8ntruck 6,367 #251 Posted January 15, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, Snoopy11 said: In your shorts, right? Don Saw a mail carrier today delivering in shorts. Then again, it was cloudy and about 50 today in mid Mo. We are supposed to get rain/snow/ice starting around midnight and continuing until tomorrow. Edited January 15, 2022 by 8ntruck 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pfrederi 17,147 #252 Posted January 15, 2022 14 minutes ago, lynnmor said: My 520H tractors are not fit for a barn, let alone carpet. Yesterday one of them was sleeping in my enclosed trailer and it peed all over the place, the usual incontinence. The best thing for these ill-mannered hydros is a thick bed of sawdust. Virtually none of my equip WH or other will ever rust out from the the bottom... 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rjg854 10,734 #253 Posted January 15, 2022 58 minutes ago, Horse Newbie said: Man… parked on carpets… must be thoroughbred’s that won the Triple Crown ! That's wall to wall actually. It was stored in a storage shed and it just happened to span the width of the horse barn. It's back a couple of feet from the overhead door. It's been in that shed all the time I've lived here. @20 years.Finally put it to use. Nothing is to good for a 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tuneup 1,416 #254 Posted January 15, 2022 17 hours ago, Horse Newbie said: Here in the piedmont of NC they are forecasting 1.5 inches… I am ready to fire up the 1994 520H and ride around ! I hear that! 4 inches expected here tonight and tomorrow with a nice base coat of the famous Georgia 'black ice'. Be afraid - be very afraid! Popcorn ready to watch Georgians approaching intersections at 40 MPH on ice - always a treat. Let's see - Kroger is out of milk and low on bread (and bacon). Milk and bacon - check, 40 gallons of gas, generator - check, trailer full of wood - check, pail is in the garage so it doesn't blow to Savannah, 516H is ready to mow. Power sliding fun tomorrow, but in the golf cart, or maybe the Ranger to remind me of the younger years. Wife ready to say, "You're not taking that truck out on those roads!" - check. It'll be a hell of a weekend! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 63,114 #255 Posted January 15, 2022 1 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 51,656 #256 Posted January 15, 2022 Here in Western North Carolina we aren't likely to have any snow accumulation because the temperatures today are forecast to be above 40 all day and not go below freezing over night. Nonetheless, the 418-C has wheel weights, loaded tires, chains and the snow blade and will be on standby. Probably won't have much to plow but if I'm quick enough I may be able to catch a flake or two as they fall. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 63,114 #257 Posted January 15, 2022 20 minutes ago, 953 nut said: Here in Western North Carolina we aren't likely to have any snow accumulation because the temperatures today are forecast to be above 40 all day and not go below freezing over night. Nonetheless, the 418-C has wheel weights, loaded tires, chains and the snow blade and will be on standby. Probably won't have much to plow but if I'm quick enough I may be able to catch a flake or two as they fall. Good work Richard. It's all about the planning. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike in NC 318 #258 Posted January 15, 2022 (edited) 21 hours ago, Lee1977 said: Got chains! I hear we could get 1/4" to a 1/2" of ice. They say Rain,Ice, and Snow in NC don't know were the dividing line will be. Up here in the mountains, they are say 12"-18". I hope the Bronco 14 can keep up. It is 33 here. It is not suppose to get any warmer. They are saying the snow should start around 02:00. Edited January 15, 2022 by Mike in NC 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
19richie66 16,942 #259 Posted January 15, 2022 I have my shovel out. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pfrederi 17,147 #260 Posted January 15, 2022 Got to get past the -5 this morning and tomorrow morning before the snow. Block warmer will go on tomorrow 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Snoopy11 5,713 #261 Posted January 15, 2022 Zat it...??? Don Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sgtsampay 117 #262 Posted January 15, 2022 My current setup. 1 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jeff-C175 7,195 #263 Posted January 15, 2022 5 minutes ago, sgtsampay said: setup You make that Sarge? Filled with lead? Howzit hooked up to machine? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sgtsampay 117 #264 Posted January 15, 2022 (edited) Haha. Yes it’s a counter weight my grandfather made when he first got the tractor back in 1976. The blower has no spring assist, just a counter weight system. Pretty smooth I think.. the tractor I got from him this past fall because he is to old to use it much anymore. I can totally put it to work. It’s in rougher shape than my c160 due to living outside most of its life. Edited January 15, 2022 by sgtsampay 2 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rjg854 10,734 #265 Posted January 15, 2022 On 1/14/2022 at 2:00 PM, squonk said: Didn't you do that last week? And the week before? and the week before that? The only thing I've been doing for weeks since getting ready for snow is waiting and looking at them. They're calling for 8 to 14" of snow, so hopefully they'll get some work. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tuneup 1,416 #266 Posted January 15, 2022 Here it comes! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike in NC 318 #267 Posted January 15, 2022 On that map, I would be off to the upper right corner, just inside NC on the VA/TN border. It is flurrying here. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
giddyap 1,568 #268 Posted January 15, 2022 Only once this season did we get dumped on. 2" of dry powder 25 miles SE of Cleveland O is stange. And at 5 am, my neighbors had to wonder that of me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jeff-C175 7,195 #269 Posted January 15, 2022 1 hour ago, sgtsampay said: a counter weight my grandfather made That is absolutely GENIUS ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 38,916 #270 Posted January 15, 2022 Gonna get the triple whammy. Snow, ice and more snow. Then I'll have to load up the Ariens and head to Buffalo to dig my son out. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sgtsampay 117 #271 Posted January 15, 2022 34 minutes ago, Jeff-C175 said: That is absolutely GENIUS ! Thank you!! I took a video of it with my phone but it’s to large to share on this forum.. anyways, it really is a cool setup he created. It’s so sad thzt he is 82 now and can’t do anything much anymore.. his mind though is still sharp as ever! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 24,129 #272 Posted January 15, 2022 1 minute ago, sgtsampay said: Thank you!! I took a video of it with my phone but it’s to large to share on this forum.. anyways, it really is a cool setup he created. It’s so sad thzt he is 82 now and can’t do anything much anymore.. his mind though is still sharp as ever! Very cool set up!! FYI If you become a “supporter” you can post all the pics / videos you want… it’s worth it… 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 51,656 #273 Posted January 16, 2022 1 hour ago, sgtsampay said: took a video of it with my phone but it’s to large to share on this forum You can post it to YouTube and then put a link to your video on this site. 1 hour ago, sgtsampay said: so sad thzt he is 82 now and can’t do anything much anymore.. his mind though is still sharp as ever! I can Identify with that, I'm going to be 77 soon and can't do half what I could a few years ago. Be sure to tell your dad how much we appreciate his workmanship. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sarthurs01 753 #274 Posted January 16, 2022 Patiently waiting here in PA 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Horse Newbie 6,859 #275 Posted January 16, 2022 20 hours ago, Snoopy11 said: Zat it...??? Don This is all we have so far in the Piedmont of NC… mostly sleet… 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
