NE boys Official first major storm PIC POST

[snowplowjay]

Well boys......Its finally here and it looks like we may get TONS of snow. Today was a fun one. Me and ProSno drove some stakes a whole 1/8" into the SOLID ground at one account LOL.


Ive already got over an inch here and snapped a few pics to start this thread off.



Jay

[snowplowjay]

One of the front of my house

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Another

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Last one for now.........

[CNY Joe]

JAy your truck and plow look so clean in those pics, it is going to be a shame to see them get dirty...:D Have fun playing in all that snow post some more pics after they get dirty...plowing!

[CraftyBigDog]

Yeah thats all we got today but tomorrow is supposed to be different

[BKrois]

I plowed one parking lot today with the toyota truck i drive for someone, probably 4-5" on the lot. Here's a photo when i was looking over some of the accounts around 11am before we had any real snow. I'll get some photos when i plow my driveway route tomorrow starting at 8am. We'll also most likely have to do snow removal at this one lot because they don't like to lose many parking spots.

[BWAMX]

What a way to start the season!
Looks like it'll be a Blizzard with 10-20 "!!!!!

NORTHERN FAIRFIELD CT-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN CT-
450 PM EST FRI DEC 5 2003

...WINTER STORM WARNING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY...
...BLIZZARD WARNING EARLY SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...

THE SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. FINAL SNOWFALL
TOTALS OF 12 TO 18 INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED

Anyway Jay you better pattent that snow dance! it worked to well, maybe it was the HOT wings.

Time for some rest, all ready to go.

Good luck everyone be safe.

[NNJSnow]

On a break, took some pictures, will have to get developed and scanned. Pretty nasty out there, i can't believe what it will be like later on. gluck everyone stay safe and warm heh.

[JustUsDe]

Well,
We got about 6 inches in round one everything went good. I have a few minor problems to fix on the ford but it will have to wait until after this weekend. The Dodge did good for not having 4x4 working. The Chevy did great!!! An hour into plowing I was getting a scraping noise in the front when I backed up and the plow was shaking. I got out and checked it. I found that the plow came unhiched from the truck on the one side. I hooked it back up and had no more issues with it. I took my camera but didnt get a chance to take pics. When I ride with the guys tomorrow I will take some pics. Hopefully round two goes as good as round one. Its 235am and starting to snow hard in parts of New Castle County, De. Hopefully I will get back on here tomorrow nite or Sunday.

Everyone stay safe and make some money.

Ray

[Adams Plowing]

Looks good guys... have fun... stay safe... And send some snow over this way :D

[JustUsDe]

For those that don't think we get snow in Delaware here is a link to our local paper that has pictures of todays snow.

http://www.delawareonline.com/newsjournal/local/2002/12/05snow-gallery.html



Ray

[snowplowjay]

Yea I stopped dancing and now were getting dumped on :D





Jay

[John DiMartino]

its really starting to pick up here now. visability is down to under 600 ft right now.I cant see the road,or the neighbors house at all.I just finished round one of plowing and everything went smooth,not one glitch. Im loving my new toy i added this yr to the trucks (heated wipers) Thanks Jerre!. :D

[snonut12]

Right now there are 5" on ground and snow is still falling moderately, and is going to become heavy late this morning through the evening. I am leaving the house soon to do initial plowing.

Here is a pic of my plow truck this morning. All ready to go. :D

[snonut12]

Another pic of my plow truck. ;)

[JCurtis]

Now, I'm taking a break. They say the Blizzard conditions should start between now and 12:00 noon and run through tonight.

I figure that I'll rest up, and go out again mid afternoon and then again tonight.:D :D :cash

Maiden Voyage of the new truck and plow has been great so far. OH and By the way, The Fisher XBlade IS EVERYTHING that they say it is. Plows great, excellent roll off and back drags like a champ.

On a Sad note, I just talked to my brother in law, and he was driving between two of his accounts at 4:00 am this morning when some idiot in an SUV tried to turn in front of him and lost control, and slammed into him in his BRAND NEW Chevy 2500 HD.

Wiped out the Meyers Plow, frame , frontend , possible frame and steering box. Quick guesstimate is about $15,000 in Damage to my brother in laws truck. WHY are people who aren't plowing snow OUT at 4 AM? They should be home in BED.
:headwall :headwall :headwall

Thankfully, my brother in law is ok ( we Think, and he says he feels ok, but I know he is pissed about the truck)

[BWhite]

There is strip of clear open area which includes Marlborough and we are just having flurries . But it looks like major snow all around

[dynamike]

KAAAAAAAAA.........CHING.

We got about 10" or a Foot here 30 miles north of pittsburgh, I salted yesterday at 5:00a.m. then started plowing around 7:00 a.m. I plowed with the storm until about ten last night. Went back at 3:30 this morning plowed the whole lot salted and it's now black. Got back home at 10:00 this morning all Done. Took this pic before I Salted

[76chevyman]

i live in norwalk,ct LOL not far from you. And everything went smooth with me except this idiot passing me on the left and cuts me off but his bumber hit the corner of my plow and swung him right around i droped my plow and t-boned him real good. He try to say it was my fault but the cop saw other wise. For being stupid the guy deserved it. I sould send him a bill for a quart of western paint.

Rich

[jt5019]

Plowed everyone once already..got home around 6 am . we seem to be in a slow period now, but it has picked up a bit in the past hour.Figure ill take this slow time to load up on coffee and get some sleep before the heavy stuff comes.

[T-Zab]

Hey you guys stole our snow!!! Enjoy it while it lasts, make lotsa loot, and be safe.
T

[snonut12]

Just got back home after the first initial plowing. Man, what a storm it is! There was 5" on ground when I left, and once I got back home, there already is 12" on ground and still accumulating fast. It is currently snowing heavily right now, and it is getting windy too.

My first round plowing with my Chevy went out pretty good, but I learned quickly that it is not as easy as it was with previous truck (Toyota) I had. I saw that I need to be more careful when driving or backing up close to an obstacle. Also I wish that I have the heated wiper blades installed prior to this storm. The wiper blades are freezing up like crazy as the snow continue to fall pretty heavily. Next week I am going to make sure I get it installed. I wish that the passenger side extended cab have defroster strips because it is fogging up all the time and I could not see it very well. I also am learning and trying to get used with the Fish Stik - it is different than the solenoid joystick control, but I am starting to like it. :)

Lunch break for me now, then it's time to go out for second round! :D

[snonut12]

Well, just got back from doing second round of plowing. This is unbelievable .... 19 inches of snow on ground when I got back home and it is still accumulating, but at slower rate. My second round went a little more smoother than the previous round, since I am getting used with Fish Stik. ;)

The snow is slowing down but it is unclear whether when I will be making another round. Anyway here is a pic of my truck plowing in action. :D

[snonut12]

Pic of my truck piling snow. :D

[Dockboy]

Thisones for Johnny D:D He knows how I love to stack snow:eek:

A couple quick pics from today then I'm hitting the sack!!:zzzz

[Dockboy]

another

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Snow a flying:D

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Last one for now

[snowjoker]

Nice picks guy's keep them coming so i can remember what snow is pumpkin :salute

[T-Zab]

More pics please!!!
We dont get snow here, need something to drool over.
Todd

[MDsnowPRO]

Im tired



















Sorry i fell asleep. LOL, this was a Wonderful storm. And all i have to say is thank god for fisher. The new (to me) meyer set up did OK. It did have two major problems tho. One; the E-60 motor died $139.00 repair after just 3 hours of plowing. 2 hours to repair the back on the road. Then after 27 stright hours of plowing ON THE LAST acount, the pivot pin sheard and blade fell off (only held on by springs :headwall . So the problems happend at good times so knock on wood next storm will be better. Fisher had zero problems. I need to sleep Ive had like 3 hours in lastt 48.
Oh and DOCKBOY we should get together for lunch or sumthin, where in maryland are you? Give me a call 443-864-8540, nextel direct connect 165*132895*1
I will post pics later.
-Nick

[WoofsPlow]

Just got back after all day out. It's been snowing for about 25 hours now, 12" on the the ground with 12" more expected by the time it ends tomorrow afternoon. Will bring the camera along when I go out again in the morning and will post tom. night. Happy plowing!pimp

[W-n-K Landscaping]

Looks good everyone!! Hope you all had safe days, and for those that are still out I hope you make it through the rest of the storm with no major problems.
Woofsplow- glad to hear that you made it out and had no major problems once you got out. Glad you also had some time and fun with your son today.

I have some pics, nothing special, but I will get a few more later when I go out for some cleanup. I have to hit a couple of comercial accounts that had cars in parking spots or just plain in the way.

Keep the pics coming!!

Bill

[BWhite]

Kind of a fickled storm here . We were in an opening of the snow shield and didnt get much accumulation 3-4 " . But its snowing hard here now ....it will be a late night excursion

[JohnnyU]

Stephen- Looks good, but you might want to think about some type of ballast if you plow w/out the spreader often. The truck looks great plowing, I bet the truck has a little more pushing power than the old Toyota....:burnout

[sonjaab]

Hey you guys running a Fish stick ot Cab Command
controller........

Do you know that there is a glass tube fuse
inside of it?

Make sure you carry a spare !

Looking for my extra one now.......LOL.........geo

[JustUsDe]

Well,
I made it through round two with no major problems. I only had time to take a couple pics. I will post them later. We got a total of 12+ inches here in Bear. I dumped 4+ tons of salt just in one subdivision. For you guys that met Rob at the BBQ I will have to fill you in on something funny he did with my chevy. Well it wasnt funny at the time. Lets just say it involves stacking and a tow strap. Gotta go for now I wanna inspect the accounts and start working on the billing. Can you say kakakakakak CHING!!!!!!!!


Stay safe, and let the cash roll in.

Ray

[Dockboy]

Originally posted by MDsnowPRO
Oh and DOCKBOY we should get together for lunch or sumthin, where in maryland are you? Give me a call 443-864-8540, nextel direct connect 165*132895*1
I will post pics later.
-Nick

Nick,

I'm in Cecil County, near Elkton

We will have to get in touch:cool:

[Dockboy]

Ray,

Glad to hear things went well:grinz

We will have to hook up soon;)

[CNY Joe]

Hey Guys nice pics, glad to see no one has had any major problems. Looking forward to hearing some storys and seeing some pics.

BTW is upstate NY considered part of N.E. ? Maybe I will be aloud to post a few pics here:D

[W-n-K Landscaping]

Joe- technically we are not part of NE- but then again where we are located is not upsate if you talk to anyone down near NYC- we are in "uncharted Wasteland" and most people don't know that there is life up here in our neck of the woods!! LOL!

Since they are pics from the same storm I don't think it woudl be a problem to post them here- either way we'll all be drooling over snow pics, and those who got missed by the storm will be insanely jealous of those who got to go out and play!

Sorry guys!!:D

Bill:burnout

[Dockboy]

That's funny!:D We are actually considered the Mid-Atlantic, but who cares!!:grinz

[BKrois]

Saturday December 6th- Went out from 8am-2pm and plowed/sanded the driveways on my route. Took a break from 2-4pm and went back out at 4pm. One the second driveway i went off the edge of a driveway and got stuck. I called me boss and they pulled me out 1/2 hour later. I finished the driveways at 8:30pm and went home for the night.



Sunday December 7th- Went out at 8am-1pm. Finished the driveways at 12pm and then did additional sanding accounts from 12-1. First time out with a different truck, other than being stuck, no problems or breakdowns, even with a meyer!!

[BKrois]

Here's a photo from yesterday at one of the driveways.

[BKrois]

Another from the same driveway.

[BKrois]

Here's some photos from today- This is of a zig zag driveway i do, it's not too bad as i plow going down.

[BKrois]

Piles

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Going down a long straight driveway

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Another house

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Same house, this is in front of the garage

[BKrois]

Last photo- this is what i like best about the snow (next to plowing) coming home and just enjoying the crisp air and landscapes created by the snow. That's a pile of firewood i split during the course of a few days (2-3 cords i'm guessing).

[W-n-K Landscaping]

BKrois- nice pics! I really enjoy getting home in the wee hours of the morning and listening to how quiet it is. It's amazing how a fresh coating of snow just makes things look clean and really puts a quiet into the air that cannot be found any other way. It's realy great if you have the option of being able to go out hunting in the woods after a snow like that. it is just amazing what you can see or hear then.

Keep the pics coming guys!!!!!

Bill:burnout

[sanfran]

sweet pics bryan

[90plow]

Hey nice pics Bryan. Who are you working for? I think I've seen that truck on either this site or the "other" site. Who had all those toyotas and that 550 that he plowed with anyone know who Im talking about?
Eric

[mikegamb]

i only took a few today.its one of are 10 acre commercial lots.my friend jeff is subbing with me at this site.it was are last stop and are favorite lot to plow

[John DiMartino]

Nice pics guys!! Greg thanks for the pics:D

[mikegamb]

another

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the pile that the f250 LD and chevy 1500 made

[mikegamb]

another

[mikegamb]

last but not least my friend jeff lol lol

[snowplowjay]

Originally posted by 90plow
Hey nice pics Bryan. Who are you working for? I think I've seen that truck on either this site or the "other" site. Who had all those toyotas and that 550 that he plowed with anyone know who Im talking about?
Eric

Yep you will remember that guy as TOYOTA POWER from way back when on the other site :)



Jay

[snowplowjay]

well my laptop crapped out last night so I didn't get to post the shots I had last night then so ill do it now along with some POST STORM pics.

heres a shot to compare to the one I posted at the beginning of this thread. Its the front of my house in the heat of the storm.

[snowplowjay]

another from last night in the heat of the storm.

[snowplowjay]

A pic of one of the piles taken during the storm

[snowplowjay]

I forgot the camera when we went out to cleanup so I just snapped a few more shots out front of my house today.

[snowplowjay]

The pile on the side of my driveway taken today.

[snowplowjay]

My Ranger parked in my neighbors driveway that we plow...Look at the piles to the right of it :)

[snowplowjay]

Another shot of the same accounts piles.

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One last shot. Maybe ill snap somemore tomorrow when I drive around.

[W-n-K Landscaping]

Thanks Jay! Looks like you guys had fun- how much snow did you get at your house? Just curious- what about some of the piles you made out on your run? I'd like to see how high that jeep can push 'em! I'm working on the piles with my Blazer- just waiting to see how high I can make them before I post anything. LOL!

We'll see what the next storm brings- maybe I can get some decent size piles out of it.

Keep the pics coming guys- hey look great! I'm sure I'm not the only one with snow envy right now! Of course I know that we have had lake effect snow already- but I still would have loved a huge storm rigt now!!!

Bill:burnout

[snowplowjay]

Hey Bill!!! Id say we had somewhere between 13 and 15 inches at my doorstep. It was hard to judge since we had sooo much wind blowing and drifting the snow.


The Jeep can build some pretty good sized piles. Last year it stacked a lot during the blizzard.


Jay

[W-n-K Landscaping]

Thanks Jay! I know what you mean with the blowing and drifting snow- I live between two lakes- one does freeze during the winter, but the wind still builds up speed going across them and when we get lake effect we have to deal with drifting problems alot! Glad to see you made it through the storm with no major issues!

Bill:grinz

[KenP]

Here's a shot of how the guys modified my MVP. It's really the latest and the greatest. It's the HPK Properties / Western 8'6" MVP with the Tear it off the truck mounting system:shades

[aleksei]

Originally posted by KenP
It's really the latest and the greatest. It's the HPK Properties / Western 8'6" MVP with the Tear it off the truck mounting system:shades
How much can I get one for?? :D
Sorry about your bad luck.... hopefully the rest of the winter will be better!

aleksei

[WalkingMan]

supposed to get anywhere between 1" and 12"on 12/07
/03



Got a dusting to an inch. LMFAO.

[BWhite]

great pics . I was to tired or busy to take any . THe storm got off to a slow start but last night was unbelieveable . ended up with 18 in + real quick

[snonut12]

I am just finished with this storm after I spent all day doing cleanup. It was a major snowstorm. This morning there is a total of 23" of snowfall. My region is one of the hardest hit. I plowed four times in this storm without any problem. Quite alot of snow, but I handled it just fine. My Chevy/Fisher are awesome, they plowed the snow pretty good. :D plowing!

Now it's time to relax and I am pretty sure I am not the only one who will get a really good night sleep tonight. :zzzz

[CNY Joe]

Well we didn't get quite the amount as most of you did, but we did manage to get 6-8" thanls to the fact that the storm came in a little more north.


Here is one of my accounts back lot

[CNY Joe]

Here is another account

[CNY Joe]

Another

[CNY Joe]

After scrapping excess snow of truck

[CNY Joe]

BTW Jay nice pics, how did the jeep handle that much snow?

[snonut12]

Originally posted by SnowyBowtie
Stephen- Looks good, but you might want to think about some type of ballast if you plow w/out the spreader often. The truck looks great plowing, I bet the truck has a little more pushing power than the old Toyota....:burnout

Actually my truck do have ballast in the rear, plenty of it. I built a strudy ballast block and put sand tubes in there. Around 900# of ballast. That really helps alot with traction, even through the tires are Firestone Steeltex. Never got stuck in this 23" storm, and I hope I never will. However, I make sure that I leave extra braking distance due to increased weight on truck.

The pushing power is incredible on my Chevy, it surely do push alot more snow than the previous Toyota I had. The 6.0L gas engine is powerful, it has plenty of power and it just push deep snow pretty good. Also the extra ballast in rear do help with traction so it can keep on pushing snow.

Here is a pic of my truck with ballast box full of sand tubes.

[gordyo]

30+ Inches of white concrete is not my idea of fun:headwall

All in all it has gone well. Only minor breakdowns that were able to be fixed on site within a half hour each and everything is still running.

I am at a point were it is all loader work now so I will have my JD 344H Loeder, and the JD 210c backhoe plus I called in two more JD 410 backhoes from the contractor that does alot of work on campus for us and I can't forget the Bobcat I lease from a Landscaper. Had to put the snowblowers on the two smaller John Deere tractors that take care of the sidewalks.

I ended up being in that band they were talking about on the news in the Beverly, Peabody area that got over 32 inches. Next time would whoever ordered this please don't order it all at once?? 4" at a time spread out over a month would be better. LOL

[W-n-K Landscaping]

Gordyo- glad to hear you made it through the storm with no real major problems, hope you can get some rest sometime soon!

Any chance you got some pics of he skidsteers running the blowers? That was always an option I thought about trying to get one day. How does it work for you?

Hope to see some pics soon- when you finish getting dug out and get some rest!

Bill

[gordyo]

Bill,

The two machines with the snowblowers are not skids. One is a JD 1070 w/ 6' Lorenz blower and the other is a JD 855 with a 4' JD Blower. I have a pic somewere of them clearing off the Tennis Courts last March I will post in the next few days if I can ever get out of the loader long enough to find my office. :zoinks

[W-n-K Landscaping]

DUH!!! Sorry! I've seen that pic before-kinda curoius as to why you were clearing the tennis courts in april! Kinda clod fro a game eh? I just re-read the post and saw how I mixed it up- thanks for the quick response though.

Anyone out there use snow throwers on skidsteers?

Bill:o

[JohnnyU]

Jay- Don't you hate it when you hit those half-buried pipe wrenches? :zoinks

Stephen- I didnt realize you had that much weight back there! Did you get to use the new spreader? I bet that would help out a lot too. The truck looks good, I can't wait to see those LED's when you get them wired up with that wire....:rolleyes:

[WoofsPlow]

Well it's over - about 18" total here. I thought I would have a problem with how long the storm lasted, but it worked out well. Went out for round one on Sat. for about 8 hours went home and left in the morning about 5am. We were out for 12 hours Sun. did about 15 drives. I hate to admit it but I was sick on that cell phone by 5pm. Both my son and I were tired this morning but we had a great time. Forgot the camera yesterday:headwall The Toyota and the Fisher both ran great with no problems. I am still not sure if I like the Fishstick or not. sonjaab - thanks for the heads up on the stick I did not know there was a glass fuse. See 'ya
:cash

[mdb landscaping]

heres some piles shots i took after stacking some snow. the piles are really huge in person cause it drops down a a slope. we added even more after the shots were taken.

[mdb landscaping]

one more pile shot.

[mdb landscaping]

the other snow mover we have......

[snowplowjay]

Originally posted by SnowyBowtie
Jay- Don't you hate it when you hit those half-buried pipe wrenches? :zoinks




Yea Yea Yea Reaaaaaaaaaaaaaaally funny buddy pumpkin

Jay

[sonjaab]

The fuse is a SFE - 6.
Western PN# 80168
I assume from the pics. in the book it is inside
the controller. Pics not that good and eyes are
bad!.....LOL

I don't see a inline one in mine either........

Don't wanna mess with it anyway.......

WHITE GOLD could be falling any minute $$$$......geoplowing!

[cat320]

IN boston we must of got at least 3 feet of snow with now where to put it.

[DanG]

We got anywhere from 2-3'.
The higher amounts were out near the mountains just to the east of me.They offically measured 32" in the town of Sand Lake,NY.
My brother in laws house is even higher in elevation then there in town.I went up to push back the banks he made with is 4 wheeler today and it's really deep, some of the drifts are over 5-6' deep.

And he just sold his old trojan loader in the last 2 weeks.Thought he'd be able to handle it with the quad if he stayed at it.he's second quessing that train of thought right about now needless to say.

If i remember to bring the camera i'll snap some photo's of around here.

Dan

[BWhite]

Jeff , THe local news said Peabody got 36.5 inches . I am glad I didnt have to push that . That is lifting snow

[Got Grass]

Nice Pictures guys...
I'm sitting here in sunny Buffalo, wondering what the heck is going on... Well not sunny at this time but there's a lotta stars out.

[Progrounds]

ALright, youse guys, quit hogging all that snow for yourselves.
Send some of it back to the midwest!
Seriously, I know it's no fun dealing with that quantity of snow, so how about just sending 6-8" over here. You can keep the rest.
Good Luck to ya!

[atgreene]

Heres one S.A.McLeans in Limerick, Maine. Ran down there yesterday to pick-up some wing parts. He has probably 20 or so Walters and Oshkosh's lined up. Hundreds of plows and sanders, snowblowers etc... Always fun to poke around there and admire the rusty iron.

[atgreene]

And another. Just learning this digital camera thing, bear with me.

[gordyo]

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[gordyo]

And after 64.5 hours of snow work I got home today and got to play with my 2 yr old gettin her started early movin snow.

[W-n-K Landscaping]

Cool pics Gordyo! Thanks for sharing- you guys got quite a bit there!

I must admit though- I like the last pic the best- she must have been tickled pink to go out and play with her daddy on the tractor for a while!!!

Bill

[snowplowjay]

Hey Jeff

Glad to see you guys are keeping busy up there with some snow.


We will have to meet up again sometime soon.



Jay

[sno-mover]

Gordyo, great picts

[gordyo]

Bill,

She was having a great time. I had to stop for a second and my wife took the picture, I wish she didn't take the picture with my Nextel jambed in my ear. The Director of Physical Plant radioed me to ask a snow related question.

Speaking of Nextel,

I carry a Fire Dept. Pager, a two way Radio and a Nextel plus the loader has a mounted two way radio and we have 4 channels that we use at the college and I have to monitor all 4 chanels because Public Safety is on a seperate channel. Talk about overcommunicating!! Anyway, I finally saw my office today for the first time since Friday night. The Office Manager came in to my office to breif me on some snow related calls she had recieved and one of the guys Nexteled me. I picked up the Telephone on my desk and said hello. She broke out laughing and said, " I think you need to go home and sleep"

[W-n-K Landscaping]

LOL!! I know what you mean- I carry my cell phone, my fire department pager, and on Monday nights I have my ambulance pager and the portable also!!! After running all night long I have done similar things in the morning after!!!

Hope you get some rest soon! Nanjoy the time it you daughter- The five boys in my house are growing up way too fast!!!!

Bill

[Pelican]

Here's the only one I took, I was so busy I didn't have much time to stop.

This is a County road, about a mile from my home with hay fields on both sides. It's a bad area for drifting, for most of the storm only one lane was open due to the wind.

[atgreene]

Unfortunately, my cheap little digital camera's battery died during the storm so I lost my "action photos". Here's the greene giant in the yard taking a well deserved rest after 30 + hours of plowing and winging.

[snowplowjay]

Nice Topkick Alan.


Looks like a great street/parkinglot machine.



Jay

[Pelican]

atgreene, do you have much trouble with that truck? Our Town highway has one similar to that, every time I see it with the wing down, it's traveling sideways. Doesn't seem like enough truck for all that plow.

[Crazygator]

Gordyo,
Really cool pics there.

And nice to see another father making time for his little one. I have a 3 1/2 year old daughter and all she wants is daddy's time. And yes, I give it to her now while she wants it, because when she gets older I will be running after her for some time......hahaha!

Oh yeah, I hope that 64 hours wasn't straight through!

[hbrady]

Hey Everyone... didn't know this board was here until this AM :-) Here are some picks of my Toyota's 1st "plow job" (did I say that ? ;) )

About 18" in Windham last weekend.

All the pics:
http://home.earthlink.net/~hbrady77/_images/nov03/plowaction.htm


-Henri

[snowplowjay]

Hey Henry nice looking Double Cab.


Is that a Curtis that you've got hanging on their????




Jay

[hbrady]

Yep, last I time talked to you I was just about to buy it. More pics (you may have seen)

http://home.earthlink.net/~hbrady77/_images/nov03/truck.htm

That little truck plowed just as good as our old F150 with 8" steel Fisher.

I'm happy so far (knock on wood)

:burnout

-Henri

[gordyo]

Crazygator,

No it was not straight. I got 2hrs of sleep after a salt run Friday night and then got called back at 3:00am Saturday morning. I did get a break late Saturday night when Team B relieved us but we finished up with the bulk of the storm 11:00pm on Monday night. Now we are pushing banks back and opening drains like probably everyone else is. This is the first time I have seen more heavy pieces of equipment running down the roads than cars!!:eek:

[atgreene]

Pelican, I haven't had much trouble with it pushing sideways. I have plowed with Internationals, Ford 8000's and the Topkick. They all worked well, but the International was probably the best. The Fords wouldn't keep the windshield clear of ice but had good visability. If the truck is being pushed sideway, it may be that they have adjusted the wing rib-cage too far forward, putting a shallow angle on the wing. Or the push arms may be too long. With proper weight and adjustment, and not crowding, they shouldn't have a problem. Some of my regular residential driveways were done with the topkick, without problems. The roads I plow went great. I should have bought one earlier. The biggest issue is the 2 wd. If you are careful, plan your moves, load appropriately and drive responsibly, there aren't many places I can't go.

[BRL]

Just got some of my pics developed so here are some more for the thread: Almost time to break out the yard stick. This was 9" after the first "impulse" was finally done around mid night Friday.

[BRL]

I thought this summed up what happened well when I saw it early Sunday morning LOL. The first row of the raling on the landing was 12" from the landing to the bottom of it.

[BRL]

The Blazer & the F-250 happy to be playing in the snow at the end of round 1.

[JustUsDe]

I finally have time to post a couple pics. I didnt get a chance to take many. It seems Jay has more time than me to take pictures. Our final snowfall amount for this storm was 12.7 inches. All went well. Rob got the Chevy stuck at the end of the night Saturday. He was trying to build one of those famous nine foot piles and drove so far up on it that the plow dropped behind the pile and we had no ballast in the truck because we used all the salt up that he just sat there spinning the tires. I had to pull him out with the ford. He still insists he wasnt stuck he was just hung up. I don't know what the difference is. All I know is that I had to drag him out of the pile. So in my book thats stuck!!! I wish I would of thought of it at the time I should of took a picture. I was too mad to think about the camera at the time.

Ray

[JustUsDe]

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[LCL]

Originally posted by JustUsDe
I finally have time to post a couple pics. I didnt get a chance to take many. It seems Jay has more time than me to take pictures. Our final snowfall amount for this storm was 12.7 inches. All went well. Rob got the Chevy stuck at the end of the night Saturday. He was trying to build one of those famous nine foot piles and drove so far up on it that the plow dropped behind the pile and we had no ballast in the truck because we used all the salt up that he just sat there spinning the tires. I had to pull him out with the ford. He still insists he wasnt stuck he was just hung up. I don't know what the difference is. All I know is that I had to drag him out of the pile. So in my book thats stuck!!! I wish I would of thought of it at the time I should of took a picture. I was too mad to think about the camera at the time.

Ray

Rob got hung up in a pile??
I know what he means.Happen to me for that storm as well.It's that damn a- frame that likes to collect snow and stop your truck in its tracks.I would like to see that try to happen with a sky-jacker lift with 40 inch tires.Then again you wouldn't make it that far with 40 inch tires in the snow.
Nice pictures everyone.

[LCL]

Originally posted by BRL
The Blazer & the F-250 happy to be playing in the snow at the end of round 1.
I was just curious as of the little paintings on your blade.Looks like some children had some fun with spray paint?What are the pictures of?

I had a great idea for a set of Shark's teeth on the blade, I think that would look real bizar.

[Pelican]

LCL, you must not have any kids if you can't identify those characters.

Here's a hint:
Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?

[WoofsPlow]

Sponge Bob square pants! "Bring it around town..............................":haha

[Pelican]

Here's a pic of what we had for conditions towards the end of the storm. It rained heavily for about 1/2 hour, then the crust froze on top about 1' thick. You can see the crust broke in sheets in this pile I pushed up.

[sonjaab]

PELICAN......You would be suprised the folks that don't
know ol' SpongeBob and his crew !

My bunch saw a old pic of you rig and knew right off who
they were !

The guy who does the Spongebob voice T. Kenney is from
Syracuse NY.....He was at the airport some time back and
it was advertised........Place was mobbed with kids.......

He was up on the concourse doing his Spongbob thing and
my 4 yo looked at me and said
"HEY he don't look like Spongebob But he sure sounds like him !)

LOL...........geo

Get READY CNY Fellas...More snow Wed..............:D

[BRL]

Yes, that kid would be 35 year old me LOL. I love that cartoon, and so do my kids. I painted jelly fish on the wings so I'll have to take a new pic with them because they came out better this time LOL. Picked up my son from school yesterday & the plow is still on, and the other kids walking by at the time loved it.

http://www.nick.com/all_nick/tv_supersites/spongebob/main.jhtml