Hurricane with 312-8

[wrightorchid 261]

We have certainly used the trusty 312-8 for cleanup after hurricane Hermine passed through tallahassee.  Tractor carport destroyed but no other issues.  At least I could get to my chainsaw.  

Edited September 14, 2016 by wrightorchid
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[SylvanLakeWH 28,499]

Glad no one was hurt!

[elcamino/wheelhorse 9,362]

Glad you made out ok except for the tractor house. Looks like you had a lot of working cleaning up.

[r356c 375]

How long did it take to get utility power back?

I heard that the entire region was out after this 'small' hurricane.

Glad it was only property damage and that is did not go from cat 1 to cat 5 in the Gulf on you guys.

The forecasters got the path really wrong on this one.

[Wheel-N-It 2,976]

Glad no one got hurt and you did not lose your home. These pics are another example of why I say the 312-8 is overall the best of the Wheel Horse line of tractors.

[jay bee 915]

Glad your health and your home were spared and good luck to you and your family with the cleanup.

 

Jim

[953 nut 60,204]

I feel your pain, I have had several hurricane clean up experiences; not fun! Glad you are well and can smile about it.

[wrightorchid 261]

We were very lucky.  There were many huge trees that went down in the neighborhood, and took down many power lines.  No houses damaged in our area, but there was a barn with a new car in it that was.  We lost power during the storm at about 11:30 Thursday night, and got it back on late  Monday night, which was a total surprise.  I figured 2 more days, due to size and quantity of the trees.  Most others had a few more days without power.  It took 5 more days to get cable back on.  We are in an area of mostly 2+ acre lots, in heavy woods.  Fortunately, we all have lots of chainsaws, and a few have larger tractors with loaders.  Some folks were blocked in by the trees over driveways and streets.  It was a good time to help out and get to know your neighbors a little better.

 

When we lived in Jacksonville Florida, we were in a remote area, with a power feed of 7 miles.  If a bad storm or transformer blew anywhere along this, we were out of power.  We grow orchids in a 24 x 45 greenhouse (hence my forum name) and bought a 15Kw Generac stand by generator, as an insurance policy of sorts so the exhaust fans and heater can run as needed. This is large enough to run everything except the AC.  We are all on wells, so no power is also no water.   When Faye dumped on Jax, we were without power for 6 days.  We brought it with us, and although propane in Florida is more than anywhere else in the county, it has saved us on many occasions.  

 

I had less propane than needed, so I had to buy late on Saturday at the emergency, non-customer rate.  My regular guy had his trucks in the shop.  

This was only a Cat 1 Hurricane, but Tallahassee took a direct hit.  This is a town that has extensive trees, and initially almost 80% were without power, as many transmission lines were also damaged.  None of the earlier spaghetti models had it going directly here.