What have you done with/to your GC Series 2300, 2400, 1700 Tractor TODAY

[GeneV]

Even tho it is not on my GC1705 I do consider it part of the poor mans 1705/TLB and that is the HF Trencher I bought but anyway I ordered a 16.5 inch bolt on thumb for it.
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Oh see, I forgot you got the tow hoe when I was telling you about how I do big tree limbs, in that other thread. You gonna love having that thumb.

 

[MF RED in MT]

Ehh, don't worry boys, you'll get your snow.

How'd you know?

Weatherman predicts 20" of snow by Wednesday afternoon, well he's been wrong more times then right...

A part time neighbor called me this afternoon and wanted to know how much snow we have, his driveway has not been plowed this winter.

I told him he now has about 18" of settled snow on the ground and he thought his 4 x 4 truck would be able to drive through that.

I told him it's like "The Sierra Nevada Concrete Snow" except it's too cold to pack and he would get stuck, but he still thought he'd make it.

Well he was about a hour away so I drove the MF over and plowed (in hindsight I should of switched out to the MF snowblower) because this snow was heavyyyyyyy.

Finished plowing just when he showed up and when he looked at the snow and could not even make a snowball (would not pack) then he admitted if he'd tried that he would of gotten stuck.

He offered to pay and of course I declined payment of any type.

Happy neighbor.

KC

 

[Imold]

We have the snow but with the mild temps it is created more of a mess then anything else, can not even drive on the lakes because of the snow then slush and then water and ice, the weigh of the snow has pushed the water up and it is like a big slush, even snowmobiles are staying off the lakes and ponds.
This also creates a lot of shore damage with the warmer days and the cooler nights with the ice expanding at night and contracting during the day, it is amazing what it can do, my upper and lower deck 5 years ago from this type of weather, caused several thousands of damage, totally lost my lower z block pavers. It was ugly, had to get construction guys out on a Sunday to keep my upper deck from collapsing.

 

[Imold]

You can see the sand pushed up to the bottom of my windows, it was also z block pavers but had those out already when pic was taken, still see a few 12 inch edging pavers stacked up. You can see how far back the original posts were pushed back, all because of ice thawing and freezing.

 

[Imold]

Oh see, I forgot you got the tow hoe when I was telling you about how I do big tree limbs, in that other thread. You gonna love having that thumb.

That is part of the reason I ordered it :thumbsup:.

 

[MF RED in MT]

That is part of the reason I ordered it :thumbsup:.

You'll love that "Power Shovel" with the "Thumb", my BH has saved me $$$$ from not having to hire a contractor for many projects and repairs...

KC

 

[MF RED in MT]

Yesterday with over 18" of new wet snow on the ground, I finally got to try out my UHMW lined snowblower discharger chute modification.

I did not have any problems with the chute clogging up and noticed that there was hardly any snow build up inside of the chute.

However, I had to trim some UHMW from the bottom of the transition chute where the blades come very close (1/4" gap originally) to it.

I had installed my blind pop rivets about 1" from the bottom edge and the snow/ice appeared to get underneath the UHMW and raise it enough to have contact with the rotating fan blades.

Now this area has about a 1/2" gap between the parts.

F.Y.I. on how wet/heavy this snowfall was:

One nearby neighbor with a new Kubota B2601 w/ front snowblower had his discharge chute (8" x 10" discharge chute) completely clog up once, then he removed the front wire grate and then the discharge chute clogged again.

Another nearby neighbor with an older Kubota BX23 w/ front snowblower like my MF 2360 had his discharge chute clog up so fast and so many times, he gave up snowblower and called a snow removal contractor to clear his driveway.

KC

(project finished. my next little project is post #459)

 

[Imold]

Last night was cold, at 9am this morning it was only -12* and now it痴 3* with real feel at -16* and we are supposed to get a light dusting of snow this evening.

I am surprised at how well my Husqvarna tractor and snowblower handles the heavy wet/slushy snow. My son moving heavy wet snow last spring, it is not throwing it very far as you can see but it is not plugging up either.

 

[MF RED in MT]

Last night was cold, at 9am this morning it was only -12* and now itç—´ 3* with real feel at -16* and we are supposed to get a light dusting of snow this evening.

I am surprised at how well my Husqvarna tractor and snowblower handles the heavy wet/slushy snow. My son moving heavy wet snow last spring, it is not throwing it very far as you can see but it is not plugging up either.
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I wish we would get some of your colder weather, am tired of this heavy/wet snow from the warmer temperaturers.

It has been a pitiful start to winter, but looks like we are on average for snow finally, and suppose to get by Saturday another 16" forecasted.

The weirdest thing this winter is all of the mild (March like) temperatures so far, but looks like we will finally get a cold blast from the North this weekend?

KC

 

[Jaylegger]

Finally received a quantity of snow in Eastern Canada. 12-20" depending on winds/trees on property. Best part is (as all snowfalls have done the past 5-7 years) it didn't turn to rain at tail end here. Been at it about 7 hrs now without shearing a single pin.