New guy/New Tractor

[mddorange]

:welcome:
To TBN GW. About time you spoke up. I have a brother-in-law up around Montgomery and a couple more up around Lineville. As you can see I am in Northwest Alabama because that is where the grandchildren are at. Our tornado past about 15 miles away and all we got were broken limbs and power outage for days.

 

[gwstang]

Fellow Alabamian :thumbsup: It has always seemed to me that the largest tornadoes are usually up in the northeast part of the state. I think it's because the northern part is closer to the cold air mass that drops down in a front and hits the warm air. By the time the cold fronts get here, the Gulf warm air mass pushes back. We gets lots of storms/big wind but rarely an F4 or F5. Those things are ferocious and deadly. I had to get a titanium plate in my neck from being banged around. Not to mention a torn up house and destroyed property. Whats bad is the power is usually knocked out and you come too in the dark wondering what in the heck has just happened water is pouring in from the roof being ripped off and windows are blown out. Lots of debris in the house. We are thankful to be alive and well now! Some people on my road did not come out so fortunate. Amazing to see just the slab left where a house or church had one stood. I still find pieces of clothes/houses back in the woods when I walk around. I do get a little nervous when a big storm comes up!

 

[mddorange]

Yes, 27 miles north, Hackleburg, AL was completely wiped off the map. Several died. I have pictures from a little later that day as I and others went to help.

 

[gwstang]

Re: New guy/New Tractor/She's Here!



In all her unblemished glory! :laughing:

She's actually pretty dirty now from scraping the drive and pushing over some brush. I do lose traction way before losing power. Also, I remember someone saying that the headlights are are pretty much useless when you have a front end loader....so true! Next up will be led's to mount on the roll bar. The spreader was free with the tractor purchase. I did put the 6' heavy box blade, that I already have, on before doing any loader work. I would just hate to go rolling over backwards/sideways, if the loader snagged on something that would not give. I have to get use to using the seat belt though. The old Ford 8N doesn't have all the new fangled safety stuff. Just have to use good sense on that one. Stuff does happen rather quickly though. :ashamed:

 

[gwstang]

Here is a breakdown of the deaths on april 27th (my BDay of all things), 2011 tornadoes in the state.

On April 27, 2011 there were 13 killer tornadoes in Alabama on April 27, 2011 resulting in a total of 256 deaths (of which 238 were in Alabama, as some tornadoes crossed state lines). Listed in order of death toll they are:

The Hackleburg-Harvest EF5: 72 deaths
The Tuscaloosa-Birmingham EF4: 64 deaths
The Rainsville EF5: 25 deaths
The Smithville, MS-Shottsville, Al EF5: 23 deaths (16 in MS, 7 in AL)
The Ohatchee EF4: 22 deaths
The Section AL,-Trenton, GA tornado: 14 deaths (12 in AL, 2 in GA)
The Cordova-Blountsville EF4: 13 deaths
The Dadeville EF4: 7 deaths
The Sawyerville EF3: 7 deaths
The Cullman EF4: 6 deaths
The Fackler EF4: 1 death
The Hanceville EF2: 1 death
The Section-Higdon EF1: 1 death

 

[gwstang]

Lake Martin Tornado - April 27, 2011

The F4 that hit my area.

 

[jim3616]

Beautiful tractor - congrats

 

[gwstang]

Thanks!

 

[PhilVA]

Congrats on the new tractor! I'm sure you'll find plenty of things to do with that front end loader.

Enjoy!

 

[Beltman60]

congrats on the new tractor
you'll find plenty of things to do with it that you couldn't with the old 8n