Tankman 3,514 #1 Posted January 26, 2015 (edited) 'Cause the Work Horse is new to the herd, tried a 4" snow push. Other than a little mowin' the Horse hasn't tried a plow on till today. I added the dial-a-height to the Horse, and shortened the lift link to keep the blade from hitting an embankment leaving the barn. The dial-a-height makes a big difference on my gravel drives. The 16 hp Briggs 2-cyl performed flawlessly. With the forecast as is, we plow every four or six inches. Easier. Drives are long, gravel. Sold my snowblower, just didn't trust rock tossin'. Those Horses in the Northeast will have as much as they can handle. Do you Northerners plow/blow incrementally? Finished snowing, only 5" or so. The Work Horse worked it's hoofs off painlessly. Edited January 27, 2015 by Tankman 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coadster32 793 #2 Posted January 26, 2015 I live in CT. word is out that the state will be shut down later tonight. We decided to take tomorrow off of work, and to make up the hours on Saturday. I am planning on keeping up with the storm. I plow with an 854. Weighs about 1000lbs with me on it, weighted pretty good. It's good up to 13inches, then...not so much. I'll try 4-6inches at a clip to make it easier. Wind will be a PITA though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AMC RULES 36,937 #3 Posted January 26, 2015 (edited) With a forecast such as this... you have to stay on top of it, or risk getting buried. The winds predicted will make owning a cab, a great decision. Edited January 26, 2015 by AMC RULES 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
doc724 924 #4 Posted January 26, 2015 I will be using the 520xi with a single stage blower, and yes, I do the snow blowing incrementally. 8-10 inches is ideal and with 20HP, not much stops it. The only issue I have is if the snow plow on the street comes by there is a 2-3 ft tall pile to chew through. I usually raise the blower and take off the top and then drop it to the ground to get the bottom. Of course, where I live I may not see a street plow until Wednesday! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JERSEYHAWG / Glenn 4,487 #5 Posted January 26, 2015 (edited) Normally I prefer the snowblower. The way my property is situated you can only plow and stack so much. The snowblower wouldnt do it the other day, to wet, to heavy. So the plow saved me. Glenn Edited January 26, 2015 by JERSEYHAWG / Glenn 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cheesegrader 433 #6 Posted January 27, 2015 Just in case you wondered, everyone in northern Wisconsin and the Upper penninsula of Michigan is laughing their asses off right now. A two foot drop of snow is not historic, does not shut down the city for three days, and does not require the National Guard. It is called Tuesday, and it happens all the time! 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JERSEYHAWG / Glenn 4,487 #7 Posted January 27, 2015 Just in case you wondered, everyone in northern Wisconsin and the Upper penninsula of Michigan is laughing their asses off right now. A two foot drop of snow is not historic, does not shut down the city for three days, and does not require the National Guard. It is called Tuesday, and it happens all the time! I must ad, I was laughing myself. Our governor, fat boy, went way over the top with this. Heck, they closed all roads, bridges, tunnels to NY etc. I couldnt figure it myself. I must laugh right along with you. Total bull crap. At the working mans expense. Glenn Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
boovuc 1,090 #8 Posted January 28, 2015 But you know.........................it sure sold a crap-load of food for the supermarkets! As for historic, biblical, snow-zilla and all the other excesses they use, I'll start to freak out when I see toads fall from the sky. And only if it's a measurable toad precipitation! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
baerpath 517 #9 Posted January 28, 2015 Just in case you wondered, everyone in northern Wisconsin and the Upper penninsula of Michigan is laughing their asses off right now. A two foot drop of snow is not historic, does not shut down the city for three days, and does not require the National Guard. It is called Tuesday, and it happens all the time! Yup even upstate NY we were laughing over the reports. But them everyone laughs at Mass and CT when it comes to snow plowing roads 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shallowwatersailor 3,213 #10 Posted January 28, 2015 Just in case you wondered, everyone in northern Wisconsin and the Upper penninsula of Michigan is laughing their asses off right now. A two foot drop of snow is not historic, does not shut down the city for three days, and does not require the National Guard. It is called Tuesday, and it happens all the time! I agree. I've seen plenty of snow growing up in Chicago and the schools never closed. Funniest thing though, onetime I had to travel to the Keweenaw Peninsula in Michigan (the very top) on business in December that regularly sees 400+ inches of snow a year because of Lake Superior. Family ancestry had one side settling there with a farm but kept a house in town. If you ever see photos of the houses from back then, they had a door on the second floor. That was so they could get in and out over winter. The streets would be cleared but they would use ladders to get to the top of the snow. Stopped at the police station for directions to the house. The police officer ended the conversation with "Good thing you got up here before it snowed." There was already three feet on the ground! Just like the upper north of the Midwest there are two seasons: July and Winter! Another tidbit, on the same trip the pilot of the NWA F-27 overflew the runway at about 500 ft. to check conditions before turning to land. That was interesting as well. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alswagg 128 #11 Posted January 28, 2015 Ya, what is up with the weather channel taking it upon themselves to name a snow storm? This is not an unusual event, or even a catastrophic event. The naming of winter storms are not authorized by The National Weather service or NOAA. All for ratings. Al 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cheesegrader 433 #12 Posted January 29, 2015 John, My cabin is at the root of the Kewenaw peninsula, smack dab in the middle of the lake effect snow belt Most of the houses in the area have the "winter entrance" which is a door on the second floor! According to an infamous local bartender, "It ain't really winter until the snow on the roof is touching the snow on the ground" I love that guy. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deer Whisperer 66 #13 Posted January 29, 2015 Creesegrader you are right about the snow in Upper Michigan. lived here all my life. Had a job years ago to re-roof 10 tourist cabins sitting on the straits of Mackinac but was booked up with work so told the owner I would start in January . We didn't need a ladder but just walked on top of the snow that reached the eaves. Hard part was shoveling over 4 feet of snow off the roof to start shingling. That job was not a good money maker. Just a normal winter for us. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cheesegrader 433 #14 Posted January 29, 2015 For anyone interested in moving this way, my avitar is a picture of my loader clearing snow from the door of my barn. To get the fishing boat out. The first weekend in May! I can't wait for fishing season! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deer Whisperer 66 #15 Posted February 5, 2015 Just thought I would post this picture. 8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JackC 616 #16 Posted February 5, 2015 Incredible. Thanks. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deer Whisperer 66 #17 Posted February 16, 2015 Feb.15th,Sundays mornings temp at 29 below. High that day was 7 below with 45 mph. winds on Saturday. Great to live up north. Didn't try to start the horses for fear they wouldn't want to leave the barn. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites