Snow Equipment Owning/Operating Pictures of your snow weapons

[gatorgirl]

WOW is anyone else around here tired of the snow already! I am out today the first time in 4 days!!!! So I have enjoyed it and I am done. We have an influx of orders for snow plows and snow and litter buckets. So some good has come of this mess!!! LOL but I am ready for warmer weather myself!
Julie:smiley_aafz:

 

[Iplayfarmer]

WOW is anyone else around here tired of the snow already! I am out today the first time in 4 days!!!! So I have enjoyed it and I am done. We have an influx of orders for snow plows and snow and litter buckets. So some good has come of this mess!!! LOL but I am ready for warmer weather myself!
Julie:smiley_aafz:

I'm pacing myself pretty well. I'm about half tired of the snow and winter is about half over.

 

[JDGreenGrass]

:thumbsup: on the pic JDG. Unfortunately my wife doesn't know how to operate the digital camera so I'm not able to post a similar Frontier SB1164 action pic from yesterday's 5". Have you figured out an easy way to clean the packed snow out of the blower after use? I've been using a broom (both ends) which isn't very effective.

I hear ya on that. I have been using a wisk broom but am finding that a glove on the hand is just as effective.

The blower does seem to be a magnet for snow. Takes 10 or 15 minutes of clean up once the blowing is done. Working around augers is never easy but it has to be done. The last thing we want is for something to freeze up that would impair the auger or impellar.

This said, I love the blower. It's the best set up I have had in about 25 years of clearing the snows.:thumbsup:

Late afternoon today I get to clear 2 driveways. I'm looking forward to that.:thumbsup:

 

[Treemonkey1000]

Great job Alpocat! What is the phrase "constipation is the mother of invention" :confused2: wait that's not it.. "inspiration is the mother of invention?" Oh well I'm glad that you got to the store.

 

[beenthere]

I hear ya on that. I have been using a wisk broom but am finding that a glove on the hand is just as effective.

The blower does seem to be a magnet for snow. Takes 10 or 15 minutes of clean up once the blowing is done. Working around augers is never easy but it has to be done. The last thing we want is for something to freeze up that would impair the auger or impellar.

This said, I love the blower. It's the best set up I have had in about 25 years of clearing the snows.:thumbsup:

Late afternoon today I get to clear 2 driveways. I'm looking forward to that.:thumbsup:

We usually don't hear that side in the discussions between blades and snowblowers. It is one I've thought of, and glad to see it come up here. Don't want that stuff turning to ice, nor do we like to see it melting on the floor in the shed/garage.

 

[Alpocat]

Great job Alpocat! What is the phrase "constipation is the mother of invention" :confused2: wait that's not it.. "inspiration is the mother of invention?" Oh well I'm glad that you got to the store.

Hahaha! Thanks Treemonkey. I think the first statement was correct as well, 'cause I certainly was "stuck".

 

[David Devuono]

Here is my highspeed snow weapon on a 12hp Kubota.

YouTube - Homemade singlle stage snowblower 6.wmv

 

[wetstuff]

Dave .. as crafty as you are, we are now expecting a rear-steer setup. A friend simply planted a bass boat chair on his old Ford, saving lotsa visits to the Chrio, because it's mostly his torso not the neck that gets twisted.. Cheers.

Jim

 

[wetstuff]

... actually Dave, I think it better to send you back to make the CDN version of this one..

Here's a few clips..

Machine stationary: YouTube - BM Volvo 350 Boxer with snowblower

In time of war: YouTube - BM 350 boxer snowblower 3

... and YouTube - BM Volvo 350 Boxer with snowblower 2

Gotta love those Swedes.

Jim

 

[wvpolekat]

The ultimate snow weapon! ME!

 

[Gizmo2]

The ultimate snow weapon! ME!

Love those hats. The wife just ordered a blue one, dog ate her other one.

 

[Treemonkey1000]

Here is my highspeed snow weapon on a 12hp Kubota.

YouTube - Homemade singlle stage snowblower 6.wmv

After watching that video I had a couple of questions. Nice work by the way. Is it rocks that I hear pinging off into the woods there when you are doing that longer run? Do you have a shear bolt on there in case you pick up a large rock? And I was curious if you felt like the tractor could be a little tippy bouncing along like that with the bucket up high? Just me being a Curious George.

 

[jake98]

The ultimate snow weapon! ME!

Plus.. what a fashion statement! Gotta love a good hat..

 

[wvpolekat]

Love those hats. The wife just ordered a blue one, dog ate her other one.

I love it. I can put my ear bud headphones under it, stay toasty warm. My ears will almost get too hot if I am really active.

To me, the sign of a good hat is how much snow is on it when you come in. That means you are keeping the heat in and not melting it off. This one is always covered.

 

[WALT]

In CT, the weather forecasters were finally right. I got 20"-24" ave. at my house.
It was deep enough that I got my truck stuck pulling out of my garage, so I could get the tractor/plow out to the driveway.

I posted some pictures, but forgot how to resize them. All in all, a good day as nothing broke on the multi-time repaired, found in the dump, snow plow. I seem to have finally engineered it right. I welded a mount to attach my landscape rake wheels to the plow frame, to minimize the plow trip on my uneven gravel driveway. After experimenting, I had the tires foam filled to support the weight. The wheels allow for faster plow speed by holding the proper loader curl angle, while floating the blade.

WALT

 

[Gizmo2]

To me, the sign of a good hat is how much snow is on it when you come in. That means you are keeping the heat in and not melting it off. This one is always covered.

Funny you should mention that, some don't realize that fact. If it is snowing and there is no snow on our horses backs we put them in the barn, an excellent sign they are losing body heat.

 

[Gordon Gould]

We only got 8" to 10". Plowed the road yesterday with the one ton, then back draged what we got last nite to start building my smooth snow road again after it got ruined by the rain new years. This after noon I pulled the snoww off my skid trail so it will stay froze.

 

[raasd]

Thought I would add to the snow weapon pictures as we were out cleaning up some drifts and such. Only two pictures, a 2000 F150 with a 7.5' Boss Power-V plow, and our JD 1435 front mount mower with the broom attached. It leaves the cleanest driveway around and can move a surprising amount of snow.

 

[CompactTractorFan]

In CT, the weather forecasters were finally right. I got 20"-24" ave. at my house.
It was deep enough that I got my truck stuck pulling out of my garage, so I could get the tractor/plow out to the driveway.

I posted some pictures, but forgot how to resize them. All in all, a good day as nothing broke on the multi-time repaired, found in the dump, snow plow. I seem to have finally engineered it right. I welded a mount to attach my landscape rake wheels to the plow frame, to minimize the plow trip on my uneven gravel driveway. After experimenting, I had the tires foam filled to support the weight. The wheels allow for faster plow speed by holding the proper loader curl angle, while floating the blade.

WALT

Like the LDH on your plow...

 

[Builder]

In CT, the weather forecasters were finally right. I got 20"-24" ave. at my house.
It was deep enough that I got my truck stuck pulling out of my garage, so I could get the tractor/plow out to the driveway.

WALT

I never knew Fords got stuck...