PILOON
Super Star Member
When I snow contracted with a 4 x 4 plow truck I often had to sub contact a tractor to blow back the piles that I could not control.
Today all my contracting friends use tractors with road speed gears to move fast from job to job as they are far apart.
The trick is to start much wider than needed (if U can) or simply blow it to kingdom come.
OK, back then there was no way I could afford a real tractor blowing rig and still compete as we had too many low ball players.
With the player field narrowed down today's players can afford proper tractor rigs but then prices are now 2-3X what we were able to charge back then.
My run was about 20 drives and no way could that support a proper tractor setup so I lived with my 4 x 4 plow truck and sub contracted occasional blowing.
More recently the insurance rates have risen to the point that many players have simply quit snow removal.
Today all my contracting friends use tractors with road speed gears to move fast from job to job as they are far apart.
The trick is to start much wider than needed (if U can) or simply blow it to kingdom come.
OK, back then there was no way I could afford a real tractor blowing rig and still compete as we had too many low ball players.
With the player field narrowed down today's players can afford proper tractor rigs but then prices are now 2-3X what we were able to charge back then.
My run was about 20 drives and no way could that support a proper tractor setup so I lived with my 4 x 4 plow truck and sub contracted occasional blowing.
More recently the insurance rates have risen to the point that many players have simply quit snow removal.