Snow Snow seat time

psvines · Feb 5, 2010

Part of my justification in buying the BX2660 in 2008 was to clear my 1/4 mile driveway and neighbors private gravel road. It hardly left the garage last year, managed to get out and help close a swimming pool, move mulch, mow, drag some downed trees, etc... but the total hours were only 50 the first year.

But this winter - WOW. 24" in December, 8" last week, and now we are expecting another 24". That is a LOT of seat time, lovin it.
I learned from December to not wait until it is finished. I plan on making the first pass late today when there is probably 8-10".

I've been watching the LED Light thread and wish I had installed reat lights so I can see the blade. Oh well, another future addition.

Paul Wise · Feb 5, 2010

Only suppose to get around 3 to 6 inches here, but hey, that's enough to get OC, (Orange Crush), out and play! I will be working with using the float option on my FEL. I am interested to see how this works.

radioman · Feb 5, 2010

That same storm wont come closer to me so I can get in some fun seat time.

Wife is pissed, she wants a paid snow day off.

If it ever does hit here, it wouldnt do my daughter any good to drive the kitty cat

She wants to put in some snow seat time too!

AceDeuce · Feb 5, 2010

Well, the BX is out of the barn and ready for battle. Predictions here vary considerably but all call for HEAVY accumulations. A bit scary when the MINIMUM is 20" :0

My plan is to clean up whatever falls this evening before turning in for the night, then again first thing in the AM, and a final round after it all stops.

Lesson learned from the last big storm back in December: Plow a path back to the barn---otherwise the tractor will not see cover again for weeks!

smfcpacfp · Feb 5, 2010

Here in big snow country we had 100 hours of continuous starting on 12/31/09 and I had to snow blow a foot every day for 5 days, then nothing for 2 days and then another 4 days in a row.

I always tell people I have to snow blow 25 to 30 times a year, so I decided to indicate on the calendar when I had to snow blow, so on 1/11, I had snow blowed 8 times this year, and I haven't had to snow blow since then!

Since it is very cold here we haven't lost much of the snow, but snow is a fickle thing.

bstrom · Feb 5, 2010

Not to much in Maine this winter compared to last. I was out there a few times, we got a foot then 8 inches on top of that. back in Jan. but my tractor has been sitting. Everything seems to be heading off into the ocean before it hits Maine this year.

I bring split firewood into the garage with the loader but the tractor hardly gets warmed up. Guess I shouldn't complain.