Ready for snow?

[ebinmaine 75,997]

2 hours ago, pfrederi said:

 ...Gas station was packed poor kid couldn't keep up I had to pump my own.

 

That's all we can do up here. 

To the best of my knowledge there are NO full service stations around anymore.  

All self service. 

[Ed Kennell 43,899]

All my horses are sleeping.  No seat time from this one.    We have 0.025 inch of ice and 0.25inch of salt brine on the road.

[ebinmaine 75,997]

3 hours ago, Wayne0 said:

Looks like your scooper works super!

 

The principle is very good but it needs more reinforcement. 

There's a thread around here somewhere on it. 

[Brockport Bill 2,134]

day after Christmas storm here in Hudson River Valley, NY - plus further upstate into Adirondacks ( and NYC ) -- and apparently moved into Connecticut, Mass. and moving through New England - 

fairly light snow - 6 inches from 6 pm to 10 pm with more expected overnight -- so more plowing will be needed in the morning  ( C175h with 48 plow ) -- a storm of 5 inches couple weeks ago no chains needed ---  but for this storm choose to add the chains

[nylyon-(Admin) 8,597]

Got only 6.5” and the blower made quick work on clearing most of the driveway, followed it all up with the plow and viola, all clean!

 

 

 

 

 

Definitely need the sun to come out

 

 

[pfrederi 19,329]

At least she waited until I was done.....

 

 

 

[sqrlgtr 1,509]

24 minutes ago, pfrederi said:

At least she waited until I was done.....

Glass half full kinda guy.

[squonk 44,958]

27 minutes ago, pfrederi said:

At least she waited until I was done.....

 

 

 

Mixed luck here. Made 2 pushes. 2nd push and went to lift the blade and the solid lift link snapped on the 953.  Lucky I still had the chain set up I used before hanging on a peg.  Whilst I was changing that I noticed 3 of the lug nuts on the RR somehow backed out! 

[adsm08 3,916]

Snow/ice won this morning's round.

 

Took the dogs out to the game lands for a hunt/run. They've been doing a major brush removal, so I parked in a spot I don't usually park to hunt through an area that has been totally inaccessible for the last few years. Lot felt OK traction-wise driving in. I stepped out of the car and was on my back on the ground before I even realized the ground was slick.

[pfrederi 19,329]

Flats happen with 57 year old tires.  side walls are leaking and cracked even if I tube it it may just rupture.

[Racinbob 12,440]

Now that's a pretty good segway to toss this in. Most of my tires don't have tubes. About 2 or 3 times a year something will poke through a tire. I have always plugged them with the common plug stuff but I found a much better way. Quicker, no mess and very reliable. 

 

 

These plugs simply screw in and form a 'permanent' repair in a tractor tire and they claim in a street tire as well. I wouldn't hesitate to use them to get me to where I can do a proper repair on a street vehicle. They are cheap. This kit on Ebay was under $6 delivered. 30 of both sizes. It even comes with a screwdriver............if you can call it that. 

[Handy Don 15,313]

1 hour ago, pfrederi said:

At least she waited until I was done.....

I finished all the essential stuff and when I started to do the “nice” parts, I noticed what looked like a trail of drops under the tractor. Fuel leak that I don’t have time to trace now (we just had weekend company arrive) but I suspect the connection between the fuel pump and the carb. Closed the fuel petcock and parked it. Sigh.

 

After the 1st pass. Tried to catch the rotating beacon in the photo 😄. Didn’t notice that the beacon pole lined up with the tree across the street!

Edited 4 hours ago by Handy Don

[adsm08 3,916]

2 hours ago, Racinbob said:

Now that's a pretty good segway to toss this in. Most of my tires don't have tubes. About 2 or 3 times a year something will poke through a tire. I have always plugged them with the common plug stuff but I found a much better way. Quicker, no mess and very reliable. 

 

 

These plugs simply screw in and form a 'permanent' repair in a tractor tire and they claim in a street tire as well. I wouldn't hesitate to use them to get me to where I can do a proper repair on a street vehicle. They are cheap. This kit on Ebay was under $6 delivered. 30 of both sizes. It even comes with a screwdriver............if you can call it that. 

 

My wife has this way of puncturing tires while she is out of town without me. I might get her some of these.

 

I used to make her carry a box of patch plugs after a few consecutive incidents where the only tire shop she could find were out, but that stopped after one found its way into the house and she stepped on it.