My First Tractor will be a Ventrac 4500Y.

[murphy1244]

How you like them arm rest thingys? Oh yes 44 and so much more.

 

[John Joseph McVeigh]

How you like them arm rest thingys? Oh yes 44 and so much more.

I like them a lot, Murph. Arm rests, cup holder... what creature comforts! Almost decadent.

In this weather, a heated cab would also be nice, but a cab raises other issues.

Best,

John

 

[murphy1244]

Yea you can throw a top on there but you would have to do something with that light.

 

[John Joseph McVeigh]

Yea you can throw a top on there but you would have to do something with that light.

Yes. If it comes down to sacrificing the safety beacon or being a bit more comfortable, I'll keep the beacon and put on another layer of clothes. Some people really come flying down the road, even though it is a winding, two-lane country road out here. In Baltimore City, it is a major North-South road with up to six lanes (three in each direction).

 

[murphy1244]

I stay out of my road as they fly by at 50mph, they would never see me till it was too late.

 

[John Joseph McVeigh]

I try to stay out, but having a wall of snow at the driveway apron can require some incursion.

 

[murphy1244]

That's where the snow blower is better after awhile. I throw it across the street or far far away. No walls to build.

 

[John Joseph McVeigh]

That's where the snow blower is better after awhile. I throw it across the street or far far away. No walls to build.

Good point, Murph.

If it were at my discretion, every snowfall would be of sufficient depth to warrant the attachment of the snowblower.

Best,

John

 

[murphy1244]

Good point, Murph.

If it were at my discretion, every snowfall would be of sufficient depth to warrant the attachment of the snowblower.

Best,

John

How deep do you need to warrant a SB? I was not aware of this depth chart.

 

[John Joseph McVeigh]

How deep do you need to warrant a SB? I was not aware of this depth chart.

My own personal rule of thumb:

More than six inches get treated the blower, with the blower set to remove all but the bottom inch, followed by a clean-up with the broom. Six inches or less get one pass with the broom only.

On the S-curved hill, the pavement is a bit uneven, mainly due to local high points caused by tree roots. My experience with my Honda HS724 walk-behind snow blower was that it was very difficult to get a clean scrape on that portion. Because I now have the broom, I'm not going to even attempt to scrape down to the pavement. Yes, it requires extra seat time to run the blower first and then the broom, but more seat time is not necessarily a bad thing. ;-)

Best,

John