Ready for snow?

[OutdoorEnvy 1,794]

Well found out the hard way I am not ready.  Need chains in the worse way.  Couldn't hardly move, was just spinning out, even in low range gears.  My neighborhood as inclines and I barely made it back home.  It was downhill on the way to the entrance and getting it home was awful.  Had to push it up the drive way while it was in reverse low range.  AG tires are probably the worse option.  I could switch out some turf tires but it's hard to picture that being much better or worth the effort.  Gotta go find the snow shovel I guess. 

 

[sqrlgtr 2,014]

17 minutes ago, OutdoorEnvy said:

Well found out the hard way I am not ready.  Need chains in the worse way.  Couldn't hardly move, was just spinning out, even in low range gears.  My neighborhood as inclines and I barely made it back home.  It was downhill on the way to the entrance and getting it home was awful.  Had to push it up the drive way while it was in reverse low range.  AG tires are probably the worse option.  I could switch out some turf tires but it's hard to picture that being much better or worth the effort.  Gotta go find the snow shovel I guess. 

 

 

I always try and make sure I get at least one good pass to bare pavement/concrete going down first time so as I can make back home. If its ice, that's hard to do and only thing I've found that will work is chains no matter what type of tread we are running. I run loaded rear tires also and usually have no problem.

Edited 4 hours ago by sqrlgtr

[My_horse 73]

16 minutes ago, OutdoorEnvy said:

Well found out the hard way I am not ready.  Need chains in the worse way.  Couldn't hardly move, was just spinning out, even in low range gears.  My neighborhood as inclines and I barely made it back home.  It was downhill on the way to the entrance and getting it home was awful.  Had to push it up the drive way while it was in reverse low range.  AG tires are probably the worse option.  I could switch out some turf tires but it's hard to picture that being much better or worth the effort.  Gotta go find the snow shovel I guess. 

 

Weights would probably help, but yeah, can’t beat chains. 

[Bar Nuthin 2,127]

50 minutes ago, OutdoorEnvy said:

Well found out the hard way I am not ready.  Need chains in the worse way.  Couldn't hardly move, was just spinning out, even in low range gears.  My neighborhood as inclines and I barely made it back home.  It was downhill on the way to the entrance and getting it home was awful.  Had to push it up the drive way while it was in reverse low range.  AG tires are probably the worse option.  I could switch out some turf tires but it's hard to picture that being much better or worth the effort.  Gotta go find the snow shovel I guess. 

 

 

I have a blacktop driveway I don't want to scar up, so I run Ags and wheel weights. I don't have much of a problem with traction. I have a couple sets of chains but haven't had the need to use them.

[Ed Kennell 44,275]

53 minutes ago, OutdoorEnvy said:

Need chains in the worse way. 

Turfs, rubber chains, and weight works for me on my steep paved driveway.

 

[Wishin4a416 2,449]

I have plowed twice so far with the 416. About 4 inches each time. The SIL showed up a bit ago from 10 miles away and took a freah 3 inches off. He is young and enjoying it.He did 4 drives in his area first. I will hit it one more time around 4. Then R&R time.

[Lane Ranger 11,737]

51 minutes ago, sqrlgtr said:

 

I always try and make sure I get at least one good pass to bare pavement/concrete going down first time so as I can make back home. If its ice, that's hard to do and only thing I've found that will work is chains no matter what type of tread we are running. I run loaded rear tires also and usually have no problem.

 

yes that first pass jump start needs some good runway if you are not using chains.

 

We had about 6 or 7 inches on the ground of the dry fluffy stuff at 1:30 pm.  No ice or rain.  
 

i decided to get out and make a first effort cleanup as we are supposed to continue getting this fine snow until about 5 pm tonight.  
 

i had my B-800 just outside the garage door covered.  She started right up ( after i changed a ⚡️ spark plug yesterday) .   But i had to struggle a bit at first to clear a six to eight foot pathway for the plow.   No chains and my 8 hp Kohler kept moving.  
 

For a fifty year old Wheel Horse I was still impressed with the performance!

 

I grab about a 1/3 of the blade down to the concrete after making a pass with the blade about two inches off the ground.   Lower the blade at the last clean up passes.   I dump the snow about two or three feet off the side of the dive into the yard.   Always careful to avoid digging up the grass!

 

 

[ebinmaine 76,816]

 We're all battened down here. Equipment gassed up. ⛽️ 

Cars 🚗 in the barn 🚪

 

Started snowing several hours ahead of supposed schedule. Around 12:30 pm.

 

Th Ugly Bruce tractor has the Kats heater on. 

 

Both that and Millie the 856/66 are connected to battery maintainers. 

Snowblower wouldn't fire so we changed the spark plug. All good. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[pfrederi 19,608]

2 hours ago, OutdoorEnvy said:

Well found out the hard way I am not ready.  Need chains in the worse way.  Couldn't hardly move, was just spinning out, even in low range gears.  My neighborhood as inclines and I barely made it back home.  It was downhill on the way to the entrance and getting it home was awful.  Had to push it up the drive way while it was in reverse low range.  AG tires are probably the worse option.  I could switch out some turf tires but it's hard to picture that being much better or worth the effort.  Gotta go find the snow shovel I guess. 

 

 

  AG tires are directional...They are near worthless backing up

[Dan 312-8 377]

Present situation, neighbor has already made one pass with his walk behind snowblower.

The stable is confused why they are still bedded down with their horse blankets.

The reasoning behind this, calcium deposit removal with rotator cuff repair surgery this past Monday. I will be wearing this thing for 6 weeks, completely restricted left arm use for that time, no driving, nothing…

 

Grateful for helping neighbors.

Never take your health for granted.

[sqrlgtr 2,014]

4 minutes ago, Dan 312-8 said:

The reasoning behind this, calcium deposit removal with rotator cuff repair surgery this past Monday. I will be wearing this thing for 6 weeks, completely restricted left arm use for that time, no driving, nothing…

better take care of that wing Dan 

 

5 minutes ago, Dan 312-8 said:

Never take your health for granted.

The older I get the more this rings true.

[sqrlgtr 2,014]

1 hour ago, Lane Ranger said:

No chains and my 8 hp Kohler kept moving.

Yeah them little Kohler 8's sure punch above there weight class.

[Sparky-(Admin) 24,400]

My 520-8 with a Magnum 10 gettin it done! 

[adsm08 4,108]

4 hours ago, wallfish said:

Maybe???

Look for a shiny spot on the edge of the auger blade. It's possible there's a dent into the housing somewhere so the auger will hit and catch on it. The shiny spot will lead you to the dent when you turn it and watch where it goes. 

 

I'll look after the storm. Its full of snow right now. But it runs fine all day with no snow load on it. I have a feeling this is bearing related.

Edited 1 hour ago by adsm08

[Wishin4a416 2,449]

Four plowings today. Im done. R&R time. We both got 4x4.

[adsm08 4,108]

3 minutes ago, Wishin4a416 said:

Four plowings today. Im done. R&R time. We both got 4x4.

 

 

We did two plowings and I think four of five full shovleings. The nice part is once we caught up with the plow shoveling once every other hour was easy.

[adsm08 4,108]

3 hours ago, OutdoorEnvy said:

Well found out the hard way I am not ready.  Need chains in the worse way.  Couldn't hardly move, was just spinning out, even in low range gears.  My neighborhood as inclines and I barely made it back home.  It was downhill on the way to the entrance and getting it home was awful.  Had to push it up the drive way while it was in reverse low range.  AG tires are probably the worse option.  I could switch out some turf tires but it's hard to picture that being much better or worth the effort.  Gotta go find the snow shovel I guess. 

 

Ags are great for soil. They leave much to be desired on slick, uncompactable low traction surfaces, likely snowy/icy pavement. Chains, particularly V-bar chains are a must when plowing with ags. There are avdantages to them though, like being able to grab a tread lug and hold it when a wheel is slipping to get a kind of limited slip rear.

[EB-80/8inPA 1,962]

2 hours ago, Ed Kennell said:

Turfs, rubber chains, and weight works for me on my steep paved driveway.

 

I always marvel whenever you post a pic of that set up.   Very impressive.

[adsm08 4,108]

@Lane Ranger Where did that steering ball come from? The boy likes them but I can't find one that fits his steering wheel properly.

[nylyon-(Admin) 8,666]

Gonna wait til the morning to clear this.  Currently sitting at 12” I suspect we’ll get to 18” or so before it’s done.  Probably have to go slower, but the blower should clear this nicely.

[My_horse 73]

Just kicked the block heater on. Heading out in 30. 

[ebinmaine 76,816]

27 minutes ago, nylyon said:

Gonna wait til the morning to clear this.  

 

That's our plan too. 

 

27 minutes ago, nylyon said:

Currently sitting at 12”

 

Barely 2" here but we're several hours behind in this storm.  

 

27 minutes ago, nylyon said:

I suspect we’ll get to 18” or so before it’s done.  Probably have to go slower, but the blower should clear this nicely.

 

Same 

[pfrederi 19,608]

12 minutes ago, My_horse said:

Just kicked the block heater on. Heading out in 30. 

 

 

Why?? Snow will be there in the morning, and it will be light out    guess it is an advantage of being retired...

[squonk 45,151]

We might get 8

[AlexR 2,378]

Here in northern Indiana we probably got 3-4 inches but I get drifting bad on my place so got drifts up to about 16 inches 

I have a snowblower but I just don't use it because it's always windy whenever I have snow to clear. 

So right now using this back blade.