Winter Storm Gail

[BizCT]

  On 12/17/2020 at 10:40 PM, Bionic said:

Damn thats a lot of snow.  We only got 13” roughly here in Orange County, but I did work a 31 hr shift for it, I will gladly take their money.

Cha-Ching!


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[Robhuntandfish]

  On 12/17/2020 at 9:59 PM, MPHunter said:

They say the Albany airport only got 23 inches. I measured 28 inches in my back yard in Colonie a few miles away. Snowbanks over the top of my mailbox. About 20 minutes into cleaning up the right tire on my snowblower went flat and broke bead with the rim. Wouldn't hold air to inflate. It was a bitch clearing all that snow with a single tire snowblower.  

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This actually works pretty well. I've done it with success when needed.

 

[mlammerhirt]

  On 12/17/2020 at 10:31 PM, mowin said:

Just got done plowing. Started at 4:30 this morning.  23" at the house. 37" at one of my clients only 8 miles away.  

What type of plow setup are you running? 37" seems like a job for a bobcat.

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[Buckmaster7600]

  On 12/17/2020 at 10:31 PM, mowin said:

Just got done plowing. Started at 4:30 this morning.  23" at the house. 37" at one of my clients only 8 miles away.  

37” at my house in northern Saratoga county! Been plowing/ snow blowing with tractor all day! I love snow and winter but I’m ready for bed!


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[mowin]

  On 12/18/2020 at 1:51 AM, mlammerhirt said:

What type of plow setup are you running? 37" seems like a job for a bobcat.

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Ford f350 with a 9.6 Fisher XV2.  Light fluffy snow was relatively easy pushing.  V made it easy to bust through the town's berm. 

[Jeremy K]

  On 12/17/2020 at 9:19 PM, Biz-R-OWorld said:

my mom grew up in north tonawanda, she said schools never closed. It was so flat, you just walked on top of snow to school. Whereas, when i was kid we had no school for a week for the blizzards of 94 and 96. even with chains on the bus tires, they couldn't get up and down the hills. We lost a lot of spring breaks as a kid due to too many snow days. nowadays, we rarely get snow anymore.

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They just build em tougher in North Tonawanda ,we are lumberjacks after all. 

[The_Real_TCIII]

  On 12/17/2020 at 9:19 PM, Biz-R-OWorld said:

my mom grew up in north tonawanda, she said schools never closed. It was so flat, you just walked on top of snow to school. Whereas, when i was kid we had no school for a week for the blizzards of 94 and 96. even with chains on the bus tires, they couldn't get up and down the hills. We lost a lot of spring breaks as a kid due to too many snow days. nowadays, we rarely get snow anymore.

SENY. You're 10-ply, bud. Sawft.


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[BizCT]

  On 12/18/2020 at 4:14 AM, The_Real_TCIII said:

SENY. You're 10-ply, bud. Sawft.


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You wouldn’t say that black belt Bill’s face.


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[MPHunter]

  On 12/18/2020 at 1:48 AM, Robhuntandfish said:

This actually works pretty well. I've done it with success when needed.

 

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Definitely gonna give this a try. Thanks!

[Swamp_bucks]

Just finished took about 12 hrs total.  300ft driveway and the parking area where my truck is.  It's pretty out with all the snow.

[Jeremy K]

  On 12/18/2020 at 3:51 PM, Swamp_bucks said:

Just finished took about 12 hrs total.  300ft driveway and the parking area where my truck is.  It's pretty out with all the snow.

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You bought a snowblower for a 300 foot driveway? 

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[Swamp_bucks]

  On 12/18/2020 at 3:57 PM, Jeremy K said:

You bought a snowblower for a 300 foot driveway? 

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Snowblower was given to me.  Neighbors got a big atv he usually does the length of it since hes got a driveway off of mine at the beginning.  So I figured all i would need is the snowblower.  Hes been plowing snow for the state so he didnt get his atv out before it got buried.  I'm looking into a tractor for next year.

[Jeremy K]

  On 12/18/2020 at 4:01 PM, Swamp_bucks said:

Snowblower was given to me.  Neighbors got a big atv he usually does the length of it since hes got a driveway off of mine at the beginning.  So I figured all i would need is the snowblower.  Hes been plowing snow for the state so he didnt get his atv out before it got buried.  I'm looking into a tractor for next year.

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You sir are a beast to stick with it and snowblow all that.

[Fletch]

  On 12/18/2020 at 1:48 AM, Robhuntandfish said:

This actually works pretty well. I've done it with success when needed.

 

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I've used this method a couple times and it works.

[Buckmaster7600]

  On 12/18/2020 at 3:02 PM, MPHunter said:

Definitely gonna give this a try. Thanks!

Be careful, I’ve done this many times but once had the ratchet strap break and broke 2 bones in my hand. I now use a second strap across the tire and strap handle just in case.


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[Swamp_bucks]

  On 12/18/2020 at 4:46 PM, Jeremy K said:

You sir are a beast to stick with it and snowblow all that.

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Thanks.  My wife said I'm just hard headed.  Told her I needed it done so I can hunt this weekend.  So she may be on to something.  

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[Robhuntandfish]

  On 12/18/2020 at 6:30 PM, Buckmaster7600 said:

Be careful, I’ve done this many times but once had the ratchet strap break and broke 2 bones in my hand. I now use a second strap across the tire and strap handle just in case.


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only put in about 5-8 pounds and it usually seals then take it off to pump it up. 

[Pygmy]

The snow here in Dogpatch was about knee deep for me, so I figure we got at least six inches...