Kinda thought that we were done.

   / Kinda thought that we were done.
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#82  
I like snow, but I don't know what that crap that fell out of the sky overnight was:eek:
I'll second the cement comment.
 
   / Kinda thought that we were done. #83  
In all my years down here in VA, I think I can only remember 2-3 times where the driveway was frozen before I cleared snow. We'll get powdery snow sometimes, but I almost always have to deal with heavy wet snow over soft gravel down here, so I feel your pain guys!

When it gets real heavy, it doesn't even really want to windrow off the blade -- will just end up rolling a tube of snow that breaks off chunks as I go along.
 
   / Kinda thought that we were done. #85  
If anything good from March snowstorms help lower drought conditions and that's about it.
 
   / Kinda thought that we were done. #86  
In all my years down here in VA, I think I can only remember 2-3 times where the driveway was frozen before I cleared snow. We'll get powdery snow sometimes, but I almost always have to deal with heavy wet snow over soft gravel down here, so I feel your pain guys!

When it gets real heavy, it doesn't even really want to windrow off the blade -- will just end up rolling a tube of snow that breaks off chunks as I go along.

Other than completely ripping up my gravel when the trip edge would catch and I'd tear into it and and leave a 3" deep slashes, the plowing went really quick as each pass the sticky snow would stay piled in front of the blade, and I was moving huge piles each pass. I usually plow in 10th or 11 speed, 2WD, but I was pushing this stuff in 4WD chains on all wheels, 7th ,8th & 9th mostly.
Plan on taking the soft cab off today. Spring hopes eternal.

"God put it there, God can take it away" Definitely saves wear and tear, time too! I'm Done.
 
   / Kinda thought that we were done. #87  
We got lucky with this latest mess, barely got 2" of wet mush. Not enough to even bother to start the truck, we just drove over the snow. Presently I'm waiting for Mother Nature to take it away.
 
   / Kinda thought that we were done. #89  
Extended skiing at local areas by a week. Sunapee officially logged 16".
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Bigger ski mountains saying should be okay to Easter Sunday....skiing in t-shirt hmmmm.
 
   / Kinda thought that we were done. #90  
Rain & sun clobbering the snow, 16 inch to start of bare spots on southern exposure. Where I plowed is a mud pit. PLow, Chains, Cab is off tractor.
I might try to rake some stone out of the snowbanks this weekend. I post photos of how that works.
 

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