Bill D 2,529 #301 Posted 2 hours ago (edited) Ice always scares me more than snow. I'll take 3 feet of snow over an inch of ice any day. Forecast here is 12-24 inches of snow. My driveway is too small for a plow or blower on my tractor. I use an older Toro Powermax 1028 LXE. Stay safe everyone. Edited 2 hours ago by Bill D 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 30,264 #302 Posted 2 hours ago 7 hours ago, wallfish said: I beat on that thing hard since it's pretty boney with rocks around here. Ripped the stabilizer arms off and had to beef those up afterwards. But that tractor definitely proved itself capable again and again since we did many projects like a few retaining walls and big stone steps. Wait a minute... the classified add @ebinmaine responded to said "gently used on sunny mild days by an elderly grandmother to plant petunias in nice, soft sandy loam soil ". 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 76,722 #303 Posted 1 hour ago 7 hours ago, wallfish said: @ebinmaine Eric has it now and I hope it serves them well It certainly has and will many more times. We have plans for a complete restoration on a new C Series chassis with upgrades! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OutdoorEnvy 1,788 #304 Posted 53 minutes ago Well we are finally getting real snow here in Oklahoma. They’re calling for 12-15” by tomorrow morning. Supposed to be lighter powder snow. 416-8 is ready and waiting! Question, first time I needed to wonder, what is the snow height where the plows start having trouble? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 76,722 #305 Posted 44 minutes ago 2 minutes ago, OutdoorEnvy said: Question, first time I needed to wonder, what is the snow height where the plows start having trouble? Feel free to watch a few of my or Trina's videos. See how we move snow. We have a gravel drive and keep the plow angle forward to the third hole down. That helps it roll off the ends. Lots of folks use a wax or spray lube. We rarely do. DRESS WARM. If it's heavy snow you'll want to plow a lot more often so you're moving less. Or, take very small bites. Maybe a 1/4 plow width. If it's light fluffy snow you can move a good strong 8 to 10 inches off to the angles side with decent speed. Do NOT let the snow get piled up and come over the top. That'll bury the plow frame and get you stuck. Stop. Back up. Take a smaller bite. 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
