Sparky-(Admin) 19,445 #1 Posted March 13, 2018 Got home and cleared the first batch (maybe 3”-4”s)...if the weather guys are right I should have another 5”-7” coming! Can you see on my garage floor where the snow blade has sat a time or two 🤣 ! Trusty WH always gets it done! 11 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jrblanke 840 #2 Posted March 13, 2018 Love it! Thanks for the pics! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tankman 3,515 #3 Posted March 13, 2018 Looks great. Nice Work Horse too. Did your Horse have the Dial-A-Height? I added one to my Work Horse, easy 'nough. Didn't like the all gray so did my belt guards Rustoleum Regal Red. Foot rests I use coarse skateboard grip tape, excellent, inexpensive, hold up very well too. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sparky-(Admin) 19,445 #4 Posted March 13, 2018 Thanks! It’s my favorite tractor! It does have the Dial-a-height setup. This one only plows snow and pulls a trailer so I never use the dial feature. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 62,974 #5 Posted March 13, 2018 Mike, I just went out and measured the snow. 16" and LOTS to go !!! We were predicted for 18" by tomorrow... oh boy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sparky-(Admin) 19,445 #6 Posted March 13, 2018 6 minutes ago, ebinmaine said: Mike, I just went out and measured the snow. 16" and LOTS to go !!! We were predicted for 18" by tomorrow... oh boy. Well we were lied to as usual 🙄. Weather guys predicted 8”-14” in my area. The snow here stopped and we have a whopping 4”!! Central Connecticut was spared and that’s where I live. Where I work however received the full treatment so fingers crossed for a day off 😱. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
varosd 1,185 #7 Posted March 13, 2018 Snow? what is that? SouthCentral PA has got mostly 1-2 inchs at a time. just dustings to me. only had the plow out once and I could have waited 1 day and it would have melted, sigh 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stevebo-(Moderator) 8,034 #8 Posted March 13, 2018 We got about 3" here in Western CT. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stevasaurus 22,229 #9 Posted March 13, 2018 And here I thought you guys were getting some snow...I get out the leaf blower for what you guys got!!! I remember Nor-Easters when I was stationed in Maine...took 3 days to dig out. I was doing it by hand back then...and the snow lasted until May. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sparky-(Admin) 19,445 #10 Posted March 13, 2018 4 minutes ago, stevasaurus said: And here I thought you guys were getting some snow...I get out the leaf blower for what you guys got!!! I remember Nor-Easters when I was stationed in Maine...took 3 days to dig out. I was doing it by hand back then...and the snow lasted until May. I bet you shoveled uphill both ways eh Steve? 3 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stevasaurus 22,229 #11 Posted March 13, 2018 I was looking for a way to say that Mike. Seriously, any snow that you get in March is too much if it is not going to melt the next day. To have the choice to just enjoy the new snow by looking at it from inside the warm house, knowing it is going to melt in 2 days...or if you have not had enough seat time this winter, and you can get out there and have some fun before it melts...I envy you guys. On the other hand, those that are without power for days and are looking at another round...my heart is out there for you. I have been there, I know what it is like, and it is something you never forget. God Speed to you all...my prayers with you. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ericj 1,576 #12 Posted March 13, 2018 On the news tonight, it's the 25th anniversary of the blizzard of 93, I had to shovel everything back then, of coarse I was 25 years younger then, I was living in a rental duplex in Dallastown, so I didn't own any wheel horses or a walk behind snowblower back then either. I didn't by my house till the end May, after the blizzard of 96. So I had to shovel that one also. Neighbor told me after I moved in that the township didn't plow out the development till 3 day after. He said that the neighbors all got together and cleaned the road out in front of my house and a couple of others, not sure but I don't think they opened up to the main road. He also said that the people with the snowblowers didn't have enough gas but the other neighbors used their gas for the good of the development. I've been ready for one like that ever since I got my 2 stage blower on the 520, but I've learned to watch what I wish for over the last several years as I get older eric j 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BIGMIKE 78 #13 Posted March 14, 2018 Awesome Horse. Love the 2-tone paint scheme. Blizzard of '93. Wifey and I were just talking about that yesterday. 36" of snow and drifts higher. No blowers or plows then either. Took 3 people all day to shovel 110' driveway. I didn't get to work until Wednesday. They finally cleared our road with a bulldozer! Today I did 7" of snow, 500' of driveway with the 416-H and thrower in 2 hours. Gotta love it. Mike in Brackney 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stevasaurus 22,229 #14 Posted March 14, 2018 This is 1978 with the 857 and sno-blower which I still have...this is snow!! Testament to an 8hp Kohler and a single stage blower. 11 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 62,974 #15 Posted March 14, 2018 2 hours ago, stevasaurus said: And here I thought you guys were getting some snow...I get out the leaf blower for what you guys got!!! I remember Nor-Easters when I was stationed in Maine...took 3 days to dig out. I was doing it by hand back then...and the snow lasted until May. 2 hours ago, Sparky said: I bet you shoveled uphill both ways eh Steve? Kinda feels like it tonight.... My honey and I just went out and "preliminarily snowblowed" until tomorrow morning. 19 - 20 inches out there now and going strong. Wow. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sparky-(Admin) 19,445 #16 Posted March 14, 2018 Got it easy here...just went out and did a final “scrape” before bed. Maybe 1.5” of new stuff. 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
c-series don 7,772 #17 Posted March 14, 2018 National weather service has my hometown at 16" and I can tell you guys that might be a conservative estimate. I just got done plowing for 13 hours. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 62,974 #18 Posted March 14, 2018 5 hours ago, c-series don said: National weather service has my hometown at 16" and I can tell you guys that might be a conservative estimate. I just got done plowing for 13 hours. Let us know you're total. I'll measure my driveway this morning but it's in for another 2 - 3 today .... wow,wow,wow. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 38,846 #19 Posted March 14, 2018 8 hours ago, stevasaurus said: This is 1978 with the 857 and sno-blower which I still have...this is snow!! Testament to an 8hp Kohler and a single stage blower. How'd you get that tractor on top of the ladder for the first pass? Must have been quite tipsy! 3 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 62,974 #20 Posted March 14, 2018 Measurements of last night and this morning add up to just about 24in and still snowing. 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 24,093 #22 Posted March 14, 2018 1 hour ago, squonk said: How'd you get that tractor on top of the ladder for the first pass? Must have been quite tipsy! That's the very rare NOS 857ldr-roof-a-matic.snw.rmvr... It was a WH prototype designed exclusively for large snow events to help with roof clearing using blowers. It was discontinued due to liability concerns for exactly the reason Squonk notes: they became "quite tipsy"...But the WH lawyers were referring to the driver after hours of plowing and the typical use of hot toddies to assist the operator - not the stability of the tractor... 1 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 62,974 #23 Posted March 14, 2018 2 minutes ago, AMC RULES said: I'll have my honey take a few when we get home and it's daylight. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 51,536 #24 Posted March 14, 2018 29 minutes ago, SylvanLakeWH said: they became "quite tipsy"...But the WH lawyers were referring to the driver after hours of plowing and the typical use of hot toddies to assist the operator - not the stability of the tractor. Good one Jim, you are on it this morning! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 62,974 #25 Posted March 14, 2018 (edited) 3 hours ago, AMC RULES said: Here's one of the wood box beside our fire pit. To give proper scale, it's about 30" wide. Maybe 5 feet tall. More later on. .. Just to the right of above pic: Edited March 14, 2018 by ebinmaine Added second pic 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
