Shoveling snow (pics)

WCF3030 · Post by **WCF3030** » Wed Dec 12, 2007 9:04 am

Almost worked up a sweat!

J Miller · Post by **J Miller** » Wed Dec 12, 2007 9:50 am

That looks like a lot of work to me.
Be careful you don't strain yourself.

Joe

Post by **Hobie** » Wed Dec 12, 2007 11:22 am

I'd like to have one of those...

I have a snow blower I use on average once a year...

ajw65 · Post by **ajw65** » Wed Dec 12, 2007 5:39 pm

I am from Michigan, but one of the worst snow storms I can remember was in Roanoke Va, around 1995. A snow blower wouldn't of done much good.

RIHMFIRE · Post by **RIHMFIRE** » Wed Dec 12, 2007 6:11 pm

Now thats the ticket.....
I wish I had one of those when I live in the mountains of New York...

WCF3030 · Post by **WCF3030** » Wed Dec 12, 2007 6:13 pm

Welcome!
Where abouts in Michigan?

ajw65 wrote:I am from Michigan, but one of the worst snow storms I can remember was in Roanoke Va, around 1995. A snow blower wouldn't of done much good.

ajw65 · Post by **ajw65** » Wed Dec 12, 2007 6:24 pm

I live in Howell, grew up in Wayne.

Post by **Ysabel Kid** » Wed Dec 12, 2007 11:40 pm

I spent 7 years in Midland, MI. Remember the snow well. We don't see it often in SC! In fact, it is unusually warm, even for here. Hit 80 degrees the last couple days. Still over 60 out now, and it's almost midnight! Slept with the windows open and the ceiling fan on last night - I REFUSE to use air conditioning in December!!!

JerryB · Post by **JerryB** » Wed Dec 12, 2007 11:52 pm

Lived up around Mount PLeasant in the 1950's. Lot of good hunting back then.

Post by **Ysabel Kid** » Wed Dec 12, 2007 11:55 pm

Almost forgot a funny story. When I got the transfer south it was December. I told my neighbor about it, and the first words out of his mouth weren't "congratulations", or "we'll miss you", or even, "you've been a good neighbor". No, the first words out of his mouth were "I want to buy your snowblower!".

I had 11 inquires for it during the next week! I ended up selling it to my neighbor for what I had paid for it new 3 years before. Amazing!

WCF3030 · Post by **WCF3030** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 7:06 am

I usally like snow for the first month.
I do a lot of tracking during hunting season and then after the season is over just because.
Around mid Jan, the white stuff starts to get old.

spaceman spiff · Post by **spaceman spiff** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 7:28 am

I lived in Maple City 1996 when we got 286 inches, at least 6 inches on the car every morning, got old. So far in Traverse City this year a mild one, only about a foot on the ground.

Muzzleloading Tomorrow!!!!!!!!!!!!

Regards,

Bitmap · Post by **Bitmap** » Fri Dec 14, 2007 9:28 am

Better you than me.

I've got a blade for my tractor but I've never used it for snow. When it snows I get a day or two off to play with the kids.

And before you say it never snows in Texas, this was my back yard two years ago.

This was my front yard before I planted several trees.

Post by **Ysabel Kid** » Fri Dec 14, 2007 11:08 am

Slept for the third night in a row with the windows open and the ceiling fan on. Never got cold. It was 50 degrees outside when I woke up - but just with the retained heat (our house is all brick), it was still 74 degrees upstairs!

Kind of hard to get into the Christmas spirit with it being so warm. It is supposed to break today. I don't really care one way or the other, as long as it would RAIN!

Junior · Post by **Junior** » Mon Dec 17, 2007 4:20 pm

What's up with the white grass?

Nath · Post by **Nath** » Mon Dec 17, 2007 5:12 pm

Well I guess you can still call it lever action

user45 · Post by **user45** » Mon Dec 17, 2007 5:21 pm

Hobie wrote:I'd like to have one of those...

I have a snow blower I use on average once a year...

Hobie, I wished we get snow my way. All we get anymore is ice and more ice.

Of course, how did you fair in the valley over the weekend? I heard some parts of Shenandoah and Blueridge received a good slick coating of ice.

The Lewis · Post by **The Lewis** » Mon Dec 17, 2007 7:48 pm

That's about 1,258 times larger than my shovel! It may take longer but I bet mine gets better mileage.

We got 19"+ or - here in VT, had one of the best ski days of my life yesterday, love that snow!

WCF3030 · Post by **WCF3030** » Mon Dec 17, 2007 8:00 pm

No argument there, but considering that it takes less then 2 min to do the drive way.........

The Lewis wrote:That's about 1,258 times larger than my shovel! It may take longer but I bet mine gets better mileage.

We got 19"+ or - here in VT, had one of the best ski days of my life yesterday, love that snow!

The Lewis · Post by **The Lewis** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 9:48 pm

Took me 2 mins just to see the wheels of my car again! Looks like a fun toy...

cshold · Post by **cshold** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 10:24 pm

About how many scoops to the gallon with that thing

Sure does look fun, bet your the neighbor hood
hero with that toy

KirkD · Post by **KirkD** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 10:30 pm

Well, you ain't getting any sympathy from me! Sunday evening, I couldn't even get out to the road in my Suburban 4-wheel drive, the snow was drifted in so deep in my lane. I had to do about a half hour of snow blowing in the howling blizzard before I could make it out. It seems like it has been snowing for weeks and if it don't quit soon, I'm going to have to put an extension on our chimney in order to reach above the snow!

Beans883 · Post by **Beans883** » Wed Dec 19, 2007 7:48 am

Terry, why didn't I see that at my house?

k8bor · Post by **k8bor** » Wed Dec 19, 2007 8:44 am

I live in the upper part of the Lower Penninsula in MI. I live just NE of Grayling and have a 12 horse blower that I usually have to fire up at least once a week during the winter months.

We've got about 2 feet standing on flat ground now, and I don't think we've had half as much as a lot of people a little farther south.

WCF3030 · Post by **WCF3030** » Wed Dec 19, 2007 11:34 am

Hey dad good to see you over here

I'm not sure about the CAT but I bet there is a big o'le 74 Chevy that could stop by and push some snow for ya.

Beans883 wrote:Terry, why didn't I see that at my house?

WCF3030 · Post by **WCF3030** » Wed Dec 19, 2007 11:37 am

Kirk,
Thats a lot of snow when a big brute of a truck like yours can't get out.

KirkD wrote:Well, you ain't getting any sympathy from me! Sunday evening, I couldn't even get out to the road in my Suburban 4-wheel drive, the snow was drifted in so deep in my lane. I had to do about a half hour of snow blowing in the howling blizzard before I could make it out. It seems like it has been snowing for weeks and if it don't quit soon, I'm going to have to put an extension on our chimney in order to reach above the snow!

WCF3030 · Post by **WCF3030** » Wed Dec 19, 2007 11:43 am

K8bor,
We have about a foot on the ground, but that also fell mostly all at once.
Looks like most will melt off in the next day or so.
I need to get up to Kalkaska soon and hunt some snowshoes, and call some coyotes.

k8bor wrote:I live in the upper part of the Lower Penninsula in MI. I live just NE of Grayling and have a 12 horse blower that I usually have to fire up at least once a week during the winter months.

We've got about 2 feet standing on flat ground now, and I don't think we've had half as much as a lot of people a little farther south.

WCF3030 · Post by **WCF3030** » Wed Dec 19, 2007 11:46 am

When it wears the "protect plow" it stands 4 feet tall and 16 feet wide.

casastahle wrote:About how many scoops to the gallon with that thing

Sure does look fun, bet your the neighbor hood
hero with that toy

swany · Post by **swany** » Wed Dec 19, 2007 12:35 pm

Reminds me of when a fella asked my stepdad if he ever got snowed in. He lived in Swanson, Michigans Upper Peninsula about as far west you can go in Menominee county about 1/2 mile off the main road. He told him never did. I knew for sure he didn't, but then most folks didn't have a caterpiller in their barn. I live just north of Howard City and have a foot on the ground. Being retired is a good excuse not to deal with the snow, but then the wife still works darn it.

WCF3030 · Post by **WCF3030** » Wed Dec 19, 2007 5:48 pm

That would make us neighbors.
I live in Newaygo.

swany wrote:Reminds me of when a fella asked my stepdad if he ever got snowed in. He lived in Swanson, Michigans Upper Peninsula about as far west you can go in Menominee county about 1/2 mile off the main road. He told him never did. I knew for sure he didn't, but then most folks didn't have a caterpiller in their barn. I live just north of Howard City and have a foot on the ground. Being retired is a good excuse not to deal with the snow, but then the wife still works darn it.

CEMENTHEAD · Post by **CEMENTHEAD** » Wed Dec 19, 2007 10:15 pm

Don't have any pictures of me doing it, but I do have pictures of the end result

Thanks, Tom