Snow Equipment Owning/Operating Moving snow...A success Story

[Marlowe]

For contrast, yesterday I spent the day shoveling mud, by hand. It was warm enough out I worked in a t-shirt and worked up a pretty good sweat. We don't get much white stuff in my part of the woods.

As for the sudden stops; I had a nasty one last year. I was dragging a box blade with a buddy's tractor and was getting in a pretty good routine laying a driveway. Just when I started to think I was getting expert with it, and rolling along at a good pace, the blade caught a stump and stopped dead. Dang near broke my arm. I slowed down.

Tom, with a suntan from yesterday. /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif

 

[sandman2234]

I have heard it for years, but can someone explain "lake effect" snow?
I barely have the snow definition down, much less the lake effect.
Here, the lake is warmer than the surrounding ground.
Thanks, David from jax

 

[prosperity]

"Lake Effect" snow is a Great Lakes weather phenomena.
In the fall and early winter, the water in the lakes is relatively warm. Then, cold Canadian air flows over these warm waters, and creates snow - lake effect snow and/or snow squalls. These "snow bands" are usually quite narrow - maybe only 10 miles wide at times. But, if you are in one of these bands for an extended period of time, you will be buried. Lake effect snows can produce 2"-4" per hour of snow - blinding.

Here's a nice write up:
Lake Effect Snow

 

[johnbilt]

Yep,

I hit a frozen boulder hidden in a snow bank one time. I continued forward when the tractor came to a severe deceleration. The seat belt is a handy thing in some situations.

John

 

[George2615]

Prosperity did a pretty good job of describing lake effect. I happen to live in the snow band or belt just ESE of Lake Ontario. When that cold Canadian air blows across the warmer lake it picks up that moisture and just dumps it on us. During almost every lake effect snowfall some parts of the major Rte 81 are completely shut down due to whiteouts since you can't see your hand in front of your face. I would rather have the snow than the souths hurricanes though.

 

[LBrown59]

<font color="blue">I dunno why...but I just love plowing snow! </font>
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Not me not me not me.
To cold to cold to cold.
But it would be fun in the summer time.