Important

[87manche]

No plan for the snow again this year. I have debated between a plow and a snowblower for the last 3 winters. My drive is about 200' long and gravel, I had a guy plow it last year and spent all spring picking gravel out of my grass. I have debated building something like this to hang off the front of one of the Jeeps.

http://www.agricover.com/snowsport/

It just floats over everything so allegedly pretty easy on gravel, can't backdrag with it but I could probably work around that.

buy old tractor and snowblower for the front.

You can pick up a set for cheap in the summer, leave it as dedicated snow machine.
Fire it up, sit down, throw snow.
properly adjusted it won't grab too many rocks.

the old whelhorse ones are plentiful and cheap
http://mansfield.craigslist.org/grd/4795490920.html
add busted wheelhorse with a HF horizontal shaft motor.

 

[IllianaXJ]

Everything I own is 4WD, so I don't worry about plowing the driveway.

 

[macgyvr]

Everything I own is 4WD, so I don't worry about plowing the driveway.

Me too...well minus the dp but it shouldn't be out in this weather.

My work car isn't 4x4, being I'm on an on call team I need to be able to get it out.

It's been stuck in my driveway more than once.

mac 'main road living equals piles at the end of the driveway' gyvr

 

[Jeepguy91]

Our driveway is a mess in the winter if you don't have 4wd to get in and out of.

 

[BRIANHO13]

If my drive is not cleared before you drive on it you won't be on it for long, no matter what you drive.

I usually just park at end of driveway before the snow falls.

 

[altrocker1]

broke a shear pin in the snowblower 5 min into clearing the driveway...it started snowing again. ugh

 

[altrocker1]

so i may have a jeep to wheel by WF...should know tomorrow

 

[terrehautian]

Had no idea it was going to actually snow anything over a dusting today. Don't need to, but will drive the Jeep tomorrow. Probably park the car outside tonight and pull the Jeep into the garage for the snow to melt off. Might have to find some roads that are not plowed if we get more then a few inches to see how the MTR's do in snow. Car did fine going to eat and back to work though (just a light covering on the road now).

 

[MKR5150]

Sheer pins are a joke. Broke mine running my big 2 stage the first time in the shop, it's had grade8s for about 8 years now. I haven't used it in 3 winters, I just shovel and plow cause plow truck has a ton of scrap in the bed.

 

[87manche]

I keep shear pins because ancient ariens gearbox is unobtanium.

Can't risk tearing it up with bolts.

 

[w_howey]

Re: Re: Important

I keep shear pins because ancient ariens gearbox is unobtanium.

Can't risk tearing it up with bolts.

I'm sure the gearbox on my Gilson is made from the same stuff.

 

[altrocker1]

I keep shear pins because ancient ariens gearbox is unobtanium.

Can't risk tearing it up with bolts.

this is an old airens too...

 

[IllianaXJ]

Me too...well minus the dp but it shouldn't be out in this weather.

My work car isn't 4x4, being I'm on an on call team I need to be able to get it out.

It's been stuck in my driveway more than once.

mac 'main road living equals piles at the end of the driveway' gyvr

My work vehicle is 4x4

 

[REWSTER]

I hate tile.

 

[macgyvr]

My work vehicle is 4x4

They bought all of our command 4x4 explorers. A few of the traffic fatal team guys have 4x4 explorers. The swat guys got tahoes last year...but they are 2wd...

They have talked for years about buying 4x4 suvs for all of us for all the equipment we are required to carry. Yet we are jam packed full in Impalas for the majority of us. Maybe one day.

I hate tile.

Isn't this past your bedtime?

mac 'working all day and all night...unless school is cancelled' gyvr

 

[UNCC_99XJ]

Report in at 6:30am until further notice.

Uncc '6:45 is close enough' 99xj

 

[RedHeep]

0600 everyday.

 

[UNCC_99XJ]

0600 everyday.

Good choice of coffee mug

What time do you go home?

 

[kmanxj5050]

0600 everyday.

Same here.

 

[XJ&CHZ4ME]

my gov job is 0630 to 1600....and I have a fancy linc pass card too I was asked the other day why I have hand lotion and kleneex's on my desk...I told them there comes a time in your life you dont question that anymore..or any less.

Cheese "multi use" Man