Snow Warning??

DFB · Feb 6, 2001

Thomas,

Glad to report no repeat performance like the other day./w3tcompact/icons/blush.gif

I'm seriously considering chains for those rear 12-16.5 R'4s. Just have to decide on a style and source. Didn't get stuck but spun the wheels a lot.

I hear ya on the FEL, it got quite a work out today. Couldn't do much with the blade at first.

A come along is handy for sure. What are you anchoring it to?

BTW, I'll be looking for the Crocus. First to bloom. Even thru the snow. /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

DFB

Boondox · Feb 6, 2001

Reminds me of one of the golden retrievers we rescued. Glenfiddich was a city pup, so he was afraid of the dark. He was also a winter pup, so had never seen ground when we got him. All winter he happily pooped on the snow, but toward May when the snow began thinning so patches of ground were visible, he became worried. All the way to the end of June, as the snow melted, he would roam further and further from home in search of a patch of snow on which to do his thing! Poor little guy! He was constipated for day when that last patch of snow melted!

Pete and the Magnificent Pack of Gold

RobS · Feb 6, 2001

DFB, your pictures make me jealous. Looks like you're having a blast. We're back to slush here. Supposed to get some rain tomorrow.

Are those JD wheel weights on your tractor? How difficult to remove/install?

Thomas · Feb 7, 2001

Well you just sour my coffee w/ that weather update. /w3tcompact/icons/frown.gif

I would rather have the snow /w3tcompact/icons/shocked.gif than that freezing or mix w/rain.

For sure its been a strange winter,kinda like trick or treat. /w3tcompact/icons/crazy.gif

Thomas..NH /w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif

Thomas · Feb 7, 2001

DFB,
I guess you and the rest by now know that I'm a firm believer when it comes to tire chains,maybe its do from the farm days on Farmall H.

Have you decided what type of chains to purchase yet?

Great pictures!!
Kinda looks what I did yesterday but the <font color=orange>color<font color=orange><font color=black> all wrong. /w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif

When stuck I'll hitch my 10 ton come along to anything thats solid...trees..telephone poles..p/u.etc..

Enjoy the day and rest up for the weekend,could be a long one.

Thomas..NH /w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif

DFB · Feb 7, 2001

Rob,

Yea, those are JD weights. 2 carriage bolts with nuts and lockwashers hold each one on. I had to use different bolts than came in the mounting kit to attach the first one to the rim because the 4100 had round holes and the supplied square shank carriage bolt wasn't going to work. Universal fit I was told./w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif It helped for me to have an x-tra hand to get the first one bolted to the rim. After that they stack one on top of the other. The holes on the weights are slotted to hold the square shanks of the carriage bolts. It works like this, install the bolts thru the weight first, start the nuts to hold things together, then line it up and turn. I have two stacked. Can use three total per wheel. They fit well, even with 3 they don't stick out too far. Does your 790 have square cut holes in the rims?

Gotta go now. A neighbor called and wants to pay me to move the snowbanks he piled at the end of his drive so he can see the oncoming cars. /w3tcompact/icons/cool.gif Nice day too. Sunny and 30+ degrees.

DFB

RobS · Feb 7, 2001

Thanks DFB. Yes, my 790 has square holes in the rims. I checked on JD weights some time ago and they were pretty salty. Nearly $100 each and I'd want four. If I recall, they were 60 pounds each. I do like the look though. Did you get yours with the tractor or add them later?

You're probably out having fun right now. Enjoy the snow while you can /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

bpence · Feb 7, 2001

Green grass / Septic tank 101

Ok. All of the waste water from a house with a septic tank flows through the tank into the septic field. That means water and water mixed with other stuff is going into the tank. Two things happen. First, the water going into the tank is generally warmer than the surrounding ground and ground cover (tank is buried with dirt on top and grass growing). Second, due to the interesting mixture of things in a septic tank, you do get some chemical reaction causing a bit of heat. All of this to say, it's warmer on top of the septic tank and that causes the snow to melt before any surrounding areas. Voila.........a patch of green grass in an otherwise snowy and frozen landscape.

So, in the middle of winter if you need to find some green grass to walk on or just to remind you of warmer times, simply look to the part of the yard where the septic tank is buried.

It's the little things, you know.

Bob Pence

bpence · Feb 7, 2001

Weather forecast for Michigan this morning was predicting 50 degrees (maybe a bit more) for tomorrow and Friday. Probably some light rain to go with it, and maybe even a brief thunderstorm. All in all, pretty weird weather again this year.

My wife hopes we'll see more grass than what's over the septic tank before the weekend's over.

Bob Pence

DFB · Feb 7, 2001

Rob,

Didn't get 'em with the tractor, but got 'em as soon as I realized that I needed more traction to drag my landscape rake thru about an acre of newly bulldozed ground last summer. Those heavy rains we had around here left it all rutted and washed out. What a mess I had. Seemed like every time I pulled it back together we would get another torrential downpour. As one of my close buds always says "ya gotta do what ya gotta do". What ain't pricey from JD. After its all said and done I guess you have to look at it as an investment.

BTW, Glad to hear that you didn't go thru with the idea of using the 790's bucket as an ice chest for the party./w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

DFB