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| Talntedmrgreen |
Posted - 01/13/2012 : 20:14:32
Our last snow was a bit lackluster....5" or so. Today after work I had more like 8" and it was a bit more fun to push. These pics are up the road at my folks place. The drive there is about 40' wide, so after a pass or two in this kind of snow, the right approach is neede to keep the snow rolling, and not barrelling over the dozer.
Vid clip (tough to drun hydro lift and hydrstat with one hand)
http://youtu.be/A0xjw4liS7w
Behind the garage is Grandpa's old woodshop. We put in a 4' wide overhead door 20 years ago, and each winter it's the perfect spot to keep a tractor ready
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| 1014211 |
Posted - 01/14/2012 : 21:05:07
Nice! I would almost grab that just in case I ever pave! lol Yes, I cannot use it on my drive now, but if I had the extra $50 I would grab it. |
| larry8200 |
Posted - 01/14/2012 : 18:27:49
I got a nice 42" blower complete for FREE. No hitch though. Got a nice 36" with no hitch too. |
| Talntedmrgreen |
Posted - 01/14/2012 : 16:33:37
Jon, couldn't remember if you had a blower (or any desire to try one on your drive), but a 42" popped up today on CL for $50. It's set up for an RBT.
EDIT: In Mason! |
| larry8200 |
Posted - 01/14/2012 : 16:21:12
Ha, I have been seen snowblowing wearing shorts. (on a calm sunny afternoon after the storm is gone), but I got to have shoes...
As far as there being plenty of time for snow, the big storms are usually in the latter part of February into March. But I AM ready! :)
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| 1014211 |
Posted - 01/14/2012 : 16:06:06
Jr was watching me today plowing with the grader blade. Takes a little longer of course because in the tall stuff I have to take half-cuts, but it does the job. He was ready to help, ran out there without shoes on!
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| Talntedmrgreen |
Posted - 01/14/2012 : 12:55:09
I'd love that kind of space. Nothin like the snow pics you had last year, huh? Been strange, for sure. Lots of time left though =] |
| larry8200 |
Posted - 01/14/2012 : 12:50:38
I see dear in my back yard so often I no longer hardly notice them. They come eat the drops off my apple trees. Directly off my backyard is 5,000 plus acres of nearly virgin forrest. A lot of game including moose, bear, fox and more. I have hunted legally without a licence here for over 20 years.
Yea, 6" is perfect for plowing, But my blowers rule. On my 74 Sovereign I leave the blower down all the time and will only lift it just a tadd if I need some weight to steer. I have it down to a science.
This is what my back yard looks like most of the winter, I keep it opened right up. Going to fire up the blower now. Then move the 8 or so out if the snowbank.
I think I'm going to make a BIG snowpile out of the 7010-6, its not going anywhere. 
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| Talntedmrgreen |
Posted - 01/14/2012 : 10:33:16
Here's a few pics from out back...I haven't put any food out yet this year. The winter has been so mild.
I stuck one on the polebarn facing the house one night too...they are thick as fleas here
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| Talntedmrgreen |
Posted - 01/14/2012 : 10:29:02
You're dead on....I have only used the dozer in the past, with rare exceptions, simply because ofmy tractor and storage situation. Now it's a bit more handy to have one ready to go. I can plow a foot without too much trouble, but up at the folks' place, where the drive is wider and longer, it gets tough. Beyond that, you're working too hard and it's not at 'fun' =] 6" is perfect...you get it rolling like a wave, and I do the same thing...big U-turn out in the street and rarely change the angle. If I do, a tap of the lift handle takes enough pressure off to rotate the blade, or, it will rotate in float if I'm moving.
I like the hydro a LOT for plowing, but there is a learning curve. At certain times I can use the lever with my hand still on the wheel. I'm not a fan of the fat front tires at all, but front weights did seem to help. Chain would be nice, or a set of skinny's. They float nice on the lawn, but don't steer well at all in the slick stuff, and if running one into a snowbank occurs, it takes the wheel from you in a hurry. I've never noticed that with my other machines.
I don't know what the seatpan came off of, but it came with the catches on the hignes for later machines, and had the later striping. It fit perfect...dropped right on, and I swapped out my latches. All the welds were shot on the original one, and it had such a terrible tweak to it, that I couldn't do anything with it.
We got another 4" or so and I did another clean up. Here's a daytime pic of the tractor's bedroom.
I keep a path out the barn open all year, and one beyond out back to where we keep some grub for the deer and my wildlife camera.
I push everything to the sides, and will run the blower this year if need be to throw it into the yard a ways.
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| larry8200 |
Posted - 01/14/2012 : 09:24:53
Yup, I recall. I was wondering if you know what model the seat pan came off, and if it lined up for the latches. I measured a 3300 and 3400 seat pan once and the were a 1/2" different. Didn't keep the measurements though.
It looks like your about at the usefull limit of the spring trip blade. We got a blower in 76 because the dozer blade didn't work to well on snowfall over 6". The snow blade is 2" taller and I think that might make a big difference.
I like plowing with the BIG TEN and dozer up to 6" or so. I just buzz around in big circles, and the short wheelbase does a easy U-Turn on the 16'-18' wide town road. I only raise the blade to change the angle, and as often as not with it properly counter balnced I can angle it whith it on the ground.
I wasn't going to run the BIG TEN this winter, but just HAD to. |
| Talntedmrgreen |
Posted - 01/14/2012 : 06:36:27
Yeah, I'm used to haulin arse with spped controlled by the clutch on a 3-speed, so the hydro adds another 'thing to do' with my hands. No drinkin a beer while plowing with this machine =]
Yeah, the pan on my 3212 was cracked and bent up so badly that I threw it to the scrap heap and grabbed this pan from my local graveyard. Remember those pics of when I was considering the purchase? The pan rode on the tranny vs the seatpan support. |
| acdad |
Posted - 01/13/2012 : 22:16:15
Great pics Josh! Need to get you a rear light for that machine  |
| larry8200 |
Posted - 01/13/2012 : 21:46:29
So! You have fun running the hydrolift and hydro at the same time. Thats one of things nice about electric lift, you can run it while still holding the wheel. (with a little practise) Is that seat/fender pan off a 7000 series? Looks like the stripe from them. My 3212H is lucky, put up for the winter. Its just to nice an original to subject to the indignities of winter operation. |
| acb10_64 |
Posted - 01/13/2012 : 21:35:01
Nice pics Josh! Bet you had some fun! Looks like winter has finally arrived for some here, not for where i'm at yet |
| simplicityacnut |
Posted - 01/13/2012 : 21:26:48
nice setup josh,makin me jealous lol |
