Welder Dave
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Is it sometimes easier dealing with a heavier snow than a light snow? I know clearing packed snow with a skid steer it's nice when bigger chunks come up.
View attachment 278368 View attachment 278369 View attachment 278370 View attachment 278371 Well I’ve been just getting hammered with snow and wind have now plowed snow everyday since Christmas the one big snow we got 24 inches we just got another 5 inches and wind so got another mess we have now received 47 inches of snow and our snowiest months are February and March so going to get interesting here are some pictures I’ve taken
Depends. On a long push, heavier snow stays in your blade longer ( Talking loader, not grader ) Then you are not chasing windrows forever, faster clean up. Pushes up in a pile and stays. Ice pellets always roll down the bank ,and you can't pile up. I always found heavier, not too heavy, snow is better for winging back snow banks if you are some place where you can't keep your speed up. This winter here has been terrible for snow followed by rain. Way too heavy.Is it sometimes easier dealing with a heavier snow than a light snow? I know clearing packed snow with a skid steer it's nice when bigger chunks come up.
In hard wind drifted snow you can’t beat a v plow we have had lots of wind packed hard snow drifts so nice to have the v plow to break it up and help throw snow up on the bench from the wingI actually just got a new reversible plow that I’m getting tomorrow see how it is compared to my v plow.cool. Neat work with the wing. How do you like the V plow vs a 4 way dozing blade? Thanks for the pics.
I’d much rather push the light fluffy stuff vs the heavy wet stuff we have been getting a mixture of both types of snow the problem we have is the wind and cold pack the drifts like concrete so very hard to move takes lots of power I’ve been burning a tank of fuel in 10 hours so working the blade very hard lot of 6th and 7th gearIs it sometimes easier dealing with a heavier snow than a light snow? I know clearing packed snow with a skid steer it's nice when bigger chunks come up.
Post some pics of the reversible plow please!!!In hard wind drifted snow you can’t beat a v plow we have had lots of wind packed hard snow drifts so nice to have the v plow to break it up and help throw snow up on the bench from the wingI actually just got a new reversible plow that I’m getting tomorrow see how it is compared to my v plow.
I push at 14-18 mph. Has to be in a drifted area before anything comes over the top of the moldboard. I prefer dry snow.From my 1 time grader experience clearing my 1/4 mile driveway light fluffy snow is a bit of a pain to push as far off the end of the moldboard. It piles up and spills over the moldboard. I guess if I cleared the side of the driveway first would help but it's extra work that isn't really needed as the driveway is only about 14ft. wide or less. I cant go too fast clearing it. Was curious what it's like on miles and miles of roads if you don't have a wing?
Sexy!!!!Saw my first Deere grader tonight on the north slope. 872gp. Typically only see Cats up here.
Actually, with your machine, you have the 16 footer, you could side shift your draw bar to the right so you can get a sharper angle on your MB. I mean inside your front tire, and outside your rears.. If you have a mid mount scarrifer, you might have to pull the teeth out. up one side and down the other, and done.From my 1 time grader experience clearing my 1/4 mile driveway light fluffy snow is a bit of a pain to push as far off the end of the moldboard. It piles up and spills over the moldboard. I guess if I cleared the side of the driveway first would help but it's extra work that isn't really needed as the driveway is only about 14ft. wide or less. I cant go too fast clearing it. Was curious what it's like on miles and miles of roads if you don't have a wing?
We got about 4 inches yesterday. Moncton got hammered I guess. Snow thursday, some places could see close to 2 feet, followed by 2 inches of rain. Can't wait to push that stuffGreat pictures guy's, for me all our snow has been rained away again, another round of rain coming Thursday for us with a flash freeze on the back end, the rivers are overflowing now and causing flooding on the road ways, this rain coming Thursday will cause alot more flooding, all snow to the north of me in NB.
I'm JealousWe got about 4 inches yesterday. Moncton got hammered I guess. Snow thursday, some places could see close to 2 feet, followed by 2 inches of rain. Can't wait to push that stuff