Drifting snow.

[Nytracker]

First of all  my hats off to you guys that live in the snow belts. We got a little more than a foot of snow over 3 days . I cleared snow first day. Had a few drifts a foot or so deep . Yesterday same thing. Cleard them before work.  Worked a double.  Got home and had a foot of snow in the drive. Drove through it parked truck in garage. This morning I wake up to multiple drifts in the 4 to 5 foot range.  Took me an hour with snow blower to get to barn with the tractor.  4 more hours to clear drive way  2 neighbors drive . Im whipped. My yard looks like ski mogles . Almost makes me want to sell out and move south. Almost. 

[mowin]

Ya, there not fun.  Luckily we don't have much on the ground here, so the drifts aren't too bad. 

And I can't wait to leave this state.  4 more yrs and the wife can retire. 

Edited February 3, 2021 by mowin

[avg. joe]

Sit back with a cold one and kick back after all the work. I get lots of snow up here on the Chautauqua Ridge. We have several of the lake effects every year with a couple of feet over a day or so, I know where you are coming from. My best investment ever was a snow blower for the tractor, 6' wide. Not being a wiseguy, but it is nice not to get buried and let somebody else get it for a change. Wife and I talked about moving someplace with less harsh winter, but the summers here are fantastic!

[rachunter]

I have to admit I enjoy clearing snow with a snowblower.I was out there for an hour or so did mine and the old fellow next door.

[mowin]

1 minute ago, rachunter said:

I have to admit I enjoy clearing snow with a snowblower.I was out there for an hour or so did mine and the old fellow next door.

Did you bump your head....lol.  

[Nytracker]

2 minutes ago, mowin said:

Did you bump your head....lol.  

Exactly what I was thinking.

[Steve D]

I would rather blow it than mow it any day of the week 

 

[mowin]

11 minutes ago, Steve D said:

I would rather blow it than mow it any day of the week 

 

Obviously,  I'm on the other side of the fence. 

[Nytracker]

44 minutes ago, Steve D said:

I would rather blow it than mow it any day of the week 

 

Never tried to mow snow is that a thing?

[wolc123]

1 hour ago, Steve D said:

I would rather blow it than mow it any day of the week 

 

I would rather plow snow than blow it, but I would call it a tie between blowing snow and cutting grass.  Neither of those is fun for me, but I do enjoy plowing snow.  

I use a 4wd tractor with a front loader and rear plow for snow removal.  It is open-station with good lights on front and back.  It has a block heater that I can turn on an hour or so prior to usage, from inside the house.

It takes me about a half hour to clear a foot of snow from the driveways and parking areas around our house and barns with that rig.  All of our vehicles are parked inside the buildings in the winter, which makes the snow clearing a lot easier.

  I have plenty of room for stacking the snow, and can reach over 10 ft high with the loader.  On winters with lots of snow, I make a luge run for the kids, in the front yard, with the excess.

 

Edited February 3, 2021 by wolc123

[sbuff]

Mowing lawn i can drink a six pack, forget about snow blowing 

[Steve D]

2 hours ago, Nytracker said:

Never tried to mow snow is that a thing?

What I meant was......I would rather blow snow than mow grass. Sorry for the confusion

[avg. joe]

2 hours ago, wolc123 said:

I would rather plow snow than blow it, but I would call it a tie between blowing snow and cutting grass.  Neither of those is fun for me, but I do enjoy plowing snow.  

I use a 4wd tractor with a front loader and rear plow for snow removal.  It is open-station with good lights on front and back.  It has a block heater that I can turn on an hour or so prior to usage, from inside the house.

It takes me about a half hour to clear a foot of snow from the driveways and parking areas around our house and barns with that rig.  All of our vehicles are parked inside the buildings in the winter, which makes the snow clearing a lot easier.

  I have plenty of room for stacking the snow, and can reach over 10 ft high with the loader.  On winters with lots of snow, I make a luge run for the kids, in the front yard, with the excess.

 

I used to do it that way, but on a long hard winter I still ran out of room to put it. I even piled it in the pasture before. Our annual snowfall up here on the ridge is 200"+. Haven't had that in the last couple years, but it will again sooner or later!

[Steve D]

2 hours ago, wolc123 said:

I would rather plow snow than blow it, but I would call it a tie between blowing snow and cutting grass.  Neither of those is fun for me, but I do enjoy plowing snow.  

I use a 4wd tractor with a front loader and rear plow for snow removal.  It is open-station with good lights on front and back.  It has a block heater that I can turn on an hour or so prior to usage, from inside the house.

It takes me about a half hour to clear a foot of snow from the driveways and parking areas around our house and barns with that rig.  All of our vehicles are parked inside the buildings in the winter, which makes the snow clearing a lot easier.

  I have plenty of room for stacking the snow, and can reach over 10 ft high with the loader.  On winters with lots of snow, I make a luge run for the kids, in the front yard, with the excess.

 

I don't have the luxury of owning a tractor. My Ariens cleared my driveway  and sidewalk in about and hour and with the high out I can put it  just about where I want and stack it as high as I want.

I used to plow snow with a truck and for me I would rather blow it than plow it. Everyone has their own preference.

 I looked into a john deere with a blower, belly mower, etc. and the snowblower alone was just under $4000. I could by three Ariens for that price or pay someone else to do it for me.

[wolc123]

Just now, avg. joe said:

I used to do it that way, but on a long hard winter I still ran out of room to put it. I even piled it in the pasture before. Our annual snowfall up here on the ridge is 200"+. Haven't had that in the last couple years, but it will again sooner or later!

This has been the lamest winter in quite a few years for snowfall.   The last good one was about 5 years ago, when I could have held winter Olympic events on the snow mountain that I made in the front yard.   I have not even had to push the snow across the road yet this year.   I only do that when the piles at the end of the driveways get too high to see over.

Pretty much everyone else on our road push it across every time.  I don't like doing that, because it creates temporary hazards for drivers.

[wolc123]

3 minutes ago, Steve D said:

I don't have the luxury of owning a tractor. My Ariens cleared my driveway  and sidewalk in about and hour and with the high out I can put it  just about where I want and stack it as high as I want.

I used to plow snow with a truck and for me I would rather blow it than plow it. Everyone has their own preference.

 I looked into a john deere with a blower, belly mower, etc. and the snowblower alone was just under $4000. I could by three Ariens for that price or pay someone else to do it for me.

My dad had a rear blower on his 2wd John Deere CUT for a few years.  Now he has a rear blade which he prefers.  It never plugs up or shears pins and works for all types of snowfall.

[Nomad]

‘74 Ariens ,does my driveway most times two neighbors , along the mailbox ,the hydrant ,the front walk , a path to the road from the front door, through the backyard to the patio , and patio .

Frankly it’s easy to drink beer, while doing it and it stays cold, unlike lawn mowing .

 

Edited February 4, 2021 by Nomad