep the crows from waiting under the feeder for any suet that falls out.